Big bundle of resources related to REGULAR + IRREGULAR verbs (present tense and past tense). 50 unique verbs targeted! Check out each of the resources to see specific details. 48 Regular Verb Worksheets 45 Irregular Verb Worksheets 223 Regular Verb Task Cards 232 Irregular Verb Task Cards Check out these other resources!: Vocabulary Units Social Skills Units Photo Prompts- Seasonal Writing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Independence....true independence... is top priority as far as I am concerned. True independence refers to an individual being able to complete a skill across all settings, for an extended period of time, in all situations, with no one present, and in the absence of supports mediated by others. These are tough criteria....and it takes a lot of work for our learners to acquire these skills. I am all for keeping strategies in place that my students can access on their own. After all, it is these strategies...or prompts...that may help maintain a skill long after a student leaves the public school system. Examples include: - schedules - alarms - visuals - video models ....and so much more. I am always looking for ways to build independence into the day for my students. I have 6 students and 6 instructional aides in my classroom. Many of my students work 1:1 for large portions of the school day. Having a 1:1 classroom is amazing when it comes to teaching many of the essential skills my students need...however, it can sometimes unintentionally get in the way of independence. Nothing makes me crazier than seeing a student sitting around un-engaged waiting to be told what to do next. Here are some ways I work on INDEPENDENCE all day long in my middle school self-contained classroom. 1. MORNING ROUTINES At the middle school we no longer are doing "morning meeting". I wanted to find a way for my students to maintain previously mastered skills and target new age appropriate ones. All of my students now have a morning routine that they have learned to follow. My students should be coming in from the bus/drop off, walking to the classroom, and immediately beginning this routine. Ideally this occurs without verbal reminders from staff. Most of my students do this beautifully every day. It wasn't always so independent....but I am so proud of their progress! All routines include certain similar steps -- unpacking, putting folder away, putting backpack in locker, signing in, etc.. Other steps are individualized. One student completes a stretching routine provided by his PT, others have various versions of calendar skills or weather pages. I use this as ONE opportunity to maintain previously mastered skills (e.g. calendar, weather ID, handwriting, typing, etc.). One student may handwrite a sign in sheet complete with time and date, another may copy his name by tying onto a sign in sheet. We include what is functional for that learner. Everything is individualized. Here is an example of some pages from my MORNING BINDERS. These examples are from a few different student binders. One student is working on tracing the current date. Another student is moving velcro pieces to identify todays weather and date. This student knows to reference our main board where we have already written the date and weather. Some more advanced skills I have had students complete in the past: - check weather.com for local weather and temperature - graph daily weather on a monthly bar graph - identify appropriate clothing for the day ** You could add this to a morning routine students complete BEFORE coming to school--- then students can identify appropriate clothing and learn to dress themselves at home. This is a GREAT FUNCTIONAL skill for students with special needs. The morning routine in school typically takes my students anywhere from 5 minutes to 15 minutes. Once completed they know to immediately turn to their FULL DAY SCHEDULE to see what is next. 2. FULL DAY SCHEDULE This, of course, is a massive part of the day for my students. Their full day schedules help identify what is happening all day long. Successfully implemented full day schedules can help eliminate many inappropriate behaviors caused by sudden changes/transitions. We work hard to change these daily as much as possible. Since many of my students work 1:1 in our classroom for much of the day...we have the flexibility to switch programs around. This helps prevent memorization of the schedule and work on flexibility with schedule changes. Here are some examples of full day schedules in my class. Some students use visual schedules....other written schedules. Some students have hard copy schedules on their desk...others have electronic schedules on their iPads. Most students have many "mini" schedule or "schedules within schedules". Within the full day schedule they may have many mini schedules (e.g. Morning Routine, Leisure Schedule, Social Interaction Schedule, Exercise Schedule, Hygiene Schedule, End of Day Schedule, etc.). If a student recently mastered an essential skill...I maintain it here. Many of my students complete Independent Hygiene Routines, Exercise Routines, and Leisure Schedules daily. MAINTENANCE IS KEY! Students learn to follow the steps in the chain.... identify next task in schedule, get materials from drawer/shelf, bring to their desk, complete activity (with or without instructor), clean up materials, return to schedule. We can easily build in a ton of language skills to this routine. 3. LEISURE SCHEDULES There are 2 types of leisure schedules that run in my classroom. INDEPENDENT Leisure Schedules and COOPERATIVE Leisure Schedules. The names basically describe the main difference. Many of my students have specific IEP goals where they are learning to follow an independent or cooperative schedule...and where they are learning to properly complete independent leisure skills or cooperative activities. Here are some examples of some of the Leisure Skills we work on through these schedules: Here is one example of a written Cooperative Leisure Schedule presented on a laminated piece of paper. Students in this schedule take turns writing their name on the left. The person whose name is recorded gets to choose the next game and amount of time from a pool of options. Students work together to set up, play, and clean up each activity. Here is one example of a visual Independent Leisure Schedule presented on an iPad. 4. ALARMS Many of my students have learned to follow alarms. Others are currently working on it. Since most of my students have personal iPod Touches or iPhones, I use alarms on their devices. Students will have alarms set for small group activities, lunch, APE, ...as well as certain independent or cooperative tasks. For example, some students have an alarm stating "play a game with a friend". When it goes off... they know to stop what they are doing, locate a friend, and ask to play a game. I love maintaining skills through alarms....not to mention alarms are one of those great prompts that we can effectively leave in place for the long run. WIN! 5. END OF DAY ROUTINE/CLASS JOBS Similar to Morning Routines, my students have learned to end their day by completing a mini schedule of activities. It varies student to student. Just like in the morning...I take the opportunity to build in maintenance of recently mastered skills. Are you seeing a pattern....MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE! Some of the skills I find useful to include in end of day routines include.... completing a daily journal (typing or handwriting), email parents information about the day, signing out, cleaning desk, re-setting personal materials, and classroom jobs. Here is an example of a visual End of Day Routine: Here is an example of Classroom Jobs. The one on the left has visuals for students who are non-readers. Student pictures are put next to each task by instructors....so each student does one job. The picture on the right is an example of a written COOPERATIVE class job list. Students work together to cooperatively complete all jobs. Class jobs are an excellent way to work on vocational skills! How do you foster INDEPENDENCE in your classroom? I would love to hear your ideas! :) **Shawn

