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Welcome to Teaching Autism! Here you will find engaging, hands-on and differentiated activities that are used by thousands of students all around the world. From task boxes to adapted books and binders.. You’ll find resources that I’ve successfully used in over 10 years of my career.
Hi! I'm Nikki, an autism specialist with over 10 years of experience working with students aged 3-19. My passion for creating hands-on and engaging resources, as well as providing support to other educators all around the world is what led me to create 'Teaching Autism.'
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Editable Phone Number Dialing Practice | Life Skills Task Boxes for Special Ed
Are you looking for engaging activities for your life skills activities? Do your students need to work on their phone number practice? If so, this task box is the perfect addition to your life skills lessons. What's Included?21 phone number cards.Phone with buttons to push.Empty phone number cards with numbers to match or for students to write in.Editable PDF (Open in Adobe PDF READER!) with different options where you can add images, text and phone numbers to personalize this task box to yo
K - 1st
Other (ELA), Other (Math), Reading
2D Shapes Sorting Pages | Real Life Shapes
Do your students need to work on their 2D shape recognition skills? Are you looking for hands-on and engaging 2D shape sorting activities? If so, these 2D shape sorting pages are perfect to use with your students. Prep Instructions - Re-UsablePrint out all of the included pages.Laminate the sorting pages.Cut out and laminate each of the individual shape image cards.Prep Instructions - Cutting and StickPrint out all of the included pages.Students need to cut out the individual images.Then, st
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Math
CCSS
K.G.A.2
Life Skills Adapted Binder for Special Education | Independent Work & Functional
Looking for a comprehensive, hands-on way to teach functional life skills in your special education classroom? This Life Skills Adapted Binder includes 26 real-world life skills activities designed to help students build independence, confidence, and practical daily living skills through structured, visual, and repeatable practice. Perfect for Special Education, Autism classrooms, life skills programs, and independent work, this binder supports students in learning skills they can actually us
PreK - 2nd
For All Subjects, Money Math, Other (ELA)
CCSS
RF.K.1a
Snap Cube Pattern Cards | Fine Motor Task Box
Do your students need to work on their pattern skills? Do they need to work on their fine motor skills? Are you looking for engaging activities to add to your fine motor task boxes? If so, this snap cube pattern task box is the perfect addition to your math centers. What's Included?Cover for task box.30 task cards in a variety of difficulty levels.InstructionsPrint out all of the task cards.Cut out and laminate each of the task cards.Students use snap cubes to copy and continue the pattern s
PreK - K
Math
101 Days of School Activity Pack | 101st Day of School Dalmatian Activities
Are you ready to celebrate the 101st Day of School in a fun, engaging, and stress-free way? This Dalmatian-themed 101 Days of School activity pack includes everything you need to plan a full day of learning, crafts, movement, writing, and math activities - perfect for Kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. This pack is designed to be low-prep, highly engaging, and easy to mix and match so you can choose the activities that work best for your class. Files include both US and UK spelling option
K - 1st
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Math
Fine Motor Skills Task Boxes | Fine Motor Activities for Special Education
Support your students’ development with these engaging Fine Motor Task Boxes for Special Education. This bundle includes a variety of hands-on fine motor activities designed to strengthen hand muscles, improve coordination, and support early academic skills. These fine motor task boxes are perfect for special education classrooms, autism classrooms, preschool programs, and kindergarten classrooms. Each task is designed to encourage independent work while helping students build essential fin
PreK - K
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
3D Shapes Sorting Activity
Your students will love working on their 3D shape skills with this fun, engaging and hands-on activity. Students need to find the different ' regular' objects to the matching shapes that they belong to. The clipart images are copies of ' real life' objects. This activity is a great starter for you to encourage your students to look around them in their environment and to recognise the different shapes of things around them. There are 6 different 3D shape sorting pages included in this activit
K - 1st
Geometry, Math
CCSS
K.G.A.2
Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To | Math Boom Cards
Do your students need to work on their greater than, less than and equal to skills? Are you looking for math Boom cards to use with your students? If so, this alligator themed Boom cards activity is perfect for your students. How to UseEach page has two numbers on it with a blank box between them and 3 alligator themed math symbols underneath.Students need to click and drag the correct symbol into the empty box and then click submit.If their answer is correct, students will hear a 'bing' noise
