Halloween Activity Story

An activity story (similar to a Social StoryTM) in PowerPoint format from valerieherskowitz.com.


http://www.valerieherskowitz.com/downloads/TT.ppt
 
Have a safe and happy Halloween this weekend!

"Ron Gets Dressed" Online Game

"Ron Gets Dressed" Online Game - A free online game that aims to teach students what clothes to wear in different types of weather and that it is okay to wear different types of clothing. My son loved it!

http://www.whizkidgames.com/?game=rongetsdressed

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Halloween PECS Sheet

A sheet of picture symbols relating to Halloween. Could be used for a bingo game, for social stories, or for vocabulary development.

http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/as/october/halloweenbingo.pdf

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Halloween Fun Coloring Book

Pumpkin Fluff Picture Symbol Recipe

Might be a fun recipe to try for Halloween.

http://www.speakingofspeech.com/uploads/pumpkinfluff2.pdf

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Vegan GLUTEN FREE Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Win a Copy of "The Struggling Writer"

Here's an e-mail I got from Scholastic:

Today's winner with get a copy of the new title, The Struggling Writer: Strategies to Help Kids Focus, Build Stamina, and Develop Writing Confidence by Janet Angelillo. Email instructor@scholastic.com with your full name, address, and a strategy you use to help struggling student-writers. Please use the subject line "Struggling Writer." You have until Monday at 5pm!
Contest rules: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754340
 
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Trick or Treat (At Home) Social Story

A social story about passing out candy from home to children on Halloween. The story is in the format of a Powerpoint presentation, so that you can either view it on your computer or print it to read. From http://www.positivelyautism.com/

http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/socialstory_trickortreat.ppt

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Costume Magic Wand

Math Manipulative Mat for Addition

A great visual aid for displaying addition manipulatives. Use small toys or favorite characters to make addition fun!

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7gzkp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/manipulativemath_addition.pdf

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Tub of Animal Counters

Tips for Choosing a Halloween Costume for Kids w/Autism

An article from eHow on choosing a Halloween costume for children on the autism spectrum. It has some good ideas that I hadn't thought about and some ways to overcome sensory issues with costumes. A good read!

http://www.ehow.com/how_5364410_choose-halloween-costume-child-autism.html

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Star Wars Jedi Knight Costume

Guide: Supporting Student Transition From Middle to High School

A guide for school staff and administration about successful transitions from middle to high school for all students (not autism-specific, but still a good resource, since transitions are often difficult for our students on the spectrum).

http://txcc.sedl.org/resources/briefs/number1/9th_grade_transition_briefing_paper.pdf

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Easy Do It Yourself Halloween Costumes

This isn't autism-specific, but I thought these costume ideas might work for some of our kids on the spectrum because many of them use the children's own clothes. This may be helpful since some of our kids have sensory issues with costumes. I'm thinking about the safari guide costume for my son!

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/445/easy-diy-halloween-costumes/

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Toddler Dinosaur Costume

DVD Picture Symbols (PECS)

Sheets of picture symbols of DVD movies (scroll all the way down the page to see all of the PECS).

http://www.grocerypecs.com/dvd%20pecs.htm

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Halloween Safety Coloring Book

Includes mazes, coloring pages, and safety tips in a social story-type format.

http://troopers.state.ny.us/Publications/Crime_Prevention/halloweenclrbk.pdf

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Halloween FRIGHT LIGHT PENDANT For Fun & Safety
(Caution: May have small parts)

Trick or Treat Social Story

Includes pictures and safety rules. Covers a wide variety of possible Halloween scenarios.

http://www.ccsd.edu/files/filesystem/Going%20Trick%20or%20Treating.pdf

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Popcorn Balls PECS Recipe

A halloween recipe with words and picture symbols.

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

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Betty Crocker Kids Cook

10 Tips to Decrease Bullying in Schools

I usually don't include articles as a "freebie," but I thought that these 10 tips are an important resource for parents and teachers. I'll resume Halloween-themed resources tomorrow.

10 Tips to Decrease Bullying in Schools: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/10/06/reducing-bullying-and-cyberbullying/

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Halloween Social Stories w/PECS

A printable sheet with social stories on wearing costumes, trick-or-treating, and school parties. Stories have PECS-type pictures.

http://www.slatersoftware.com/Halloween%20Social%20Story.pdf

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Spiderman Costume

Trick or Treat Social Story

A story to let kids know what to expect during Trick or Treat.

http://www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com/main/library_trick_or_treating.html

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Thomas the Tank Engine Costume

Gluten-Free Halloween Candy List

A list of GF halloween foods from the Celiac Disease page at About.com

http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenfreefoodshopping/a/GFcandies.htm

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"Beat the Clock" Activity

An activity to decrease the amount of time it takes to complete a task. From AutismInspiration.

http://www.autisminspiration.com/public/92.cfm

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Autism Elopement Alert Form

Print and fill out this form, then deliver it to your neighbors, police and fire departments to be prepared in case of emergency.

http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/pdf/AUTISM%20ELOPEMENT%20ALERT%20FORM.pdf

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ABA Glossary

An online dictionary of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) terms. A great reference tool!

http://www.scienceofbehavior.com/lms/mod/glossary/view.php?id=408

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