Big bundle of resources related to REGULAR + IRREGULAR verbs (present tense and past tense). 50 unique verbs targeted! Check out each of the resources to see specific details. 48 Regular Verb Worksheets 45 Irregular Verb Worksheets 223 Regular Verb Task Cards 232 Irregular Verb Task Cards Check out these other resources!: Vocabulary Units Social Skills Units Photo Prompts- Seasonal Writing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Leveled Picture Scene Task Cards working on discrimination of WH Questions (WHO, WHAT, and WHERE). Leveled Task Cards with full color picture scenes help students working 1:1 and are perfect for independent work tasks. All task cards present a full color scene with 1 WHO, 1 WHAT, and 1 WHERE question. LOW PREP to help save your sanity. Simply print, laminate, and add a dry erase marker for years of use. Clipart appropriate for students of ALL ages. Level 1: errorless (2 choices provided) Level 2: NOT errorless (3 choices provided) Level 3: Fill in the blank 72 Task Cards included! --- 18 Task Cards per season (fall, winter, spring, summer) --- 6 Task Cards per level within each season Check out more WH Questions products to reinforce this difficult concept! WH Question Silly Scenes WH Question Bundle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Counting Clip Cards with fun WINTER themes. - Marshmallows in Hot Chocolate - Snowflakes - Snowballs - Cardinals - Icicles Each pack targets number 0-10 with two unique formats (choice of 3 or fill-in the number). Clip cards are a fun way to practice counting. Use during 1:1 sessions or add to independent work. Ways to use: 1. Laminate and use dry erase marker 2.Use as a worksheet 3. Circle correct response with a pencil or response with a dot marker Check out the individual packs here: Cardinal Counting Clip Cards Hot Chocolate Counting Clip Cards Snowball Counting Clip Cards Icicles Counting Clip Cardsk Snowflake Counting Clip Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

EVERY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER knows how important it is to teach our students to identify EMOTIONS. It's an essential skill..and also a really hard one. This unit focuses on several different emotions using AGE APPROPRIATE CLIP ART for older learners (although it could be great for students of all ages). The unit includes a ton of resources to use during 1:1 instruction, small group, and independent work. - Emotions Word Wall - Emotions task cards - YES/NO task cards - matching mats - sorting mats - worksheets (matching identical pictures, non-identical pictures, picture to word) - trace & color mini reader - Emotions Bingo - 3 Adapted Books - 14 Independent Work Task Cards (great for reinforcing the identification skills) Emotions/Physical Conditions targeted include: - happy - sad - angry - surprised - silly - hot - cold - hungry - tired - sick - bored - embarrassed - confused - stressed/nervous - scared *** DATA SHEETS included to track whether your students are learning to receptively and expressively identify emotions. Please message me with any questions you may have, I am happy to respond and answer anytime! Check out my other Behavior Management Units to help students learn to regulate their behaviors. Calming Strategies Unit Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Unit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Anyone else struggle to teach your students Topical Conversation? These Topical Conversation Cards will help keep your students on track. Perfect for encouraging conversation during lunch time or Social Skills Groups. The resource includes 75 unique topics - 16 FALL themed topics - 16 WINTER themed topics - 16 SPRING themed topics - 16 SUMMER themed topics - 11 ANYTIME topics The resource can be assembled quickly in many different ways (see thumbnails for details) to full differentiate for YOUR students. I am hoping to add even more topics--- when I do, you can re-download this file FOR FREE! Check out other Social Skills materials: Social Skills Topic Cards Social Skills Unit BUNDLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

