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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
Life Skills Task Boxes for Special Education | Independent Living Activities
If you are building a life skills curriculum for your special education or autism classroom, this Life Skills Task Boxes Bundle gives you hands-on, structured, independent work tasks that target real-world functional skills your students need. The task boxes included in this bundle are;Clothing on the Washing Line - Following InstructionsGrocery ShoppingLife Skills Sentence MatchingPutting Away GroceriesRooms of a House SortingIdentifying Objects in Rooms of the HouseUS Money Shopping - FallBei
K - 1st
For All Subjects, Reading, Vocabulary
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
Rooms of a House Sorting Task Boxes Life Skills Categorizing Activity Special Ed
Are you looking for hands-on life skills activities to teach students about rooms of the house? Do your students need structured practice with categorizing and functional vocabulary? These Rooms of a House Sorting Task Cards help students identify everyday household items and sort them into the correct room, building real-world awareness and independence skills. Perfect for autism classrooms, life skills programs, and special education settings. What Students Practice: Categorizing skillsIdenti
PreK - 1st
For All Subjects, Other (ELA), Reading
Also included in: 149 Task Boxes for Special Education | Year Long Autism Work Box Bundle
FREE Earth Day Recycling Task Box | Recyclable vs Non Recyclable Sorting
Looking for free Earth Day activities that are hands on, engaging, and meaningful? This FREE Earth Day Recycling Task Box helps students learn the difference between recyclable and non recyclable items while building sorting, life skills, and environmental awareness. Perfect for special education, autism classrooms, life skills programs, and Earth Day lessons, this activity is simple to prep and easy for students to understand. What Students Do Students will:Look at each item cardDecide if t
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Environment, General Science
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
Sorting by Categories for Speech Therapy | Year Long Category Task Cards Bundle
Are you looking for sorting by categories activities for speech therapy that you can use all year long? Do your students struggle with categorization, vocabulary, word relationships, or answering “Which one doesn’t belong?” questions? This Sorting by Categories for Speech Therapy Year Long Bundle includes 27 different category sorting task card sets designed to strengthen vocabulary development, language processing, and categorization skills in autism and special education classrooms. These ha
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary
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
CVC Task Boxes for Special Education | CVC Words Activities & Literacy Centers
Help your students build early reading and spelling skills with these engaging CVC Task Boxes for Special Education. This bundle includes a variety of hands-on CVC word activities designed to help students practice consonant vowel consonant words through interactive learning. These CVC word task boxes are perfect for special education classrooms, autism classrooms, preschool programs, and kindergarten classrooms. Each activity provides structured practice that allows students to work indepen
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Reading, 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
Shadow Matching Task Cards Bundle | Visual Discrimination Activities Special Ed
Looking for engaging visual discrimination activities for your students?This Shadow Matching Task Cards Bundle includes a wide variety of themed task cards designed to help students practice visual discrimination, attention to detail, and observation skills in a fun and engaging way. Students will carefully examine each shadow and match it to the correct image from multiple choices. These activities help develop visual perception skills while keeping students focused and motivated. Perfect f
PreK - K
Other (ELA)
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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Zoo Shadow Matching Task Box | Special Education & Early Learners
Looking for a fun, hands-on way to boost visual discrimination and matching skills? This Zoo Shadow Matching Task Box is perfect for early years, special education, and preschool students who thrive on engaging, visual learning activities! Students will love identifying and matching familiar zoo animals (like giraffes, lions, snakes, koalas, and more) to their corresponding shadows. This resource helps build: Visual perception and recognitionAnimal identification skillsIndependent work habitsFi
PreK - K
Other (Science), Visual Arts, Vocabulary
Also included in: Zoo Task Boxes for Special Education | Growing Bundle of Task Boxes
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
Butterfly Life Cycle WH Questions Task Cards | Autism Visuals Science Activities
Looking for a hands-on, engaging way to teach WH questions while exploring the butterfly life cycle? These Butterfly Life Cycle WH Question Task Cards are perfect for helping students build understanding, communication, and sequencing skills using clear visuals and structured support. Students will read (or be read) the WH question, look closely at the image, and choose the correct answer from visual options. This makes it ideal for learners who benefit from visual supports, repetition, and p
PreK - K
Other (Science), Reading, Vocabulary
Alphabet Task Boxes for Special Education | Letter Recognition & Fine Motor
Looking for hands-on alphabet activities for your special education classroom?These Alphabet Task Boxes for Special Education provide engaging, structured activities that help students practice letter recognition, alphabet formation, and early literacy skills through interactive learning. Perfect for special education classrooms, autism programs, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and early elementary students, these task boxes support students who benefit from visual, hands-on learning and structured wo
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, 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
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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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