K - 1st
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
Birthday Math Activity Counting Work Task Box for Special Education
Are you looking for hands-on and engaging work task boxes for your autism and special education students? Do you want your students to love working on their counting, color recognition and fine motor skills? Or are you looking for a sensory and hands-on activity to add to your math centers? If you say yes to any of those questions - this birthday math activity is the perfect addition to your task boxes. Your students will love working on their number, instruction, counting and f
PreK - K
Math
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Shark Number Recognition 0-50 | Math Shark Week Activities
This shark themed number game is a great way for students to work on their instructional skills, listening skills, and number recognition skills. This shark game will be a great way for you to celebrate shark week in your setting. Instructions:Print out the pages that you wish to useCut out the mouth of the shark and laminate the shark page so students can post through his mouth. Or cut out the shark on his own, cut out his mouth and then put onto a box so that students post the number throu
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
149 Task Boxes for Special Education | Year Long Autism Work Box Bundle
Are you constantly creating independent work for your special education students? Do you want a structured, year-long task box system that builds independence, reinforces IEP goals, and keeps students engaged all year? This Year Long Task Boxes Bundle for Special Education includes 149 hands-on task boxes covering math, literacy, life skills, fine motor, language, and functional skills. With a total value of over $260, this mega bundle gives you a complete independent work system for just $1
PreK - 1st
Numbers, Reading, Vocabulary
Following Instructions Task Cards, Feed the Monkey
Get your students working on their instruction skills with these fun and hands-on task cards. Students need to follow the instructions on each task card and feed the monkey the correct food. There are 47 task cards included and they come in 2 different types; Find the food to feed to the monkeyFeed the food to col. monkeyThese task cards are perfect for working on;Reading SkillsListening SkillsInstruction SkillsCountingColour Recognition / Color RecognitionFine Motor SkillsInstructionsPrin
PreK - K
Numbers
Animal Math Mystery Pictures Number Grids
Your students will love working on they mystery picture number grids for your math activities. These mystery puzzle worksheets are a great way for students to work on their; Number recognitionColour recognition / Color recognitionAnimal recognitionFine motor skillsInstruction skillsReading skillsInstructionsPrint out the no-prep worksheets. You can also print out a copy of the answer keys to have on hand if you wish.Hand out the worksheets to students.Provide students with colouring tools.Stud
K - 1st
Math, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
Camping Theme Activities, Counting Marshmallows Math Activity
Are you looking for hands-on and engaging camping theme activities for your classroom? Or are you looking for some fun counting work task boxes for your preschool, autism and special education students? Do you want your students to love working on their counting and fine motor skills? Or are you looking for a sensory and hands-on activity to add to your math centers? If you say yes to any of those questions - this camping theme math activity is the perfect addition to your task bo
PreK - K
Math
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Also included in: Camping Task Boxes for Special Education | Summer Camping Centers
Fall Leaves Activities | 2D Shape Matching Task Box
Do your students need to work on their 2D shape recognition skills? Are you looking for independent work task boxes to add to your special education classroom? Or are you looking for some fun, educational fall leaves activities? If so, this 2D shape fall leaves task box activity is perfect for your math centers and special education classroom. The 2D shapes included are;CircleDiamondHeartHexagonOctagonOvalPentagonRectangleTrapezoidTriangleSquareStarInstructionsPrint out the included puzzle
PreK - K
Geometry, Math
Free 2D Shape Sorting Cut and Paste Worksheets | Cut and Paste Activities
Are you looking for free cut and stick activities? Do your students need to work on identifying 2D shapes, especially in the world around them? If so, these free 2D shape cut and stick worksheets are the perfect addition to your math centers. These 2D shape worksheets are perfect for students who love to cut and paste. By using these worksheets with your students, you'll be providing them with the opportunity to explore real-life examples of geometric shapes, enhancing their ability to identify
PreK - K
Geometry, Math
CCSS
K.G.A.2
Restaurant Activities | Life Skills and Money Recognition for Special Education
Do your students need to work on their functional life skills? Are you looking for hands-on activities to get your students working with money and their ordering skills at a restaurant? If so, this activity is perfect for you to use in your life skills centers. This activity is a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their life skills and money recognition/management skills. This life skills themed activity is a way to encourage students to be able to read items on a menu, r
