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Welcome to Teaching Autism! Here you will find engaging, hands-on and differentiated activities that are used by thousands of students all around the world. From task boxes to adapted books and binders.. You’ll find resources that I’ve successfully used in over 10 years of my career.
Hi! I'm Nikki, an autism specialist with over 10 years of experience working with students aged 3-19. My passion for creating hands-on and engaging resources, as well as providing support to other educators all around the world is what led me to create 'Teaching Autism.'
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Spring WH Questions for Speech Therapy | Spring Picture Scenes
Are you looking for engaging Spring WH questions for speech therapy that keep your students motivated and excited to learn? This Spring WH Questions resource is the perfect way to bring seasonal fun into your speech therapy sessions while targeting essential language and comprehension skills. With 10 different spring-themed picture scenes, this pack gives you structured, visually supported WH question practice that works beautifully in speech therapy, autism classrooms, early intervention, and
PreK - 1st
Other (ELA), Vocabulary
Spring Yes or No Questions | Boom Cards for Special Education Distance Learning
Do your students need to work on their yes or no question skills? Are you looking for online resources to use with your special education students? Do your students love to use Boom cards? If so, this Spring themed yes or no Boom deck is perfect to use for distance learning.How to UseEach page of the Boom deck contains a question, and image and 2 possible answers.Students read - or be read - the question, "Is this a butterfly?"Then, students look at the image.They then need to decide if t
PreK - 1st
Also included in: Yes or No Boom Cards Bundle for Speech Therapy & Special Education
Free Flower Counting to 20 Task Box | Threading Fine Motor Activities
Do your students need to work on their counting, number recognition and fine motor skills? Are you looking for engaging flower / garden theme activities to use with your students? If so, these counting beads on the pipe cleaner flower are perfect to use as one of your fine motor and math centers. What's Included?Task box cover.Flowers from 1-20.InstructionsPrint out all of the pages.Attach the flower number heads to the top of a green pipe cleaner. Give students beads to thread onto the pipe c
PreK - K
Math
Also included in: Flower Task Boxes for Special Education | Bundle of Task Boxes
Free Insects Emergent Reader | Bugs & Insects Early Reading Booklet
Looking for a simple, engaging insect themed emergent reader to add to your literacy centers? This FREE Insects Emergent Reader is a low prep booklet designed to help early learners build reading confidence, vocabulary, and fine motor skills while learning about different insects. Perfect for bugs and insects units, this emergent reader provides predictable text and clear visuals, making it ideal for early readers and Special Education students. What's Included?A 13 page booklet focusing on
PreK - K
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
Spring Adapted Books for Special Education And Autism
These Spring adapted books are perfect for special education and autism students. With a range of levels included, watch your students continuously progress with their vocabulary, language and sentence building skills.There are 17 different adapted books included in this pack, and all are linked to the theme of Spring. The books come in different levels to differentiate between students abilities and to help them progress through levels as they progress with their sentence building skills.
K - 1st
Speech Therapy Boom Cards Spring Wh- Questions | Distance Learning
Are you looking for online, digital resources to use with your special education and speech therapy students for distance learning? Do your students need to work on their wh- question and answering skills? If so, this ' Spring' themed wh- question Boom deck is perfect for you to use with your students. These cards are all based on the season spring.How to UseEach page/card in the Boom deck contains a sentence, image, question and an empty box for an answer. There are 3 symbols to choose from
PreK - 1st
Parts of a Flower Adapted Book for Special Education | Flower Activities
This parts of a flower adapted book is perfect to use with your special education students. Are you looking for hands-on and engaging resources for your flower theme activities? Do your students need to work on their symbol recognition skills? Are you looking for a way for your students to work on identifying and naming parts of a flower? If so, this adapted book is perfect for you! Looking for an interactive and engaging resource for your students? Look no further than my collection of adapt
