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 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.
This resource contains 24 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 Feelings / Emotions.
These task cards come in col and b/w option for your preference.
They are a great way to encourage students to pay attention to detail, the image that they are looking at and to answer appropriately.
I recommend cutting out each card individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Students can complete with a dry wipe pen or a peg so that they can be used again.
This 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 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.
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.
This spelling activity is a great way for your students to work on their spelling skills in a fun and engaging way with the theme of the weather. Students have to look at the image of the type of weather at the top of the page, then the word underneath, and then either using a dry wipe pen or the spelling letters included, spell the word that they can see.
This resource includes 5 different cards, each containing a different image that is linked to theme of the weather.
This activity will also provide a great language activity, encouraging students to sound out the letters that they are using to spell with, and discuss the images that they can see.
I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the pieces individually to make them stronger and prolong the use of them. These are an excellent addition to your classroom to see if students are able to recognise, match and spell
This simplified story is based on the story of Florence Nightingale. It includes 20 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story of Florence Nightingale and everything that she achieved throughout her life.
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.
You can use this resource as a whole class story which you can read to your students, or print numerous copies and have them readily available for your students to read in your classroom library.
Another great way to use this resource is to introduce the book page by page each day/week and put together as a sequencing activity into student’s literacy books so that you can discuss each page more in-depth and have your students work on their sequencing skills.
This resource comes in colour/color or black and white option for your preference. It is also suitable for both UK and US readers i.e colour/color.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support and help to understand what they should or shouldn’t do if they see a fire. It will also help to prepare them, should they ever find themselves in a situation with a fire.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
This social story has been created to suit both UK/US audiences with the page regarding phoning the fire station - i.e 999 or 911.
Pages included are;
♦ Sometimes, accidents happen and this might cause a fire.
♦ If I see a fire, I should not go near it - it is very hot and dangerous.
♦ If I see a fire, I should look for a fire alarm and set it off.
♦ If I see a fire, I should find a phone and call 999 for the fire department.
♦ If I see a fire, I should try to get away from it, and leave the building.
♦ If a fire happens in school, I should remember what happens in our fire drills.
♦ If I see a fire, I should be calm, leave the building and find our meeting spot.
♦ If there is a lot of smoke, I should crawl along the floor.
♦ If a fire happens at home, I should listen to my parents instructions.
♦ I should not go back into a fire to help anyone.
♦ I should not go back into a fire to get anything.
♦ Firefighters are the only people who should try and put the fire out.
♦ Firefighters are trained to deal with fire, and have lots of safety equipment.
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.
This resource includes 2 different styles of yoga movement breaks / brain breaks to be used for the classroom; flashcards or round toppers which can be put on top of pens/pencils/lollipop sticks etc.
Students can start to lose concentration if they are sat working at a desk/activity for a long period of time, so introduce some fun and jazz up your classroom with these fabulous yoga movement breaks to get your students engaged and focused again.
These can be introduced at whatever time interval you deem appropriate - either 10/15 minutes into a work session or first thing in the morning, after break, after lunch etc.You know your students best and you will be able to judge when is best for them.
You can either do all the movement breaks at once, or do one every so often throughout the day or even get students to come up the front and choose a movement break as a reward for good working etc.
Many researchers and education specialists have stated that movement breaks and physical activity are a great way to get children re-focused to sit back down for an activity.
These come in colour or black and white option.
Includes 40 different movement breaks.
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
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.
These 3 Little Pigs ten frame task cards are a great way for students to work on their counting and ten frame skills. The task cards included in this pack include ten frames with answers from 0-10 for your students to work on.
Students have to count how many pigs are in the ten frame and then select the correct answer out of 3 choices on the bottom of the task card.
Come in color/colour and black and white option.
Instructions are included on the first page of PDF file.
2 task cards come on each page.
I recommend cutting and laminating each task card individually. By laminating the task cards you will find they are stronger and longer lasting. This means you can use them year in, year out for your students, just pulling them out and you can wipe them clean after your students have finished with them!
Great for number/counting work and for your 3 Little Pigs thematic unit.
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with brushing their hair. A lot of children struggle with brushing their hair, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are doing it. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to brush their hair, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ Sometimes my hair gets messy.
♦ I need to brush my hair to make it tidy.
♦ I can use a comb.
♦ Or I can use a brush.
♦ I can brush my hair myself or have someone help.
♦ I can brush my dolls hair.
♦ I can wear my hair down.
♦ Or I can put it in a ponytail.
♦ Or I can wear a hairband.
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This resource contains 40 task cards related to the theme of UK money. These task cards are a great way for students to work on their money recognition skills.Please note that this resource only contains UK coins/money.
There are 4 task cards per page, I recommend cutting these out individually and laminating so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable throughout the School year.
This comes with instructions on the first page for you to be able to get the most out of this resource.
The task cards come in col and bw for your preference.
The task cards come in different ability levels enabling you to differentiate to individual abilities;
♦ individual coin recognition - choose correct answer from 3
♦ adding up 2 coins
♦ adding up 4 coins
♦ writing individual coin value
This activity includes a morning work book in two different difficulty levels and an editable PPT and Keynote file for you to create and add your own symbols/answers to be included with the easier option.
A morning work book is a great way to encourage students to settle down and prepare them for the day ahead. It provides them with a consistent morning routine when used everyday and they know what to expect.
