Mathilde Finke

I did a lesson in a classroom using the book Turkey Trouble which I found on YouTube. I used these pictures on a Big Mack during the lesson for my severely intellectually disabled student. The teacher sat next to him and helped him choose from 2 (cut out) then she changed the word in the Big Mack to match so he could "say" the word when I paused the video and asked questions. The Big Mack had double sided (I think it is called Nano Tape) tape on it so the pics stuck easily. The rest of the ki

Yes/no is not an easy concept at all for children with autism who also have intellectual disabilities. This book may not be appropriate for many virtually nonverbal children with autism to answer. Reading it to any student is great but for some children, it is important to answer the question for them. You may even want to just read the book for vocabulary or single word responses and skip the yes/no part. Up to you! I generally share this book on the smart board then I have them find the wo

This is a little social story to help kids know what to say when they are non-verbal or virtually non-verbal. The book has 1-2 words and should be read as often as possible to kiddos as a downloaded book, up on the whiteboard with the projector, or on a smart board, etc. After reading several times, see if your kiddos can use the words to "fill in the blank" or use their AAC devices to fill in the words when you pause. Obviously the "yes" and "no" parts are hard but it doesn't hurt to have ex

This is so important for kiddos who may be virtually non-verbal, non-verbal, or just may not know they can take power to take a small break. I use this as a PECS picture when I am working with a student. They can give it to me, say it when I point or I can use it as a reminder to get them to say it on their AAC devices. I then give them a 1 or 2 minute break. Sometimes I use fidgets or sometimes I let them get up and walk around. When I want the fidget back, I model for them "I want toy" and

This is an interactive book that has sentence strips at the end to insert into the book. This is a cut and paste book which is for children who can say 4+ words or emerging into 4 words from 2 or 3 words. It has worked like a charm for my kiddos. We save lunch and breakfast food when the kids are throwing away their lunch and breakfast from our self-contained classes and we use Nerds as candy because they are small and motivating and not too much sugar at one time.

The "Where Book" is a book used to teach children how to answer "where" questions. The picture answers can be found for free in my store. Read the book multiple times then ask the questions with the picture answers. The questions can be found in my store as well for free as Word Docs.

The What Book teaches children how to answer "what" questions. The answers can be found in my store. The answers can be cut up and presented in small fields of 2-3, squares of 4, in strips, or in half.

The Who Book teaches children answers to "Who" questions. The answer picture choices are in my store. Great for teaching Community Helpers.

I created several choices of the same product so that you can use the one you like best. This product is meant to be used as an activity daily for preschoolers, children with autism, intellectually disabled, or children with apraxia of speech to encourage the use of 2 words either verbally or with AAC. It could also be displayed near the classroom door either on the wall or on the door to encourage children to say these words before they go somewhere in the school. When on the playground, tea

Use this material for severely apraxic, virtually non-verbal and non-verbal children. Have them repeat these environmental sounds. Try 3 times then move on to the next one.

The "When Book" teaches answers to when questions. Use this book with the picture answers and wh-questions included in my store for free.

This social story was born when I taught an ABA self-contained classroom and there were students who did not want to walk down the hall to come to speech. I had a small, soft plush heart keychain they could hold while they walked down the hall. It was a transition toy that I always carried with me when I went to get those kiddos. It would also be great with emotional behavioral disordered children. I also paired it with my work/break sheet that can be found for free on my TPT.

This very simple apple Power point was made for children who may be autistic and/or are on the lower end of the intelligence quotient (intellectually disabled). It is a short non-fiction presentation with questions including picture choices. The last wh-question does not have pictures because I did not want to give the answer away with the picture in option 1. The second set of the same wh-questions has the pictures for the last question (option 2). The last option (option 3) basically has t

These answers to the Where Book can be laminated and cut out individually, cut into strips, or cut in half long ways or short ways and you can break the book up to only present part of the book at one time. These resources are a great tool for teaching and assessing wh-questions. The Questions are as follows and can also be found in my store: Where do a king and queen live? Where do we check out books? Where do a horse, cow, and chicken live? Where do we wear shoes? Where do we eat if

I always try to find the absolute BEST toys in my room. They are great motivators for getting kids to speak as well as a great reward for first/then. In this case I use work/break or speech/break. I go over it at the beginning of the lesson then obviously in the middle and end and they get to check it off if they would like. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't! Same with first/then!

These are the answers to the "Who Book" that is not included here but can easily be purchased. These resources are a great tool for teaching and assessing wh-questions. These questions should not be asked in order once learned. The answers can be cut up to present as 2-10 choices. The questions include: 1. Who flies a spaceship? 2. Who dances and wears special shoes? 3. Who drives children to school and home? 4. Who checks out your groceries and items at Walmart? 5. Who makes you laugh at t

These "When Book" answers can be cut out individually, cut into strips, or cut "in half". Use them with the When Book. These resources are a great tool for teaching and assessing wh-questions. The questions are as follows: 1. When do we sleep? 2. When do we eat breakfast? 3. When do we open presents? 4. When do we take a bath? 5. When do we wear a coat? 6. When do we see a doctor? 7. When do we need a Band-aid? 8. When do we wear a swimsuit? 9. When do we get a hair cut? 10.When do we wear

These are the answers to the "What Book". The What Book can be found on my TPT page for sale. The questions would be as follows: What do you use to buy things? What do you write with? What do you drink? What do bees make? What do you eat? What do you wear? What hops? What do you use to keep dry when it's raining? What do you wear on your feet? What do you use to cut paper? What do you read? What is hot? What do spiders make? What goes fast? What do you use to erase

These questions are an addendum to the Wh-Books and the Wh-Book answer sheets. TPT does not let you upload them together unless they are one document or you make a collection.