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Spring Counting Task Cards
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Spring Counting Task Cards

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their number recognition and counting skills during Spring. Students need to count the different items on each of the task cards and then choose their answer out of 3 possible choices on the right hand side of the task card. Your students will love working on their counting skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. I recommend laminating all of the task cards included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. The task cards cover from 0-10. There are 33 different task cards included. ** Instructions** Print out the task cards. Cut and laminate the task cards. Provide your students with dry wipe pens or clothing pegs for your students to select their answers. There are 3 different types of counting task cards included; Count the spots on the bug Count the petals on the flower Count the eggs in the nest. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Rhyming Activity
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Spring Rhyming Activity

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These task cards are a fun and engaging addition to your rhyming activities and centers. Students need to piece together the 2 pieces of the raindrop to match together the words/images that rhyme together. This is an engaging way for your students to work on their rhyming skills, as well as their fine motor skills. There are 10 different rhyming puzzles included in this pack. Your students will love working on their literacy skills with these puzzles. I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the pages included. Cut and laminate the pieces of the raindrops. Lay the pieces out for your students to put the raindrops together to match the rhyming words together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
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.)
Diwali Comprehension
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Diwali Comprehension

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This resource contains 7 different comprehension activities linked to the celebration on Diwali. 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 while working on their reading and writing skills. It is related to Diwali to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. The 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.
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.
Feed the Monkey Instruction Task Cards
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Feed the Monkey Instruction Task Cards

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This resource contains 47 different task cards where students have to follow the instructions at the top of the task card to complete the action. Comes in 2 different types; find the food to feed the monkey and feed the food to a colour/color monkey. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. These task cards are a fun way to have your students work on a variety of different skills such as; reading and following instructions, colour/color recognition, food recognition etc. The best part about these task cards are that students can self-correct or change their answer without worrying about the answer they previously chose. Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms - color/colour.
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.
Christmas Sentence Building Pack, Adapted Books
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Christmas Sentence Building Pack, Adapted Books

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This pack includes 9 different sentence building / adapted books all related to Christmas theme. All books come in b/w and col option but 2. The books come in different levels of sentence building to suit individual learners. 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 books include; ♦ What? Object - one symbol ♦ How many objects? - two symbols ♦ What col - two symbols col only ♦ Easy prepositions - one symbol ♦ Harder prepositions - three symbols ♦ Full sentence prepositions - six symbols ♦ Col & Counting book - five symbols col only ♦ Elf Feeling - two symbols ♦ Santa Feeling - three symbols Each book comes with instructions included on the first page on how you can put this book together to get the best possible use out of it. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) These books are great to help students build up and work on their sentences. It encourages students to select the correct words(symbols) to match the picture they are looking at as well as being able to place them in the correct order to build an appropriate sentence. All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Christmas.
Community Helpers Matching Jigsaw
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Community Helpers Matching Jigsaw

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This resource contains 10 different community helpers jigsaws, each one comes in b/w and col option for your preference. Instructions are included on the first page to provide you with the best way to set this resource up in your classroom. In the preview of this resource you can see what the jigsaws look like when they have been put together. The idea behind the resource is for students to be able to recognize/recognise and match different objects/buildings to the relevant community helper. This is a fun resource and once set up can be stored away and re-used through relevant times of the year in your classroom. It's also a great resource to stash away ready for those sub days and to keep your students motivated and engaged!
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.
Summer Word Search
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Summer Word Search

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This Summer themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Summer word searches and also a vocabulary poster that includes 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 Summer theme word searches ♦ Vocabulary poster 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.
Community Helpers Literacy Worksheets
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Community Helpers Literacy Worksheets

