I love to share activities, resources, classroom management, behavior management and, sensory ideas for autism and special education teachers and classrooms.
I love to share activities, resources, classroom management, behavior management and, sensory ideas for autism and special education teachers and classrooms.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with going to the Hairdressers. A lot of children struggle with going to the hair dressers, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are going there or what to expect - mostly worried about not knowing what's going to happen. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to go their to the Hairdressers, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ Today I am going to the hair salon.
♦ I will sit in a big chair.
♦ I can choose a hair style to have. - boy
♦ I can choose a hair style to have. - girl
♦ The stylist will brush my hair.
♦ The stylist will use scissors to cut my hair.
♦ The stylist can also use trimmers to cut my hair.
♦ The hair stylist will only cut off how much I want.
♦ I can have my hair washed and cleaned.
♦ The stylist will dry my hair for me.
♦ The stylist can use hairspray to keep my hair in style.
♦ I can have my hair dyed in the salon.
♦ The stylist can use straighteners or curlers on my hair,
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This activity contains 12 different mystery puzzles in the theme of Food. The mystery puzzles are a great way for students to work on their number skills as well as paying close attention to detail, following instructions and colour / color recognition.
This resource is suitable for both spelling options of - colour and color.
Included are finished examples of how the puzzles should look when completed for you to have examples on hand as well as using as answer sheets for you to check students work.
At the bottom of each page are instructions for students to colour / color certain numbers in certain colours / colors. At the end of the activity students are able to write what they can see at the bottom of the page.
This resource contains 40 task cards related to the theme of UK money. These task cards are a great way for students to work on their money recognition skills.Please note that this resource only contains UK coins/money.
There are 4 task cards per page, I recommend cutting these out individually and laminating so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable throughout the School year.
This comes with instructions on the first page for you to be able to get the most out of this resource.
The task cards come in col and bw for your preference.
The task cards come in different ability levels enabling you to differentiate to individual abilities;
♦ individual coin recognition - choose correct answer from 3
♦ adding up 2 coins
♦ adding up 4 coins
♦ writing individual coin value
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with brushing their teeth. A lot of children struggle with brushing their teeth, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are brushing their teeth. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your students to brush their teeth, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ It is important to keep my teeth clean.
♦ I should brush my teeth in the morning.
♦ And I should brush my teeth in the night.
♦ Brushing my teeth helps to keep my mouth fresh and clean.
♦ When my teeth are dirty, I heed to brush them.
♦ First, I get my toothbrush.
♦ Next, I wet my toothbrush.
♦ Then, I get my toothpaste.
♦ I carefully put my toothpaste on my toothbrush.
♦ Then I use my toothbrush to brush all my teeth.
♦ I have to be very careful and clean them properly or I’ll get bad teeth!
♦ I can use floss to make my teeth extra clean!
♦ Once I’ve finished, I rinse my toothbrush under the tap.
♦ Look how clean my teeth are!
♦ The dentist will be very happy with my teeth!
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with going to the cinema / movies. A lot of children struggle with understanding the process of what is involved going to the cinema / movies, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they need to do the things asked of them. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to go to the cinema / movies, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included in 'Going to Movies' Social Story are;
♦ Today I am going to the movies.
♦ The movies is where you can watch all the new movies.
♦ First, we have to buy our tickets for the movie we want to watch.
♦ We can buy some snacks and drinks to watch the movie.
♦ We have to take our seat ready for the movie to start.
♦ When the movie starts, the lights will go dark.
♦ During the movie we have to be quiet so others can watch too.
♦ At the end of the movie, the lights will come back on.
♦ We should put all our trash into the trash can.
Pages included in 'Going to Cinema' Social Story are;
♦ Today I am going to the cinema.
♦ The cinema is where you can watch all the new movies.
♦ First, we have to buy our tickets for the movie we want to watch.
♦ We can buy some snacks and drinks to watch the movie.
♦ We have to take our seat ready for the movie to start.
♦ When the movie starts, the lights will go dark.
♦ During the movie we have to be quiet so others can watch too.
♦ At the end of the movie, the lights will come back on.
♦ We should put all our rubbish into the bin.
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with having a bath. A lot of children struggle with having a bath, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are having one. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to have a bath, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ It is important to keep my body clean.
♦ When I am clean, I smell nice.
♦ Some people like to bath in the morning.
♦ Some people like to bath in the night.
♦ First, I have to put the plug in the bath.
♦ Then, turn on the tap to start the water.
♦ I can add some bubble bath.
♦ When the bath gets full I have to turn the tap off.
♦ I can play with toys in the bath.
♦ I use soap to wash my body.
♦ I use shampoo and conditioner to clean my hair.
♦ When I’m clean, I use a towel to dry myself.
