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3 Little Pigs Worksheets, Fine Motor Skills
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3 Little Pigs Worksheets, Fine Motor Skills

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These fine motor skill worksheets are a great addition to your 3 Little Pigs unit and to get your students working on their fine motor skills. With 12 different worksheets included in this pack, your students will have plenty of opportunities to work on their fine motor skills. These no prep worksheets are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy centers and to expand learning on your 3 Little Pigs unit. They require no prep, just print them out and they are ready to go. However, if you want to save on your ink, just print one copy of each worksheet and laminate them. This way, students can re-use them over time in your literacy centers.
UK Money Skills Adapted Work Folder
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UK Money Skills Adapted Work Folder

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This resource contains an adapted work folder that targets a range of different money skills for your students. ★ 23 activities included. ★ This resource also comes with different levels for many of the pages. This comes with UK coins and notes. All the activities in this work folder are for your students to work on money life skills, to learn the value of money and also to recognise different coins/notes. Money is an important skill for our students to work on and this adapted folder will provide us with another way to work on this with our students. Some of the activities included are; • Matching coins • Matching notes • Matching heads to tails on coins • Matching pice tags to coins • Which costs more • Shopping and paying for groceries • Paying for toys • Paying for clothes • Paying for groceries • Paying for food in a restaurant • Counting money in piggy bank • Putting together coins/notes to make a price
Guy Fawkes Shadow Matching Task Cards
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Guy Fawkes Shadow Matching Task Cards

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This download contains 16 different task cards based around the theme of Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night. All comes in col option - no b/w. There are 2 task cards per page. Students have to choose 1 out of 3 possible answers to match the image to their shadow. This will be a perfect addition for introducing Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night into your Classroom. There are instructions included on the front page of the document. I recommend cutting them out individually and then laminating them, this will make them stronger and longer lasting - meaning you can use them over and over again. All images related to the theme of Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night.
Guy Fakes Comprehension, Bonfire Night
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Guy Fakes Comprehension, Bonfire Night

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This resource includes 4 different comprehension activities. Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. They are all based on the theme of Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes. There is a short amount of information provided on each page and then 4 questions on another page - you can see examples in preview/thumbnail pictures. This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions. They are related to Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
Autumn Wh- Questions, Adapted Book
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Autumn Wh- Questions, Adapted Book

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10 different pages are included in this sentence building / adapted book which encourages students to read the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the comprehension question. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism. It's a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to deal, become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Autumn/Fall.
Winter Wh- Questions, Adapted Book
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Winter Wh- Questions, Adapted Book

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10 different pages are included in this sentence building / adapted book which encourages students to read the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the comprehension question. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism. It's a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to deal, become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Winter.
Halloween Comprehension, Literacy Activity
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Halloween Comprehension, Literacy Activity

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This resource includes 8 different comprehension activities related to the theme of Halloween. Each activity comes with 1 x story page and 1 x questions page. There is a short amount of information provided on each page and then 4 questions on another page - you can see examples in preview/thumbnail pictures. This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions. It is related to Halloween to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.
Rooms of the House Category Sorting Cards
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Rooms of the House Category Sorting Cards

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This resource contains 8 different rooms for students to match the appropriate furniture/object images into. The rooms included are: ♦ Bedroom ♦ Bathroom ♦ Dining Room ♦ Garage ♦ Kitchen ♦ Living Room ♦ Office ♦ Yard If you have any recommendations for any additional sorting pages you would like added please don't hesitate to contact me. There are 6 items to match for each card. I recommend laminating each of the individual parts so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable. This resource is a great way for students to work on their sorting and categorising / categorizing skills. They are used with an Autism Classroom on a regular basis which have really helped to develop the children's understanding. As well as suiting an Autism Classroom, this resource would also benefit Spec Ed Classrooms and even Mainstream Classrooms.
House - Word Picture Matching
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House - Word Picture Matching

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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 objects found in a standard home. 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. This contains 17 different activities. All vocabulary linked to items you would find in a standard home.
Animal Category Sorting Cards
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Animal Category Sorting Cards

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This resource contains 6 different animal categories for students to match the appropriate animal images into. The categories included are: ♦ Farm Animals ♦ Zoo Animals ♦ Ocean Animals ♦ Desert Animals ♦ Pets ♦ Wetland Animals If you have any recommendations for any additional sorting pages you would like added please don't hesitate to contact me. There are 6 animal items to match for each card. I recommend laminating each of the individual parts so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable. This resource is a great way for students to work on their sorting and categorising / categorizing skills. They are used with an Autism Classroom on a regular basis which have really helped to develop the children's understanding. As well as suiting an Autism Classroom, this resource would also benefit Spec Ed Classrooms and even Mainstream Classrooms.
Autumn / Fall Yes / No Questions
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Autumn / Fall Yes / No Questions

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This resource contains 60 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 Autumn / Fall. These task cards come in col and b/w option. 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.
Halloween Conversation Prompt Task Cards Social Skills
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Halloween Conversation Prompt Task Cards Social Skills

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Halloween themed conversation prompt cards to encourage your students to work on their communication, social and conversation skills in a fun and engaging way this Halloween. This resource includes 34 different prompt cards to help and encourage students to make conversation. Conversation is a hard skill for our students to master, especially when trying to start one. These prompt cards help to break the ice and encourage your students to feel more supported and confident when starting a conversation. A conversation helps to build relationships between students or even staff. It's also a great way for you to find out more about your students in class - especially if you have many shy students who usually struggle to keep a conversation flowing. The cards are bright and fun to keep students engaged throughout the activity. The prompt cards come in b/w and col. option as well as with UK and US spelling options i.e favorite/favourite. These are fantastic for prompting students to start conversations with each other, especially for morning work, social skills groups etc.
Halloween Number Puzzles, Counting to 10
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Halloween Number Puzzles, Counting to 10