EVERY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER knows how important it is to teach our students to identify EMOTIONS. It's an essential skill..and also a really hard one. This unit focuses on several different emotions using AGE APPROPRIATE CLIP ART for older learners (although it could be great for students of all ages). The unit includes a ton of resources to use during 1:1 instruction, small group, and independent work. - Emotions Word Wall - Emotions task cards - YES/NO task cards - matching mats - sorting mats - worksheets (matching identical pictures, non-identical pictures, picture to word) - trace & color mini reader - Emotions Bingo - 3 Adapted Books - 14 Independent Work Task Cards (great for reinforcing the identification skills) Emotions/Physical Conditions targeted include: - happy - sad - angry - surprised - silly - hot - cold - hungry - tired - sick - bored - embarrassed - confused - stressed/nervous - scared *** DATA SHEETS included to track whether your students are learning to receptively and expressively identify emotions. Please message me with any questions you may have, I am happy to respond and answer anytime! Check out my other Behavior Management Units to help students learn to regulate their behaviors. Calming Strategies Unit Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Unit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This is a bundle of resources related to HOME ITEMS. The packet includes: Leveled Home Sorting Mats Leveled Clip Cards Kitchen Sorting Mats (fridge, freezer, cabinet) Leveled Home Matching Worksheets x 8 Association Worksheets x 1 All worksheets are provided in both COLOR and BLACK/WHITE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Independence....true independence... is top priority as far as I am concerned. True independence refers to an individual being able to complete a skill across all settings, for an extended period of time, in all situations, with no one present, and in the absence of supports mediated by others. These are tough criteria....and it takes a lot of work for our learners to acquire these skills. I am all for keeping strategies in place that my students can access on their own. After all, it is these strategies...or prompts...that may help maintain a skill long after a student leaves the public school system. Examples include: - schedules - alarms - visuals - video models ....and so much more. I am always looking for ways to build independence into the day for my students. I have 6 students and 6 instructional aides in my classroom. Many of my students work 1:1 for large portions of the school day. Having a 1:1 classroom is amazing when it comes to teaching many of the essential skills my students need...however, it can sometimes unintentionally get in the way of independence. Nothing makes me crazier than seeing a student sitting around un-engaged waiting to be told what to do next. Here are some ways I work on INDEPENDENCE all day long in my middle school self-contained classroom. 1. MORNING ROUTINES At the middle school we no longer are doing "morning meeting". I wanted to find a way for my students to maintain previously mastered skills and target new age appropriate ones. All of my students now have a morning routine that they have learned to follow. My students should be coming in from the bus/drop off, walking to the classroom, and immediately beginning this routine. Ideally this occurs without verbal reminders from staff. Most of my students do this beautifully every day. It wasn't always so independent....but I am so proud of their progress! All routines include certain similar steps -- unpacking, putting folder away, putting backpack in locker, signing in, etc.. Other steps are individualized. One student completes a stretching routine provided by his PT, others have various versions of calendar skills or weather pages. I use this as ONE opportunity to maintain previously mastered skills (e.g. calendar, weather ID, handwriting, typing, etc.). One student may handwrite a sign in sheet complete with time and date, another may copy his name by tying onto a sign in sheet. We include what is functional for that learner. Everything is individualized. Here is an example of some pages from my MORNING BINDERS. These examples are from a few different student binders. One student is working on tracing the current date. Another student is moving velcro pieces to identify todays weather and date. This student knows to reference our main board where we have already written the date and weather. Some more advanced skills I have had students complete in the past: - check weather.com for local weather and temperature - graph daily weather on a monthly bar graph - identify appropriate clothing for the day ** You could add this to a morning routine students complete BEFORE coming to school--- then students can identify appropriate clothing and learn to dress themselves at home. This is a GREAT FUNCTIONAL skill for students with special needs. The morning routine in school typically takes my students anywhere from 5 minutes to 15 minutes. Once completed they know to immediately turn to their FULL DAY SCHEDULE to see what is next. 2. FULL DAY SCHEDULE This, of course, is a massive part of the day for my students. Their full day schedules help identify what is happening all day long. Successfully implemented full day schedules can help eliminate many inappropriate behaviors caused by sudden changes/transitions. We work hard to change these daily as much as possible. Since many of my students work 1:1 in our classroom for much of the day...we have the flexibility to switch programs around. This helps prevent memorization of the schedule and work on flexibility with schedule changes. Here are some examples of full day schedules in my class. Some students use visual schedules....other written schedules. Some students have hard copy schedules on their desk...others have electronic schedules on their iPads. Most students have many "mini" schedule or "schedules within schedules". Within the full day schedule they may have many mini schedules (e.g. Morning Routine, Leisure Schedule, Social Interaction Schedule, Exercise Schedule, Hygiene Schedule, End of Day Schedule, etc.). If a student recently mastered an essential skill...I maintain it here. Many of my students complete Independent Hygiene Routines, Exercise Routines, and Leisure Schedules daily. MAINTENANCE IS KEY! Students learn to follow the steps in the chain.... identify next task in schedule, get materials from drawer/shelf, bring to their desk, complete activity (with or without instructor), clean up materials, return to schedule. We can easily build in a ton of language skills to this routine. 3. LEISURE SCHEDULES There are 2 types of leisure schedules that run in my classroom. INDEPENDENT Leisure Schedules and COOPERATIVE Leisure Schedules. The names basically describe the main difference. Many of my students have specific IEP goals where they are learning to follow an independent or cooperative schedule...and where they are learning to properly complete independent leisure skills or cooperative activities. Here are some examples of some of the Leisure Skills we work on through these schedules: Here is one example of a written Cooperative Leisure Schedule presented on a laminated piece of paper. Students in this schedule take turns writing their name on the left. The person whose name is recorded gets to choose the next game and amount of time from a pool of options. Students work together to set up, play, and clean up each activity. Here is one example of a visual Independent Leisure Schedule presented on an iPad. 4. ALARMS Many of my students have learned to follow alarms. Others are currently working on it. Since most of my students have personal iPod Touches or iPhones, I use alarms on their devices. Students will have alarms set for small group activities, lunch, APE, ...as well as certain independent or cooperative tasks. For example, some students have an alarm stating "play a game with a friend". When it goes off... they know to stop what they are doing, locate a friend, and ask to play a game. I love maintaining skills through alarms....not to mention alarms are one of those great prompts that we can effectively leave in place for the long run. WIN! 5. END OF DAY ROUTINE/CLASS JOBS Similar to Morning Routines, my students have learned to end their day by completing a mini schedule of activities. It varies student to student. Just like in the morning...I take the opportunity to build in maintenance of recently mastered skills. Are you seeing a pattern....MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE! Some of the skills I find useful to include in end of day routines include.... completing a daily journal (typing or handwriting), email parents information about the day, signing out, cleaning desk, re-setting personal materials, and classroom jobs. Here is an example of a visual End of Day Routine: Here is an example of Classroom Jobs. The one on the left has visuals for students who are non-readers. Student pictures are put next to each task by instructors....so each student does one job. The picture on the right is an example of a written COOPERATIVE class job list. Students work together to cooperatively complete all jobs. Class jobs are an excellent way to work on vocational skills! How do you foster INDEPENDENCE in your classroom? I would love to hear your ideas! :) **Shawn

*** UPDATED ON AUGUST 22, 2019 *** Now includes an editable version of SOME pages, so you can customize to fit your classroom, program, school district... - Para Survey - Autism (adjust for new statistics as needed) - Expectations (use some of mine + customize with your own) - Crisis Procedures (customize with your district's own plan) - Professionalism - AAC (customize for your student's AAC systems) - Data Collection - Behavior Plans - ABC Data (customize with examples that work for your class) This is a huge training manual to be used with paraprofessionals or instructional staff in your special education classroom. As special education teachers, we all know how important it is to have skilled instructional staff in our rooms. Training the instructional staff in our classroom is ESSENTIAL and can make all the difference in the year and for our students. Take the guess work out of training and start the year off right! The manual includes: - a teacher letter (to read before training) - several different versions of individual staff binder covers (color and b/w) - staff surveys - color staff visuals - 61 TRAINING PAGES (36 topics!) - printer friendly - recommendations for training The manual does focus on evidence based strategies (and has a section on Autism). Please check out the preview to see all topics currently included in the manual... more to come! *** I will continue to add additional training pages to this packet as they are created. You can always re-download for FREE *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This resource is a packet of leveled pages to work on writing sentences and describing pictures. Packet includes: - 3 unique levels - with and without color coding - full color PHOTOS - 9 pages of "He is ___" "She is ___", and "They are ____" sentences per level) Predictable presentation helps student systematically circle components of the sentence to build sentences before writing or typing their responses. Interested in more Writing Materials or WH Concept Practice....check these out: BUILD A SENTENCE CREATING SENTENCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Bundle of photograph task cards sets, perfect for learners of all ages and those who benefit from added understanding when using resources with real photos. Task cards are great for interactive independent practice... perfect for work bins, small groups, and morning work. TOTAL OF 542 TASK CARDS INCLUDED: - pronouns - emotions - describing photos - non identical matching - plural and singular nouns ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Task cards help students build sentences while increasing their mean length of utterance (MLU). These task cards target essential language skills in an interactive way. Includes 216 task cards! 72 task cards -- I + see + color + item (4 words) 72 task cards -- I + see + number + item (4 words) 72 task cards -- I + see + item + and + item (5 words) Still look for other resources to work on creating sentences? Check out these: Functional Leveled Sentence Writing Leveled Sentence Writing Describing Pictures Check out each individual product to see more details of what's included! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This resource is a packet of leveled pages to work on writing sentences and describing pictures. Packet includes: - 3 unique levels - with and without color coding - full color PHOTOS - 9 pages of "He is ___" "She is ___", and "They are ____" sentences per level) Predictable presentation helps student systematically circle components of the sentence to build sentences before writing or typing their responses. Interested in more Writing Materials or WH Concept Practice....check these out: BUILD A SENTENCE CREATING SENTENCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Social Skills Units Bundle include 3 SEPARATE SOCIAL SKILLS BUNDLES with over 450 pages of materials. Behavior Management is one of the most important things we can teach our students. Recognizing and managing behaviors requires an understanding of expected vs. unexpected behaviors, emotions, and coping strategies. SAVE BIG WITH THIS BUNDLE! These units provide EVERYTHING you need to run a successful Social Skills Group in a Special Education Classroom. I use these units daily across at least 3 months (but it could easily be stretched for longer if your students need more practice). The units are not meant to go in any specific order... I change it up depending on my students and their needs. Typically, I follow this progression: Month 1: Expected vs. Unexpected...Month 2: Emotions... Month 3: Calming Strategies. EACH bundle includes: - adapted books - independent tasks - black and white trace and color readers - worksheets ...and more! ** Behavior Unit includes Social Stories too! Check out each individual bundle here: Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Social Skills Bundle Calming Strategies Social Skills Unit Emotions Social Skills Unit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Real Photo Identical Picture Matching Mats with fun FALL themes. Real photos are more salient for meany learners with special needs and are age appropriate for students at all ages. Identical picture matching helps introduce matching in a simple way. Choose leveled boards that fit the needs of your students. Set includes 20 Leveled Matching Mats. All themes include 13 mats... 4 pictures per page 6 pictures per page 12 pictures per page 20 pictures per page Fall Themes include: General Fall General Halloween Apples Pumpkins Leaves

