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I used this activity as part of our Circle of Friends program. It would also be a great get to know you activity for the beginning of school. I bought each student a snack size bag of M&M's. Students were placed in pairs. Students took turns pulling 1 M&M out of the bag. They identified the color, then answered 1 questions from that color M&M column. Some of my students who can write, wrote down their partners answers. Others who were not able to write, glued their partners answer to the

This experiment uses vinegar, baking soda, and dish soap to make a volcano. Students love watch the eruption. The directions use pictures to increase independent skills in completing this experiment. This experiment follows the same format as my visual reciepes.

This is a simple easy to follow pancake. The recipe uses pictures to help non-readers and students with language deficits. Each step in the recipe is number to make it easy to follow.

This includes an 8 page book to describe the location and simple functions of the brain, heart, lungs, liver, intestines, stomach, and kidneys. Each page in the book uses Boardmaker pictures to help students understand the text. The last few pages in this download are Boardmaker pictures that can be used to label a human body and simple Boardmaker sentences to explain the function of 6 organs. Ex: I had students lay on a piece of butcher block paper while a teacher traced their bodies. We

My students created a Mr. Potato head using construction paper. They included a body, mouth, arms, eyes, ears, and nose. We then labeled the different body parts. We then completed a worksheet. Student completed sentences like "I smell with my _____". They used pictures to complete the sentences. There is a picture of the finished project completed.

This activity provides a template to help students write sentences about magazine pictures. This activity has over 200 boardmaker pictures for students to use to create sentences including descriptive words, people, places, time of day/year, and verbs. This activity helps students expand on their language, express thoughts/ideas about a pictures, and helps included s tudents with autism in the writing process in the inclusive classroom.

This is a simple easy to follow chocolate chip cookie recipe the rolled premade cookie dough. The recipe uses pictures to help non-readers and students with language deficits. Each step in the recipe is number to make it easy to follow.

This is a simple 7 page 'All About Me' book'. I have used pictures to help students independently answer questions about themselves. I use this as a class building activity in my special education class. Students write/type/identify their name is print, count the number of letters in print, age, birthday, favorite color, favorite animal, favorite food, favorite tv show, favorite subject in school, and what they want to be when they grow up. Students identify their eye color, hair color, a

This is a 10 page book and 2 page comprehension worksheet combo. The book introduces the 8 planets and the sun (Pluto not included). The book and comprehension questions are created using Boardmaker. The pictures helps increase students understanding of the text.

This easy to read book teaches students about the ocean, rainforest, desert, forest, arctic, grasslands, and wetlands. Each page focuses on a different habitat. Students will learn about the weather and animals for each habitat. The book give a very basic outline for each habitat. This enables students to grasp an understanding of each habitat while limiting confusion.

You will find a color coordinated graphic organizer and over 240 Boardmaker pictures to help students identify characters and setting in books. The character organizer and pictures are yellow and the setting organizer and pictures are blue. This helps teach students with autism the difference between characters and setting. The graphic organizer also has a line for students to write the title and author of the story. This will help them identify these major points in a story.

This recipe is for a quick snack mix kids love making. We use this in our friendship club for students with autism and their regular education buddies. Each year the students laugh hysterically while making this recipe. The recipe includes popcorn, pretzels, raisins, marshmallows, candy corn, chocolate chips, and doritos. Of course they are not called that in the recipe...Ex: The marshmallows are ghost guts! The recipe is created using the Boardmaker progam.

This is an easy, step-by-step visual recipe to make scrambled eggs. Each step uses pictures and simple directions. The pictures help increase independent reading and ability to follow step by step directions to make a snack. Great for life skills, cooking units, or party activities.

This is 10 writing frame worksheets to help students write opinion pieces. Each writing frame will require the student to state 3 reasons why they believe in something. The frames included easy writing topics including students favorite ice cream, movies, toys, etc.

This is a 4 page book regarding the 4 seasons. This book uses pictures and words to give students with autism and other disabilities very basic information about the seasons.

This is an easy, step-by-step visual recipe to make yummy, sticky popcorn balls. Each step uses pictures and simple directions. The pictures help increase independent reading and ability to follow step by step directions to make a snack. Great for life skills, cooking units, or party activities.

This is an easy, step-by-step visual recipe to make no-bake cookies. Each step uses pictures and simple directions. The pictures help increase independent reading and ability to follow step by step directions to make a snack. Great for life skills, cooking units, or party activities.

This is a simple to read book that uses pictures to help explain the stages in the butterfly life cycle. The book is simple to read for students with autism. There is also a simple sequencing worksheet attached. There are 2 copies available in the download. The first copy has blank pictures for students to glue the pictures in the correct order. The 2nd has pictures already in the correct sequence. Students match pictures to picture to sequence the life cycle.

Students with autism can make Tostadas using this visual recipe. The recipe includes step by step directions using Boardmaker pictures. It also includes a list of all items needed to make the recipe using Boardmaker pictures. These recipes are for students with autism who have reading skills, but have difficulty comprehending text and following sequential directions.

This is a short modified book using Boardmaker pictures. Each page of the book introduces a new sense. The book includes comprehension questions as well.