♦ Then, I put on some clean clothes.
♦ I can use a hairdryer to dry my hair.
♦ Now that I am clean, I smell lovely!
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This is a huge classroom decor pack that will transform your setting into a beautiful bumble bee theme. This pack contains almost everything you could think of to set up your classroom into your bee theme, however if you think something extra should be included, please feel free to contact me.
Most parts of this resource are editable, however there are a few that are not. If the part isn't editable, it will state so below in the list of what is included.
Editable parts of this resource come in keynote and powerpoint formats. Non-editable parts come as PDF files. There are also a variety of different backgrounds included for your preference.
For a more in-depth look at what the pages included look like, please click the preview option underneath the cover image of this resource to scroll through and get more a clear idea of what is included.
This classroom decor pack includes the following:
♦ Alphabet Posters non-editable PDF
♦ Binder Covers and Spines
♦ Birthdays Posters
♦ Book Marks
♦ Calendar Squares
♦ Circle Labels
- bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils
♦ Class Jobs
- caboose, calendar helper, cleaner, door monitor, librarian, line leader, lunch monitor, messenger, pencil monitor, table wiper, teachers assistant, technician, attendance monitor, bathroom monitor, board cleaner, chair stacker, litter monitor, paper monitor, plant monitor, pledge leader, recycling monitor, substitute, sweeper, weather reporter, computer helper, first aid helper, sanitizer monitor, homework monitor, journal helper, vest helper, mat helper, messages helper, pet helper, bell ringer, sink helper, snack helper.
♦ Days of the Week
♦ Folder Labels
♦ Groups and Leaders
♦ Hall Passes
- girls bathroom pass, boys bathroom pass, nurses pass, hall pass.
♦ Long Labels
- same as above labels
♦ Lower Case Bunting non-editable PDF
♦ Monthly Calendar
♦ Months of the Year
♦ Name Plates
- Comes with alphabet - including highlighted vowels, left/right reminders and number line to 20. Also comes with handwriting lines - students can either handwrite their names onto the name tags or you can add them on ready to print.
♦ Name Plates
- Blank space for you to add text/image as you wish.
♦ Newsletters
- Comes with and without monthly toppers.
♦ Number Bunting non-editable PDF
- 0-50
♦ Number Posters non-editable PDF
- Posters with number, number name and matching ten frame. 0-20.
♦ Rectangle Labels
- same as above labels
♦ Reward Coupons
- sit with a friend, use any pen, no homework, bring a toy to sc
This bingo activity is great to take part with small or large groups. All themes are linked to the theme of St. David’s Day. This comes with image bingo cards, image and word flash cards as well as small word/image cards and just word cards.
The second page of the PDF contains instructions on different ways you can use this bingo resource in your classroom.
10 different boards in total - up to 10 players during one game.
I would recommend laminating each board individually for them to be stronger and longer lasting but this is personal choice.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with going shopping. A lot of children struggle with understanding the process of what is involved going shopping, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they need to do the things asked of them. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to go shopping and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ Today I am going to go shopping.
♦ We have to go shopping for food for the house.
♦ We have to go shopping for new clothes to wear.
♦ If I have lots to buy I can make a shopping list.
♦ The shops may be busy with lots of people.
♦ I can use a basket or shopping cart for my shopping.
♦ Once I have all my shopping, I go to the cash desk.
♦ The cashier scans my shopping and I pay with money or a card.
♦ All my shopping gets packed into bags.
♦ When I get home, I unpack all the bags and put the items away.
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with going to the Doctor. A lot of children struggle with going to the Doctor, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are going there or what to expect - mostly worried about pain. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to go their to the Doctor, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ This is a Doctor. Doctors help people who are sick.
♦ I have to go to the Doctors surgery to see the Doctor.
♦ I give the reception my name.
♦ I may have to wait in the waiting room.
♦ When my name is called, I will go into the Doctor’s room.
♦ I may have to stand on scales to have my weight checked.
♦ I may stand by a tall ruler to measure how tall I am.
♦ I may have my blood pressure taken through a strap on my arm.
♦ I may have to have a shot, this may hurt a little bit but it’s quick!
♦ The Doctor will ask how I am feeling.
♦ If I don’t feel well, I can tell the Doctor or show the Doctor.
♦ The Doctor will use special equipment to look in my ears.
♦ The Doctor will look in my throat and use an object to push down my tongue.
♦ The Doctor may use a stethoscope to listen to my heartbeat.
♦ The Doctor can use the stethoscope to listen to my lungs too. I have to do some deep breaths.
♦ If I am hurting anywhere the Doctor will check there too.
♦ The Doctor may check my eyes with a test.
♦ I may have my hearing checked too.
♦ When I am finished, I can say goodbye!
