Using Circuit Building Kits to Teach Communication, Academic, and Other Skills
If you've been following me a while, you know I think it's important to teach science to students with autism. With all of the other...
Working on Language Using the "Codenames" Game
My family really enjoys the game "Codenames." In this game, you give single word clues to try to help your teammates guess which words...
Web Graphic Organizer with Lines
I made this for one of my students to work on writing paragraphs about a specific topic. How I use it is: Show a picture of something to...
Art Project: Marble Painting
This is a really fun project that kids (or adults) of almost any age and any art skill level can do! It's also really fun because you get...
Teaching Sentence Writing to Students with Autism
I've written a free mini-curriculum for sentence writing that's completely customizable for your child or student's interests. Since it's...
Review of the "Son-Rise" Online Training Program
A few years ago, I received a review copy of the book, "Autism Breakthrough" by Raun Kaufman, which provides an overview of the Son-Rise...
Count the Raindrops Activity for Counting 1 - 10
I was looking through some old resources that I made when I first started teaching (in 2006!), and came across this activity. If you have...
Fun Pre-Writing Activities with Toy Cars (and also Dinosaurs)
I've had so much fun using these activities with my students; I just had to share. Each page of the book is a detachable, full-sized card...
Art Activity on Ways to Work with Paper and a Star Wars Craft
I'm trying to work on more crafting and 3D artwork projects with one of my students who enjoys art, and we had fun with this activity. We...
Appearing Train Painting Activity
Art activities can be a fun way to practice various skills, particularly if you're making a project about something a child is interested...