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50 States Worksheets - Social Studies Special Education and Autism Resource

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Use these no prep worksheets to practice answering WH questions about the 50 states. Includes three levels to meet the needs of your special education classroom. Bind the pages into a book to use in your independent work stations!Students learn

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.2.1, RI.3.1

$13.75

177

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Special Education Task Box Labels for Independent Work Stations

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Use these watercolor task box labels to add structure to your independent work stations or centers in special education classrooms. Visual schedules will help your students complete station work without constant prompting from staff!Savings

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Printables, Centers

$7.00

105

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Autism Visuals - PE Visual Supports, Schedules, Communication and Choice Boards

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These PE visual supports will help your special education students succeed in physical education! Add schedules, visuals, rules and communication supports to gym activities with this resource.PE can be challenging for students with autism. The

Subjects:

Physical Education, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$6.25

Digital Download PDF (3.86 MB)

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All About Me Special Education - Personal Information Practice Game

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This All About Me board game addresses students' personal information IEP goals or simply ensures they know their personal information for safety reasons. Can be played with verbal students or AAC users (device users should know how to access

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games, For Parents

$6.00

Digital Download ZIP (3.99 MB)

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Community Core Words Adapted Books for Special Education BUNDLE

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These core words adapted books are perfect to learn about the community. Add these 10 life skills adapted books to your independent work stations or small groups to practice identifying community people, places, and items. Each book is 12 pages and

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$15.00

$12.00

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Visual Schedules for Autism - Music Visual Supports Communication Choice Boards

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These visual supports will help your special education students succeed in music class! Add schedules, visuals, rules and communication supports to music activities with this resource.Music class and activities can be challenging for students with

Subjects:

Music, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (3.25 MB)

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Life Skills Task Cards - Personal Care Hygiene (Print & Digital Boom Cards)

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These task cards are perfect for life skills students to practice identifying hygiene and personal care terms. Students answer a "what" question by choosing the item in a field of 3. Includes both digital and printable for double the

Subjects:

Special Education, Health, Life Skills

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Internet Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (2.42 MB)

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Visual Schedules for Autism - Art Visual Supports, Communication & Choice Boards

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These art class visual supports will help your special education students succeed in art! Add schedules, visuals, rules and communication supports to art activities with this resource.Art projects can be challenging for students with autism. The

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$6.25

Digital Download ZIP (6.15 MB)

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Earth Day Adaptive Book for Special Education | Print and Digital Adapted Books

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This 10 page adapted book helps students learn about Earth Day. Each page includes 1-2 sentences of text and a corresponding WH question to check reading comprehension. Students choose the correct answer from a field of 3 cards with both words and

Subjects:

Special Education, Speech Therapy, Earth Day

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RI.1.1, RI.2.1

$4.79

Digital Download PDF (3.32 MB)

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Life Skills Worksheets BUNDLE - Functional Life Skills Vocabulary

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These life skills worksheets are the perfect no prep resource to practice vocabulary in your special education classroom. Includes cut and paste, labeling and matching formats to learn everyday items in students' homes and communities in multiple

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

$46.00

$29.00

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Functional Life Skills Curriculum - Hygiene Cut & Paste Vocabulary Worksheets

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These life skills worksheets are the perfect no prep resource to practice vocabulary in your special education classroom. Includes cut and paste, labeling and matching formats to learn personal care and hygiene items in multiple ways.Each worksheet

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.20 MB)

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r Articulation Game: /r/ Find It Speech Therapy Activities - Print and Digital

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This no prep articulation game includes three levels of /r/ Find It for a unique way to focus on articulation goals. Have fun searching for the pictures while practicing the /r/ sound in the initial, medial and final positions. Includes both print

Subjects:

Special Education, Speech Therapy

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Games, Google Apps

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (1.74 MB)

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Functional Life Skills Curriculum - Signs Cut & Paste Vocabulary Worksheets

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These life skills worksheets are the perfect no prep resource to practice vocabulary in your special education classroom. Includes cut and paste, labeling and matching formats to learn community signs in multiple ways.Each worksheet is presented in

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.14 MB)

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Life Skills Task Cards - Clean or Dirty Laundry (Print & Digital Boom Cards)

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Use these task cards to practice recognizing clean and dirty clothes and decide whether they go in the dresser or laundry basket. Perfect for life skills programs or independent work stations in special education classrooms. Includes both digital

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Internet Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.44 MB)

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Hand Washing Activities Personal Hygiene - Life Skill Special Education Activity

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This life skills resource includes 6 activities and resources to teach hand washing to special education students. Use as group health lessons or independent work tasks.This resource will help your students learn when and how to wash their hands

Subjects:

Special Education, Health, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, For Parents

$7.00

Digital Download ZIP (4.63 MB)

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Functional Life Skills Curriculum - Money Cut & Paste Vocabulary Worksheets

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These life skills worksheets are the perfect no prep resource to practice vocabulary in your special education classroom. Includes cut and paste, labeling and matching formats to learn money in multiple ways.Each worksheet is presented in multiple

Subjects:

Math, Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (2.10 MB)

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Life Skills Task Cards - Clean or Dirty Dishes (Print & Digital Boom Cards)

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Use these task cards to recognize clean and dirty dishes and decide whether they go in the cabinet or dishwasher. Perfect for life skills programs or independent work stations in special education classrooms. Includes both digital and printable

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Internet Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (2.24 MB)

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Functional Life Skills Curriculum - Kitchen Cut & Paste Vocabulary Worksheets

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These life skills worksheets are the perfect no prep resource to practice vocabulary in your special education classroom. Includes cut and paste, labeling and matching formats to learn kitchen items and appliances in multiple ways.Each worksheet is

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (2.07 MB)

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Earth Day Recycle or Garbage Sort - Life Skills Task Cards

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These task cards give students practice identifying and sorting recyclables and garbage. Perfect for life skills programs or independent work stations in special education classrooms. Includes both printable and digital for double the

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Earth Day

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Internet Activities, Task Cards

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (2.62 MB)

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Functional Life Skills Curriculum - Laundry Cut & Paste Vocabulary Worksheets

By Adapting for Autism

These life skills worksheets are the perfect no prep resource to practice vocabulary in your special education classroom. Includes cut and paste, labeling and matching formats to learn laundry terms in multiple ways.Each worksheet is presented in

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (1.77 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have 5 years of experience working at a therapeutic school for children with severe autism as the specials teacher (art, music, physical education, swimming, community trips and all things recreation and leisure). I've also spent years working in community recreation for people of all ages and disabilities but kids with autism is where my passion lies!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I base my instruction on the principles of structured teaching. I take my students IEP goals or general needs and work them into a recreation activity - from general skills like following directions, fine motor, taking turns, communicating wants, needs and choices to more specific academic goals like patterning, sequencing, matching etc. I'm constantly adapting materials to make them more visual for my students. I love using schedules, to-do lists, choice boards, social stories and other strategies.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BS and MA. Go ILLINI!

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Let's connect! Find me here - www.adaptingforautism.com.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Arts & Music, Music, Physical Education, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Geography, Life Skills, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Physical Therapy, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Earth Day, Summer, American Sign Language, Occupational Therapy, Handwriting, Vocational Education, Early Intervention, Phonics, Social Emotional Learning