REINFORCER FUN Does anyone else find it challenging to find age appropriate reinforcer options for older learners with special needs? So often our students are interested in activities, movies, and characters that are targeted to young children. Although there are exceptions, I am constantly looking to move my students to more age appropriate interests. With help from many other amazing teachers, I have slowly built a rather large reinforcer pool in my Middle School Self-contained Classroom. I am officially a hoarder when it comes to any and all things that may function as a reinforcer for someone (there are always new students and new interests). Storage can be tricky, but I am a firm believer in storing reinforcers in a way that is accessbile to my students. I expect my students to access their own reinforcers (obviously with assistance if they are still learning)...so I think of this when organizing and labeling everything. Here is more information on our favorite class reinforcers and how we store them: SENSORY ITEMS I store my sensory items mostly in these 4 white bins (Dollar Tree). They are separated by 1) Tactile sensory --> vibrating massager, textured fabrics, squishy/spiky/sticky balls, putty 2) Visual sensory --> light toys, lava lamps 3) Sensory Bottles, and 4) Shaving Cream (a class favorite). Sensory Bags, Magic Foam, Water Beads, and Kinetic Sand are on the shelf above in larger or airtight containers. I make alot of my own sensory bottles and bags. They don't last forever, but its pretty inexpensive and easy to customize to student interests. Check out my pinterest board for some great ideas on home made sensory items SENSORY ITEMS ARTS AND CRAFTS I love having a ton of different art materials for creative students. I store (most) art material on the bottom shelf of one of my bookshelves (underneath the sensory items). It is separated by type and labeled. This includes 1) paint, 2) crayons, 3) markers, 4) scratch off paper, 5) "fun" scissors, 6) colored construction paper...and other miscellaneous items I accumulate. PUZZLES Can you ever have enough puzzles? Over the years my students have varied greatly when it comes to puzzle skill level. I also find that many puzzles get ripped or have lost pieces by the end of the year... so I am constantly buying new ones. We have a ton of 12 piece, 24 piece, 60 piece, and 100 piece jigsaw puzzles. We also have several 24-48 piece jigsaw puzzles inside the wood border (Some have the background picture on the bottom for easier reference). I store most of the cheaper puzzles in ziploc baggies (as their boxes often rip the easiest). Everything is organized in a bin to corral pieces and visually help my students put things away neatly. MULTI-PLAYER GAMES This is a particularly difficult item because the skill level of my students does not typically match games targeted for their age level. I love to have a variety so students can complete cooperative schedules or play with peer mentors. Some of our favorites are: Zingo Perfection Qwirkle UNO Velcro Gloves Bananagrams I just bought this one and can't wait to use it to practice phonics with my students who are still learning these skills. There are a few games in the series-- Banagrams, Pairs in Pears, and Apple Letters. They are inexpensive and super small/easy to store. STEM ACTIVITIES Magnet Blocks Legos (I have a ton of the small legos from Target Dollar Spot) Marble Run Playdough OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TOYS/ACTIVITIES Over the Door Basketball Net Hex Bugs These are vibrating bugs that move around. You can buy or make tunnels, roads, and doorways for them to navigate through. NeoTracks This is an ABSOLUTE HIT in my classroom and an age appropriate way to play with cars/tracks. It does glow in the dark, although we haven't enjoyed that feature yet. The car is motorized...but I bought some extra cheaper cars so multiple students can play at once. It has been great for communication! It was super inexpensive (I always see these at Target or at the kiosks in our mall) Computer iPad Age Appropriate APPS is a whole post in of iteself-- follow my blog to see when a new post comes out on this topic! Keyboard What other reinforcers do you use in your middle school or high school special education classrooms? Remember to follow me via email to stay updated on new blog posts.

