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Belle River, Ontario, Canada
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With over 25 years of experience working with a local school board, I bring extensive knowledge and hands-on experience supporting diverse learners in educational settings. As an ASD Program Specialist, I create resources based on the unique needs, strengths, and interests of the students I support each day.
My activities are designed to promote engagement, independence, communication, life skills, social-emotional development, fine motor skills, and academic learning through meaningful, hands-on experiences. Drawing from real classroom and program experience, I develop practical, adaptable resources that are both student-centered and easy for educators to implement.
I am passionate about creating fun, motivating learning opportunities that meet students where they are and help build confidence and success in the classroom. Many of my resources are inspired directly by the strategies, supports, and activities that have been effective with the students and programs I service throughout my career.
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Life Skills-Sweet Treat Bundle
Serve up some engaging, hands-on dramatic play with this Smoothie, Popsicle, Ice Cream & Milkshake Order-Filling Bundle! This resource is perfect for building early math, literacy, and social skills through fun pretend-play restaurant and café setups. Students will take on the role of baristas and servers as they read, interpret, and “fill” customer orders for smoothies, ice cream treats, and milkshakes. This bundle is designed to encourage meaningful learning through play while supporting comm
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
FLISAT Insert-Filling Smoothie Orders
This smoothie-themed Flisat insert activity encourages hands-on learning through play. With 10 different smoothie ingredients, students use matching cards to pair items, then follow order and sequence cards to build their smoothie step-by-step. The ingredients come in different sizes, allowing for additional sorting practice by size or type. Designed for use with the Flisat table, this activity supports a range of learning levels while building fine motor skills, sequencing, and early math conce
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Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Math)
Life Skills-Filling Smoothie Orders
Smoothie Order Filling Sorting & Counting Activity Blend up some fun with this engaging smoothie-themed sorting and counting activity! Students will practice “filling smoothie orders” by matching, sorting, and counting ingredients and drinks—building essential early math and functional skills in a meaningful, real-world way. This hands-on resource encourages learners to follow order cards, select the correct smoothies or ingredients, and organize them to complete each task—just like working at
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Sweet Treat Bundle
Life Skills-Fill the Order-Frozen Treat
Frozen Treats Life Skills Activity | Special Education Resource | Functional Learning TaskMake learning fun and engaging with this interactive Frozen Treats Life Skills Activity! This hands-on resource helps students build important functional and foundational skills through matching, sorting, counting, and completing visual task activities using a motivating frozen treats theme. Perfect for special education, autism support classrooms, life skills programs, preschool, and early learners, this
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Sweet Treat Bundle
FLISAT Insert-Frozen Treats
Frozen Treats FLISAT Insert | Basic Life Skills Activity | Special Education & Autism SupportMake learning fun and engaging with this interactive Frozen Treats FLISAT Insert! Designed to support students in developing important Basic Life Skills (BLS), this hands-on activity encourages learners to practice matching, sorting, counting, visual discrimination, and following simple task cards in a motivating frozen treat theme. Perfect for: Special Education classroomsAutism support programsPresch
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Life Skills-Fill the Order-Slushy Surprise
Slushy Surprise | Life Skills Order-Filling ActivityMake learning fun with this engaging Slushy Surprise activity designed to help students practice real-world life skills through hands-on play! Students follow visual order cards to fill slushy drink orders by matching the correct colors and combinations. This interactive activity encourages independence, attention to detail, and task completion while strengthening fine motor and visual discrimination skills. The playful slushy theme keeps lear
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Sweet Treat Bundle
FLISAT Insert-Sorting Bees and Ladybugs
Bring hands-on math learning to life with this engaging Bees & Ladybugs Counting FLISAT Insert Activity! Perfect for early learners, this interactive resource helps students practice counting, number recognition, and one-to-one correspondence in a fun, nature-inspired way. Students will use adorable bee and ladybug manipulatives alongside included task cards to build sets up to 12 (e.g., 1 ladybug and 4 bees). Each card encourages learners to carefully count, match, and place the correct number
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
FLISAT Insert-Parking Garage
This hands-on FLISAT insert helps children practice early math and matching skills in a fun, engaging way. Students "park" the cars by matching them based on the number and colour shown. Each card targets number recognition, counting and colour identification, while also building fine motor skills. The visual layout makes it easy for learners to follow directions and complete tasks independently. Perfect for centers, morning work, or independent play, this activity supports life skills, sorting
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Life Skills-Sorting Cars
Car Sorting & Counting Activity Rev up your math centers with this engaging, hands-on car-themed sorting and counting activity! Students will practice organizing and counting different cars while building essential early math and visual discrimination skills. This interactive resource encourages learners to sort cars by type, colour, or style while matching and counting to complete each task—making learning both fun and meaningful. What’s Included:Car sorting mats for organizing and categorizin
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
FLISAT Insert-Collecting Shells
A beach-themed "collecting shells" FLISAT insert where kids pick a card, count the shells, and match the correct amount using the pieces. Great for counting, number recognition, and fine motor skills.