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with coping with sharing with others. A lot of children struggle with understanding the concept of sharing toys, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are doing it or that they'll never get the toy back. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to share with others, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ I like to play with toys.
♦ Other children may like the same toys as me.
♦ I can share by giving them some of my toys or taking it in turns.
♦ Someone else may be playing with a toy I like.
♦ I can ask them if I can play with them.
♦ Or, I can ask if we can take it in turns.
♦ If I share with others, they’ll want to be my friend.
♦ Friends are kind and share with each other.
♦ If I take a toy off someone else, they may get upset.
♦ I may try and grab a toy off someone else.
♦ This will make my friends sad, and they won’t want to play with me.
♦ If someone takes a toy off me, I may get upset or angry.
♦ I should ask them to give me the toy back, and take turns instead.
♦ If I get angry, I should count and stay calm.
♦ When I share with others, I make new friends.
♦ My friends like to play with me when I share.
♦ My teacher can help me share with others if I find it hard.
♦ There are lots of fun things in class that I can play with!
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This resource contains a themed adapted work folder that targets a range of different skills for your students while following a fun construction / transport theme.
★ Over 30 activities included. ★
This resource also comes with 2 different types of recording sheets for you to use if you wish to track students results and progress over time.
This resource comes in both spelling options of colour and color.
The activities included in this folder are;
♦ Fine motor - draw in the lines
♦ Spelling your name
♦ Colour matching cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching colour cars to colour names in parking spaces
♦ Matching road signs
♦ Matching lowercase letter cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching uppercase letters cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching uppercase to lowercase letters cars to parking spaces
♦ Reading tools
♦ Spelling tools
♦ Matching 2D shapes cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching real life 2D shapes cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching 2D shapes to shape names cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching numbers 0-9 cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching numbers 0-20 cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching numbers 0-10 to number names cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching numbers 0-20 to number names cars to parking spaces
♦ Matching identical tools
♦ Matching identical vehicles
♦ Matching numbers to amount of vehicles cars to parking spaces
♦ Sorting vehicles vs tools
♦ Sorting color vehicles
♦ Wh- questions scene
♦ Spelling CVC word bricks
♦ Look and graph
♦ Sorting vehicles - land, sea and air
♦ Matching vehicle halves
♦ Matching vehicles to words
This resource includes task cards with ten frames 0 - 10. Students have to count how many leeks are in the ten frame and then select the correct answer out of 3 choices on the bottom of the task card.
Come in color/colour and black and white option.
Instructions are included on the first page of PDF file.
2 task cards come on each page.
I recommend cutting and laminating each task card individually, by laminating the task cards you will find they are stronger and longer lasting. This means you can use them year in, year out for your students, just pulling them out of the cupboard and you can wipe them clean after your students have finished with them!
Great for number/counting practice especially for St. David’s time
This St David’s Day word to picture matching activity is a great way for students to work on their vocabulary and image recognition skills.
The word to picture matching activities are a fantastic resource for the autism classroom, especially with non-verbal students to track their reading and understanding skills.
This resource will allow you to be able to monitor if your students are able to recognise and understand different words and link them to the appropriate picture. Many students may learn to just read words but not understanding the meaning behind them, this will help to work on that.
This resource includes 3 different activities boards in total. The first page in the PDF is the instructions page to help you use these to their best potential.
Comes in col AND black/white option for your printing preference.
This resource contains 22 different task cards giving students the choice of two answers - yes or no - to the question at the top. Each task card contains 1 question, 1 image and 2 answers.
The task cards are all in the theme of St David’s Day. (The Welsh holiday on March 1st)
These task cards come in col and b/w option for your preference.
They are a great way to encourage students to pay attention to detail, the image that they are looking at and to answer appropriately.
I recommend cutting out each card individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Students can complete with a dry wipe pen or a peg so that they can be used again.
This activity includes a morning work book in two different difficulty levels and an editable PPT and Keynote file for you to create and add your own symbols/answers to be included with the easier option.
A morning work book is a great way to encourage students to settle down and prepare them for the day ahead. It provides them with a consistent morning routine when used everyday and they know what to expect.
This book will target some general day-to-day life skill questions that your students will hopefully begin to master with regular use.
There are 3 different types of covers for the morning work books included for you to use as you wish.
There are two difficulty levels included to differentiate for different student individual work levels. The harder work book is where students are able to write their answers - writing lines are provided. The easier work book is where students are able to place symbol cards into the boxes as their answers.
★ If students are not yet at this level please see my easier level good morning greeting book please click here ★
The pages included are;
♦ All About Me
My name, my age, my eyes, my hair, my School, my teacher.
♦ My Family
I live in, I live with, I have _ sister(s), I have _ brother(s), my family's names are.