This book will target some general day-to-day life skill questions that your students will hopefully begin to master with regular use.
There are 3 different types of covers for the morning work books included for you to use as you wish.
There are two difficulty levels included to differentiate for different student individual work levels. The harder work book is where students are able to write their answers - writing lines are provided. The easier work book is where students are able to place symbol cards into the boxes as their answers.
★ If students are not yet at this level please see my easier level good morning greeting book please click here ★
The pages included are;
♦ All About Me
My name, my age, my eyes, my hair, my School, my teacher.
♦ My Family
I live in, I live with, I have _ sister(s), I have _ brother(s), my family's names are.
♦ Where I Live
My address is, the country I live in is.
♦ Today
The day, the month, the season, the year, the date (harder book only for date).
♦ The Weather
What is the weather like today? What should we wear?
♦ My Clothes
What col clothes am I wearing today?
The PDF first page is instructions on how to get the best use out of this book.
The word to picture matching activities are a fantastic resource for any classroom, although especially with non-verbal students. It can help to encourage and promote reading and recognition of vocabulary related to the theme of sight words. This resource is a great strategy to encourage students to read the words that they can see, but also to be able to understand that they can link the word to an actual image,
Many students may learn to just read words but not understand the meaning behind them, this will help to work with students on working towards achieving this skill.
Instructions on first page of how you can use this resource to it's best potential within your classroom.
This resource will be great for group work, speech sessions, 1:1 activities. english/literacy sessions, vocabulary work and farm activities.
18 different activities boards in total.
The first page in the PDF is the instructions page to help you use these to their best potential.
Sight words include are:
♦ in
♦ find
♦ can
♦ down
♦ blue
♦ here
♦ run
♦ jump
♦ play
♦ red
♦ look
♦ little
♦ go
♦ up
♦ all
♦ small
♦ help
♦ yellow
♦ black
♦ where
♦ one
♦ I
♦ funny
♦ who
♦ you
♦ two
♦ away
♦ we
♦ three
♦ me
♦ ate
♦ no
♦ get
♦ good
♦ brown
♦ four
♦ he
♦ eat
♦ now
♦ like
♦ new
♦ warm
♦ on
♦ ran
♦ ride
♦ please
♦ say
♦ our
♦ under
♦ there
♦ white
♦ she
♦ want
♦ they
♦ yes
♦ after
♦ give
♦ ask
♦ fly
♦ ten
♦ her
♦ over
♦ open
♦ old
♦ stop
♦ him
♦ take
♦ before
♦ walk
♦ think
♦ buy
♦ thank
♦ call
♦ first
♦ found
♦ fast
♦ five
♦ cold
♦ green
♦ sing
♦ off
♦ pull
♦ sit
♦ read
♦ sleep
♦ work
♦ wash
♦ wish
♦ tell
♦ write
♦ your
♦ clean
♦ drink
♦ draw
♦ carry
♦ cut
♦ eight
♦ hurt
♦ hot
♦ grow
♦ fall
♦ laugh
♦ light
♦ show
♦ seven
♦ six
♦ together
♦ small
This resource contains a fun CVC game where students have to use a fishing rod to catch the matching CVC words on the fish.
You will need to purchase/have a fishing rod to play this game.
It is your personal preference how you use the rod with the fish, you can stick a paperclip to the back of the fish to use with a magnetic fishing rod or you can use a paper clip that sticks out past the fish mouth and bend up to be used with a grabber fish rod - as shown in the images.
The fish each have a CVC word on them. At the bottom of the PDF file are flashcards with the images of CVC words on them. Students have to catch the fish that matches the CVC image on the flashcard that they have.
It comes in b/w or col option for your preference.
This is a fun activity that will keep your students engaged and focused while learning their CVC words.
It contains a total of 4 different 'fish' images for each vowel - a,e,i,o,u. Simply cut out the fish and flashcards, laminate so that they will be stronger and longer lasting and you have a great game ready to pull out whenever needed!
This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with getting dressed. A lot of children struggle with understanding why they need to get dressed, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they need to do it. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to get dressed, and also help promote independence.
Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page.
Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale.
Pages included are;
♦ I have to get dressed before I go out.
♦ First, I have to find my clothes.
♦ I need to find socks and put them on my feet.
♦ I need to find some pants and put them on.
♦ I need to find a skirt and put it on.
♦ I might have to do up a zip or a button.
♦ I need to find a top, I put this on too.
♦ I need to find my shoes, and put them on my feet.
♦ Once I am dressed I am ready to go out!
♦ If it’s raining I should wear a coat and umbrella.
♦ If it’s really cold, I should wear a hat, scarf and gloves to keep me warm.
I recommend printing out each of the individual pages, laminating them and then binding them into a book so it will be easier for students to read - or be read to, as well as being stronger and longer lasting. You can use only the pages that you feel most relevant.
This pack includes 4 different sentence building books all related to Feelings / Emotions. All books come in b/w and col option.
This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism.
The books include;
♦ How does the boy feel? - 1 box answer
♦ How does the girl feel? - 1 box answer
♦ How do the children feel? - 2 box answer
♦ How do the children feel? - 4 box answer
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 and British/Canadian etc classrooms. Eg - colour and color.
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 Feelings/Emotions.