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Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
For so many of our students with Autism, picture exchange communication systems (PECS) are how our students communicate. This program has been very successful for a lot of kids with autism in learning how to communicate their wants/needs. These pictures are also useful to adapt academic activities in the classroom for nonverbal students. The main problem I have found with this program is that I end up with SO MANY pictures and nowhere to store them! I have tried several ways of storing them, until I found the one that worked best for me. I bought clear plastic baseball card holders at target and put them in a binder. Then I organized pictures according to categories. A section of pictures in alphabetical order, a section of schedule pictures, etc. This takes up little space and allows easy access to your pictures whenever you need them!
It's time to have a little fun with this FREE printable ocean animal memory game. It's a fun, hands-on activity that is a great boredom buster. They can also help kids develop skills like visual discrimination and memory. This printable is perfect for preschool or elementary-aged children who love learning about sea life!
We are headed outdoors with this pretend play idea... for a little backyard explorer fun. Want to join us? (This DIY is easy, I promise.)
Visual schedules promote independence by allowing students to know the sequence of the day’s events. Here are 5 types of visual schedules commonly found in a special education classroom.
Rainstick sensory bottles are a great auditory, visual, and tactile experience for kids! Learn how to make a rainstick using household items.
Looking to earn the Junior Practice With Purpose badge? Check out these 5 fun activities to help girls develop their skills and achieve their goals. From creating a practice schedule to setting personal targets, these activities will inspire and motivate young girls on their journey to success. Get started today and watch your girls thrive!
We are headed outdoors with this pretend play idea... for a little backyard explorer fun. Want to join us? (This DIY is easy, I promise.)
Ever since I visited the Ron Clark Academy and saw the AMAZING teachers there use a stage to help transform their classrooms, I knew I just HAD TO HAVE ONE! As soon as I got back from RCA last October, I started transforming my classroom. A stage wasn't something I could build overnight, so I finished the school year with a makeshift stage. I lowered a rectangular table to the floor and BAM... a stage. It was amazing and my kiddos LOVED it, but... I knew I wanted a bigger and better one so I counted down until summer break when I my dad could hopefully make my dreams a reality. Since posting my stage on my Instagram account, I have gotten lots and lots of messages asking me just how I my dad made it, so I wanted to take some time to lay out all of the details in one place because YOU need a stage too, and you/your dad/husband can TOTALLY make one! How to build your own stage: Step ONE: Convince your Dad/Husband/Boyfriend/Friend to build it for you! HAHA! Ok... if you haven't caught on yet, it was MY DAD that built the stage, not me. I am blessed with a rockstar Dad who does woodworking in his spare time and he was kind enough to help me out. I painted and assisted in the heavy lifting, but the brains behind the operation was definitely my dad. Ok - Have you grabbed someone to build it for you or at least assist you?! Haha! Although I have utmost faith that you can complete this project yourself, it would still be easier for you if you have a partner to help you do the heavy lifting! As you start gluing/nailing things together, your stage will get really heavy. If you've found your builder/assistant... you are ready for step two. Step TWO: Go to Lowes and grab your items! What you'll need: -three 3/4 inch pieces of plywood -wood glue -large nails -three sets of door hinges (we put three hinges on each door) -paint Step THREE: Alright gang... It's finally time to build! We built two different 4'x4' squares so that the stage would be easier to transport. The two squares together makes my large 8'x4' stage. The entire stage is 9 inches tall. First, grab two pieces of plywood and cut each of them in half. You now have your two tops and two bottoms. The remaining piece of plywood will become your sides and bracing inside the stage. Side/bracing lengths: 4' long/9"tall Once you have all of your pieces cut, glue your bottoms and sides together and reinforce them using nails! You will also need to glue/nail in your bracing inside. The bracing is SO important for safety and support, so don't leave those out! Step THREE B: If you want to get fancy, you can add trimming to the pieces that will go around the top and around them bottom. My dad also cut out hand holes in the sides of the stage to make for easier carrying. Step 4: Paint everything! I chose to paint the outside of my stage yellow, the top black, and the inside white. Stage 5: Once you've gotten everything painted, you can then attach the top of your stage to the bottom using door hinges. We chose to put the hinges INSIDE the stage so that the metal pieces weren't showing on the outside. You can just put them on the outside if that is easiest for you. (Amazon Affilate links are provided in this post for your convenience.) Step 6: Once everything is painted and attached, you are ready to haul your stage to school and MAKE MAGIC HAPPEN! (Super fun lights under my board can be found on Amazon HERE.) If you have any additional questions, please feel free to leave them in my comments and I'll ask my Dad if they are questions I don't know how to answer! I truly believe EVERY classroom should have a stage, so I hope you will get to building! You can do it!
One of the homemade Christmas gifts I did for Abby (Eric's 3 year old niece) was a Kid's "Recipe" Book. She is turning 4 in May and knows l...
Easy and cute paper plate jellyfish and narwhal crafts for kids for the Narwhal and Jelly series by Ben Clanton.
Get your copy of the Little Miss Muffet free printable poem and sequencing cards! Use with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
Young children learn to be caring and responsible when they take care of the baby dolls in this Baby Doll Nursery Dramatic Play Center.
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Knowing word families is an important skill to master in the early grades. Here is an engaging and interactive way to practice word families with a container you may have in your house! Crocodile, crocodile, down by the lake… have you ever seen the pin for this cute little guy on Pinterest from Growing […]
An image can be said to have a pattern if it consists of more than one image made with the same resemblance. The minimum is to make 3 repetitions of images in one place..
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Take a break visual card. Just print, cut, laminate, and velcro to the desk- and you're ready to go! Pages: 1 Created by Educators for Educators- 2022. ****This is a digital download/printable product. No physical product will be mailed to you. You can access your digital downloads instantly through your Etsy account, under “Purchases and reviews.” Download the files onto your desktop or laptop computer, save, and print! (Please note: digital downloads/files are not compatible with mobile or tablet devices. You must be on a desktop or laptop computer in order to access the digital downloads.)****
Set up a pet blocks & STEM area to further learning in the preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
How to make chef's hats for the dramatic play center in your childcare, preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
St. Patrick's Day math activities for your Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom. Fun, hands-on activities for building number sense and counting.
Egg and Spoon Race: The humble egg and spoon race was taken to another level by personalizing our eggs! Great way to keep little ones active!
This five senses activity incorporates sorting mats for tons of fun! Add it to any STEM or science center!
Help kids learn to be kind and act as bucket fillers not bucket dippers with these ideas for bucket filler anchor charts, bulletin board displays, writing activities, books and videos, and printables.
One of the homemade Christmas gifts I did for Abby (Eric's 3 year old niece) was a Kid's "Recipe" Book. She is turning 4 in May and knows l...
If your kids are all about the tech, you could use Mat Man activity downloads to keep them engaged! Students work on fine motor skills by dragging the digital pieces across the board. Make sure they rotate the pieces to fit correctly.
Gather a paper cup, an empty toilet paper holder, scissors, a pen, crayons, and stickers. Place the toilet paper holder on top ...
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
I realised I never shared this resource with you! I take photos and think to myself, I really must blog about this and then I forget! I need to start writing blog lists! A few weeks ago, we were learning about the letter “Jj” and we had a great time exploring Jack and Jill. Other ... Read More about Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill….