♦ Where I Live
My address is, the country I live in is.
♦ Today
The day, the month, the season, the year, the date (harder book only for date).
♦ The Weather
What is the weather like today? What should we wear?
♦ My Clothes
What col clothes am I wearing today?
The PDF first page is instructions on how to get the best use out of this book.
This activity pack includes sentence building / adapted books to work on prepositions. These books are great for a Spec Ed or Autism classroom.
This download comes with two different books for you to choose from; symbols with words or just words.
I recommend laminating each page and binding together as a book. I would also recommend using velcro for symbols/words and the boxes on each page just so that the symbols/words don't move around when students place them on page but that is personal preference.
You will need to cut out the words/symbols individually and laminate them too, it can be time consuming but once made is a great, valuable resource to be kept for long term use.
Comes with 20 different pages/activities.
The word to picture matching activities are a fantastic resource for any classroom, although especially with non-verbal students. It can help to encourage and promote reading and recognition of vocabulary related to the theme of sight words. This resource is a great strategy to encourage students to read the words that they can see, but also to be able to understand that they can link the word to an actual image,
Many students may learn to just read words but not understand the meaning behind them, this will help to work with students on working towards achieving this skill.
Instructions on first page of how you can use this resource to it's best potential within your classroom.
This resource will be great for group work, speech sessions, 1:1 activities. english/literacy sessions, vocabulary work and farm activities.
18 different activities boards in total.
The first page in the PDF is the instructions page to help you use these to their best potential.
Sight words include are:
♦ in
♦ find
♦ can
♦ down
♦ blue
♦ here
♦ run
♦ jump
♦ play
♦ red
♦ look
♦ little
♦ go
♦ up
♦ all
♦ small
♦ help
♦ yellow
♦ black
♦ where
♦ one
♦ I
♦ funny
♦ who
♦ you
♦ two
♦ away
♦ we
♦ three
♦ me
♦ ate
♦ no
♦ get
♦ good
♦ brown
♦ four
♦ he
♦ eat
♦ now
♦ like
♦ new
♦ warm
♦ on
♦ ran
♦ ride
♦ please
♦ say
♦ our
♦ under
♦ there
♦ white
♦ she
♦ want
♦ they
♦ yes
♦ after
♦ give
♦ ask
♦ fly
♦ ten
♦ her
♦ over
♦ open
♦ old
♦ stop
♦ him
♦ take
♦ before
♦ walk
♦ think
♦ buy
♦ thank
♦ call
♦ first
♦ found
♦ fast
♦ five
♦ cold
♦ green
♦ sing
♦ off
♦ pull
♦ sit
♦ read
♦ sleep
♦ work
♦ wash
♦ wish
♦ tell
♦ write
♦ your
♦ clean
♦ drink
♦ draw
♦ carry
♦ cut
♦ eight
♦ hurt
♦ hot
♦ grow
♦ fall
♦ laugh
♦ light
♦ show
♦ seven
♦ six
♦ together
♦ small
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with getting dressed. A lot of children struggle with understanding why they need to get dressed, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they need to do it. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to get dressed, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ I have to get dressed before I go out.
♦ First, I have to find my clothes.
♦ I need to find socks and put them on my feet.
♦ I need to find some pants and put them on.
♦ I need to find a skirt and put it on.
♦ I might have to do up a zip or a button.
♦ I need to find a top, I put this on too.
♦ I need to find my shoes, and put them on my feet.
♦ Once I am dressed I am ready to go out!
♦ If it’s raining I should wear a coat and umbrella.
♦ If it’s really cold, I should wear a hat, scarf and gloves to keep me warm.
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with coping with going to School. A lot of children struggle with understanding why they need to go to School, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are going it or what will happen. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to go to School, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ Today I am going to School.
♦ Children go to School to learn.
♦ School is open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
♦ I do not have to go to School on a Saturday or Sunday.
♦ There’s no School in the summer!
♦ I get time off for Christmas, Easter and more too!
♦ Some children go on a bus to School.
♦ Some children walk to School.
♦ Some children go to School in a car.
♦ Some children ride a bicycle to School.
♦ I will say goodbye to my family in the morning before going to School.
♦ I will see them when I finish School later.
♦ My teacher will greet me with a big smile and hello!
♦ I will be in a classroom with lots of other children, desks and chairs.
♦ There will also be lots of books and fun toys for me to play with.
♦ Going to School means I will make lots of new friends!
♦ I can eat my lunch in the cafeteria.
♦ Or I can take a packed lunch from home with me.
♦ In School, I have to listen to the teacher.
♦ At the end of the day, I put all my items in my bag.
♦ I say goodbye to my friends and teacher.
♦ My family will be waiting for me when I finish School.
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.