Kate Shepard

Description: Use this social story to teach your students how to share toys with brother, sister, or friends. This is a 5-page story with color pictures and simple phrases to engage your youngest students or your older students with autism or other developmental differences. Children are taught to say “my turn”, play for a while, then say “your turn”, and give the toy to the friend. They are taught to wait for their next turn or to find a new toy to play with. Inspiration: The story was made s

Description: Use this social story to teach your students that we say nice words at school, not naughty words, like “shut up” and curse words (swear words). This is a 6-page story with color pictures and simple phrases to engage your youngest students or your older students with autism or other developmental differences. Inspiration: The story was made specifically for a 3-year-old boy who used naughty words at school. His teachers used “time out” as a behavior modification, so this story talks

Description: Use this social story to teach your child(ren) or students about nap time. This is a 4-page story (if each page is cut in half horizontally, 2 panels per page) with color pictures and simple phrases to engage your youngest students or your older students with autism or other developmental differences. Inspiration: The story was made specifically for a 3-year-old boy who did not like to take naps! The story begins with a general overview of nap time (e.g., I’m sleepy, my body needs

Description: This is a set of 3 picture schedule boards: morning (Get Ready to Go), after school (Welcome Home! It’s time to…), and evening (Get Ready for Bed). There is room for four steps on each board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Print, laminate, and keep the boards in a useful location in the home, such as in the child’s bedroom (morning and evening routines) or on the refrigerator (after school). You can even print the morning/evening routines

Description: This is a picture schedule board called Get Ready to Go for use in the morning at home. There are four steps on the board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Picture symbols are included for use with the board. Print, laminate, and keep the board in a useful location, such as in the child’s bedroom or on the refrigerator. Check out the evening routine board as well (sold separately or in a combo pack with 3 boards); you can print the morning/e

Description: This set of counting cards has it all. The set includes the numbers 1 through 10 on ten two-sided cards (you can also print as 20 one-sided cards!). One side has the number word (e.g., “one”), the digit (e.g., “1”), a number line with the target number in red, and a picture of the finger formation (e.g., one finger up). The reverse side has the corresponding number of red circles. Print several sets as a visual guide for small group or circle time, and instruct students to hold up t

For a collection of 4 boards at a reduced cost, click here. Description: Similar to the classic “I Spy” game, the “I See” board helps young children talk about their environment with the help of visual prompts. This "I See" board is the first in a series of boards. This board is intended for use in the car when the parent and child must communicate through spoken language alone. Print and laminate this board, then teach the child to “read” the pictures. Once mastered, the child will be able to

Description: This is a picture schedule board to use at home after school (Welcome Home! It’s time to…). There is room for four steps on the board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Use the included symbols with the board or make your own. Print, laminate, and keep the board in a useful location in the home, such as in the child’s bedroom or on the refrigerator. There are 12 picture symbols included with this board (See the combo pack for 2 additional boa

This is an edited version of a log made by Kayla Coffman of My Special Learners, used with permission. Find the original download here and check out Kayla's other wonderful products. This log was edited to include preschool-age activities with simple sentences to simulate a letter home to Mommy and Daddy. "This is a free download of a simple communication log that can be filled out by a student! This is a great tool to use in a special education classroom where the student may not be doing mu

For a collection of 4 boards at a reduced cost, click here. Description: Similar to the classic “I Spy” game, the “I See” boards help young children talk about their environments with the help of visual prompts. Print and laminate the board, then teach the child to “read” the pictures. Once mastered, the child will be able to create a full sentence about what he or she sees through the car window (I See Board Original), at the grocery store (I See At the Store), or in the classroom (I See In th

For a collection of 4 boards at a reduced cost, click here. Description: Similar to the classic “I Spy” game, the “I See” boards help young children talk about their environments with the help of visual prompts. Print and laminate the board, then teach the child to “read” the pictures. Once mastered, the child will be able to create a full sentence about what he or she sees through the car window (I See Board Original), at the grocery store (I See At the Store), or in the classroom (I See In th

Description: This is a picture schedule board called Get Ready for Bed for use in the evening at home. There are four steps on the board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Picture symbols are included for use with the board. Print, laminate, and keep the board in a useful location, such as in the child’s bedroom or on the refrigerator. Check out the morning routine board as well (sold separately or in a combo pack with 3 boards); you can print the morning

This is a simple 5-step swim lesson picture schedule that was created to help a child transition into the swimming pool, listen to the teacher, then transition out of the swimming pool. Simply print out on thick paper (card stock), laminate, review with the child, and take to swim lesson. Another option is to put it inside a water proof bag, like a zipper seal bag, so it can be used in the swimming pool (lamination might leak through). Inspiration: A young child with autism spectrum disorder ne

My Restaurant Schedule is designed to assist a high-needs, active child (e.g., moderate-severe autism or ADD/ADHD) when he or she eats a meal at a restaurant. There are step-by-step behavioral tasks that the child must complete in order to earn a “check” or a circle around a favorite image (an example sheet is included with a column of green dinosaurs). The steps are very detailed and repetitive, such as “Stay in your seat,” then “Open your menu and choose your food,” then “Stay in your seat” ag