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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
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
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
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
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
Greater Than Less Than Math Shark Activities
Are your students struggling with their more than, equal to and less than skills? If so, this fun and hands-on shark activity is going to be perfect for your students to work on these important math skills. Your students will love working on each of the task cards and recognizing which shark they need to use; more than, equal to and less than.What's Included?24 Task Cards. (Numbers up to 10)Sharks in the form of; greater than, equal to and less than.How to UseStudents use their sharks to
PreK - K
Math
CCSS
K.CC.C.6
Caterpillar Play Dough Patterns Task Box | Bugs and Insects Task Box
Do your students love working with play dough? Are they struggling with patterns? Then these caterpillar task cards are the perfect addition to your math and pattern activities. These are also great for learners who benefit from sensory learning activities. Your students will love working on their pattern, counting and fine motor skills with these caterpillar task cards. The task cards encourage students to use play dough - or other manipulatives - to build the caterpillar and follo
PreK - K
Math
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Also included in: Bugs & Insects Task Boxes for Special Education | Autism Work Tasks
Number Matching Math Task Box for Special Education
Do you want to find an engaging and hands-on math task box for your special education students? Are your students struggling to match numbers? If so, this delivering mail number matching task box activity is perfect to add to your math centers. This activity includes numbers 0-20.Students will need to match the number on the letter to the number on the houses, and help the mail man to deliver his letters. You can print out multiple copies of the letters included if you want your students
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Christmas Counting Work Task Box for Special Education
Do you want an engaging task box activity to add to your math centers or Christmas activities? If so, this counting work task box is perfect for your special education classroom. Your students will have so much fun using pompoms or other manipulatives to place onto the Christmas trees to decorate them. The task cards contain a blank Christmas tree and a short instruction with symbol support. Students need to read - or be read - the instruction and then place that amount of decorations ont
PreK - K
Math
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Also included in: 149 Task Boxes for Special Education | Year Long Autism Work Box Bundle
Ocean Animals Color Matching Task Box Activities
Are you looking for a fun and hands-on activity to add to your preschool ocean animals theme? Or are you looking for an engaging work task box to add to your math centers? If so, this color matching ocean animals task box is the perfect addition to your classroom! Your students will love sorting the ocean animals into the following colors; OrangeBluePinkGreenRedYellowBlueBlackGray/GreyBrownWhitePurpleOcean Animals IncludedClownfishCrabFishJellyfishOctopusSeahorseSharkStudents need to iden
PreK - K
Math
Christmas Task Box for Special Education Color Matching
Are you looking for hands-on and engaging Christmas activities? Or do your students need to work on their color recognition skills? Do you want to target fine motor skills with a hands-on independent work task box? If so, this Rudolph Color Matching Task Box is perfect for your special education, autism and preschool students. Students have to find the pompom that is the same color as Rudolph's nose and place it on his nose. This task box will be a fun addition to your math centers, w
PreK - K
Math
Also included in: 149 Task Boxes for Special Education | Year Long Autism Work Box Bundle
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
Math Counting Task Box for Special Education
Are your students struggling with their counting and number recognition skills? Or are they struggling to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities? If so, this fun seashell counting activity is going to be the perfect addition to your math centers. This math activity is a great way for you to get your students working on their number recognition and counting skills in a hands-on and engaging way. Students will use a clothing peg or dry-wipe pen to choose their answer
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Counting Apples Math Task Box for Special Education
Do you want to find an engaging independent work task box activity for your math centers? Your students will love working on their counting and number recognition skills with this task box. And it's a fun way for your students to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities. Students need to count the apples that are on the apple tree, and then select their answer out of 3 options on the side of the task card. They can select their answer by using a clothing peg, dry wipe pen o
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
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
2D Shape Matching Pig Task Box Activity
Are you looking for fun and engaging independent work tasks to add to your math centers and special education classroom? Or are you looking for hands-on activities for your farm theme? If so, these 2D shape pig sorting task cards are the perfect addition to your farm activities. Students need to look at what shape the pig is on the task card. Then, they use a clothing peg or other manipulative to choose which 2D shape they think the pig is out of 3 possible choices on the side of the ta
PreK - K
Geometry, Math
Counting Work Task Box Monster Theme
Do you want an engaging task box activity to add to your math centers or monster activities? If so, this counting work task box is perfect for your special education classroom. Your students will have so much fun using googly eyes to place onto the monsters. The task cards contain a monster with no eyes and a short instruction with symbol support. Students need to read - or be read - the instruction and then place that amount of eyes onto the monster. We love to use googly eyes as it make
PreK - K
Math
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
Also included in: Monster 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
Counting Crayons Task Box for Special Education
Are your students struggling with their counting and number recognition skills? Or are they struggling to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities? If so, this fun hands-on crayon counting activity is going to be the perfect addition to your math centers. This math activity is a great way for you to get your students working on their number recognition and counting skills in a hands-on and engaging way. Students need to use real crayons and place the correct amount
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
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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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