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Number Recognition and Counting Math Activity
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Number Recognition and Counting Math Activity

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Are your students struggling to recognize numbers displayed in different ways? Or are they struggling to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities? If so, this fun and hands-on popcorn activity is going to be the perfect addition to your math centers. Your students will love working with this fun popcorn game - and it can be used in two different ways in your math centers! Students match the different pieces of popcorn that display numbers (0-10) in different variations to the same popcorn box. Students count the popcorn (use real one for best results - or cotton wool balls) and put these into the popcorn boxes. Counting the numbers as they place them down and being able to connect numbers and quantities. This math activity is a great way for you to get your students working on their number recognition and counting skills in a hands-on and engaging way. Each popcorn box contains a number and number name. What’s Included? -Numbers displayed in different variations 0-10. -Popcorn buckets with number and number name 0-20. The variations for numbers included are; -Number Block -Fingers/Hands -Tally Marks -Dice Instructions -Print out the popcorn buckets and popcorn pieces. -Cut out and laminate each of the pieces. -Students can use real popcorn - or cotton wool balls - to count them out and put them into the correct popcorn bucket. -Or, students can match the popcorn pieces with the different number variations on and match these into the correct popcorn buckets (0-10). These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Birthday Math Activity Counting Work Task Box for Special Education
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Birthday Math Activity Counting Work Task Box for Special Education

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Are you looking for hands-on and engaging work task boxes for your autism and special education students? Do you want your students to love working on their counting, color recognition and fine motor skills? Or are you looking for a sensory and hands-on activity to add to your math centers? If you say yes to any of those questions - this birthday math activity is the perfect addition to your task boxes. Your students will love working on their number, instruction, counting and fine motor skills with this hands-on and engaging task box activity. What’s Included? -Task cards with instructions from 0-20. -Task cards with instructions for color candles. How to Use -Students read - or be read - the instruction on the task card. -Students make a cake out of play dough in a cake case - or if you’re feeling brave - use real cupcakes! -Then, students use candles (we use real ones) and place them into the cake (fake or real) to match the instruction on the card. This could be by counting to a certain number or by color matching. Instructions -Print out the included task cards. -Laminate the task cards. -Provide your students with a cupcake (fake or real) and candles (fake or real). Your students will love working with this fun birthday math activity to work on their counting, number recognition, instruction and fine motor skills. This is also a great way for your students to work on understanding the connection between number and quantity as well as their color recognition skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Confetti Classroom Theme Decor Editable Pack
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Confetti Classroom Theme Decor Editable Pack

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Are you looking to transform your classroom into a confetti theme? If so, this confetti classroom decor bundle has almost everything you need! However if you think something extra should be included, please feel free to contact me. Most parts of this resource are editable, however there are a few that are not. If the part isn’t editable, it will state so below in the list of what is included. Editable parts of this resource come in Keynote and PowerPoint formats. Non-editable parts come as PDF files. For a more in-depth look at what the pages included look like, please click the preview option underneath the cover image of this resource to scroll through and get more a clear idea of what is included. This classroom decor pack includes the following: ♦ 2D Shapes ♦ 3D Shapes ♦ Alphabet Posters non-editable PDF ♦ Binder Covers and Spines ♦ Birthdays Posters ♦ Book Marks ♦ Calendar Squares ♦ Circle Labels bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils ♦ Class Jobs caboose, calendar helper, cleaner, door monitor, librarian, line leader, lunch monitor, messenger, pencil monitor, table wiper, teachers assistant, technician, attendance monitor, bathroom monitor, board cleaner, chair stacker, litter monitor, paper monitor, plant monitor, pledge leader, recycling monitor, substitute, sweeper, weather reporter, computer helper, first aid helper, sanitizer monitor, homework monitor, journal helper, vest helper, mat helper, messages helper, pet helper, bell ringer, sink helper, snack helper. ♦ Color / Colour Posters ♦ Days of the Week ♦ Folder Labels ♦ Groups and Leaders ♦ Hall Passes girls bathroom pass, boys bathroom pass, nurses pass, hall pass. ♦ Long Labels bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils ♦ Lower Case Bunting non-editable PDF ♦ Monthly Calendar - July 2019 to August 2020 and blanks. ♦ Months of the Year ♦ Name Plates Comes with alphabet - including highlighted vowels, left/right reminders and number line to 20. Also comes with handwriting lines - students can either handwrite their names onto the name tags or you can add them on ready to print.
Construction Vehicles Color Matching Task Box
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Construction Vehicles Color Matching Task Box

