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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
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
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
Community Helpers Task Boxes | Independent Work for Special Education & Autism
These Community Helpers task boxes provide hands-on, independent work activities designed specifically for special education and autism classrooms. If you’re looking for engaging tasks that students can complete independently while working on a range of academic and functional skills, this resource is an ideal addition to your task box or work bin system Why Use Task Boxes?Task boxes help students: Build independencePractice skills through repetitionStay engaged with clear, structured tasksWork
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Math, Reading
Ocean Task Boxes for Special Education | Ocean Centers & Independent Work Tasks
Bring the excitement of the ocean into your classroom with this engaging Ocean Task Boxes Bundle for Special Education. These hands-on ocean themed task boxes help students practice a wide variety of literacy, math, and fine motor skills while working independently. These ocean classroom activities are designed for special education classrooms, autism classrooms, preschool programs, and kindergarten classrooms. Each task box provides a structured activity that supports independent learning, vis
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Math, Vocabulary
Measuring with Snap Cubes Task Box Flower Measurement Activity Special Education
Are your students learning to measure using non-standard units? Looking for a hands-on, engaging spring or flower-themed math activity?This Measuring with Snap Cubes Task Box is perfect for helping students practice measurement, counting, and comparison skills in a fun, interactive way. Designed for special education, this activity supports fine motor skills, visual learning, and independent work. What Students Will Do Students will: Use snap cubes to measure each image Count how many cub
PreK - K
Math, Measurement, Numbers
Also included in: Flower Task Boxes for Special Education | Bundle of Task Boxes
June Task Boxes for Special Education | Summer Centers & Independent Work Tasks
Keep your students engaged during the end of the school year with these June Task Boxes for Special Education. This bundle includes a variety of hands-on summer themed task boxes designed to help students practice important academic skills through structured independent work. These June classroom activities are perfect for special education classrooms, autism classrooms, preschool programs, and kindergarten classrooms. Each task focuses on one clear skill, allowing students to work independe
PreK - K
Math, Numbers, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Dentist Ten Frame Task Cards | Dental Health Math Activities 0–10
These Dentist Ten Frame Task Cards are a fun, hands-on way for students to practice counting, number formation, and ten frame skills while connecting learning to a dental health theme. Perfect for math centers, small groups, or independent work, these task cards help students build foundational number skills using manipulatives, dry-erase markers, or bingo daubers. What’s Included Ten frame task cards for numbers 0–10Blank ten frames for hands-on countingNumber formation practice on each card
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
Math Task Boxes for Special Education | Autism Independent Work
Are you looking for math task boxes for special education that your students can complete independently? Do you need structured, hands-on math activities that build confidence while reinforcing key IEP goals? This Math Task Boxes for Special Education bundle is designed specifically for autism classrooms, independent work systems, and early learners who benefit from clear structure and visual supports. These math task bins give your students meaningful, hands-on practice while building indepen
PreK - K
Geometry, Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
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Free Ice Cream Color Matching Task Box | Preschool Math Centers & Fine Motor
Are you looking for fun and engaging ice cream math activities to use in your classroom? Need a hands-on way for students to practice color recognition, matching, and fine motor skills? This FREE Ice Cream Color Matching Task Box is the perfect addition to your preschool math centers, kindergarten activities, special education classrooms, and summer themed learning! Students will love matching the colorful ice cream scoops while building important early learning skills through hands-on play
PreK - K
Math, Vocabulary
Also included in: Ice-Cream Task Boxes for Special Education | Bundle of Task Boxes
May Task Boxes for Special Education Spring Autism Work Tasks & Independent Work
Need ready-to-go independent work activities for spring? These May task boxes are designed to keep your students engaged while building essential skills through structured, hands-on learning. Make spring learning simple and engaging with these May task boxes designed for autism and special education students. These structured work tasks help students build independence, focus, and confidence, while targeting a wide range of academic and functional skills. Perfect for: Independent work statio
PreK - K
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
FREE Earth Day Prepositions Task Box | Spatial Concepts | Special Education