PreK - 1st
Science
Insect Play Dough Mats | Bugs and Insects Theme Activities
Do your students need to work on their fine motor and vocabulary skills? Are you looking for engaging resources to add to your bugs and insects activities? If so, these play dough mats are the perfect addition to your bugs and insect theme activities. What's Included?8 insect theme play dough mats.InstructionsPrint out the play dough mats.Laminate each of the play dough mats.Students need to use play dough to create different types of insects/images.Provide students with a dry-wipe pen to ov
PreK - 1st
Vocabulary
March Sequencing Stories with Pictures
Do your students need to work on their story sequencing skills? Are you looking for some hands-on and engaging activities to use throughout March with your students? If so, these sequencing stories with pictures puzzles are perfect for you to use. With 7 different sequencing jigsaws included, your students will love these activities. Students read the short story then use the information that they have read to figure out which order to place the image into the jigsaw. All the jigsaws come
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
2D Shape Sorting Spring Activities
Make 2D shapes fun and engaging with these spring sorting task cards. With 8 different task cards included, this working task box is the perfect addition to your spring and math centers. The 2D shapes included are; CircleDiamondHexagonOvalPentagonRectangleSquareTriangleInstructionsPrint out the included task cards and shape images.Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards and shape images.Store in a photo storage box or pocket.How to UseStudents match the shape images onto the diffe
PreK - K
Geometry, Math
Animal Babies and Parents Matching
Teach your students all about different animals with this adorable animal babies and parents matching activity. These puzzles are a great way for students to learn about animals and how they look as both babies and adults. Each puzzle comes with 2 pieces. Students need to match the baby animal to the parent animal to complete the puzzles. The puzzles contain photographs of the animals. This is a great way for students to be able to link this activity to real life experiences. The anima
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Science
Ladybug Rhyming Words Task Box | Insect Task Box
Do your students need to work on identifying and matching rhyming words together? If so, this ladybug rhyming matching task box is the perfect addition to your literacy centers. How to UsePrint out all of the included pages.Cut out and laminate each of the individual leaves and ladybugs.Students need to match the ladybug to the leaf to match together the two rhyming words.What's Included?Cover for task box.54 rhyming activities.These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making
PreK - 1st
Vocabulary
Also included in: Bugs & Insects Task Boxes for Special Education | Autism Work Tasks
Initial Sound Flower Matching Task Box for Special Education
Do your students need to work on their initial sound matching skills? Are you looking for engaging flower / garden theme activities to use with your students? If so, this build a flower initial sound matching task box is perfect to use with your students. What's Included?Task box cover.Flowers with A-Z on them.5 matching petals for each letter of the alphabet.InstructionsPrint out all of the pages.Cut out and laminate the flowers and petals.Students need to look at the image on the petal, ident
PreK - K
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Flower Task Boxes for Special Education | Bundle of Task Boxes
Measuring with Snap Cubes Task Box Flower Measurement Activity Special Education
Are your students learning to measure using non-standard units? Looking for a hands-on, engaging spring or flower-themed math activity?This Measuring with Snap Cubes Task Box is perfect for helping students practice measurement, counting, and comparison skills in a fun, interactive way. Designed for special education, this activity supports fine motor skills, visual learning, and independent work. What Students Will Do Students will: Use snap cubes to measure each image Count how many cub
PreK - K
Math, Measurement, Numbers
Also included in: Flower Task Boxes for Special Education | Bundle of Task Boxes
April Fine Motor Journal Worksheets | April Morning Work
Get ready for April with this fine motor journal. With 24 worksheets included, your students will have plenty of opportunities to work on their fine motor skills throughout April. How to UseThis journal can be completed by individual worksheets or as a bound journal. Students need to follow the instructions on each worksheet to complete the fine motor tasks. What's Included?Journal cover.24 fine motor skill worksheets.As this is an April themed fine motor journal, it is themed around spring.