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Are you looking for a fun and hands-on activity to add to your preschool construction theme? Or are you looking for an engaging work task box to add to your math centers? If so, this color matching construction vehicle task box is the perfect addition to your classroom! Your students will love sorting the construction vehicles into the following colors; -Red -Blue -Yellow Students need to identify what color the construction vehicle is and then match this to the task card containing the same color splat. Your students will love working on their color recognition skills with these hands-on color matching task cards. I recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions -Print the task cards. -Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. -Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their color recognition skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Adapted Book Camping
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Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Adapted Book Camping

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Do your students struggle to answer wh questions? Are you looking for hands-on activities for your students to work on their wh questions and sentence building skills? If so, this camping themed wh question adapted book is perfect to use in your special education classroom or speech therapy sessions. Students read - or be read - the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the wh- question. Adapted books are a great way for students to work on a range of skills in an adapted, engaging and hands-on way. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of camping.
Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Adapted Book Beach
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Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Adapted Book Beach

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Are you looking for hands-on activities for your students to work on their wh questions and sentence building skills? If so, this beach themed wh question adapted book is perfect to use in your special education classroom or speech therapy sessions. Students read - or be read - the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the wh- question. Adapted books are a great way for students to work on a range of skills in an adapted, engaging and hands-on way. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of the beach.
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.
Autism Independent Work Tasks for March
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Autism Independent Work Tasks for March

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These independent work tasks are perfect to use throughout March with your special education students, pre-k or kindergarten students. Your students will love working on a range of different skills with these tasks that can be used independently. Each work task included fits into the photo storage boxes, making it easy for you to keep all of your months tasks together. There is a wide variety of task cards included in this pack and I recommend switching through them throughout the month to mix up your students skills and learnings. There is a mixture of Spring and St Patrick’s Day activities included in this pack. They include; Spring Rhyming Raindrops Spring Same or Different Spring Matching Halves Puzzles Spring Counting Task Cards Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Task Cards - Spring St Patrick’s Day 2D Shape Matching - 2 Levels St Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Skills Task Cards St Patrick’s Day Initial Letter/Sounds Task Cards St Patrick’s Day Letter Formation Task Cards Matching Upper and Lowercase Letters - St Patrick’s Day Find the Missing Word in the Sentence - St Patrick’s Day More or Less? St Patrick’s Day St Patrick’s Day Counting Task Cards St Patrick’s Day - What’s the Missing Number? Task Cards Ten Frame Task Cards - St Patrick’s Day Color Recognition Task Cards - Using Pom Poms Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Task Cards - St Patrick’s Day Your students will love working on these task bin activities independently, and having the chance to introduce some Spring and St Patrick’s Day fun into your learning.
Colour Matching, St Patrick's Day
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Colour Matching, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their color recognition skills (colour). Students need to identify what color the leprechaun is on each task card, and then match it to a choice of 2 color splats on the side of the task card. Each task card contains a different color leprechaun. The colors included are; Black Brown Blue Gray/Grey Green Pink Orange Purple Red Yellow White Your students will love working on their color recognition skills with these hands-on and engaging color matching task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. ** Instructions** Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their color recognition skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Wh Questions for Special Education, St Patrick's Day
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Wh Questions for Special Education, St Patrick's Day

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These wh question task cards are perfect to add some St Patrick’s fun into your speech therapy sessions. There are 18 different St Patrick’s Day themed task cards included in this pack. Each task card contains a wh- question on top and then 4 images underneath. Students need to answer the wh- question by pointing to the correct, corresponding image. The wh- questions are; Who? What? Where? Which? Your students will love working on their wh- question and answering skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Missing Words in a Sentence, St Patrick's Day
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Missing Words in a Sentence, St Patrick's Day

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Get your students working on their sentence skills with these engaging and hands-on missing word in a sentence task cards. These task cards are the perfect addition to your literacy centers and St Patrick’s Day activities. Students need to read the sentence on the task card and then work out which of the 3 options of missing words fits in the sentence. This is a great way for you to work on sentence structure and how to build appropriate sentences with your students. Your students will love working on their sentence skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. There are 20 different task cards included, and all come in the theme of St Patrick’s Day. Instructions Print all of the pages included. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their sentence skills, identifying the missing words in the sentences. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Letter Formation, St Patrick's Day
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Letter Formation, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their letter formation and recognition skills. The task cards included are for all letters of the alphabet from A to Z and includes both upper and lower case letters. Each task card contains letter formation for both the upper and lower case letter, along with 2 shamrocks to add some St Patrick’s Day fun to this activity. Your students will love working on their letter formation skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your literacy centers and provide your students with a dry wipe pen for them to form the letters of the alphabet. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
2D Shape Recognition, St Patrick's Day
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2D Shape Recognition, St Patrick's Day

