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Spring No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets
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Spring No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets

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This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the theme of Spring. These worksheets are great time fillers and a great way to encourage students to use their imagination and work on their creative writing skills. All the worksheets comes in b/w option and are no prep - simply print and go. The worksheets contain an image with the start of a sentence at the top of the worksheet with writing lines underneath for students to finish the sentence.
Halloween Activities - Ten Frame Task Cards
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Halloween Activities - Ten Frame Task Cards

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Halloween Task Cards, Counting, Ten Frames This download includes task cards with ten frames 0 - 10. Students have to count how many pumpkins are in the ten frame and then select the correct answer out of 3 choices on the bottom of the task card. Come in color/colour or black and white option. Instructions are included on the first page of PDF file. 2 task cards come on each page. I recommend cutting and laminating each task card individually, by laminating the task cards you will find they are stronger and longer lasting. This means you can use them year in, year out for your students, just pulling them out of the cupboard and you can wipe them clean after your students have finished with them! Great for number/counting practice especially for Halloween.
Shark Adapted Books, Shark Week
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Shark Adapted Books, Shark Week

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These Shark themed adapted books are a great way to introduce ‘Shark Week’ into your learning environment in an adapted and more suitable way for your students. This adapted book is a great way to encourage learners to pay close attention to detail, recognise and understand the images they are seeing, linking this to vocabulary and being able to start building sentences. This resource contains 2 adapted books which comes in colour/color option only. The books included are; ♦ Level 1 Color/Colour Recognition - “blueâ€, “redâ€, “yellow†etc. ♦ Level 2 Color/Colour Recognition - “blue sharkâ€, “red shark†etc. This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism. It’s a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to deal, become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color/Colour, Grey/Gray etc.)
Winter Emergent Reader Books
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Winter Emergent Reader Books

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These Winter themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their object recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. There are 3 books included; • Book 1 - ‘I see a blanket.’ • Book 2 - ‘His feet are cold.’ • Book 3 - ‘She is coughing.’ The variety of books allows students to experience different types of vocabulary. The books comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. Book 1 I see an avalanche. I see a blanket. I see a coat. I see a lodge. I see a mitten. I see a mug. I see a skate. I see a ski. I see a snow cloud. I see snowballs. I see a snowman. I see a snowsuit. Book 2 The tree is bare. His feet are cold. The girl is cozy. The mittens are fluffy. The polar bear is frozen. The snow is cold. Her cheeks are rosy. The icicles are sharp. The girl is stuck. The fire is warm. The snow is white. Book 3 She is building. She is coughing. The penguin is diving. He is drinking. The raccoon is hibernating. The snowman is melting. She is shivering. He is shovelling. She is shuffling. He is skating. He is skiing. He is sneezing. He is throwing.
Halloween Wh Questions Adapted Book
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Halloween Wh Questions Adapted Book

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This Halloween themed wh- question adapted book is a great way for students to work on their wh- questions in an adapted and suitable way. Students read the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the comprehension question. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. This is great for a Spec Ed or Autism Classroom / working with Spec Ed or students with Autism. It’s a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to deal, become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Halloween.
Halloween Character Sorting Pages
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Halloween Character Sorting Pages

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This Halloween themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their categorising (categorising) and recognition skills. There are two different pages included which contain: • Spider v Witch • Pumpkin v Ghost Students are encouraged to sort the images into the correct category. The theme is linked to Halloween and is a great way for you to introduce some Halloween fun into your classroom while continuing your students work on categorisation. Instructions are also included on first page of the PDF document. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual pieces so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting.
Umbrella and Raindrop Matching Colour Recognition Color Recognition
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Umbrella and Raindrop Matching Colour Recognition Color Recognition

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This umbrella and rain drop themed activity is a great way for your students to work on their colour sorting / color sorting skills. Students have to find the rain drops (you can either have these out or hidden in a messy tray for them to find) and then match them to the same colour umbrella. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) Instructions • Print out the umbrella pages and laminate them. • Print out the raindrops, cut them out individually and laminate them. • Students can then match the colour raindrops to the matching umbrella.
Valentine's Day Initial Letter Matching
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Valentine's Day Initial Letter Matching

