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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.
Brushing Teeth, Sequencing Adapted Book
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Brushing Teeth, 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 brush their teeth - 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 brush teeth. 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.)
The Good Samaritan Bible Story
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The Good Samaritan Bible Story

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This simplified story is based on the bible story The Good Samaritan. It includes 15 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story. 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. This is a fun, and simple way to introduce a Bible story into your classroom and Religious Education lessons. 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.
Halloween Instruction Activity
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Halloween Instruction Activity

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This Halloween activity is a great way for your students to work on their reading, recognition and instruction following skills. Students have to read the instructions on each of the task cards included, and find/point to the matching items on the Halloween scene. This is a great way for students to pay close attention to detail and start to work on their symbol > image matching/recognition skills. The theme is linked to Halloween and is a great way for you to introduce some Halloween fun into your classroom while continuing your students work on these important skills. Instructions are also included on first page of the PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual pieces so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting.
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.
Social Story Having My Nails Cut
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Social Story Having My Nails Cut

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This social story is a great read for students who may need some support and help to understand why they need to have their nails cut, and how this might make them feel. This social story will hopefully encourage them and help them to understand the process. 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; ♦ My fingernails grow everyday. ♦ When my fingernails get too long, I need to have them cut. ♦ If my fingernails are too long, they might snap or scratch me or someone else. ♦ My family will help me cut my nails. ♦ My teacher will help me cut my nails. ♦ I should sit really still when I’m having my nails cut. ♦ Sometimes, I might get scared of the nail clippers. This is ok. ♦ My family will be happy when my nails are cut. ♦ My teacher will be happy when my nails are cut. ♦ When my nails are cut, they won’t be as sharp. ♦ Once my nails are cut, I can go back to playing.
Autism Communication Fan Where Hurts?
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Autism Communication Fan Where Hurts?

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This visual communication fan is a great way for your students to communicate with you where they are in pain. Many of our students struggle to explain where they feel pain - or where is hurting. This visual, symbol supported fan is going to help aide with the communication barriers - and get your student the help that they need. There are a range of different body parts included on this fan, and you can put them together with a keyring and keep on you at all times. Visuals are very important to your autism and special education students. By having them portable, and on the go, it means that we can continue our communication outside of the classroom. Body parts included are; arm head (boy) head (girl) ear eye finger foot knee ankle leg lips nose shoulders stomach teeth thumb toe tongue hand wrist I highly recommend cutting out each of the individual fan pieces, laminating them then hole punching the bottom and attaching to a keyring so that they can be used to show students quickly and easily.
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.
3 Little Pigs Jigsaws
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3 Little Pigs Jigsaws

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These jigsaw puzzles are a fun and hands-on addition to your 3 Little Pigs activities. Jigsaw puzzles are a great way for students to work on their concentration, attention to detail, fine motor and problem solving skills. The jigsaws are differentiated into 4 different levels for you to use with your students as appropriate and all images on the jigsaws are linked to the theme of The 3 Little Pigs. The jigsaws come in the following levels: • 2 piece jigsaw • 3 piece jigsaw • 12 piece jigsaw • 20 piece jigsaw Each level comes with 11 different jigsaw puzzles. Cut out each of the individual jigsaw pieces, laminate and you have a re-usable jigsaw puzzle to pull out at any time you need. Or cut out the individual pieces and have students stick them into their work books to build the image. Each jigsaw comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
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.
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
Brushing Teeth Social Story
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Brushing Teeth Social Story

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This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with brushing their teeth. A lot of children struggle with brushing their teeth, it may cause them anxiety and they may not even understand why they are brushing their teeth. Hopefully, this social story will help encourage your students to brush their teeth, 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 teeth clean. ♦ I should brush my teeth in the morning. ♦ And I should brush my teeth in the night. ♦ Brushing my teeth helps to keep my mouth fresh and clean. ♦ When my teeth are dirty, I heed to brush them. ♦ First, I get my toothbrush. ♦ Next, I wet my toothbrush. ♦ Then, I get my toothpaste. ♦ I carefully put my toothpaste on my toothbrush. ♦ Then I use my toothbrush to brush all my teeth. ♦ I have to be very careful and clean them properly or I’ll get bad teeth! ♦ I can use floss to make my teeth extra clean! ♦ Once I’ve finished, I rinse my toothbrush under the tap. ♦ Look how clean my teeth are! ♦ The dentist will be very happy with my teeth! 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.
Classroom Rules Visual Adapted Book
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Classroom Rules Visual Adapted Book

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This resource includes an 12 page (including cover) simplified visual story book based on Classroom Rules. 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. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k. This resource is also a great way to reinforce your classroom rules throughout the year, visually. You can also have on display in a quiet area to refer students to as quick reminders.
UK Coins Gum Ball Sorting Game
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UK Coins Gum Ball Sorting Game

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This resource is a fun and engaging activity for students to work on their coin recognition and sorting skills. All the coins included in this pack are UK coins. There is one gum ball machine per coin i.e 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. Students simply sort real coins (or the printable coins included in this pack) into the correct gum ball machines. The resource comes in b/w and col option for your preference.
Halloween Colour Sorting Cards Color
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Halloween Colour Sorting Cards Color

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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.
Christmas Wh- Questions, Adapted Book
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Christmas Wh- Questions, Adapted Book

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This Christmas themed wh- question adapted book is a great way for students to work on their wh- questions in an adapted and suitable way. Students read the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the comprehension question. 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.) All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Christmas.
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!
Guy Fakes Word to Picture Matching Activity, Bonfire Night
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Guy Fakes Word to Picture Matching Activity, Bonfire Night

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The word to picture matching activities are a fantastic resource for the autism classroom, especially with non-verbal students although can also be used within Spec Ed or General Ed Classrooms to promote reading. It will allow you to be able to monitor if your students are able to recognise and understand different words and link them to the appropriate picture. Many students may learn to just read words but not understanding the meaning behind them, this will help to promote that. 3 different activities boards in total. The first page in the PDF is the instructions page to help you use these to their best potential. All vocabulary and images linked to the UK celebration of Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night on 5th November. Comes in colour/color or black and white option.