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 Christmas 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 Christmas 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.
This I Have, Who Has Game, is a fun way for students to work on so many different skills, while continuously learning about the different Community Helpers. There are 37 different community helpers included in this pack, which come in both col and b/w option for your printing preferences. The cards come in random order to ensure that students are constantly paying attention and engaged in the activity.
Community Helpers included are:
♦ Judge
♦ Fisherman
♦ Air Hostess
♦ Farmer
♦ Cleaner
♦ Crossing Guard
♦ Dentist
♦ Garbage Collector
♦ Detective
♦ Forest Ranger
♦ Hairdresser
♦ Businesswoman
♦ Construction Work
♦ Firefighter
♦ Lifeguard
♦ Mechanic
♦ Plumber
♦ Bell Boy
♦ Doctor
♦ Nurse
♦ Chef
♦ Pilot
♦ News Reporter
♦ Mailman
♦ Oil Worker
♦ Astronaut
♦ Policeman
♦ Soldier
♦ Businessman
♦ Ski Guide
♦ Teacher
♦ Policewoman
♦ Vet
♦ Zookeeper
♦ Waiter
♦ Tour Guide
♦ Waitress
Instructions
• Print out each of the pages included
• Cut out and laminate each of the individual cards so that they will be stronger and longer lasting.
• Hand out the cards to each of your students - you can have up to 38 players. If you have less players than this, some students can have more than 1 card (or staff members can get included).
• Start with the ‘start here’ card and then have your students read out their cards. EG) I have the first card, who has a judge?" the next student who has the judge card will respond with “I have a judge, who has a fisherman?” etc. and this carries on throughout the whole game.
This game is going to be lots of fun for your students to get involved with while working on their community helpers skills.
Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms.
This farm 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 photographs of different farm animals
The puzzles come in 8 different difficulty levels;
• Level 1 - 0-3
• Level 2 - 0-4
• Level 3 - 0-5
• Level 4 - 0-6
• Level 5 - 0-7
• Level 6 - 0-8
• Level 7 - 0-9
• Level 8 - 0-10
There are a range of ways that these can be used in your classroom such as;
• 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.
The farm animals included are;
• Ducks
• Cows
• Chickens
• Sheep
• Pigs
• Chicks
• Lambs
• Horses
• Rooster
Transform your cvc word centers with this fun and engaging cvc spelling activity. Your students will love working on their spelling skills with this hands-on St Patrick’s themed activity. Students use the matching gold coin letters to spell out the cvc words shown on the pot of gold.
The resource comes with one ‘main page’ which I recommend laminating. This page is your base. You simply put the cvc image/word on top of the empty pot of gold on the page. Learners look at the image and use the gold coin letters to spell the word.
This is a great hands on resource for your students to work on their spelling skills. It also helps bring to some St Patrick’s fun into your learning environment.
This resource comes in 2 difficult levels.
Level 1 - the cvc images have a word prompt
Level 2 - the cvc images do not have a word prompt
The CVC words included;
• car
• cat
• dam
• ham
• pan
• wag
• bed
• den
• hen
• net
• pen
• wet
• dig
• fin
• hit
• lid
• pig
• pit
• dog
• fox
• hop
• log
• mop
• top
• bun
• cub
• gum
• hut
• mud
• sun
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 counting skills.
Transform your literacy centers with this fun and engaging initial letters activity. Your students will love working on their initial letter skills with this hands-on St Patrick’s themed activity. Students use the matching gold coin images/words to match to the letter on the pot of gold on the base page.
There are 2 difficulty levels included with this activity.
Level 1 - the images also contain word prompts underneath of what the image is
Level 2 - no word prompts included
Students need to look at the initial letter shown on the pot of gold and then find the 3 matching images/words that start with this initial letter and put them onto the gold coins.
This resource comes with 2 printing options for your preference.
Option 1 - Ink Friendly Option
Print out and laminate page 3. This is your base board.
Print out pages 30-45. Then cut out and laminate each of the coins and pots of gold individually.