Looking for a FREE, hands-on Earth Day activity to teach prepositions and spatial concepts? This Earth Day Prepositions Task Box is perfect for helping students understand positional language in a fun, visual, and interactive way. Designed for special education, this activity supports language development, comprehension, and symbol recognition. What Students Will Do Students will: Look at the image Identify where the object is Match the correct preposition symbol This structured format su
PreK - K
Math, Other (Math), Vocabulary
Worm Measuring Task Cards with Snap Cubes | Nonstandard Measurement Activities
Make teaching measurement fun, hands-on, and meaningful with these Worm Measuring Task Cards with Snap Cubes! This engaging nonstandard measurement activity is perfect for helping students learn how to measure length using snap cubes in a way that actually makes sense. Instead of worksheets, students will actively measure each worm using snap cubes, making this the perfect addition to your math centers, task boxes, or independent work systems. What’s Included: Worm-themed measuring task car
PreK - K
Math, Measurement, Numbers
Christmas Task Boxes for Special Education | Christmas Centers Independent Work
Bring festive, hands-on learning into your classroom with these Christmas Task Boxes for Special Education. This bundle includes a variety of Christmas themed task boxes designed to help students practice important academic skills through structured independent work. These Christmas classroom activities are perfect for special education classrooms, autism classrooms, preschool programs, and kindergarten classrooms. Each task focuses on one clear skill, allowing students to work independently
PreK - K
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
Transport Color Sorting Activity | Vehicles Color Match | Preschool & Special Ed
Looking for a fun, hands-on way to practice color recognition and sorting skills? This Transport Color Sorting Activity is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and special education students. Students will sort and match transportation-themed pictures into the correct color categories, helping them build early learning skills in an engaging and visual way. What’s Included:11 color sorting pages11 matching transport picture sets (9 transport images per color)Transportation images include: car,
PreK - K
Math, Other (Math), Vocabulary
Bugs & Insects Task Boxes for Special Education | Autism Work Tasks
Need independent work activities that keep your students engaged without constant adult support? These bug and insect themed task boxes are designed to build independence, focus, and essential skills through structured, hands-on learning your students will actually enjoy. Make independent work time easier (and more effective!) with these highly engaging bug and insect themed task boxes designed for autism and special education classrooms. Each activity is created to support structured work s
PreK - K
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
Construction Bricks Ten Frame Task Box | Counting to 10 Math Activity
Make math hands-on and engaging with this Construction Bricks Ten Frame Task Box! Perfect for early learners, preschool, kindergarten, and special education, this resource helps students practice counting, number recognition, and subitizing in a fun, construction-themed way. Students will look at each ten frame filled with colorful construction bricks and answer the question, "How many bricks are in the ten frame?" It’s the perfect activity for building number sense and fine motor skills whil
PreK - K
Geometry, Math, Numbers
Also included in: Construction Task Boxes for Special Education | Bundle of Task Boxes
Independent Work Tasks for Special Education - April | Autism Task Boxes
Are you looking for structured, seasonal independent work tasks for April? This April Independent Work Tasks Bundle includes Spring, Easter, and Earth Day themed task boxes designed for special education, autism classrooms, pre-k, and kindergarten students. Each task is structured for independent completion and fits perfectly inside photo storage boxes, making organization simple and monthly rotation easy. These hands-on work tasks support structured learning systems, independent work stations,
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Geometry, Numbers
Earth Day Counting Task Cards for Special Education | Math Centers 0-20
Need quick, hands-on Earth Day math activities your students can use independently? These counting task cards make practicing numbers fun, engaging, and easy to prep. Make your Earth Day math lessons simple and engaging with these counting task cards, designed for autism and special education students. Students count objects and choose the correct answer, helping them build number recognition and counting skills in a fun, seasonal way. Perfect for: Math centers Independent work Early finish
PreK - K
Math, Numbers, Other (Math)
Caterpillar Preposition Task Cards | Prepositions Activities | Autism Visuals
Looking for a fun, hands-on way to teach prepositions to your special education, early childhood, or ESL students? These Caterpillar Preposition Task Cards are the perfect low-prep, high-engagement activity for helping students understand and identify common positional words using a bright, engaging nature theme that your students will love! Students will work on recognizing and matching prepositions like on, under, above, in, next to, behind, in front of, and between by identifying where the
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Other (Math), Vocabulary
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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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