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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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
Intraverbal Fill-ins | File Folder
This resource includes 3 engaging boards designed to support intraverbal fill-in practice. Each board features 15 prompts that encourage students to complete simple sentences with the correct word. Perfect for building language skills, students will be prompted to fill in the blanks with words like "pencil," "fork," or "crayon." These boards are ideal for reinforcing vocabulary, sentence structure, and intraverbal responses. Great for both classroom and home use, this resource can be customized
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English Language Arts
Sort Same vs Different Items | File Folder
Sort Same vs Different Items ActivityThis engaging sorting activity helps students develop critical thinking and categorization skills by distinguishing between items that are the same and those that are different.
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What Can I Say? Politely Interrupting Conversations Boom Cards
Help learners practice choosing polite phrases to interrupt a conversation appropriately with these interactive Boom Cards™! This digital social skills activity includes real-life school, home, and community scenarios where learners must choose the best phrase to politely interrupt, ask for help, join a conversation, get someone’s attention, or communicate a need respectfully. Each card presents a short scenario and two response choices. Learners practice identifying the more appropriate phrase,
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For All Subjects
What Should They Do First? Prioritizing Real-Life Situations Boom Card
What Should They Do First? Prioritizing Real-Life Situations is an interactive social problem-solving Boom Card resource designed to help students practice choosing the best first step in everyday situations. This resource includes real-life scenario task cards that target prioritizing, decision-making, safety awareness, responsibility, urgency, and problem-solving. Each card presents a short relatable scenario and asks students to decide what the person should do first using 3 multiple-choic
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For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning
Visual Phrases Unisex Picture Icons
This resource includes 72 Unisex Picture Icons designed to support communication with phrases for a variety of classroom or therapeutic settings. Each icon measures 2" and is presented in a convenient grid format. Simply laminate the sheet and cut along the lines for easy use. These icons can be used to help students express themselves effectively and encourage communication skills. Included phrases:I want / I want that / I want those / I don't wantI don't knowI want to talk to youThank you / N
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Pronoun + Action Verb Sentence Match | File Folder
File Folder Activity: Pronoun + Action Verbs MatchingThis engaging activity is designed to help students practice identifying and matching pronouns (He, She, They) and action verbs to corresponding pictures. Students will read a sentence and choose the picture that best illustrates the pronoun and action described. It includes six different boards with various action verbs to reinforce vocabulary and comprehension skills. Example Sentences:She is eating.He is singing.They are pointing.Verbs Incl
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Community Workers: Who Questions | Boom Cards
Community Workers: Who Questions Designed to help students learn about various community workers and their roles in society with these simple who questions. 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. What are Boom Cards?Boom Cards are internet based, interactive activities that work great for distance learning! They are highly motivating, self paced, an
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Stranger Danger Social Story & Questions | Boom Cards
Stranger Danger Social Story & Questions - Boom CardsThis product contains an interactive social story designed to teach students about the dangers of strangers and how to stay safe. The story explains the concept of strangers and safe strangers, helping students understand the difference and know what actions to take in various situations. In addition to the social story, this deck includes 20 engaging questions that focus on: WH-questions (e.g., Who is a stranger? Where can you find a safe str
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Name the Category | File Folder
This resource features a set of 4 engaging file folder activities that use realistic pictures to support hands-on learning. With a total of 20 categories, this resource is perfect for helping students build vocabulary, categorize items, and strengthen their cognitive and language skills. Categories Included: fruits, colors, shapes, letters, wild animals, toys, transportation, vegetables, clothes, numbers, farm animal, tools, body parts, flowers, electronics, instruments, sea animals, utensils,
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Identify the Category (Real photos) | Boom Cards
This product contains 20 digital decks. These are perfect for Speech teletherapy/Speech telepractice. What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are internet based, interactive activities that work great for distance learning! They are highly motivating, self paced, and self grading. Accessing Your Boom Cards: With this purchase, you will download a PDF with a link to activate the Boom Cards. When you redeem your purchase, Boom Learning will ask you to create a free account if you do not al
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Animal Non Identical Matching Set | Boom Cards
This product contains 4 boom card set with each 12 digital decks. Students click the correct matched animal. These are perfect for Speech teletherapy/Speech telepractice. Animal Non Identical matching includes:Wildlife animals Sea animals Farm animals Pets What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are internet based, interactive activities that work great for distance learning! They are highly motivating, self paced, and self grading. Accessing Your Boom Cards: With this purchase, you will download
PreK - 1st
Science
Community Workers: Where Questions | Boom Cards
Community Workers: Where Questions Designed to help students learn about various community workers and their roles in society with these simple where questions. 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 connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps
K - 3rd
Spatial Concepts: Prepositions "Between" | Real pictures | Boom Cards
This product contains 25 decks targeting "between". These are perfect for Speech teletherapy/Speech telepractice. What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are internet based, interactive activities that work great for distance learning! They are highly motivating, self paced, and self grading. Accessing Your Boom Cards: With this purchase, you will download a PDF with a link to activate the Boom Cards. When you redeem your purchase, Boom Learning will ask you to create
K - 2nd
The Wheels On the Bus | File Folder
This interactive resource features a fun and engaging activity where students will fill in the corresponding picture card to complete the lyrics of the popular song, The Wheels on the Bus. With one board included, students will match picture cards to specific parts of the song, reinforcing vocabulary and helping with sentence structure. This activity promotes language development, listening skills, and visual recognition. It’s a great way to make learning through music both educational and enjo
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Classifying Animal's Habitat | Boom Cards
This product contains 30 digital decks. These are perfect for Speech teletherapy/Speech telepractice. What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are internet based, interactive activities that work great for distance learning! They are highly motivating, self paced, and self grading. Accessing Your Boom Cards: With this purchase, you will download a PDF with a link to activate the Boom Cards. When you redeem your purchase, Boom Learning will ask you to create a free account if you do not al
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Sort by Category | Real Pictures | Boom Cards
This product contains 20 categories. These are perfect for Speech teletherapy/Speech telepractice. Each deck includes 2 categories and 5 to sort under each: (audio included) Fruits & vegetables Sea animals & farm animals Transportation & tools Foods & drinks Clothes & toys Furniture & electronics Winter clothes & summer clothes Jewelry & footwear Zoo animals & pets Instruments & writing tools What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are internet based, interactive activi
1st - 5th
Body Part Questions | Complete the Sentence| Dark Skin Tone Pecs | File Folder
This resource includes four boards designed to help students practice identifying and naming body parts. Each board features a sentence that students will complete by matching the correct body card. The visuals used are dark skin tone, making this resource inclusive and relatable. Perfect for reinforcing body part vocabulary, this activity supports language development and comprehension. Example sentences: "I see with my ____.""I touch with my ____."This hands-on activity is ideal for building r
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Categories What Does Not Belong and Why | Boom Cards
This product contains 40 digital decks. Three sections to complete: (1) Select the item that does not belong, (2)select why it does not belong, and (3) select where the item belongs in. These are perfect for Speech teletherapy/Speech telepractice. What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are internet based, interactive activities that work great for distance learning! They are highly motivating, self paced, and self grading. Accessing Your Boom Cards: With this purchase, you will download
1st - 3rd
Body Part Questions | Complete the Sentence| Light Skin Tone Pecs | File Folder
This resource includes four boards designed to help students practice identifying and naming body parts. Each board features a sentence that students will complete by matching the correct body card. The visuals used are light skin tone, making this resource inclusive and relatable. Perfect for reinforcing body part vocabulary, this activity supports language development and comprehension. Example sentences: "I see with my ____.""I touch with my ____."This hands-on activity is ideal for building
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Experience
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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