About the store
Welcome to Applied Behavior Essentials!
I’m Melissa, the creator behind this shop. As a behavioral therapist with experience supporting children on the autism spectrum, I understand how important it is to have resources that are clear, engaging, and easy to use in everyday settings.
My goal is to create practical materials that support learning, communication, social skills, emotional regulation, and independence. Many of my resources include visual supports, social stories, task cards, activities, and structured teaching tools designed to make learning more approachable and meaningful for different learners.
At Applied Behavior Essentials, I focus on creating resources that are both effective and realistic for educators, therapists, and parents to use. I believe learning should feel supportive, encouraging, and accessible while recognizing each child’s individual strengths and needs.
Thank you for visiting my shop! I hope these resources help support your learners and make teaching a little easier along the way.
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Inappropiate Behaviors Visual Icons | Editable
This resource includes 60 picture symbols designed to represent a variety of inappropriate behaviors that may occur in educational or therapeutic settings. The icons are displayed in a grid format across three pages, with 20 icons per page, each with a size of 2 inches. These visual symbols provide clear and accessible representations of specific behaviors that are commonly addressed in behavior management strategies. Also available in an easy-to-edit format, allowing you to tailor it to your s
K - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Inferring Emotions: Identify & Explain Why | Boom Cards
Help your students build emotional awareness and empathy with this engaging Boom Card set focused on identifying and understanding emotions. Using real-life photos, students will practice recognizing happy, sad, and angry facial In each deck: View a photo of a person showing an emotion Identify how the person is feeling (happy, sad, or angry) Answer a follow-up question about why the person might feel that wayThese decks are a great tool for building emotional awareness, promoting empathy,
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Functional Fill-ins Intraverbals | Boom Cards
Boost your students' language skills with this engaging Intraverbal Fill-Ins (Functions) resource! Helps students practice intraverbal language skills by completing common functional phrases related to daily routines. Students are prompted to fill in the missing word to complete each sentence, supporting both speech and language development. Upon Purchase:When you purchase this product, you will receive a PDF with a link that will take you directly to the BOOM Learning site, where the task cards
K - 4th
For All Subjects
Problem Solving Social Scenarios | Problems & Solutions| Boom Cards
Each scenario features a photo depicting a problem and its corresponding solution. Students will examine the image and identify both the problem and the solution based on the visual cues provided. These interactive decks are perfect for developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. They encourage students to analyze situations, understand cause-and-effect relationships, and apply solutions to everyday challenges. Ideal for promoting social-emotional learning and improving decision-mak
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For All Subjects
Emotion Flashcards - Real pictures of Males & Females All Ages
Encourage language development, communication, and conversation with these engaging emotion flashcards! Perfect for helping children identify and express their feelings, these cards feature vibrant, high-quality photos that represent five key emotions: Happy, Sad, Angry, Shocked, and Tired. Features:80 photo cards (approx. 5”H x 3 3/4”W each)Depicting a diverse range of males and females of all agesEach page contains 4 images for easy printing, laminating, and cuttingIdeal for sparking meaningfu
K - 5th
Vocabulary
Social Inferencing: Perspective Taking | What Are They Thinking? | Boom Cards
This resource focuses on helping students develop perspective-taking skills. Through a series of engaging photos, students are prompted to identify what the person in the image might be thinking based on their expression, posture, and the situation. This activity promotes empathy and social awareness by encouraging students to put themselves in others' shoes and understand different points of view. It's a valuable tool for enhancing emotional intelligence, improving critical thinking, and helpin
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For All Subjects
What Does It Mean When a Living Thing Dies? : A Social Story
What Does It Mean When a Living Thing Dies? is a gentle social story designed to help learners understand death using simple language, real-life images, and supportive explanations. This resource explains that living things include people, animals, and plants. It teaches that when a living thing dies, its body stops working and cannot start again. The story also helps learners understand that being sick, hurt, sad, scared, or crying does not mean someone is dying. This social story is written i
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For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning
The Three Little Pigs Adapted Question Book & Sequence Set
Help your students understand the story of the Three Little Pigs with this product! Features: * Question adapted book: Student or adult read the sentences on each page. The student answers the question and chooses the correct picture from the choices provided. Sentences are broken down for easy understanding. Example: "The first pig built a house of straws". Question: What did the first pig build? "The wolf huffed and puffed
K - 3rd
Reading
I Keep My Private Parts Private : A Social Story
I Keep My Private Parts Private – Social Story for BoysThis social story helps boys learn appropriate body boundaries and understand that private parts are personal and should be kept private. The story uses clear, concrete language and positive guidance to teach when and where it is appropriate to touch private parts, and why touching private parts in public is not okay. This social story teaches: What private parts areThat some parts of the body are only meant for the individual to seeWhy touc
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Expressive Picture Cards for Vocabulary Building (Real Photos) | Boom Cards
This Boom Card set includes 165 digital expressive picture cards, providing versatile opportunities for students to practice and develop key language skills. These decks can be used in a variety of ways to help students work on labeling, categorizing, answering WH questions, yes/no questions, and much more! The set includes 8 categories and 1 mixed card deck for a comprehensive review: ColorsPlacesAnimalsFoodsEveryday ItemsEmotions/FeelingsOccupationsAction VerbsMixed CardsWith real photos to en
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For All Subjects