Independence....true independence... is top priority as far as I am concerned. True independence refers to an individual being able to complete a skill across all settings, for an extended period of time, in all situations, with no one present, and in the absence of supports mediated by others. These are tough criteria....and it takes a lot of work for our learners to acquire these skills. I am all for keeping strategies in place that my students can access on their own. After all, it is these strategies...or prompts...that may help maintain a skill long after a student leaves the public school system. Examples include: - schedules - alarms - visuals - video models ....and so much more. I am always looking for ways to build independence into the day for my students. I have 6 students and 6 instructional aides in my classroom. Many of my students work 1:1 for large portions of the school day. Having a 1:1 classroom is amazing when it comes to teaching many of the essential skills my students need...however, it can sometimes unintentionally get in the way of independence. Nothing makes me crazier than seeing a student sitting around un-engaged waiting to be told what to do next. Here are some ways I work on INDEPENDENCE all day long in my middle school self-contained classroom. 1. MORNING ROUTINES At the middle school we no longer are doing "morning meeting". I wanted to find a way for my students to maintain previously mastered skills and target new age appropriate ones. All of my students now have a morning routine that they have learned to follow. My students should be coming in from the bus/drop off, walking to the classroom, and immediately beginning this routine. Ideally this occurs without verbal reminders from staff. Most of my students do this beautifully every day. It wasn't always so independent....but I am so proud of their progress! All routines include certain similar steps -- unpacking, putting folder away, putting backpack in locker, signing in, etc.. Other steps are individualized. One student completes a stretching routine provided by his PT, others have various versions of calendar skills or weather pages. I use this as ONE opportunity to maintain previously mastered skills (e.g. calendar, weather ID, handwriting, typing, etc.). One student may handwrite a sign in sheet complete with time and date, another may copy his name by tying onto a sign in sheet. We include what is functional for that learner. Everything is individualized. Here is an example of some pages from my MORNING BINDERS. These examples are from a few different student binders. One student is working on tracing the current date. Another student is moving velcro pieces to identify todays weather and date. This student knows to reference our main board where we have already written the date and weather. Some more advanced skills I have had students complete in the past: - check weather.com for local weather and temperature - graph daily weather on a monthly bar graph - identify appropriate clothing for the day ** You could add this to a morning routine students complete BEFORE coming to school--- then students can identify appropriate clothing and learn to dress themselves at home. This is a GREAT FUNCTIONAL skill for students with special needs. The morning routine in school typically takes my students anywhere from 5 minutes to 15 minutes. Once completed they know to immediately turn to their FULL DAY SCHEDULE to see what is next. 2. FULL DAY SCHEDULE This, of course, is a massive part of the day for my students. Their full day schedules help identify what is happening all day long. Successfully implemented full day schedules can help eliminate many inappropriate behaviors caused by sudden changes/transitions. We work hard to change these daily as much as possible. Since many of my students work 1:1 in our classroom for much of the day...we have the flexibility to switch programs around. This helps prevent memorization of the schedule and work on flexibility with schedule changes. Here are some examples of full day schedules in my class. Some students use visual schedules....other written schedules. Some students have hard copy schedules on their desk...others have electronic schedules on their iPads. Most students have many "mini" schedule or "schedules within schedules". Within the full day schedule they may have many mini schedules (e.g. Morning Routine, Leisure Schedule, Social Interaction Schedule, Exercise Schedule, Hygiene Schedule, End of Day Schedule, etc.). If a student recently mastered an essential skill...I maintain it here. Many of my students complete Independent Hygiene Routines, Exercise Routines, and Leisure Schedules daily. MAINTENANCE IS KEY! Students learn to follow the steps in the chain.... identify next task in schedule, get materials from drawer/shelf, bring to their desk, complete activity (with or without instructor), clean up materials, return to schedule. We can easily build in a ton of language skills to this routine. 3. LEISURE SCHEDULES There are 2 types of leisure schedules that run in my classroom. INDEPENDENT Leisure Schedules and COOPERATIVE Leisure Schedules. The names basically describe the main difference. Many of my students have specific IEP goals where they are learning to follow an independent or cooperative schedule...and where they are learning to properly complete independent leisure skills or cooperative activities. Here are some examples of some of the Leisure Skills we work on through these schedules: Here is one example of a written Cooperative Leisure Schedule presented on a laminated piece of paper. Students in this schedule take turns writing their name on the left. The person whose name is recorded gets to choose the next game and amount of time from a pool of options. Students work together to set up, play, and clean up each activity. Here is one example of a visual Independent Leisure Schedule presented on an iPad. 4. ALARMS Many of my students have learned to follow alarms. Others are currently working on it. Since most of my students have personal iPod Touches or iPhones, I use alarms on their devices. Students will have alarms set for small group activities, lunch, APE, ...as well as certain independent or cooperative tasks. For example, some students have an alarm stating "play a game with a friend". When it goes off... they know to stop what they are doing, locate a friend, and ask to play a game. I love maintaining skills through alarms....not to mention alarms are one of those great prompts that we can effectively leave in place for the long run. WIN! 5. END OF DAY ROUTINE/CLASS JOBS Similar to Morning Routines, my students have learned to end their day by completing a mini schedule of activities. It varies student to student. Just like in the morning...I take the opportunity to build in maintenance of recently mastered skills. Are you seeing a pattern....MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE! Some of the skills I find useful to include in end of day routines include.... completing a daily journal (typing or handwriting), email parents information about the day, signing out, cleaning desk, re-setting personal materials, and classroom jobs. Here is an example of a visual End of Day Routine: Here is an example of Classroom Jobs. The one on the left has visuals for students who are non-readers. Student pictures are put next to each task by instructors....so each student does one job. The picture on the right is an example of a written COOPERATIVE class job list. Students work together to cooperatively complete all jobs. Class jobs are an excellent way to work on vocational skills! How do you foster INDEPENDENCE in your classroom? I would love to hear your ideas! :) **Shawn

Low Prep Opposite Language Task Cards using real photos! Task cards are a great way to practice skills, include in independent work bins, or use during small groups. Real photographs are more salient to many learners and age appropriate for students of all ages. This bundle includes language task cards targeting different OPPOSITES: - wet vs. dry (28 task cards) - hot vs. cold (32 task cards) - hard vs. soft (24 task cards) - big vs. small (30 task cards) - clean vs. dirty (16 task cards) - empty vs. full (32 task cards) - heavy vs. light (16 task cards) - open vs. closed (24 task cards) - young vs. old (16 task cards) - day vs. night (32 task cards) TOTAL 250 TASK CARDS! Check out other task card sets: Opposites Task Cards Version 1 Task Card Sets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! BLOG INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

