I am currently working in a mixed secondary school based in Dublin. I work in an Autism classroom with mixed abilities & needs. I enjoy creating worksheets for students in my class that helps them and teachers work through L2LP & recently L1LP. I started off when working with 3rd years on L2LP and created a set of worksheets for their SPHE CBA which helped them work on subject matter is a way that was easier to digest but also challenging their own creativity.
I am currently working in a mixed secondary school based in Dublin. I work in an Autism classroom with mixed abilities & needs. I enjoy creating worksheets for students in my class that helps them and teachers work through L2LP & recently L1LP. I started off when working with 3rd years on L2LP and created a set of worksheets for their SPHE CBA which helped them work on subject matter is a way that was easier to digest but also challenging their own creativity.
Worksheets designed to help recognise each day of the week.
Rearrange the days of the week into the write order
Crossword with clues such as 2 days after Monday.
Order of the days of the week worksheets to learn sequence of days.
Worksheets to learn and understand Prepositions.
Such as Above, Below, Next to, Between, In front of, In and Out
Worksheets - Vocal - Asking student where object is located and encourage answering question correctly.
Worksheets - Drawing - Asking student to draw object according to instruction.
Flashcards for introducing fasteners include toggles, hooks and eyes, buttons and poppers, and zippers. Flashcards can be used as a Match game and also used to label examples of various clothing fasteners. See examples on images for ideas.
We printed the Flashcards and laminated them, we used them as a matching game so the student matched the fastening with the type of clothing. We also printed Flashcards, laminated them and used them to start creating a sensory board for each fastening, using examples of clothing so student could practice opening & closing the fastenings.
“The ability to button and manipulate clothes fasteners is an important skill for children to master to help them achieve independence with dressing. You can work resources to suit each child or group of students depending on their fine motor skills.”
Worksheets can be used to practice placing items in the correct places as per images in front of them. Some of the worksheets require the students to draw & write the answers.
L1LP Communication: Turn taking - Choose a counter and take it in turns to roll the dice. Move your counter the number of squares that you see on the dice. Slide down the snakes and climb high on the ladders. First person to the finish wins!
**You will need counters and a dice
L1LP - Communication, language & Literacy
1.3 Engage in an activity requiring joint attention with one or more people
*** You will need to purchase a packet of fabric hair ties to use with activity
Look at the picture of the hands, let’s copy the pattern on your own hand. Work together with a classmate to see if you can help each other.
Communication, language & Literacy
1.3 Engage in an activity requiring joint attention with one or more people
*** You will need bottle tops and 5 or more matchsticks
Look at the picture of the matchstick men, let’s copy the pattern and see if you can copy the men… Work together with a classmate to see if you can help each other.
A fun quiz looking at jobs your family do and jobs with in the students local community.
Suitable for primary school and L1LP teaching resource in Secondary school. Living in the community etc
Various worksheets based around healthy eating, fruits, my favourite meal and a nutrients quiz. suitable for primary school healthy eating lesson and L1Lp teaching resource in Secondary school for Personal Care.
Worksheets to take the child through a journey to create a character and a setting. Will their main character be a child, an adult or an animal? Will the story be set in the local park, a different country or outer space? Let your student’s imagination run wild!
It helps the student learns that stories have a beginning, middle and an end. Encouraging the student to expand on their story idea using drawing of pictures and expand into words.
With your help the student can understand that to set an event with help give structure in a story, help them by revisiting some of their favorite books.
The event or turning point helps to make a story more interesting. It can be where a character discovers a superpower or a character creates a surprise. Encourage the student to think of something that the person reading it would least expect or just a sequence of events such as building a snowman or holding a party. Their answers don’t always have to make sense , let your student unleash their imagination!
A good ending is the perfect way to finish a story. What happened to the characters once the event or turning point was finished? Were they able to finally achieve/win/fix/create something, or did the character learn an important lesson?
L1LP - Communication: Activity for student to look at an image and engage in conversation with classmate or teacher. Can write words to describe what they see such as objects, colours and situations.
1.6 Initiate communication with a familiar adult and peers
L1LP - Communication, language & Literacy: Worksheets detailing hand gestures & body language. Students match image with description and then act out the body language to match a description, option to draw gesture too.
1.5 Show awareness of and/or use tone, body language, gestures, pace, vocalisations and volume to impact communication