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These initial letter matching puzzles are a fun addition to your Valentine’s unit to continue learning with your students. There are 2 different levels of puzzles included for you to differentiate for your students. Included in this resource; • matching letters to images to connect the two pieces of the hearts together • matching upper case letters, to lower case letters, to images to connect the three pieces of the hearts together. These puzzles will be a great addition to your Valentine’s Day unit and a fun way for your students to work on their initial letter recognition skills.
Valentine's Day Wh Questions Adapted Book
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Valentine's Day Wh Questions Adapted Book

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This Valentine’s Day themed wh- question adapted book is a great way for students to work on their wh- questions in an adapted and suitable way. Students read the short sentence at the top of the page and find the appropriate and matching symbol to answer the comprehension question. Adapted books are a great way for students to work on a range of skills in an adapted, engaging and hands-on way. The adapted book comes in both col and b/w option for your preference. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.) All images/vocabulary is linked to the theme of Valentine’s Day.
Autumn Fall Emergent Reader Books
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Autumn Fall Emergent Reader Books

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These Autumn / Fall themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their object recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. There are 3 books included; • Book 1 - ‘I see an apple’ • Book 2 - ‘The leaves are crunchy’ • Book 3 - 'He is gathering The variety of books allows students to experience different types of vocabulary. The books comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. The books come with 2 different options of Fall or Autumn for your preference. Book 1 I see an acorn. I see an apple. I see a basket. I see a ball. I see hay. I see a leaf. I see a pinecone. I see a scarecrow. I see a squirrel. I see a sunflower I see a sweater. I see a tree. Book 2 The girl is cold. The skies are cloudy. The leaves are crunchy. The sky is foggy. The scarecrow is happy The pie is hot. The leaf is orange. The seeds are soggy. The pinecone is prickly. Book 3 He is chopping. He is collecting. She is dressing. She is drinking. She is gathering. He is harvesting. She is raking. She is reading. He is stacking. She is sweeping.
Valentine's Mini Eraser, Racing Home Game
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Valentine's Mini Eraser, Racing Home Game

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Are you looking for a fun and engaging way for your students to use mini erasers? This racing home Valentine game will be perfect for you and your students. Students can complete it individually or against each other, racing to be the first one home. This game is a fun addition to your Valentine’s unit and can be used with mini erasers (that we all love!) or any manipulative that you with to use. The aim of the game is for students to work on their number recognition and counting skills. Students roll a dice, count out the manipulative, and add them to their game board. There are also recording sheets for students to record what numbers they have rolled, a great way to work on number formation skills. Students have to keep rolling the dice, and counting, until they reach home at the end of the game. If you want your students to be even more excited, put students up against each other. That way, it’s a race across the clock - or each other! The student to reach the house first, wins! Included in this pack; • 2 different game boards • recording sheets - for students to record what numbers they have rolled • dice template - if you don’t have dice available You will need to have mini erasers or manipulates at hand to complete this activity.
Pet Photos Adapted Book
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Pet Photos Adapted Book

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This pet adapted book is a great way for students to work on learning about different pets and being able to match the image symbol to the correct page and photograph of the pet. This adapted book will allow your students to learn more about the different pets that people keep at home with them. This adapted book uses photos of different pets - and for this reason, comes in col. option only for printing. This is a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to detail and to become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols. The pets included are; • turtle • rabbit • cat • chinchilla • dog • fish • parrot • snake Instructions • Cut out, laminate and bind each of the pages together to make this into a book. • Cut out and laminate each of the individual symbols. • Print and laminate the base board (last page in PDF file) • Put velcro onto the blank boxes on the pages in the adapted book and onto the back of the symbols. Also put velcro onto the base board. • Store symbols on the base board. When students work their way through the book they will choose the symbol that they need from the base board and then put it onto the page in the adapted book. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
St Patrick's Day Counting Task Cards
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St Patrick's Day Counting Task Cards

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Your students will love working on their counting skills with these St Patrick’s Day task cards. These task cards are a fun and engaging addition to your St Patrick’s Day activities. There are 3 different task cards included, they are; What comes before? (Counting backwards) What comes next? (Counting forwards) What comes before and after? (Counting forwards and backwards) These task cards are a hands-on way for your students to work on their important counting skills in math centers or at independent work stations. The task cards go from numbers 0-100 and all are counting forwards/backwards in 1s. Each of the different task card types included are split into 3 different PDF folders, making it easy for you to keep the corresponding task cards together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Missing Numbers Task Cards St Patrick's Day
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Missing Numbers Task Cards St Patrick's Day

