Snowman Greater or Less Than Math Activity

From Autism Educators:

"This FREE winter theme math task card activity makes great practice during Math Center or as an independent work task. Easy to assemble, your students will love this activity!"

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-Greater-or-Less-Than-Math-Activity-487079

Printable {Fill-in-the-Blank} Thank You Cards

Make sending kids' thank-you notes fun and easy with this free printable! Simple and clearly structured to make it very kid-friendly.

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/22900/printable-fill-in-the-blank-thank-you-cards

Autism and Wandering Safety Brochure

Includes tips on keeping your child safe and your home and pool secure. From the National Autism Association. http://nationalautismassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/NAA-Wandering-Brochure.pdf

"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" Book Companion Folder Game

Here is a file folder game to go along with the book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. It focuses on math skills, including counting, adding and subtracting.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Mouse-a-Cookie-File-Folder-Game-Special-Education-Autism-154127

Restaurant Field Trip Comprehension Sheet for Kids with Autism

From Teachers Pay Teachers:

This is a single sheet with 3 questions (that are written and have pictures to aid in comprehension!) for students with Autism to fill out after going on a field trip to a restaurant.

It is great to send home for parents to see what their child did that day.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Restaurant-Field-Trip-Comprehension-Sheet-for-Kids-with-Autism-305390

"Making Holiday and Weekend Trips Easier" Tip Sheet

From Sandbox Learning. http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Tips_for_Vacations_and_Weekend_Trips.pdf

"What to Expect at Christmas" Social Skill Story

This story covers Christmas traditions including decorating the house and tree, hanging stockings, leaving cookies for Santa, opening presents going to church, and having Christmas dinner. You can customize this story; you can write or type in your family's own plans.

Available formats:
PDF (Can't edit, view on computer or print)
Microsoft PowerPoint (Can edit)

"Getting Presents at Christmas" Social Skill Story

This story targets the skills of: putting presents under the tree, waiting to open presents, saying "thank you," only opening the presents that are yours, and how to tell if a present is yours.

http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/ChristmasStory_GettingPresents.pdf

"Visiting Family at Christmas" Social Skill Article

As a social skill story for older/more verbal children with autism, this social article provides information on greeting visitors, spending time with and talking to visitors, and things visitors may do, such as hugging the child.

http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/ChristmasArticle_VisitingFamily.pdf

"Visiting Family at Christmas" Social Skill Story

A social skill story for children with autism, this story describes visiting family (or having them come to visit), saying "Merry Christmas," things visitors may do, such as hugging the child, and things families might do together, such as have dinner. This story you can customize; you can write or type in your family's own plans.

Available formats:
PDF (Can't edit, view on computer or print)
Microsoft PowerPoint (Can edit)

"Going to Visit Santa" Social Skill Story

This story describes visiting Santa at the mall or a store, waiting in line, sitting on Santa's lap, telling what you want for Christmas, and taking a picture with Santa.

http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/ChristmasStory_VisitSanta.pdf

Christmas Song Visual Support (Pictures and Lyrics)

Here are some illustrated versions of holiday songs.

Jingle Bells
The First Noel

Three Free Activities From Paula Kluth's Latest Book

Brookes Publishing is offering three free downloads of activities from autism/inclusion expert Dr. Paula Kluth, plus 20% off her books and DVDs!

The activities are from her new book (with co-author Sheila Danaher M.S.Ed.), From Text Maps to Memory Caps: 100 More Ways to Differentiate Instruction in K-12 Inclusive Classrooms.

More info here: http://archive.brookespublishing.com/emails/savings-1213.htm

Self Control Meters for Distance, Voice Volume, Formality, Etc.

http://autismteachingstrategies.com/autism-strategies/control-o-meter-social-skills-tool-for-kids-with-autism-helps-with-voice-volume-other-behavior/

"Having Guests and Visiting Others" Tipsheet

Having Guests and Visiting Others provides seven helpful hints for teaching children how to be a polite host and a courteous guest.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/HavingGuestsandVisitingOthers.pdf

Emotion Faces Printables

A few different sets of printable faces showing different emotions (with activities). http://www.educateautism.com/emotions.html#.Unsgk3DnbmI

Using LEGO to Build Math Concepts (Includes Printable Activity Sheets)

How to use Lego to teach:

• Part and Whole
• Fractions
• Mean, Median, Mode, and Range, etc.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2012/10/using-lego-build-math-concepts?eml=Teachers/e/20131129/Facebook///SMO/Teachers/TopTeaching/AlyciaZimmerman/

Pizza Fractions Activity

A fun activities for dividing pizzas into different fractions and putting toppings on various fractions of the pizza. http://www.practicalautismresources.com/printables/Pizzataskitems.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1