Looking for hands-on, fall-themed activities that actually work for your special education students?
This Fall Leaves Unit is designed specifically for self-contained, resource, and alternate standards classrooms, offering engaging and accessible ways to target IEP goals while celebrating the season.

With adapted books, file folders, matching tasks, and Thanksgiving-themed visuals, this resource keeps students learning through routines and repetition—all with built-in supports like visuals and errorless formats.

What’s Included:

• ✅ Fall Leaves Adapted Book
  
  • Visual choices and comprehension questions
    
  • Perfect for group read-alouds or independent work
    

• ✅ File Folder Activities
  
  • Sorting, matching, and classification tasks
    
  • Real photos and seasonal clipart to build vocabulary
    

• ✅ Task Cards
  
  • Great for centers, task boxes, or warm-ups
    
  • Reinforce leaf identification, colors, and comparisons
    

• ✅ Thanksgiving-Themed Bonus Content
  
  • Easy-to-prep literacy and fine motor tasks
    
  • Options for both verbal and nonverbal learners
    

Why SPED Teachers Love This Resource:

• Aligned to alternate standards and functional academic goals
  
• Uses seasonal themes to support engagement and routine building
  
• Built for learners with autism, intellectual disabilities, or language delays
  
• Great for morning work, centers, small group instruction, or IEP data collection
  
• No-prep and easy to reuse every fall season!
  

Ideal For:

• SPED teachers looking for fall and Thanksgiving-themed instruction
  
• Classrooms using visuals, task boxes, or communication supports
  
• Educators supporting learners on alternate curriculum or AAS standards
  
• Teachers needing low-prep, skill-based instruction with a seasonal twist
  

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