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This resource contains 273 different literacy worksheets related to the theme of Community Helpers. These worksheets are easy to print with no prep required, and a great way to introduce the theme of Community Helpers into your teaching. The activity includes the following community helpers; ♦ Chef ♦ Crossing guard ♦ Detective ♦ Doctor ♦ Farmer ♦ Firefighter ♦ Fisherman ♦ Forest ranger ♦ Lifeguard ♦ Mail man ♦ Mechanic ♦ Miner ♦ Nurse ♦ Policeman ♦ Ski guide ♦ Teacher ♦ Tour guide ♦ Trash collector ♦ Vet ♦ Waiter ♦ Waitress. The worksheets that are included in this pack are; • when i grow up • talk about/draw people (jennifer the chef, joe the detective etc) • writing prompts/discussion • describing 'what am i' • describing 'what am i' easier version - handwriting practice • coloring pages with handwriting practice • fine motor skills • letter/name jigsaws • color/spell the word • color the letters • research activity • labelling • a to z community helpers • matching tools to career • wanted posters • missing letters • practising handwriting letters • matching lower case to upper case • your spelling is on fire! (Fireman) • animal overload! (Vet) • taking temperature (Nurse) • can i take your order please? (Waiter/Waitress) • chef, we need more pizza! (Chef) • posting letters (Mail Man) • take the trash out (Trash collector) • down in the forest (Forest ranger) • grab your ski's! (Ski Guide) • where's the tour guide? (Tour Guide) • rate your teacher! (Teacher) • vehicle patterns (Mechanic) • fishing for -an words (Fisherman) • beginning sound match (Farmer) • detecting mistakes (Detective) • crossing guard rhyming (Crossing Guard) • lifeguard costume design (Lifeguard) • scrambled letters • missing letters As you can see there are a HUGE amount of worksheets/resources included in this bundle. All require no prep, print and hand out!
Halloween Activities - Color By Number / Colour by Number
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Halloween Activities - Color By Number / Colour by Number

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A fun activity with a choice of different Halloween theme pictures for students to follow instructions to color / colour in. This activity comes in both American and British/Canadian spellings. Comes with 6 different Halloween pictures. A great no prep activity, just print and hand out to students and enjoy as part of your Halloween celebration.
St Patrick's Day Comprehension
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St Patrick's Day Comprehension

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This resource contains 7 different comprehension activities related to the celebrate of St. Patrick's Day. 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 St Patrick's Day 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.
Ramadan Activities: Word Search Worksheets
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Ramadan Activities: Word Search Worksheets

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This Ramadan themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Ramadan word searches and also 1 vocabulary poster that includes all the vocabulary used through all the word searches. This resource includes; ♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 9 (8 words) ♦ Level 2 word search worksheets x 4 (16 words) ♦ Level 1 and Level 2 blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Ramadan theme word searches ♦ Vocabulary poster 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.
Animal Matching Poke Cards
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Animal Matching Poke Cards

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This resource contains 25 different animal matching poke cards. Students have to match the skin of the animal to the correct animal out of a choice of 3 below. Simply put an object/coffee stirrer etc. through the hole to select the answer. Students can self check their answers and also record their answers on a recording sheet. Instructions 1. Print out the cards onto card stock - 4 per page. 2. Laminate each of the cards. 3. Hole punch each of the cards on the + sign with a single-hole puncher. 4. Turn each card over and use a marker to circle the hole that corresponds with the correct answer. 5. (Optional) Hole punch each card in the upper left hand corner so that you can keep them altogether with a keyring. 6. Find coffee stirrers or cupcake picks for your students to use as ‘safe pokers’ An answer key is included for you to be able to check students answers quickly.
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.
Wh- Questions and Scenes - Halloween
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Wh- Questions and Scenes - Halloween

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This resource contains 10 different 'Halloween' themed scenery images accompanied with two different types of recording sheets/questions. Each scenery image comes with: ♦ non-verbal question/recording cards ♦ verbal question/recording cards to suit individual student needs. The question/recording cards also come with space to record two different dates to track student progress. The wh- questions are; who, what, where. 10 questions included for each scene = 90 questions in total. A great way to improve student understanding, attention to detail and question/answering techniques. This resources comes in col option only - no b/w option.
Christmas Conversation Prompt Task Cards Social Skills
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Christmas Conversation Prompt Task Cards Social Skills

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Christmas themed conversation prompt cards to encourage your students to work on their communication, social and conversation skills in a fun and engaging way this Christmas. This resource includes 72 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. These are fantastic for prompting students to start conversations with each other, especially for morning work, social skills groups etc.
Scotland, What Can You See, Adapted Book
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Scotland, What Can You See, Adapted Book

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13 different pages are included in this sentence building / adapted book which encourages students to look at the image on the page, then choose the corresponding symbol to place into the box below it. 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 Scotland.