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Opening Presents at a Party: A Social Story
Everybody has a birthday, for some children with autism, it can be a source of anxiety. Prepare your special needs or Autistic pupil for his birthday celebration with this social story. The story can be printed out, put into book form,...
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Line Up Balls
At times special needs or Autistic children have a difficult time disengaging from a lesson to line up at the door. This brief strategy overview employs mini-porcupine balls and a pocket. It was developed to help pupils transition to...
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Lessons for Young Children with Autism
Here are a variety of lessons geared for young children with Autism. There are 12 short activities intended to build attention, imitation, communication, independent living, social, motor, and literacy skills. Each skill is geared toward...
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Self-Portrait
Build a sense of self while honing prewriting and fine motor skills by having your learners with autism draw a self-portrait. The lesson is intended for younger pupils but could be used with learners of any age in need of motor and...
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Tracing The Origins of Autism: A Spectrum of New Studies
Has the occurrence of autism increased over the years, or do the changes in diagnostic criteria account for the difference? High schoolers read an article about autism spectrum disorders and the related epidemiological studies that have...
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Three is a Toxic Number
Future public health advocates read a case study of a combination of water pollutants that may be linked to autism. The class is split into three groups, one to research each of the suspected chemicals. The look at how each one affects...
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Make a Social Skills Superhero Comic Book
Get creative as you teach a lesson on positive peer and social interactions. Discuss good social interactions through a scenario, brainstorm a positive response to the scenario, then creat a comic book superhero that exemplifies the...
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I Need Help
Everyone needs help now and then, but asking for help may come more naturally for some than it does for others. Provide in-context communication practice for your verbal or non-verbal autistic learners. They are given a toy or puzzle...
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Imitating a Peer
Imitation of a peer is what your autistic learners will focus on today. You'll prompt them to imitate a selected peer, either their actions, emotions, or facial expressions. This is done through repetitive trails and positive...
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What's in the Bag?
Practice interpersonal communication with your young learners with autism. They play a game to practice asking appropriate questions. They each take turns asking, "What's in the bag?" Additionally, they discuss reasons for asking...
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Social Skills For Autism
Designed for pupils with special needs, such as autism, this instructional activity calls for learners to practice saying hello to others. The teacher begins by modeling the behavior she expects and practicing with each pupil before...
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Teaching the Musical Concept of Tempo
Intended for an Autism class, this instructional activity teaches self-expression through music while facilitating an understanding of the concept of tempo. Pupils engage in a call-and-response song, clap, discuss, and sing keeping...
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Medical Establishment: Hall of Fame
Students discover what a medical establishment is and how it helps people with disabilities. In this medical instructional activity, students research information about a specific medical establishment online. Students then work in...
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Autism
Students with autism increase their knowledge about autism, communication, life skills, and goal setting. They read selections from authors who have written about their experiences with autism.
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ABC Data Sheet
Ever wonder why your special-needs or autistic learners have out bursts in class? Use this ABC Data collection sheet to determine the antecedent, behavior, and consequence to help you determine a possible function for your student's...
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Teaching Game Play Concepts
Some children with autism need to be prepped prior to game play, and game play concepts need to be introduced and reinforced. This short yet informative article will help you know how to get the kids in your special ed class ready for...
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High Frequency Words: Set 4
Three pages plus twelve words equal a versatile resource ready to use. Here is a set of twelve high frequency words that you can print and cut to reinforce high frequency word recognition. Great for early readers, autistic learners, or a...
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Color Words
Print out this set of eight color words and use to reinforce color word recognition. Use to match each word to its color, as flash cards, or print doubles for a memory game.
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Birthday Visual Schedule
Visual schedules can really help an autistic or special-needs child cope with a social event. Focused on birthdays, this resource helps learners know what to expect and what comes next at a birthday party. Additional suggestions are...
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Three Little Pigs: Verbs
The story of the Three Little Pigs is a classic. Prep your special education class for a telling of this tale by previewing verbs commonly found in the story. Each page of this printable resource include the verb and an image showing the...
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Dice Flash Cards
Before one can play a game involving counting or adding the dots of a pair of die, one needs to understand what each side of the die represents. This page contains printable flash cards intended to help autistic learners recognize that...
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Game Level 6
Game board level 6, as it is called, will help your special-needs child build social skills. Print this simple game used it in any number of ways to fit your students'curricular or social needs. There are eleven squares to play with.
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Spring Time Vocabulary
Provide your autistic learners with the opportunity to build a spring related vocabulary. Each of the sixteen colorfully illustrated pages includes a corresponding word, intended to reinforce word recognition. This resource includes...
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Game Level 17
Sharing, taking turns, and playing games doesn't come naturally for all children. Those are skills that need to be fostered and practiced. Here is a very straightforward teaching tool intended to teach game playing and turn taking. You...