It’s not too late to feel prepared for the beginning of the year! While you may be like me and have been in school for two weeks now, I have found myself getting more prepped and pumped for this school year. This week the reality of being back in school sunk in. We have learned about school expectations and routines and are ready to begin the magic of learning and teaching! In this post, I will share The Autism Helper resources that our team had prepped and ready to use since day one. These resources were made at the end of last school year and over the summer, and have been life savers to have ready to grab.
Enhance the learning experience for students with autism or special needs through structured and visually based activity pages. Elevate your morning meeting or circle time with engaging hands-on activities designed to increase learner engagement. Create a modified circle time/morning time binder using these materials, suitable for daily calendar activities without the need for writing. This packet comprises three visual worksheets that can be laminated for daily use with a dry erase marker or turned into worksheets. Explore calendar skills, weather concepts, and question answering with emotions, seamlessly integrated into daily morning work for a holistic learning approach.
levate your classroom with this interactive and visually engaging temperature graph, designed for daily use during morning meetings or calendar time. Ideal for targeting essential skills such as graphing and weather recognition, this resource caters to diverse learners, including nonverbal students. Enhance your special education curriculum by incorporating Common Core standards and fostering higher-level skills. The comprehensive package includes a bar graph, accompanying pieces, labels, visual temperature key, and detailed setup instructions.
aximize classroom effectiveness with our comprehensive Differentiated Daily Math Activities bundle, meticulously crafted for special education teachers and parents of autistic students. This leveled daily lesson, mirroring a higher-level morning meeting, is designed to fortify both fundamental and advanced math skills while nurturing independence.
Included in the bundle are materials for the board, reference pages, and two versions of the student response page, promoting active participation as students fill in the corresponding information. In-depth setup instructions and objectives for each math meeting component are provided, ensuring seamless alignment with or creation of IEP goals.
Delve into a multitude of skills covered across the levels, ranging from foundational concepts such as identifying seasons, days, and months to more advanced topics like creating irregular patterns, determining coin combinations, and grasping time to the five-minute mark on both digital and analog clocks and so much more!
Independent work tasks are important for all learners. A student is expected to start, engage in, and complete homework assignments as well as work within the classroom at a very young age. One skill that will encourage independence is being able to work independently and accurately.
My team and I still consider this the beginning of the year and having these resources really benefited us when the curriculum in the pacing guide popped up in what seems so quickly. Our learners benefit from consistency and predictability, so my team also freshens up our communication visuals, scheudle icons, token board, choice boards, and large group materials as needed. It’s not too late!
Token economy: Token economies are powerful tools for classroom management, and this kit includes labels for storing tokens, a baseline data sheet, rules for earning/losing points, visual token economy rules, and a display for available reinforcers.
Visual schedule: Visual schedules prompt our learners in what is coming up next, which can help with anxiety around transitions or communication. I love that this resource is made with color background that helps our learners who may struggle with picture matching, providing an inclusive learning experience.
Conversation wh- questions with visuals: These visuals give our learners an increase in their confidence to respond to questions and engage in conversations with peers and adults. This resource packet includes 18 questions and each of them have 2-4 response choices. My team and I use these for large groups and encouraging peer to peer interaction.
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