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting
Cosmetic Sorting Activity (2 Levels)Make learning fun and functional with this hands-on cosmetic-themed sorting activity! Perfect for building early math, matching, and visual discrimination skills, this resource includes two differentiated levels to support a range of learners. Level 1:Students match identical cosmetic items (e.g., nail polish, compact, palette) to the correct spaces. This level focuses on visual matching, attention to detail, and vocabulary building. Level 2:Students sort a
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting Bundle
Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting
Cosmetic Sorting Activity (2 Levels)Make learning fun and functional with this hands-on cosmetic-themed sorting activity! Perfect for building early math, matching, and visual discrimination skills, this resource includes two differentiated levels to support a range of learners. Level 1:Students match identical cosmetic items (e.g., makeup bags, compact, palette) to the correct spaces. This level focuses on visual matching, attention to detail, and vocabulary building. Level 2:Students sort a
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting Bundle
Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting
Cosmetic Sorting Activity (2 Levels)Make learning fun and functional with this hands-on cosmetic-themed sorting activity! Perfect for building early math, matching, and visual discrimination skills, this resource includes two differentiated levels to support a range of learners. Level 1:Students match identical cosmetic items (e.g., perfume, compact, palette) to the correct spaces. This level focuses on visual matching, attention to detail, and vocabulary building. Level 2:Students sort and m
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting Bundle
Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting
Cosmetic Sorting Activity (2 Levels)Make learning fun and functional with this hands-on cosmetic-themed sorting activity! Perfect for building early math, matching, and visual discrimination skills, this resource includes two differentiated levels to support a range of learners. Level 1:Students match identical cosmetic items (e.g., blush, compact, palette) to the correct spaces. This level focuses on visual matching, attention to detail, and vocabulary building. Level 2:Students sort and mat
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting Bundle
Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting
Cosmetic Sorting Activity (2 Levels)Make learning fun and functional with this hands-on cosmetic-themed sorting activity! Perfect for building early math, matching, and visual discrimination skills, this resource includes two differentiated levels to support a range of learners. Level 1:Students match identical cosmetic items (e.g., concealer, compact, palette) to the correct spaces. This level focuses on visual matching, attention to detail, and vocabulary building. Level 2:Students sort and
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Life Skills-Cosmetic Sorting Bundle
FLISAT Insert-Making S'mores (Number Edition)
This FLISAT insert is a fun, hands-on number matching and building activity. Children pick a number card and use the matching pieces to build a s'more (graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallow). Once completed, they slide the finished s'more into the correct slot on the fire board. This activity supports number recognition, fine motor skills, and following directions while keeping kids engaged with a playful s'mores theme.
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: FlISAT Insert-Building S'mores (Alphabet/Numbers)
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About the store
Experience
With over 25 years of experience working with a local school board, I bring extensive knowledge and hands-on experience supporting diverse learners in educational settings. As an ASD Program Specialist, I create resources based on the unique needs, strengths, and interests of the students I support each day.
My activities are designed to promote engagement, independence, communication, life skills, social-emotional development, fine motor skills, and academic learning through meaningful, hands-on experiences. Drawing from real classroom and program experience, I develop practical, adaptable resources that are both student-centered and easy for educators to implement.
I am passionate about creating fun, motivating learning opportunities that meet students where they are and help build confidence and success in the classroom. Many of my resources are inspired directly by the strategies, supports, and activities that have been effective with the students and programs I service throughout my career.
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