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This Halloween themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their math, number, counting, fine motor and problem solving skills. As well as all these skills, this activity will provide your students with the opportunity to look at images of Halloween and use these as a talking point. The puzzles come in 3 different difficulty levels; • Level 1 - 0-3 • Level 2 - 0-5 • Level 3 - 0-10 There is a range of ways that these can be used in your classroom such as; • Print out the b/w puzzles, cut them up and hand them out to your students. Have your students put the puzzles together, sticking them onto a piece of paper/into their work book, then colour them in. • Print out the puzzles, cut them up and laminate them. Use them as a center activity where your students have to look at the numbers on the bottom of each puzzle piece, put them into numerical order to make the puzzle. • Print out two copies of each puzzle (one copy can be b/w), laminate one as a full puzzle (i recommend the b/w one) and then cut out the puzzle pieces on the other puzzle. Laminate the puzzle pieces. Have your students match the individual pieces onto the completed puzzle. This provides a lower ability option for students struggling. Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their ten frame counting skills. Comes in both b/w and col option for your printing preference.
Counting Pom Poms on Sheep, St David's Day Activity
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Counting Pom Poms on Sheep, St David's Day Activity

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This counting activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their number recognition and counting skills during the run up to St David’s Day or Spring. Students have to count out white pom poms and put them onto the gaps on the sheep on each task card. This activity is also a great way for students to work on their fine motor skills, picking up pom poms. You can also use giant tweezers to have your students pick the pom poms up with. The task cards go from 1-10. I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Put them into a box with white pom poms. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
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Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

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These animal fact themed comprehension worksheets are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their comprehension, reading and writing skills. There are 18 different comprehension activities included and all are based on facts of different animals. Each activity consists of 2 pages - a reading passage page and an accompanying questions page. The worksheets contain a photograph of an animal with an accompanying passage that includes facts about the animals, then a matching question page for students to recall details they have just read. This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions. All pages come in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging. This resource comes in both spelling options for UK/US etc. For example colour/color, favourite/favorite etc. The animals included are: • Blue Poison Dart Frog • Bottlenose Dolphin • Cow • Duck • Elephant • Giraffe • Great White Shark • Horse • Humpback Whale • Killer Whale • Meerkat • Monkey • Pig • Rattlesnake • Sheep • Starfish • Turtle • Zebra
St Patrick's Day Colour Matching Task Cards
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St Patrick's Day Colour Matching Task Cards

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their color recognition / color recognition and fine motor skills skills during the run up to St Patrick’s Day. Students need to match the same color pom poms to the leprechaun on the task card. Your students will love finding the different color pom poms to the leprechauns. You can also use giant tweezers to pick up the pom poms to work on fine motor skills. I recommend laminating all of the task cards included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the task cards. Cut and laminate the task cards. Have the same color pom poms available for your students to match them to the correct color task card/leprechaun. The colors included are; Black Blue (light) Brown Grey/Gray Green Orange Pink Purple Blue (dark) Red White Yellow The task cards come in both spelling options i.e color/colour, grey/gray. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together. You will need to have matching color pom poms to use this activity.
Halloween Colour Sorting Cards Color
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Halloween Colour Sorting Cards Color

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This Halloween themed color / colouring sorting activity is a great, and interactive way for students to work on their color sorting skills while continuing the theme of Halloween. This resource contains 10 different colours for students to match the correct images / colors into. The colours / colors included are: ♦ Blue ♦ Brown ♦ Grey / Gray ♦ Green ♦ Orange ♦ Pink ♦ Purple ♦ Red ♦ White ♦ Yellow This resource comes with both spelling options of grey/gray. There are 6 items to match for each card. I recommend laminating each of the individual parts so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable.
Guy Fawkes Word Search, Bonfire Night
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Guy Fawkes Word Search, Bonfire Night

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This Bonfire Night themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Bonfire Night word searches and also 2 vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches. This resource includes; ♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 11 (8 words) ♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 6 (16 words) ♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Bonfire Night theme word searches ♦ Vocabulary posters with all the words from the word searches ♦ Answer keys These worksheets come in b/w for ink friendly printing and are appropriate for all spelling types - UK/US etc. The worksheets require no prep, simply print and hand out. These are great time fillers, literacy centres, or even to be left on sub days. They provide a different way for students to pay close attention to detail and encourages the recognition of letters and vocabulary.
2D Shapes Pumpkin Matching
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2D Shapes Pumpkin Matching

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This pumpkin themed 2D shape task card activity is a great way for your students to work on their shape recognition skills, while introducing the theme of autumn/fall/halloween into your learning environment. This activity includes 9 different task cards. Each task card contains an image of a pumpkin in a different 2D shape. Then, there are simple 2D shapes for you to cut out, which students match to the pumpkin task cards- or you can use real shapes that you have already, in your classroom. Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their ten frame counting skills. Comes in both b/w and col option for your printing preference.
Body Parts Adapted Book
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Body Parts Adapted Book

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This body parts adapted book is a great way for students to work on learning about different parts of their body and being able to match the image symbol to the correct page. This adapted book comes in both col and b/w option for your printing preference. This adapted book will be a great addition to your body unit. This is a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to detail and to become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols. The images included are; • arm • eye • leg • foot • nose • lips • ear • finger • hand Instructions • Cut out, laminate and bind each of the pages together to make this into a book. • Cut out and laminate each of the individual symbols. • Print and laminate the base board (last page in PDF file) • Put velcro onto the blank boxes on the pages in the adapted book and onto the back of the symbols. Also put velcro onto the base board. • Store symbols on the base board. When students work their way through the book they will choose the symbol that they need from the base board and then put it onto the page in the adapted book. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)