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These St Patrick’s Day 2D shape activities are the perfect way for your students to work on their 2d shape recognition skills. These task cards are an engaging and hands-on addition to your math centers and will give your students plenty of opportunity to work on recognising different 2D shapes and match them to a different image of the 2D shape. These task cards come in 2 different levels; Level 1 - matching identical 2D shape images Level 2 - match basic shapes to St Patrick’s 2D shape images. Each task card contains a shamrock or coin in the form of different 2d shapes. There are 13 different task cards/2D shapes included in each level = a total of 26 different task cards for you to use in your math centers. Students can either use a dry wipe pen or clothing peg to select their answer out of 2 (level 1) or 3 (level 2) options. Instructions • Print out each of the task cards. • Cut out and laminate the individual task cards. • Place these in your math center and have your students use a dry wipe pen or clothing peg to select their answer. ** The 2D shapes included are;** Circle Heart Diamond Hexagon Octagon Parallelogram Oval Pentagon Rhombus Star Square Triangle Rectangle These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
St Patrick's Day Fine Motor Skill Task Cards
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St Patrick's Day Fine Motor Skill Task Cards

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These task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their fine motor skill task cards. There are 64 different task cards included, each one containing a different formation for students to work on their fine motor and pre-handwriting skills. Each task card contains a fine motor formation for your students to overwrite as well as a St. Patrick’s Day image. These task cards are best used when laminated. This way they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable. They will be a great addition to your literacy centers and St Patrick’s Day activities. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Wh Questions for Special Education and Speech Therapy
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Spring Wh Questions for Special Education and Speech Therapy

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These wh question task cards are perfect to add some Spring fun into your speech therapy sessions. There are 18 different spring themed task cards included in this pack. Each task card contains a wh- question on top and then 4 images underneath. Students need to answer the wh- question by pointing to the correct, corresponding image. The wh- questions are; Who? What? Where? Which? Your students will love working on their wh- question and answering skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Rhyming Activity
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Spring Rhyming Activity

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These task cards are a fun and engaging addition to your rhyming activities and centers. Students need to piece together the 2 pieces of the raindrop to match together the words/images that rhyme together. This is an engaging way for your students to work on their rhyming skills, as well as their fine motor skills. There are 10 different rhyming puzzles included in this pack. Your students will love working on their literacy skills with these puzzles. I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the pages included. Cut and laminate the pieces of the raindrops. Lay the pieces out for your students to put the raindrops together to match the rhyming words together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Puzzles, Matching Activity
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Spring Puzzles, Matching Activity

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their fine motor and attention to detail skills during Spring. Students need to look at the the different puzzle pieces, paying close attention to detail, and match the jigsaw halves together. When the halves are put together, they will form a Spring themed image. There are 20 different puzzles included in this pack and they will be a great addition to your Spring activities and centers. Your students will love working on their fine motor and attention skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed puzzles. I recommend laminating all of the puzzle pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the puzzle pieces. Cut the puzzles in half and laminate them. Lay them out for your students to piece the puzzle pieces together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Initial Letter Task Cards
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Spring Initial Letter Task Cards

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their initial sound and letter skills during Spring. Students need to look at the image on the task card and the word underneath, but with the initial letter missing. Students need to work out what the missing initial sound / letter is and choose this from 3 different options on the task card. There are 28 different task cards included in this pack, and these will be a great addition to your literacy centers. Your students will love working on their literacy skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. 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. Provide your students with dry wipe pens or clothing pegs for your students to select their answers. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Counting Task Cards
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Spring Counting Task Cards

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their number recognition and counting skills during Spring. Students need to count the different items on each of the task cards and then choose their answer out of 3 possible choices on the right hand side of the task card. Your students will love working on their counting skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. I recommend laminating all of the task cards included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. The task cards cover from 0-10. There are 33 different task cards included. ** Instructions** Print out the task cards. Cut and laminate the task cards. Provide your students with dry wipe pens or clothing pegs for your students to select their answers. There are 3 different types of counting task cards included; Count the spots on the bug Count the petals on the flower Count the eggs in the nest. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.