REINFORCER FUN Does anyone else find it challenging to find age appropriate reinforcer options for older learners with special needs? So often our students are interested in activities, movies, and characters that are targeted to young children. Although there are exceptions, I am constantly looking to move my students to more age appropriate interests. With help from many other amazing teachers, I have slowly built a rather large reinforcer pool in my Middle School Self-contained Classroom. I am officially a hoarder when it comes to any and all things that may function as a reinforcer for someone (there are always new students and new interests). Storage can be tricky, but I am a firm believer in storing reinforcers in a way that is accessbile to my students. I expect my students to access their own reinforcers (obviously with assistance if they are still learning)...so I think of this when organizing and labeling everything. Here is more information on our favorite class reinforcers and how we store them: SENSORY ITEMS I store my sensory items mostly in these 4 white bins (Dollar Tree). They are separated by 1) Tactile sensory --> vibrating massager, textured fabrics, squishy/spiky/sticky balls, putty 2) Visual sensory --> light toys, lava lamps 3) Sensory Bottles, and 4) Shaving Cream (a class favorite). Sensory Bags, Magic Foam, Water Beads, and Kinetic Sand are on the shelf above in larger or airtight containers. I make alot of my own sensory bottles and bags. They don't last forever, but its pretty inexpensive and easy to customize to student interests. Check out my pinterest board for some great ideas on home made sensory items SENSORY ITEMS ARTS AND CRAFTS I love having a ton of different art materials for creative students. I store (most) art material on the bottom shelf of one of my bookshelves (underneath the sensory items). It is separated by type and labeled. This includes 1) paint, 2) crayons, 3) markers, 4) scratch off paper, 5) "fun" scissors, 6) colored construction paper...and other miscellaneous items I accumulate. PUZZLES Can you ever have enough puzzles? Over the years my students have varied greatly when it comes to puzzle skill level. I also find that many puzzles get ripped or have lost pieces by the end of the year... so I am constantly buying new ones. We have a ton of 12 piece, 24 piece, 60 piece, and 100 piece jigsaw puzzles. We also have several 24-48 piece jigsaw puzzles inside the wood border (Some have the background picture on the bottom for easier reference). I store most of the cheaper puzzles in ziploc baggies (as their boxes often rip the easiest). Everything is organized in a bin to corral pieces and visually help my students put things away neatly. MULTI-PLAYER GAMES This is a particularly difficult item because the skill level of my students does not typically match games targeted for their age level. I love to have a variety so students can complete cooperative schedules or play with peer mentors. Some of our favorites are: Zingo Perfection Qwirkle UNO Velcro Gloves Bananagrams I just bought this one and can't wait to use it to practice phonics with my students who are still learning these skills. There are a few games in the series-- Banagrams, Pairs in Pears, and Apple Letters. They are inexpensive and super small/easy to store. STEM ACTIVITIES Magnet Blocks Legos (I have a ton of the small legos from Target Dollar Spot) Marble Run Playdough OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TOYS/ACTIVITIES Over the Door Basketball Net Hex Bugs These are vibrating bugs that move around. You can buy or make tunnels, roads, and doorways for them to navigate through. NeoTracks This is an ABSOLUTE HIT in my classroom and an age appropriate way to play with cars/tracks. It does glow in the dark, although we haven't enjoyed that feature yet. The car is motorized...but I bought some extra cheaper cars so multiple students can play at once. It has been great for communication! It was super inexpensive (I always see these at Target or at the kiosks in our mall) Computer iPad Age Appropriate APPS is a whole post in of iteself-- follow my blog to see when a new post comes out on this topic! Keyboard What other reinforcers do you use in your middle school or high school special education classrooms? Remember to follow me via email to stay updated on new blog posts.

Picture to Sentence Reading Comprehension with a WINTER GAMES theme. Students choose the correct sentence to describe each picture using task cards. These task cards are slightly smaller size (compared to some of the LARGE task card packs I offer in my store). This is a perfect entry to reading comprehension. Great for independent work, 1:1 practice, and small groups. Low prep to save you sanity. Print and laminate for years of use! THREE unique levels included to differentiate for all students in your class. Level 1 - 2 choices (simple sentences) Level 2 - 3 choices (simple dissimiliar sentences) Level 3 - 3 choices (more complex similiar sentences) Check out my other Picture Comprehension Task Card Packs : Life Skills Picture to Sentence Comprehension Task Cards BUNDLE Behavior Management Picture to Sentence Comprehension Task Cards BUNDLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Task cards targeting the use of OPPOSITES/ ANTONYMS when describing people and animals. FIVE different full color leveled task card options included Total of 167 unique task cards! EASY PREP --> print, laminate, and go! No need to add velcro. Use with dry erase markers, clothespins, paper clips, and more. Choose the level or levels that work for your students. Increase difficulty level as students progress. Level 1: draw a line to match the describing words with the pictures Level 2: Circle the correct picture to match the describing word (two choices) Level 3: circle the correct word to match the picture (two choices) Level 4: fill in the sentence (two choices) Level 5: fill in the sentence (no choices) Check out other task card sets: Task Card Sets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! BLOG INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Sorting Basic Categories Mats using REAL PHOTOGRAPHS are perfect practice for students of all ages. Photographs can be more salient for many learners. 3 Different Sorting Mat Options provided: -- Option 1: 3 pictures (1/2 page sorting mats) -- Option 2: 6 pictures (full page sorting mats -- Option 3: 9 pictures (full page sorting mats) Target Categories: - Animals - Buildings - Clothing - Flowers - Food - People - School Supplies - Vehicles Check out other REAL PHOTOGRAPH activities: Emotions Photo Task Cards Pronouns Photograph Task Cards Describing Photos Describing Photograph Task Cards Non Identical Matching Photo Task Cards Sorting Emotions Photo Task Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Sorting Basic Categories Mats using REAL PHOTOGRAPHS are perfect practice for students of all ages. Photographs can be more salient for many learners. 3 Different Sorting Mat Options provided: -- Option 1: 3 pictures (1/2 page sorting mats) -- Option 2: 6 pictures (full page sorting mats -- Option 3: 9 pictures (full page sorting mats) Target Categories: - Animals - Buildings - Clothing - Flowers - Food - People - School Supplies - Vehicles Check out other REAL PHOTOGRAPH activities: Emotions Photo Task Cards Pronouns Photograph Task Cards Describing Photos Describing Photograph Task Cards Non Identical Matching Photo Task Cards Sorting Emotions Photo Task Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This is a FREE pack of training visuals perfect to hang around the room as reminders for instructional staff. Two different sizes are included- full page and 1/4 page. I love to hang the large versions on our main board and hang smaller versions in areas where I know they will be most applicable...

SEASONAL COUNTING CLIP CARDS -- perfect for fun interactive practice ALL YEAR LONG!FALL- 4 unique themes (3 formats- choice of 3, choice of 6, fill-in)WINTER- 5 unique themes (2 formats- choice of 3, fill-in)SPRING- 5 unique themes (3 formats- choice of 3, choice of 6, fill-in)SUMMER- 5 unique theme...

Sequencing bundle with a Life Skills theme. Includes reading, writing, and language activities + no prep worksheets to target sequencing and re-telling stories. Practice other goals for writing, reading fluency, comprehension, describing pictures, and more while introducing a variety of age appropriate LIFE SKILL topics. Options provided that work great for both writers and non writers! All clipart is appropriate for students at all ages! Perfect for independent work, small groups, homework, and more! Includes 6 Life Skills Stories to help with repetition. - borrowing library books - doing homework - getting ready for school - going to the doctor - making breakfast - planting in the garden Differentiated with multiple levels AND EVERY life skills topic includes 3, 4, and 5 step sequencing stories. Each story includes the following for 3 step, 4 step, and 5 step sequencing: - 2 leveled stories - writing sentences to describe sequence (printer friendly sheets) - draw the story to describe sequence (printer friendly) - NO prep cut and paste worksheets (perfect for homework or extra practice) - full color sequencing cards (to sequence on desk or as you read stories) - large full color visuals for teacher 186 PAGES OF DIFFERENTIATED MATERIALS! Check out the preview for a glimpse at some of the materials included (4 step sequencing shown)! Check out the matching adapted book set (perfect compliment to this bundle): Life Skills Sequencing Adapted Book Set You may also like: Picture to Sentence Comprehension-Life Skills Life Skills Work Sorts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

