Increasing Independence

This packet is intended to address the different types of relationships we have in our lives following the circles of intimacy framework. Relationships included are family, friends, co-workers, boyfriend, girlfriend, acquaintances, and co-workers Packet is color coded to assist with virtual learning for our non-verbal learners. Do you have a student/client that is working on learning about the different types of relationships and how to "place" people in their life in their appropriate circle in

Create an individualized game board with a students/clients goals or targets. Get student/client buy in by having them help create their own game to address their areas of weakness. Cards can be a variety of flashcards, targets or goals that need to be worked on. See example photo of completed board.

Are you looking for a virtual fieldtrip for your students. The Virtual Field Trip to Disney is a great language/requesting activity for your students with special needs or those who are working on requesting desired activities. This activity is fully picture supported for your non-readers and all links- link to YouTube so it is accessible to all. Play file in presentation mode and the file will self navigate with each "ride" the student choses. Great fun!!!

A social story is a narrative made to illustrate certain situations and problems and how people deal with them. They help children with autism understand social norms and learn how to communicate with others appropriately.- This social story is geared towards helping students/clients learn how to play tag with their friends.

Practice using an 'I feel' statement if someone acts in a way that makes you upset. You may be surprised how easily and calmly it solves problems.

Do you have a student/client that asks too many questions in a conversations, forgets to listen for a response or make a connected comment to their partners answers... try using the conversation scale to help them visually see how many questions they ask vs how many connected on topic comments they make.

This Powerpoint is designed to allow for student discussion and comprehension check on the daily CNN10. Teacher/Therapist will update the slides daily with appropriate story choices and distractor options. Choices are color coded for non-verbal students/clients to respond via holding up the corresponding color.

Visual mat to help students determine the bigger/smaller, greater than, less than. The Alligator eats the bigger number.

Visual to help students understand the concept of multiplication... # of groups x # in each group.

Does your student/client have a hard time expressing their emotional state prior to becoming dys-regulated? This visual gives them a choice of 9 common emotions experienced and allows them to point to or assist with vocally expressing their emotional state to allow teacher or therapist to provide regulating activities.

Blank adding mat to be used with dry erase markers, magnetic numbers and counters. Place the numbers in the top boxes, place the counter in the bottom two boxes to visually support the concept of addition.

Green to red schedules help student/clients to easily track what they have to do vs what they have completed. Place complementary Velcro on schedule and moving pieces (real pics or icons) as desired.

Follow this SIMPLE visual recipe to make your own homemade bubble solution. and wands