Autism Elementary

Get your hands on this hit of a resource! This download contains a choice board for 12 different monthly thematic songs (8 songs per month) that students can request. These songs will help promote seasonal vocabulary in a motivating, engaging way! In addition to monthly thematic songs, this download contains... - a choice board for requesting different instruments (16 choices) - mini-activity schedule icons to create a schedule within a schedule - a social story to describe music group expecta

This contains both daily calendar activities AND visuals to practice personal information for students with special needs. This resource can be adapted for writers and non-writers for easy differentiation in your diverse classroom! Included in this resource: - review of classroom rules/behavior expectations -feelings check-in (color-coded visuals) -today is, yesterday was, tomorrow will be... - the month/year/ weather is... - i am a boy/girl - my eye color/ hair color is... - my height (in f

This is an adapted book designed to teach students to answer yes/no questions. The book contains symbolized text to support non-readers and emerging readers. Students respond to a yes/no question by selecting a picture and text icon containing the word yes or no and velcroing it to a blank space. There are real life pictures to accompany the text. There are 20 pages within the book. This book was designed for students with the autism spectrum in mind. Brought to you by autism elementary. ---

This is a visual task analysis for the steps needed in hand washing. It is intended to support students in gaining more independence in the hand washing process. Great for early childhood, special education, and occupational therapy!

This is an adapted book based on the ABLLS and VB-MAPP assessments that targets Listener Responding: Feature Function Class level 3 targets. Students will respond to questions by selecting an item from an array of 9 picture cards containing similar stimuli (e.g. colors, shapes) for 45 different questions. Students can either listen to a teacher read the questions out loud before selecting their answers, or students who are readers can complete this book independently. If your learners are not ye

If you are reading this, THANK YOU! Thank you for recognizing the importance in potty training students with special needs. While the work is not easy, it is incredibly important and I have created this comprehensive and detailed resource to guide you the entire step of the way. I have also included my personal email in this download should you wish to consult with me if you are running into any roadblocks or barriers along the way. In this download you will find: - multiple data sheets for tr

Let's provide our students and families with tools that will promote structure, predictability, increased independence, and opportunities to communicate choices. This download contains over 200 visuals to support individuals with special needs in both home and community settings! Included you will find thorough instructions for implementation of various types of visual schedules and choice boards. - 63 icons for home-based activities involving hygiene, daily routines, leisure/play, and chores

*5 different options to choose from for multiple levels of learners!* Many of my students are non-verbal or have limited verbal ability so they cannot express through their words to their parents what they did at school. This quick journal provides them with an opportunity to give their parents a snapshot of their school day. I also use it as an opportunity for students to reflect on their behavior choices in school- highlighting their positive choices and what they can improve on. Visual images

Since answering "wh” questions can be tricky for students with communication difficulties (ex. where do you sleep?), I developed differentiated activities for students to identify Feature, Function, Class (FFC) objectives by filling in phrases (ex. you sleep in a...). Depending on student ability, present students with an array of three to six picture/vocabulary cards to select their answer choices. Level 1 students (green template) are students who benefit from errorless learning and are workin

Do you ever grow tired of hearing, "how many do I have left?!" Do you have students who benefit from knowing exactly how many tasks they are expected to complete before earning a reinforcer? Enter the wait strip. Here you will find four different options for wait strips that can be individualized to your students needs. I have also included reinforcer icons of 16 common reinforcers. This is a great alternative to token economy systems and can be easily individualized for specific tasks or acti

This download contains three different leveled task cards for learning to identify CVC words, identify beginning consonant sounds, and writing CVC words. With 45 pages and 84 task cards included, this download is sure to suit your diverse little learners! Directions: Print and laminate all pages. Cut out the two cards on each page. The first set of cards is designed to have students clip (using a clothespin) or circle (using dry erase marker) the correct spelling of the CVC word printed in the

This download contains differentiated, multi-level fluency sorts for students with special needs. Teaching fluency is essential because it promotes speedy and accurate responses of mastered skills. This mega-pack of fluency sorts will teach your children to quickly sort common items based on their features, functions, and categories. The sorts also target skills such as sorting across multiple examples to promote skill generalization and discriminating amongst similar-stimuli items. Each sorting

Enjoy this freebie to use with your squirmy wormies! Three pages of calming stretch poses to use as a visual model when doing yoga in the classroom. Great to use as a quick brain break for early childhood, early intervention or special education students! Brought to you by autism elementary!

Do you have students who are emerging readers but seem to be lacking in the comprehension department? Teach your students to build fluency AND comprehension with this adapted book designed for learners who typically struggle with "WH" questions. This book allows students to read simple sentences that emphasize learning pronouns and action words and demonstrate comprehension of text by matching a photo from a field of three choices that describes the picture. Better yet, the photo choices contain

This is a visual task analysis to assist students with special needs in following the steps needed to complete their daily entry routines. Visuals help to promote independence while decreasing verbal prompts needed to complete a task. ***If your entry routine looks different and you would like a custom product, please purchase this one and send me a message and I will create a CUSTOM one to meet your needs!***

This is an adapted book to target the skill of filling in the name of an object when given an object's feature. This skill is pulled from the ABLLS assessment (H17). Students will select answer choices from a field of four picture card icons with text. This adapted book builds language skills, reading fluency, and recognition of common sight words. Great for special education, early intervention, ABA therapy, or speech therapy! To assemble, print all pages. You will need to print 16 copies of

Bumblebee, Bumblebee what do you see? This thematic adapted book mirrors the beloved Eric Carl stories and teaches students to identify what color and what object for spring vocabulary words. It's a great resource for teaching high frequency words to emerging readers and is accessible to students who are not yet able to answer "what" questions without the use of visual supports. All instructions for assembling this book included in download! Let's be pals! Follow @autismelementary on Instagra

This communication log was designed in checklist format for efficient home-school communication. Use in your special education classroom to correspond with parents on a daily basis. Brought to you by Autism Elementary!

This is a prep-free download to support your special education classroom in attending a Community outing to a pumpkin patch! Here's what's included: Lesson Plan Two versions of a parent letter Social story Visuals to support during the outing Differentiated journals for students to complete after the outing Visuals for a post-activity (decorating pumpkins)

This visual is designed as a support to address attention-seeking behaviors. Time out's can be a meaningful intervention to reduce attention-seeking behaviors. To assemble, print and laminate both pages. Cut out the "time out" strips into three. Back with hard velcro and place three pieces of soft velcro on the green template. Each time a student engages in an unexpected behavior, reference the visual and place a strip on. Be sure to provide language for the EXPECTED choice as a proactive strate