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Halloween Addition Task Cards
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Halloween Addition Task Cards

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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.
Guy Fawkes Flashcard Story, Bonfire Night
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Guy Fawkes Flashcard Story, Bonfire Night

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This download includes a 12 page mini story book of the Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot. Each mini page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it'll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. It has been simplified into a short story, with bright, eye-catching graphics. This download comes in colour/color or black and white option. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k.
Halloween Activities - Candy Corn Game Initial Letter
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Halloween Activities - Candy Corn Game Initial Letter

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This resource is great for practising alphabet and initial letter recognition skills and is perfect to keep it linked to the theme of Halloween. There are two candy corn puzzles per page and a puzzle for each letter of the alphabet. It comes in col and b/w option for your preference. Cut out each piece of the candy corn, laminate and spread out across the floor, get your students to match the pieces together to build letter/pic candy corns! Students have to match Upper Case, Lower Case and a picture.
Halloween Word Puzzle Activities
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Halloween Word Puzzle Activities

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This resource contains 17 different Halloween word puzzles. Each word puzzle is to be cut into individual strips so that students have to figure out the puzzles to make vocabulary linked to the theme of Halloween. Each puzzle contains contains an image and the matching word. This is a great activity to tie into your Halloween unit, students will love working on their spelling with this fun activity, plus it comes in b/w for ink friendly printing!
Diwali Word Search Activity
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Diwali Word Search Activity

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This Diwali themed word search pack contains 2 different levels of word search worksheets, blank word search worksheets for students to make their own Diwali word searches and also vocabulary posters that include all the vocabulary used through all the word searches. This resource includes; ♦ Level 1 word search worksheets x 8 (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 Diwali 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.
Frog Matching, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition
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Frog Matching, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition

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This frog themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their colour sorting / color sorting skills. This resource can either be used as a simple colour matching activity where students have to match the same colour frog to the lily pad, or you can use the instruction task cards included. The instruction task cards contain a small instruction (with symbol support) for students to read/listen to and then follow. For example ‘put 3 blue frogs on the green lily pad.’ The task cards are a great way to see if your students are not only able to read the instruction, but to also take meaning and understanding from it and know what to do next. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) Instructions • Print out the lily pad pages and laminate them. • Print out the frogs, cut them out individually and laminate them. • Print out the task cards if using and laminate them. • Students can then either match the colour frogs to the matching lily pad or use the instruction task cards to complete the activity.
Gorilla Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition
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Gorilla Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition

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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.
Cleaning My Bedroom, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Cleaning My Bedroom, Sequencing Adapted Book

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This adapted book is a great way for students to work on their sequencing skills but also to give them the knowledge and understanding of how to clean their bedroom - a very important life skill which can be hard for many of our students to master. This adapted book goes through each of the steps required to clean their bedroom and help to promote independence during this routine. Students have to read - or be read - the sentence on top of the page and then find the matching symbol that matches the sentence. This a great way to start having your students understand what they are reading/listening to and taking in the information. Students can then process this information and find the relevant symbol that fits with what is happening in the current situation. 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.)
Octopus Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition
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Octopus Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition

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These octopus 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 octopus” “yellow octopus” etc ♦ Level 3 - Three boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “octopus is red” “octopus is yellow” etc. ♦ Level 4 - Four boxes/symbols for students to fill in - “the octopus is red” “the octopus 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.
Dog Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition
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Dog Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition

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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.
Getting Ready for School, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Getting Ready for School, Sequencing Adapted Book

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This adapted book is a great way for students to work on their sequencing skills but also to give them the knowledge and understanding of how to get ready for school- a very important life skill which can be hard for many of our students to master. This adapted book goes through each of the steps required to get ready for school, and help to promote independence during this routine. Students have to read - or be read - the sentence on top of the page and then find the matching symbol that matches the sentence. This a great way to start having your students understand what they are reading/listening to and taking in the information. Students can then process this information and find the relevant symbol that fits with what is happening in the current situation. 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, pajamas/pyjamas etc.)
Dressing for Winter, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Dressing for Winter, Sequencing Adapted Book

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This adapted book is a great way for students to work on their sequencing skills but also to give them the knowledge and understanding of how to dress for winter - a very important life skill which can be hard for many of our students to master. This adapted book goes through each of the steps required to dress appropriately for the weather experienced in winter. Students have to read - or be read - the sentence on top of the page and then find the matching symbol that matches the sentence. This a great way to start having your students understand what they are reading/listening to and taking in the information. Students can then process this information and find the relevant symbol that fits with what is happening in the current situation. 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.)
Umbrella and Raindrop Matching, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition
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Umbrella and Raindrop Matching, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition

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This umbrella and rain drop themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their colour sorting / color sorting skills. Students have to find the rain drops (you can either have these out or hidden in a messy tray for them to find) and then match them to the same colour umbrella. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) Instructions • Print out the umbrella pages and laminate them. • Print out the raindrops, cut them out individually and laminate them. • Students can then match the colour raindrops to the matching umbrella.
Jellyfish Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition
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Jellyfish Adapted Books, Colour Recognition, Color Recognition

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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.
Animal Adapted Books, Color Recognition, Colour Recognition
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Animal Adapted Books, Color Recognition, Colour Recognition

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These animal 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 for each animal and all vocabulary/images are of different color animals. 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.
Getting Ready for Bed, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Getting Ready for Bed, Sequencing Adapted Book

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This adapted book is a great way for students to work on their sequencing skills but also to give them the knowledge and understanding of how to get ready for bed- a very important life skill which can be hard for many of our students to master. This adapted book goes through each of the steps required to get ready for bed, and help to promote independence during this routine. Students have to read - or be read - the sentence on top of the page and then find the matching symbol that matches the sentence. This a great way to start having your students understand what they are reading/listening to and taking in the information. Students can then process this information and find the relevant symbol that fits with what is happening in the current situation. 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, pajamas/pyjamas etc.)
Halloween Handwriting Cards
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Halloween Handwriting Cards

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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.
Halloween Costume Matching Cards
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Halloween Costume Matching Cards

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This Halloween themed instruction activity is a great, and interactive way for students to work on their attention to detail skills, instruction skills, reading/listening skills and also the ability to recognise different costumes while continuing the theme of Halloween. Students simply read the 'child's' request on the task card then find the matching costume that they want to wear for Halloween! This resource contains 12 different task cards for students to work on. It also comes in b/w and col option for your preference. I highly recommend cutting out and laminating each of the individual pieces so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable for years to come.
Guy Fawkes Ten Frame Task Cards, Bonfire Night
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Guy Fawkes Ten Frame Task Cards, Bonfire Night

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This download includes task cards with ten frames 0 - 10. Students have to count how many stars 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 or 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 Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night.