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Animal Category Sorting Cards
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Animal Category Sorting Cards

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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.
Emotions Feelings Yes / No Questions
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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.
Valentine Wh- Questions and Scenes
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Valentine Wh- Questions and Scenes

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This resource contains 7 different 'Valentine' 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 = 70 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.
Weather Spelling Activity
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Weather Spelling Activity

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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
Social Story A New Student in Class
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Social Story A New Student in Class

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This social story is a great read for students who may need some support and help to understand how to deal with their feelings when a new student joins their class, and how they can be welcoming and help the new student to settle into their classroom. 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; ♦ In our classroom, we do lots of learning together. ♦ We spend lots of time together in class with other students and our teachers. ♦ Sometimes, our classroom will have the same students all year. ♦ Sometimes, we may get a new student join our class. ♦ The new student may be new to the school. ♦ The new student may also be new to the area, and just moved here. ♦ Or, the new student may be moving from another class to our class. ♦ Sometimes, having a new student in class may make me anxious. ♦ I should remember, that the new student may feel anxious too. ♦ Going to a new class can be very scary. ♦ We should look after the new student and become their friend. ♦ We should find out their name, and more about them. ♦ We should also help them find things around the classroom, and school. ♦ By helping our new student, we are being a good friend and classmate. ♦ This helps our classroom be a nice place.
Florence Nightingale Simplified Story
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Florence Nightingale Simplified Story

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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.
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.)
Counting Pom Poms on Sheep, St David's Day Activity
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Counting Pom Poms on Sheep, St David's Day Activity

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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.
Yoga Movement Breaks Brain Breaks Cards
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Yoga Movement Breaks Brain Breaks Cards

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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.
Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
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Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

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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
St Patrick's Day Colour Matching Task Cards
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St Patrick's Day Colour Matching Task Cards

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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.
3 Little Pigs Ten Frame Task Cards
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3 Little Pigs Ten Frame Task Cards

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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.
3 Little Pigs Shadow Matching Task Cards
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3 Little Pigs Shadow Matching Task Cards

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These 3 Little Pigs themed task cards are a great way for students to work on their attention to detail skills by matching the shadows to their owners. There are 15 different task cards included and they come in col option only - no b/w. There are 2 task cards per page. Students have to choose 1 out of 3 possible answers to match the image to their shadow. There are instructions included on the front page of the document. I recommend cutting them out individually and then laminating them, this will make them stronger and longer lasting - meaning you can use them over and over again. All images related to 3 Little Pigs theme.
3 Little Pigs Worksheets, Fine Motor Skills
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3 Little Pigs Worksheets, Fine Motor Skills

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These fine motor skill worksheets are a great addition to your 3 Little Pigs unit and to get your students working on their fine motor skills. With 12 different worksheets included in this pack, your students will have plenty of opportunities to work on their fine motor skills. These no prep worksheets are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy centers and to expand learning on your 3 Little Pigs unit. They require no prep, just print them out and they are ready to go. However, if you want to save on your ink, just print one copy of each worksheet and laminate them. This way, students can re-use them over time in your literacy centers.
Brushing Hair Social Story
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Brushing Hair Social Story

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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.
Going to Hairdressers Social Story
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Going to Hairdressers Social Story

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This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with going to the Hairdressers. A lot of children struggle with going to the hair dressers, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are going there or what to expect - mostly worried about not knowing what's going to happen. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to go their to the Hairdressers, 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; ♦ Today I am going to the hair salon. ♦ I will sit in a big chair. ♦ I can choose a hair style to have. - boy ♦ I can choose a hair style to have. - girl ♦ The stylist will brush my hair. ♦ The stylist will use scissors to cut my hair. ♦ The stylist can also use trimmers to cut my hair. ♦ The hair stylist will only cut off how much I want. ♦ I can have my hair washed and cleaned. ♦ The stylist will dry my hair for me. ♦ The stylist can use hairspray to keep my hair in style. ♦ I can have my hair dyed in the salon. ♦ The stylist can use straighteners or curlers on my hair, 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.
UK Coin Recognition Task Cards
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UK Coin Recognition Task Cards

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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
Having a Bath Social Story
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Having a Bath Social Story

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This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with having a bath. A lot of children struggle with having a bath, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are having one. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your child(ren)/students to have a bath, 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; ♦ It is important to keep my body clean. ♦ When I am clean, I smell nice. ♦ Some people like to bath in the morning. ♦ Some people like to bath in the night. ♦ First, I have to put the plug in the bath. ♦ Then, turn on the tap to start the water. ♦ I can add some bubble bath. ♦ When the bath gets full I have to turn the tap off. ♦ I can play with toys in the bath. ♦ I use soap to wash my body. ♦ I use shampoo and conditioner to clean my hair. ♦ When I’m clean, I use a towel to dry myself. ♦ Then, I put on some clean clothes. ♦ I can use a hairdryer to dry my hair. ♦ Now that I am clean, I smell lovely! 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.
St David's Day Yes / No Questions
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St David's Day Yes / No Questions

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This resource contains 22 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 St David’s Day. (The Welsh holiday on March 1st) 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.
Autism Morning Work Book
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Autism Morning Work Book

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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.