Place the pot of gold letter onto the base board and have students match the coins with the images starting with the same initial letter onto the base board. Switch out the pot of gold letter to change letters.
Option 2
Print out and laminate pages 4-29.
Print out pages 30-39. Then cut out and laminate each of the coins.
Students match the coins with images starting with the same initial letter to the boards with the letter in the pot of gold.
These Halloween fine motor skill task cards are a great way for students to work on their pre handwriting skills while continuing the theme of Halloween.
This pack includes 38 different task cards. Each task card includes one type of fine motor/pre handwriting skill and a Halloween image.
Each page comes with 4 task cards on, I recommend printing them out and cutting them individually. Laminate them to prolong the use of them - you will be able to use them over and over.
These are great to help students improve their handwriting/fine motor skills/pen control. Set them up ready then store them away, ready to pull out whenever you need them. These are great time fillers or extras for your literacy centres.
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.
This activity includes 20 different addition flashcards. All images and vocabulary are linked to the theme of Halloween.
This come with 2 levels of difficulty. Students can either use flashcards 1-10 or 1-20, depending upon which you think is most suitable to your students.
There are 2 different recording sheets to accommodate the 2 different levels. One uses 1-10 and one uses 1-20.
All flashcards are ready numbered. Each flashcard contains an addition sum with room for the students to write their answer underneath.
An answer key is provided on the bottom two pages of the recording sheet PDF file.
Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. This download includes two PDF documents - one for the flashcards and one for the recording sheets.
I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual flashcards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting.
You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are:
♦ Around the classroom
♦ Outdoor play area
♦ In a tough tray
♦ In a sensory tub
etc.
This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their addition to 10 and addition to 20 skills.
These gorilla themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills.
There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs.
The levels included are;
♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc.
♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red gorilla” “yellow gorilla” etc
♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “gorilla is red” “gorilla is yellow” etc.
♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the gorilla is red” “the gorilla is yellow” etc.
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.
Instructions
• Print out the level books that you want to use
• Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book.
• Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book.
• Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate.
• Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes.
• The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
These dog themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills.
There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs.
The levels included are;
♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc.
♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red dog” “yellow dog” etc
♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “dog is red” “dog is yellow” etc.
♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the dog is red” “the dog is yellow” etc.
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.
Instructions
• Print out the level books that you want to use
• Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book.
• Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book.
• Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate.
• Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes.
• The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
These jellyfish themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills.
There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs.
The levels included are;
♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc.
♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red jellyfish” “yellow jellyfish” etc
♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “jellyfish is red” “jellyfish is yellow” etc.
♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the jellyfish is red” “the jellyfish is yellow” etc.
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.
Instructions
• Print out the level books that you want to use
• Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book.
• Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book.
• Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate.
• Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes.
• The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
These Halloween handwriting task cards are a great way for students to work on their handwriting skills while continuing the theme of Halloween.
This pack includes 80 different task cards. Each task card includes one word that is linked to the theme of Halloween.
Each page comes with 4 task cards on, I recommend printing them out and cutting them individually. Laminate them to prolong the use of them - you will be able to use them over and over.
These are great to help students improve their handwriting/fine motor skills/pen control. Set them up ready then store them away, ready to pull out whenever you need them. These are great time fillers or extras for your literacy centres.
This Diwali themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets.
The recording sheets contain numbers 1-10 for students to record and come in two different options; with or without handwriting lines.
Each image is linked to the theme of Diwali and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your Diwali topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around.
You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are:
♦ Around the classroom
♦ Outdoor play area
♦ In a tough tray
♦ In a sensory tub
etc.
This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills.
These parrot themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills.
There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs.
The levels included are;
♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc.
♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red parrot” “yellow parrot” etc
♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “parrot is red” “parrot is yellow” etc.
♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the parrot is red” “the parrot is yellow” etc.
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.
Instructions
• Print out the level books that you want to use
• Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book.
• Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book.
• Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate.
• Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes.
• The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
These fish themed adapted books are a great way for students to work on their colour recognition / color recognition skills. These adapted books are also a great way for students to work on their vocabulary, language, recognition and sentence building skills.