VOCABULARY UNITS help students build background knowledge and learn new vocabulary words. This unit is GARDENING themed and works great for students of all ages. Perfect introduction to gardening in the classroom as a science or life skills topic. Introduce new themes weekly or monthly... practice words and reinforce the new topic in a variety of ways to build student understanding! Vocabulary Words Included: Bug Spray Compost Fertilizer Gas Can Grass Seed Hose Hoe Hedge Clippers Lawn Mower Light Bulb Paint Brush Pick Pruning Shears Rake Shed Tape Measure Step Ladder Shovel Sprinkler Trowel Garden Garden Fork Gloves Wheel Barrow Watering Can Sprinkler Flowers- specific flower names introduced in one adapted book The resource includes the following: -- Word Wall heading + word -- 26 (4.5 " x 5.5") Flashcards (word + definition with full color visuals) -- 31 Leveled Worksheets (targeting matching and writing skills) -- 10 Unique Bingo Boards (with calling cards -with and without visual supports) -- 4 Writing Prompt Cards (with and without visual supports) -- 4 Conversation Cards (with and without visual supports) Check out my other VOCABULARY UNITS BELOW. Vocabulary Units SEASONAL Vocabulary Unit Bundle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

VOCABULARY UNITS help students build background knowledge and learn new vocabulary words. This unit is HONEYBEE themed and works great for students of all ages. Introduce new themes weekly or monthly... practice words and reinforce the new topic in a variety of ways to build student understanding! Vocabulary Words Included: Apple Blossom Bee Smoker Beekeeper Beekeeper Helmet Cells Clover Leaf Flower Drone Bee Egg Gloves Hive Hive Tool Honey Dipper Orange Blossom Pupa Queen Bee Round Dance Straw Hive Tupelo Plant Waggle Dance Wood Hive Worker Bee Young Larva Karl von Frisch Lorenzo Langstroth Life Cycle of a Bee The resource includes the following: -- Word Wall heading + word -- 26 (4.5 " x 5.5") Flashcards (word + definition with full color visuals) -- Leveled Worksheets (targeting matching and writing skills) -- 10 Unique Bingo Boards (with calling cards -with and without visual supports) -- 9 Writing Prompt Cards (with and without visual supports) -- 9 Conversation Cards (with and without visual supports) -- Life Cycle diagram (color, b/w, and b/w fill in worksheet) Check out my other VOCABULARY UNITS BELOW. FARM Vocabulary Unit DENTIST Vocabulary Unit SEASONAL Vocabulary Unit Bundle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This is a bundle of 4 Life Skills Sorts perfect for Independent Practice in a functional way. This resource is LOW PREP --> just print and go (lamination optional). Other options for use: - file folders - laminate and reuse in independent binders - morning work - small group practice Do you need to work on basic skills in an AGE APPROPRIATE WAY for older learners? This resource is perfect! Sorts included: - Community Helper Sort - Food Groups Sort - Clothing Sort - Home Sort Two levels per sort to help differentiate for each student. Directions for use included! Check out my other LOW PREP SORTS: Community Buildings Life Skills Sort Money Math Sort Seasonal Sort Recycling Science Sort ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Counting Clip Cards with fun WINTER themes. - Marshmallows in Hot Chocolate - Snowflakes - Snowballs - Cardinals - Icicles Each pack targets number 0-10 with two unique formats (choice of 3 or fill-in the number). Clip cards are a fun way to practice counting. Use during 1:1 sessions or add to independent work. Ways to use: 1. Laminate and use dry erase marker 2.Use as a worksheet 3. Circle correct response with a pencil or response with a dot marker Check out the individual packs here: Cardinal Counting Clip Cards Hot Chocolate Counting Clip Cards Snowball Counting Clip Cards Icicles Counting Clip Cardsk Snowflake Counting Clip Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This FREEBIE is a pack of cute staff appreciation tags. How can we ever thank our paraprofessionals enough...?!? Our classes would never function right without them. Grab this freebie, add some small candies/gifts and celebrate !

This is a packet of visual schedules to use proactively. Visual schedules can help all learners, especially those with special needs, by identifying what is coming next AND how much they need to do to access more preferred activities. Visual schedules can help decrease problem behaviors and increase productivity in your classroom. Packet includes: 1. First/Then and First/Next/Then Schedules 2. Vertical Schedules (2, 3, 4, and 5 boxes) 3. Example visuals to use as activities and reinforcers If you like this.... check out my other Behavior Management Tools: Behavior Management Visual Supports Token Economies or THE ULTIMATE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT STARTER BUNDLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Sorting Emotions Mats using REAL PHOTOGRAPHS are perfect practice for students of all ages. Photographs can be more salient for many learners. 3 Different Sorting Mat Options provided: -- Option 1: 3 pictures (1/2 page sorting mats) -- Option 2: 6 pictures (full page sorting mats -- Option 3: 9 pictures (full page sorting mats) Target Emotions: - Happy - Sad - Angry Check out other REAL PHOTOGRAPH activities: Emotions Photo Task Cards Pronouns Photograph Task Cards Describing Photos Describing Photograph Task Cards Non Identical Matching Photo Task Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

VOCABULARY UNITS help students build background knowledge and learn new vocabulary words. This unit has an OCEAN/BEACH theme and works great for students of all ages. Perfect topic for ESY, summer practice, or science in the classroom. Introduce new themes weekly or monthly... practice words and reinforce the new topic in a variety of ways to build student understanding! Vocabulary Words Included: Bathing Suit Beach Bag Beach Ball Bucket Cooler Flip Flops Float Hat Chair Towel Lifesaver Umbrella Rubber Ring Rock Pool Refreshment Stand Palm Tree Sand Castle Shorts Sunscreen Sunglasses Shovel Seashell Tank Top T-Shirt Towel Wave ** Various Ocean Animals The resource includes the following: -- 12 LEVELED Adapted Books -- Word Wall heading + word -- 44 (4.5 " x 5.5") Flashcards (word + definition with full color visuals) -- 29 Leveled Worksheets (targeting matching and writing skills) -- 10 Unique Bingo Boards (with calling cards -with and without visual supports) -- 4 Writing Prompt Cards (with and without visual supports) -- 4 Conversation Cards (with and without visual supports) Check out my other VOCABULARY UNITS BELOW. Vocabulary Units SEASONAL Vocabulary Unit Bundle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Pronouns Task Cards using REAL PHOTOGRAPHS are perfect practice for students of all ages. Photographs can be more salient for many learners. Target HE, SHE, and THEY via photograph task cards. Task cards are perfect size to fit inside Iris Photo Boxes or holepunch and secure with binder rings for quick access. Great for independent practice, 1:1 discrete trials, or small groups. Includes 90 Task Cards - 30 cards targeting HE - 30 cards targeting SHE - 30 cards targeting THEY Task Cards depict people of all ages and various ethnicities. Check out other REAL PHOTOGRAPH activities: Emotions Photo Task Cards Describing Photo Worksheets Sorting Emotions Mats Describing Photograph Task Cards Non Identical Matching Photo Task Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This is one part (out of 5) included in my LITERACY CENTER BUNDLE. Check out the entire bundle to save money and get the complete set of Literacy Center Independent Binder Activities! Word Searches are always a fun way to practice skills. These are great for early finishers, independent work, and even homework practice. Students find the listed CVC words in each puzzle. Included in this resource: 1. 20 CVC word search puzzles 2. Student Direction Page 3. Differentiation Ideas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Calendar Clip Cards are perfect for targeting math and life skills during independent work, stations, or for individual IEP goals. Low Prep helps save your sanity! Print and laminate for years of use! INCLUDES 157 CLIP CARDS ! DATE - identify date on calendars DAY OF WEEK - day to abbreviation (...