Receptive Picture Cards for Vocabulary Building (Real Photos) | Boom Cards
This Boom Card set features 169 engaging digital decks with receptive picture cards, providing an interactive way to explore and learn various concepts. The decks are organized into 8 categories: colors, foods, occupations, places, everyday items, verbs, animals, and feelings, with an additional mixed category that combines all topics for a comprehensive review. Each deck displays a set of 4 picture cards, encouraging students to identify and match pictures to words. The activity challenges reco
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My Personal Space : A Social Story
My Personal Space – Social Story This social story helps students understand what personal space is and how being too close can affect others. Using simple, clear language, learners are shown what personal space looks like in everyday situations. What’s Included A social story with simple, direct language Clear visual examples of Having personal space Being too close to others Everyday scenarios (line, table, hallway, conversation) Positive, supportive ending that reinforces appropriate behavi
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For All Subjects, Speaking & Listening
Celebrating My Birthday: A Social Story
Celebrating My Birthday is a story that explains what birthdays are, why we celebrate them, and the many different ways a birthday can be special! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, early elementary, or special education settings, this story supports emotional development and social understanding while promoting self-love and inclusion. Whether birthdays are big, quiet, filled with cake, or celebrated in a unique way, this story reassures every child that their birthday is important. What’s
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Matching and Tracing Shapes
This freebie is designed to help your students review the different types of shapes. Included in this packet are twelve shapes printed in black/white and in color. The colored worksheet includes two identical colored shapes to help students practice discriminating between color and shape. It also includes a tracing worksheet to practice motor skills. Customer Tips:Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies, and product launches. Look for the green star next to my store logo and
PreK - 2nd
Math
Color + Animal: What Do You See? | Boom Cards
This interactive Boom Card deck helps students build sentence structure, color recognition, and animal vocabulary using real-life photos. Each card shows a picture and prompts students to complete the sentence: “What do you see? I see a (color) (animal).” Upon Purchase:When you purchase this product, you will receive a PDF with a link that will take you directly to the BOOM Learning site, where the task cards are hosted and ready for use. About Boom CardsTo use Boom Cards, you must be conn
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Match Vehicle To Its Place | Boom Cards
Make learning fun and interactive with this engaging vehicle sorting activity! This Boom Card deck helps students identify different modes of transportation and sort them based on where they belong: sky, land, or water. It's a great way to build vocabulary, critical thinking, and classification skills in a digital format. Students will look at a picture of a vehicle (e.g., airplane, car, submarine) and drag it to the correct category. Upon Purchase:When you purchase this product, you will re
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Cupcake Order Following Directions: Check if the Order is Correct | Boom Cards
Cupcake Order Following Directions: Check if the Order is Correct - Boom CardsThis resource includes an engaging activity where students will review a sequence of cupcake orders and determine if they are arranged correctly. This deck is perfect for developing skills in sequencing, attention to detail, and problem-solving. It provides a fun and interactive way for students to practice following directions and checking their work. Upon Purchase:When you purchase this product, you will receive a
K - 2nd, Adult Education, Higher Education
Math
Pronouns + Action Verb | Match Sentence to Picture | Boom Cards
This engaging Boom Card deck helps students practice matching sentences with pronouns and action verbs to the correct pictures. Great For: Pronoun practice Verb recognition Reading comprehension Speech therapy and ESL Special education and early learnersUpon Purchase:When you purchase this product, you will receive a PDF with a link that will take you directly to the BOOM Learning site, where the task cards are hosted and ready for use. What are Boom Cards?Boom Cards are internet b
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Body Parts: Real Photo Flashcards (with and without labels)
Introduce students to the human body with these 36 Real Photo Flashcards, designed to teach easily identified parts of the body in a clear and engaging way. Each flashcard features a real-life image of a body part, printed with both labeled and unlabeled versions for versatile learning opportunities. Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, therapy, and early learning environments, these flashcards help children recognize and name essential body parts, while improving vocabulary and understandin
K - 12th, Adult Education
Science, Vocabulary
Donut Pattern Match | Pattern Recognition and Matching | Boom Cards
Sweeten up your pattern practice with this donut-themed Boom Card deck! In this interactive activity, students will look at a donut pattern and match it exactly in the correct order using drag-and-drop pieces. This deck focuses on visual pattern recognition and sequencing skills—students aren’t just completing a pattern, they’re matching the full pattern exactly as shown. Skills Practiced: Pattern recognition Visual matching Sequencing Fine motor (drag-and-drop) Let your students have fun
PreK - 5th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Math
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Welcome to Applied Behavior Essentials!
I’m Melissa, the creator behind this shop. As a behavioral therapist with experience supporting children on the autism spectrum, I understand how important it is to have resources that are clear, engaging, and easy to use in everyday settings.
My goal is to create practical materials that support learning, communication, social skills, emotional regulation, and independence. Many of my resources include visual supports, social stories, task cards, activities, and structured teaching tools designed to make learning more approachable and meaningful for different learners.
At Applied Behavior Essentials, I focus on creating resources that are both effective and realistic for educators, therapists, and parents to use. I believe learning should feel supportive, encouraging, and accessible while recognizing each child’s individual strengths and needs.
Thank you for visiting my shop! I hope these resources help support your learners and make teaching a little easier along the way.
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