Visual Cue Sheet for Giving and Listening to a Presentation

A visual showing appropriate behavior for presenters and audience members and a worksheet for reviewing listening skills.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Presentation-Visual-and-Worksheet-707636

Time-Saving Cheat Sheet for Picture Schedules

Time-saving tips for setting-up picture schedules for your students. From The Autism Helper.

http://theautismhelper.com/cheat-sheet-picture-schedules/

Morning and Bedtime Routine Picture Cards

Help your child through both morning and night routines with these picture schedule cards from Positively Autism.

Morning Routine Cards: http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/MorningRoutinePictureCards.pdf

Bedtime Routine Cards: http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/BedtimeRoutinePictureCards.pdf

Voice Volume 5 Point Scale Visuals

http://breezyspecialed.blogspot.com/2014/02/voice-volume-5-point-scale-visuals.html

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Incredible 5 Point Scale: The Significantly Improved and Expanded Second Edition; Assisting Students in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling their Emotional Responses

 

 

Leisure Schedule Board

From Autism Classroom News:

This set of leisure mini-schedule visuals is great for students with autism and those with behavioral issues to help keep students engaged in summer months and to structure recess and free time in school. Includes directions for assembling the board and ideas for implementation.

Many students benefit from having the larger activities of their scheduled day (e.g., reading) broken down into smaller components. We use this strategy frequently for students with behavioral issues to help them understand what is expected before they earn reinforcement or a break. For some students mini schedules help ease the anxiety they might feel about what is going to happen next so they can focus on what is happening now. For others, it helps them see the end of tunnel of doing what you want them to do instead of what they want to do. For some it helps them to navigate the larger activity independently. In this post I want to focus on the type of mini-schedule we often use for activities to help students who struggle with challenging behavior to be able to manage in the activity successfully. Mini-schedules also help to keep students engaged in activities, whether they are structured activities or free time activities like recess.

For more information on the use of mini-schedules, see the blog post at Mini-Schedules for Activities-Autism Classroom News.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leisure-Schedule-Board-Freebie-Autism-Special-Education-729063

Schedule Icons and Numbers

A set of icons for picture schedules. Includes school subjects and activities. From Building Blox. http://www.buildingblox.net/images/schedule_pics_and_numbers.pdf

Using Visuals to Help Kids Be More Organized and Independent

A tip sheet from Sandbox Learning. http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Using_Visuals.pdf

For more information about this topic, please consult the following resource:

Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

 

 

Move Your Body: Classroom Exercise Chart

From Autism Classroom News:

This is an exercise chart designed to get kids moving in the classroom. Exercise has been shown to be an evidence-based practice in reducing challenging behavior in individuals with autism and other disabilities. It also has important health benefits. You could use this chart for a daily exercise routine, part of indoor recess, or do 1 exercise each 30 minutes as a break within the day. Have students choose how many of each exercise the class should complete each day.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Move-Your-Body-Classroom-Exercise-Chart-autism-special-ed-1138161

Quick Guide to Visual Supports

Autism Speaks has recently published a short guide to teach parents the basics on using visual supports with children with autism.

http://www.autism-center.ucsd.edu/autism-information/Documents/AutismSpeaks_visual_supports.pdf

More Resources:

Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Visual Support for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

 

"I Want...." Communication Board

This sheet can be used for teaching requesting using a picture communication system, such as PECS. From AutismClassroom.com .
http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1449722/i/acIwant.doc.pdf

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Winter Vocabulary Picture Cards

A Microsoft Word document from Kinderfriends. Use for vocabulary development for a winter theme.

http://www.kinderfriends.com/wintervocab.doc

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"Line Up" Sign

A visual prompt to line up. From AutismClassroom.com .

http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1449722/i/aclineup.doc.pdf

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Cafeteria Routine Picture Story

A one-page checklist with PECS-type pictures of the steps to take to get food in the cafeteria. From Slater Software.

http://www.slatersoftware.com/Cafeteria%20Routine%20Adapted.pdf

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Pictures for Classroom Rules or Schedules

Cards with PECS-type images and text that could be used to create a classroom schedule or a visual aid for classroom rules. From Slater Software.

http://www.slatersoftware.com/Schedule%20Pix.pdf

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School Bus Rules Visual Support

An example of a visual support system for following the rules on the school bus. From Cindy's Autistic Support.

http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/as/schbus.html

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Classroom Labels (in English and Spanish)

A set of classroom label cards with both drawings and words. Could also be used for flashcards for vocabulary development. From Slater Software.

English: http://www.slatersoftware.com/classroom%20labels--Eng.pdf
Spanish: http://www.slatersoftware.com/Classroom%20Labels%20Spanish.pdf

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Tea Party Visual Support

Photos of some activities kids might do during a play tea party. Could be used to make a Social Story or visual support about tea parties. I'd also recommend reading some books and stories about tea parties if you're teaching this skill so that the student has a context for the play skills. From http://www.speakingofspeech.com/

http://www.speakingofspeech.com/uploads/TeapartyPix.pdf

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Dora the Explorer Supermarket Bingo (good picture source)

A free printable bingo game with pictures (and text labels) of various foods. You could use it as a bingo game or cut the pictures out as a source for picture communication or picture flash cards for language and vocabulary development.

http://www.nickjr.com/printables/doras-supermarket-bingo.jhtml

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First-Then Chart

A first-then chart is a visual schedule that shows an order of activities, such as first math, then play outside. A picture of a math activity and a picture indicating outside play would both be placed on the chart.

http://www.abaresources.com/pdf/firstthen.pdf

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