There are 4 different level sentence building books included and all vocabulary/images are of different color dogs.
The levels included are;
♦ Level 1 - One box/symbol for students to fill in - “red” “yellow” “green” etc.
♦ Level 2 - Two boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “red fish” “yellow fish” etc
♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “fish is red” “fish is yellow” etc.
♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the fish is red” “the fish is yellow” etc.
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.
Instructions
• Print out the level books that you want to use
• Levels 1 + 2 - cut the pages into half, laminate them, then put together as a book.
• Levels 3 + 4 - laminate the pages, then put together as a book.
• Cut out the symbols individually, then laminate.
• Put velcro onto the back of each of the symbols and onto the symbol boxes.
• The blank board on the last page of each pack is your symbol base board. Laminate this and add velcro. This is where students will store their symbols.
This Halloween themed 2D shape sorting activity is a great way for students to work on their 2D shape skills, recognising different 2D shapes and being able to categorise them onto the correct pages/into the correct shape categories.
This resource contains 11 different 2D Shape pages for students to match different Halloween themed shapes to the matching shapes.
Shapes included are:
♦ Circle
♦ Hexagon
♦ Octagon
♦ Oval
♦ Pentagon
♦ Rectangle
♦ Rhombus
♦ Square
♦ Star
♦ Trapezoid
♦ Triangle
All shapes come with 9 Halloween shapes.
You can either use this as a re-usable activity where you laminate it all and use velcro or it can be used as a worksheet for students to cut and stick.
★ Comes in b/w and col option. ★
A great way to see if students are able to relate different objects to the community helper.
Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms i.e colour/color.
This resource is a perfect way for you to introduce an Woodland Forest into your classroom/work setting. This resource is packed full of different resources that will help you to to create a great role play area for your students to play with and continue to learn.
The pack includes:
♦ Bunting - in Forest or Woodland option
♦ Footprint Posters
♦ Movement Posters
♦ Vocabulary Posters
♦ Role Play Word Cards
♦ Signs
Posters and role play word cards include;
animals
bear
deer
forest
fox
hedgehog
log
mole
moose
mouse
owl
porcupine
rabbit
raccoon
skunk
squirrel (grey/gray)
squirrel (red)
toadstool
tree
wolf
woodland
This reading comprehension pack is the perfect addition to your President’s Day activities. With 43 different reading comprehension passages and question activities included, your students will love learning about the different presidents.
Each activity comes with 2 worksheets; one reading passages worksheet and one matching questions worksheet. Students need to read the reading passage and then answer the questions on the question worksheet. This is a great way for your students to learn more about the individual president’s in an engaging and fun way.
All of the comprehension worksheets are related to American Presidents 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.
Presidents included are:
♦ Abraham Lincoln
♦ Andrew Jackson
♦ Andrew Johnson
♦ Barack Obama
♦ Benjamin Harrison
♦ Bill Clinton
♦ Calvin Coolidge
♦ Chester A. Arthur
♦ Dwight D. Eisenhower
♦ Franklin Pierce
♦ Franklin D. Roosevelt
♦ George Bush Jr.
♦ George Bush Sr.
♦ George Washington
♦ Gerald Ford
♦ Grover Cleveland
♦ Harry Truman
♦ Herbert Hoover
♦ James Buchanan
♦ James A. Garfield
♦ James K. Polk
♦ James Madison
♦ James Monroe
♦ Jimmy Carter
♦ John Adams
♦ John F. Kennedy
♦ John Quincy Adams
♦ John Tyler
♦ Lyndon B. Johnson
♦ Martin Van Buren
♦ Millard Fillmore
♦ Richard M. Nixon
♦ Ronald Reagan
♦ Rutherford B. Hayes
♦ Theodore Roosevelt
♦ Thomas Jefferson
♦ Ulysses S Grant
♦ Warren G. Harding
♦ William Taft
♦ William Henry Harrison
♦ William McKinley
♦ Woodrow Wilson
♦ Zachary Taylor
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!