K - 2nd
Math
Cinco de Mayo Math Worksheets | Kindergarten & 1st Grade Math Activities No Prep
Looking for engaging, no prep math worksheets for your Cinco de Mayo activities?This 32-page math worksheet pack is perfect for helping students practice a wide range of early math skills while keeping learning fun and seasonal. Ideal for kindergarten and 1st grade, these worksheets are designed to support independent work, math centers, morning work, and early finishers. Skills Covered This resource includes a variety of foundational math skills, making it perfect for differentiation: Add
K - 1st
Geometry, Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.B.5
, K.OA.A.1
Following Instructions, Life Skills for Special Education
Make following instructions fun and engaging with this hands-on task box activity. Your students will love working on their instructional skills while also being able to work on their fine motor and life skills. Students need to follow the instructions on the task cards to put the pieces of clothing onto the clothes line. Students will work on;Understanding and Following instructionsColor Recognition / Colour RecognitionNumber RecognitionFine Motor SkillsThe task cards come in a range of lev
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
What Comes Next | Missing Numbers to 100
Do your students need to work on counting forwards? Are you looking for hands-on and engaging activities to help your students work on their missing number skills? If so, these task cards to 100 are perfect to use with your students in your math activities and centers. Each task card contains images of 3 children holding whiteboards. The child in the beginning and middle is holding a number - but the last 1 has a blank whiteboard. Your students need to count forwards 1 from the given numbe
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
Also included in: Missing Numbers to 100 | Counting Forwards and Backwards
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About the store
Experience
Welcome to Teaching Autism! Here you will find engaging, hands-on and differentiated activities that are used by thousands of students all around the world. From task boxes to adapted books and binders.. You’ll find resources that I’ve successfully used in over 10 years of my career.
Hi! I'm Nikki, an autism specialist with over 10 years of experience working with students aged 3-19. My passion for creating hands-on and engaging resources, as well as providing support to other educators all around the world is what led me to create 'Teaching Autism.'
Teaching style
Nikki has always been passionate about creating engaging, student-led learning opportunities that foster independence and confidence. Her focus is on helping each student reach their full potential in ways that align with their individual strengths, abilities, and needs.
A strong believer in "less stress, more success," Nikki founded Teaching Autism to share high-quality, ready-to-use resources designed to support educators while easing the day-to-day pressure.
Her creative and innovative teaching approach has earned her a stellar reputation with schools around the world. From hosting a pretend wedding in a real wedding venue to transforming classrooms into monthly crime scenes, Nikki brings a unique, imaginative twist to learning - making lessons not only educational, but truly unforgettable.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I’m proud to have been recognized for my dedication to the autism community and the work I do through Teaching Autism. I was honored to be a runner-up for an Autism Heroes Award in recognition of my commitment to supporting autistic students.
My website, TeachingAutism.co.uk, was named the #1 Best UK Autism Blog in 2018, and in 2019, Teaching Autism was a runner-up for the Online Social Network Award. That same year, I was also voted the 21st Best Autism Blog on the internet.
My own education history
On top of my educational qualifications, I have also received training in; Play, Sensology, Autism, What is Autism?, PECS, Google Classroom, First Aid, Epilepsy, Fire Safety, CPI, MAPA, Literacy, Numeracy, ICT, SEN: Autism, SEN: Behaviour, Non-Verbal Literacy, Non-Verbal Math, Rights Respecting Schools, Sensory Integration, Makaton, Food Hygiene, Numicon, Read Write Inc., Language Link, Manual Handling, Infant Links, Making Maths Fun, SIMS, Behaviour Watch, BookCreator, iPad, Touch Trust, Music Therapy, Sensology, Social Eyes, Early Intervention Behaviour Management for Teachers, Safeguarding, ELKLAN taster, SCERTS, ABA, Understanding Autism, along with attending regular conferences.
Additional biographical information
I share my knowledge, experience and training with the world through my;
- Blog; https://teachingautism.co.uk
- Podcast; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/podcasts/teaching-autism-and-special-education-by-nikki
- Online Training Course for Autism and Special Education Teachers; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/autism-classroom-training
- Monthly VIP Membership; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/monthly-membership-sales-page
- Task Box Library https://www.learningwithnikki.com/the-task-box-library
You can also view videos of my resources in action at my Youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8jqVhrHKB3zMAlzOQSnnyA/videos?view_as=subscriber
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