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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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Life Skills Daily Routine: 3-Step Functional Sequence
Life Skills Daily Routine: 3-Step Functional SequenceThis interactive and comprehensive life skills resource is designed for learners to develop practical, daily living skills through a three-step functional sequence. Each skill is broken down into manageable steps, encouraging independence and confidence in completing everyday tasks. Perfect for classroom or home use, these tasks focus on essential routines, helping students practice self-care, household chores, and functional independence. T
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Banging My Head Is Not Okay: A Social Story
This story is designed to help students understand the importance of expressing emotions in a safe and healthy way, rather than resorting to harmful behaviors like head-banging when they feel upset, frustrated, or angry. This story uses simple language and relatable scenarios to explain why head-banging can hurt both physically and emotionally, and encourages students to use their words to express their feelings instead. It offers copying skills, such as taking deep breaths, asking for help, or
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Social Emotional Learning
How Do They Feel? Emotion Scenarios Level 2 | Social Emotional Boom Cards
How Do They Feel? Social Emotional Scenarios | Level 2: Emotion Word + Picture Match Boom CardsHelp students practice identifying emotions in real-life social situations with this interactive Boom Cards™ deck! In this Level 2 set, students read a short relatable scenario, choose how the person feels from emotion word choices, and then match the feeling to the correct emotion picture. This deck gives students extra practice using context clues, facial expressions, body language, and social-emot
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For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning
Shower Routine Visual: How To Wash Hair (Light Skin Visual Icons)
This easy-to-follow visual chart is designed to teach the important steps of washing hair. It features simple and clear illustrations and breaks down into 11 steps of the hair-washing process.
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Making Good Choices at School: A Social Story | Behavior & Coping Skills
Help students learn how to make safe, respectful, and independent choices at school with this engaging social story! “Making Good Choices at School” teaches learners that they do not have to copy the unsafe or disruptive behaviors of others. Using simple language, realistic visuals, and supportive examples, this social story helps students build emotional awareness, self-control, and positive decision-making skills in a school setting. This resource is designed to support students who may strugg
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For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning
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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When I Have A Nosebleed: A Social Story
In this story, learners learn about what happens when they get a nosebleed and how to take care of themselves. The story explains that nosebleeds can happen for many reasons, such as dry air, having a cold, or blowing the nose too hard. It highlights the importance of not picking the nose to avoid germs, and how to clean up a nosebleed by washing the face and wiping away the blood. If the bleeding doesn’t stop, the story reassures children that they can ask for help from a parent, teacher, or do
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Health
Ice Cream Patterns | AB, ABC, AAB, ABB, AABB Patterns | Boom Cards
Make learning patterns sweet and fun with this ice cream-themed Boom Card deck! Students will practice completing patterns in a playful, engaging way using colorful ice cream scoops. This digital resource covers five pattern types: AB ABC AAB ABB AABB Skills Practiced: Pattern recognition Predicting sequences Visual discrimination Foundational math skills The deck is fully interactive, and no printing or prep work is required. Just log in to Boom Learning and start using it right away! Upon Pur
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Math
Category Task Cards Set | Name The Category & What Does Not Belong
This packet includes two sets of fun and interactive card activities designed to boost categorization and critical thinking skills. 1. 80 "Name the Category" Cards: Each card presents three items and students are prompted to identify the category they all belong to. Example: A strawberry, banana, and grapes are ________. 2. 80 "What Doesn’t Belong" Cards: Each card features a group of four items, where one doesn’t fit with the others. Students are tasked with identifying which item is out of p
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Reading
Shower Routine Visual: How To Wash Hair (Dark Skin Visual Icons)
This easy-to-follow visual chart is designed to teach the important steps of washing hair. It features simple and clear illustrations and breaks down into 11 steps of the hair-washing process.
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Sea Animal Patterns | AB, ABC, AAB, ABB, AABB | Boom Cards
Dive into a fun learning adventure with this interactive Boom Cards deck, featuring sea animals. Designed to help students practice pattern recognition, this deck includes a variety of patterns such as AB, ABC, AAB, ABB, and AABB. Students will work to identify and extend the patterns, strengthening their cognitive and math skills in an enjoyable, hands-on way. Upon Purchase:When you purchase this product, you will receive a PDF with a link that will take you directly to the BOOM Learning si
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Math
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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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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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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How to Play Simon Says – A Fun and Easy-to-Understand Social Story
"How to Play Simon Says"This story will teach learners how to play the classic game of "Simon Says." Students will practice their listening skills, and experience the excitement of the game. The story explains how the game works and how to win, making it a great tool for introducing new students to this fun activity!
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Snowman Visual Discrimination Matching | What Is Snowman Wearing | File Folder
Snowman Visual Discrimination Matching ActivityThis fun and engaging visual discrimination activity includes 3 boards where students are asked to match the correct snowman with each sentence. The activity helps improve attention to detail and enhances cognitive skills. How it works:Each board features a different snowman with distinct accessories. Students will read each sentence and choose the snowman that fits the description. The sentences are: Snowman wears pink earmuffs.Snowman wears red sc
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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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