Autism Communication Cards for students with special needs, Kindergarten, preschool and early age. These printables can be used in different activities, games, OT and Speech Therapy.The following cards are included: "Wait!", "Help!", "I want","I need","water","toilet","Break!", "Yes", and "No". The...

Describing Pictures Task Cards using REAL PHOTOGRAPHS are perfect practice for students of all ages. Photographs can be more salient for many learners. This describing photos task card deck has two options with 45 unique full color photos in each: -- Option 1= Match Photo to Sentence (3 sentence options provided) -- Option 2= Match Word to Sentence (3 verb options provided) Task cards are perfect size to fit inside Iris Photo Boxes or holepunch and secure with binder rings for quick access. Great for independent practice, 1:1 discrete trials, or small groups. Includes 90 Task Cards - 45 matching picture to sentence - 45 matching picture to word Check out other REAL PHOTOGRAPH activities: Emotions Photo Task Cards Pronouns Photograph Task Cards Describing Photo Worksheets Sorting Emotions Mats Non Identical Matching Photo Task Cards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This is packet of FOREVER FREE CVC Short Vowel Word Lists. I love to print, throw in sheet protectors, and add to my reading intervention binders for easy access. Check out my huge CVC BUNDLE for a ton of fun CVC phonics activities. CVC BUNDLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

*** UPDATED ON AUGUST 22, 2019 *** Now includes an editable version of SOME pages, so you can customize to fit your classroom, program, school district... - Para Survey - Autism (adjust for new statistics as needed) - Expectations (use some of mine + customize with your own) - Crisis Procedures (customize with your district's own plan) - Professionalism - AAC (customize for your student's AAC systems) - Data Collection - Behavior Plans - ABC Data (customize with examples that work for your class) This is a huge training manual to be used with paraprofessionals or instructional staff in your special education classroom. As special education teachers, we all know how important it is to have skilled instructional staff in our rooms. Training the instructional staff in our classroom is ESSENTIAL and can make all the difference in the year and for our students. Take the guess work out of training and start the year off right! The manual includes: - a teacher letter (to read before training) - several different versions of individual staff binder covers (color and b/w) - staff surveys - color staff visuals - 61 TRAINING PAGES (36 topics!) - printer friendly - recommendations for training The manual does focus on evidence based strategies (and has a section on Autism). Please check out the preview to see all topics currently included in the manual... more to come! *** I will continue to add additional training pages to this packet as they are created. You can always re-download for FREE *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

If you are a Special Education Teacher--- you need to have an Independent Task Box Station in your classroom! If you own my ULTIMATE LIFE SKILLS STARTER KIT... don't buy this product, you already own it! Independent Task Boxes are an essential part of a Special Education Classroom. Independent Schedules can help students stay engaged while maintaining academic, fine motor, adaptive, and many more important skills. Task Box Stations are a life saver when you need to work 1:1 with other students or are down staffed. Sold yet ??!! This packet gives you EVERYTHING you need to set-up your own Independent Task Box System. The resource includes: 1. Blank Schedules --> color coded and b/w versions 2. Bin Labels --> full color labels for 5 different categories (large and small labels) 3. Master Reference Pages --> outline which labels correlate to which tasks 4. Staff Training Information Sheets 5. Work Task Direction Cards 6. Reinforcement Systems --> token economies and first/then schedules (color coded and b/w versions) 7. Tokens and Visual Reinforcer pictures ...photos and directions are included to help you successfully implement everything you purchase! Love the idea of a task box system and need tasks...check out my space saving task boxes: BASIC SKILLS SPACE SAVING TASK BOXES LIFE SKILLS SPACE SAVING TASK BOXES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

This is a bundle of resources related to HOME ITEMS. The packet includes: Leveled Home Sorting Mats Leveled Clip Cards Kitchen Sorting Mats (fridge, freezer, cabinet) Leveled Home Matching Worksheets x 8 Association Worksheets x 1 All worksheets are provided in both COLOR and BLACK/WHITE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Anyone else struggle to teach your students Topical Conversation? These Topical Conversation Cards will help keep your students on track. Perfect for encouraging conversation during lunch time or Social Skills Groups. The resource includes 75 unique topics - 16 FALL themed topics - 16 WINTER themed topics - 16 SPRING themed topics - 16 SUMMER themed topics - 11 ANYTIME topics The resource can be assembled quickly in many different ways (see thumbnails for details) to full differentiate for YOUR students. I am hoping to add even more topics--- when I do, you can re-download this file FOR FREE! Check out other Social Skills materials: Social Skills Topic Cards Social Skills Unit BUNDLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK

Leveled Picture Scene Task Cards working on discrimination of WH Questions (WHO, WHAT, and WHERE). Leveled Task Cards with full color picture scenes help students working 1:1 and are perfect for independent work tasks. All task cards present a full color scene with 1 WHO, 1 WHAT, and 1 WHERE question. LOW PREP to help save your sanity. Simply print, laminate, and add a dry erase marker for years of use. Clipart appropriate for students of ALL ages. Level 1: errorless (2 choices provided) Level 2: NOT errorless (3 choices provided) Level 3: Fill in the blank 72 Task Cards included! --- 18 Task Cards per season (fall, winter, spring, summer) --- 6 Task Cards per level within each season Check out more WH Questions products to reinforce this difficult concept! WH Question Silly Scenes WH Question Bundle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLICK THE STAR TO FOLLOW ME FOR NEWS ON FREEBIES AND SALES! INSTAGRAM PINTEREST FACEBOOK