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts
Preposition Task Cards Spring Activities
These task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their preposition skills. There are 8 different task cards included, each one containing a different preposition for students to work on. Students need to look at the image, identify where the rabbit is and then match the symbol to the task card. This is a great opportunity to work on symbol recognition skills with your students. These task cards are best used when laminated. This way they will be stronger, longer
PreK - K
May Sequencing Stories with Pictures
Do your students need to work on their reading, understanding and sequencing skills? Are you looking for some hands-on sequencing stories with pictures to use throughout May with your students? If so, these sequencing story puzzles are perfect for you to use. With 7 different sequencing jigsaws included, your students will love these activities. Students read the short story then use the information that they have read to figure out which order to place the image into the jigsaw. All the
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
Insect Habitat Matching Task Box | Bugs and Insects Activities
Do your students need to work on their insect habitat skills? Are you looking for engaging bugs and insect science activities to use with your students? If so, this insect habitat matching task box is perfect to use as one of your centers. What's Included?Task box cover.6 habitat matching activities.InstructionsPrint out all of the included pages.Cut out and laminate each of the individual cards and insect images.Students match the image to the habitat.Click below to find:Task Box Activities f
PreK - K
Science
Also included in: Bugs & Insects Task Boxes for Special Education | Autism Work Tasks
Wh Questions Boom Cards Speech Therapy Spring Scenes | Distance Learning
Are you looking for Boom cards to use in your speech therapy sessions with your students? Do your students need to work on their wh- question skills? Are you looking for a digital resource to use for distance learning with your special education and speech therapy students? If so, this wh- question Spring scenes Boom Learning deck is perfect for you to use! These cards are all based on Spring scenes.How to UseEach page/card in the Boom deck contains a scene and a question.Students read - or
PreK - 1st
Also included in: Wh Questions Speech Therapy Boom Cards | Distance Learning
Butterfly Life Cycle WH Questions Task Cards | Autism Visuals Science Activities
Looking for a hands-on, engaging way to teach WH questions while exploring the butterfly life cycle? These Butterfly Life Cycle WH Question Task Cards are perfect for helping students build understanding, communication, and sequencing skills using clear visuals and structured support. Students will read (or be read) the WH question, look closely at the image, and choose the correct answer from visual options. This makes it ideal for learners who benefit from visual supports, repetition, and p
PreK - K
Other (Science), Reading, Vocabulary
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Welcome to Teaching Autism! Here you will find engaging, hands-on and differentiated activities that are used by thousands of students all around the world. From task boxes to adapted books and binders.. You’ll find resources that I’ve successfully used in over 10 years of my career.
Hi! I'm Nikki, an autism specialist with over 10 years of experience working with students aged 3-19. My passion for creating hands-on and engaging resources, as well as providing support to other educators all around the world is what led me to create 'Teaching Autism.'
Teaching style
Nikki has always been passionate about creating engaging, student-led learning opportunities that foster independence and confidence. Her focus is on helping each student reach their full potential in ways that align with their individual strengths, abilities, and needs.
A strong believer in "less stress, more success," Nikki founded Teaching Autism to share high-quality, ready-to-use resources designed to support educators while easing the day-to-day pressure.
Her creative and innovative teaching approach has earned her a stellar reputation with schools around the world. From hosting a pretend wedding in a real wedding venue to transforming classrooms into monthly crime scenes, Nikki brings a unique, imaginative twist to learning - making lessons not only educational, but truly unforgettable.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I’m proud to have been recognized for my dedication to the autism community and the work I do through Teaching Autism. I was honored to be a runner-up for an Autism Heroes Award in recognition of my commitment to supporting autistic students.
My website, TeachingAutism.co.uk, was named the #1 Best UK Autism Blog in 2018, and in 2019, Teaching Autism was a runner-up for the Online Social Network Award. That same year, I was also voted the 21st Best Autism Blog on the internet.
My own education history
On top of my educational qualifications, I have also received training in; Play, Sensology, Autism, What is Autism?, PECS, Google Classroom, First Aid, Epilepsy, Fire Safety, CPI, MAPA, Literacy, Numeracy, ICT, SEN: Autism, SEN: Behaviour, Non-Verbal Literacy, Non-Verbal Math, Rights Respecting Schools, Sensory Integration, Makaton, Food Hygiene, Numicon, Read Write Inc., Language Link, Manual Handling, Infant Links, Making Maths Fun, SIMS, Behaviour Watch, BookCreator, iPad, Touch Trust, Music Therapy, Sensology, Social Eyes, Early Intervention Behaviour Management for Teachers, Safeguarding, ELKLAN taster, SCERTS, ABA, Understanding Autism, along with attending regular conferences.
Additional biographical information
I share my knowledge, experience and training with the world through my;
- Blog; https://teachingautism.co.uk
- Podcast; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/podcasts/teaching-autism-and-special-education-by-nikki
- Online Training Course for Autism and Special Education Teachers; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/autism-classroom-training
- Monthly VIP Membership; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/monthly-membership-sales-page
- Task Box Library https://www.learningwithnikki.com/the-task-box-library
You can also view videos of my resources in action at my Youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8jqVhrHKB3zMAlzOQSnnyA/videos?view_as=subscriber
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