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Your students will love working on their number and counting skills with these St Patrick’s Day missing number task cards. Each task card contains 3 gold coins, with 1 or 2 numbers missing. The numbers go from 0-100 and will encourage your students to count forwards/backwards and from different numbers - not just 0. This is a great way to see if your students are able to carry their counting skills across into a different activity. This is a great resource to add to your St Patrick’s Day activities. Instructions • Print out each of the task cards. • Cut out and laminate the individual task cards. • Place these in your math center with a dry wipe pen and have your students write their answers down on each of the blank coins. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Matching Uppercase and Lowercase, St Patrick's Day
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Matching Uppercase and Lowercase, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their letter recognition skills and being able to match uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. The task cards included are for all letters of the alphabet from A to Z and includes both upper and lower case letters. Each task card contains a St Patrick’s themed yeti holding a sign with either an uppercase or lowercase letter on it. Students then have to match the two pieces together to match the uppercase and lowercase letters. Your students will love working on their letter recognition skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your literacy centers and watch your students work on their letter recognition skills, by matching the uppercase and lowercase letters together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Pattern Task Cards St Patrick's Day
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Pattern Task Cards St Patrick's Day

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Your students will love working on their pattern recognition skills with these hands-on and engaging St Patrick’s Day task cards. These task cards are the perfect addition to your math centers and St Patrick’s Day activities. Students will need to pay close attention to detail to each of the task cards, recognising the pattern and using the included images to finish off each of the patterns. There are 2 different level task cards included in this pack for you to be able to differentiate for your individual students abilities. Level 1 contains patterns of 4, level 2 contains patterns of 5. There are a total of 24 different task cards included. The task cards will each have spots missing. These are for students to fill in with the included pieces and continue the pattern. Your students will love working on their pattern skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print all of the pages included. Cut out and laminate each of the individual pattern task cards and the missing image pieces. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their pattern skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Wh Questions for Special Education, St Patrick's Day
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Wh Questions for Special Education, St Patrick's Day

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These wh question task cards are perfect to add some St Patrick’s fun into your speech therapy sessions. There are 18 different St Patrick’s Day themed task cards included in this pack. Each task card contains a wh- question on top and then 4 images underneath. Students need to answer the wh- question by pointing to the correct, corresponding image. The wh- questions are; Who? What? Where? Which? Your students will love working on their wh- question and answering skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Counting Task Cards, St Patrick's Day
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Counting Task Cards, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their counting and number recognition skills. The task cards included are from numbers 0-10. There are 3 different types of counting opportunities included on the task cards; How many pieces of candy in the jar? How many shamrocks in the field? How many gold coins in the pot? Your students will love working on their counting skills with these engaging and hands-on task cards. They are also the perfect addition to your St Patrick’s Day activities and math centers. There are 33 different task cards included in this pack, giving your students plenty of opportunity to work on their counting skills. Instructions Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and provide your students with a dry wipe pen or clothing peg for your students to choose their answer. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Colour Matching, St Patrick's Day
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Colour Matching, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their color recognition skills (colour). Students need to identify what color the leprechaun is on each task card, and then match it to a choice of 2 color splats on the side of the task card. Each task card contains a different color leprechaun. The colors included are; Black Brown Blue Gray/Grey Green Pink Orange Purple Red Yellow White Your students will love working on their color recognition skills with these hands-on and engaging color matching task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. ** Instructions** Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their color recognition skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Initial Letter Task Cards
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Spring Initial Letter Task Cards

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their initial sound and letter skills during Spring. Students need to look at the image on the task card and the word underneath, but with the initial letter missing. Students need to work out what the missing initial sound / letter is and choose this from 3 different options on the task card. There are 28 different task cards included in this pack, and these will be a great addition to your literacy centers. Your students will love working on their literacy skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. I recommend laminating all of the task cards included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. ** Instructions** Print out the task cards. Cut and laminate the task cards. Provide your students with dry wipe pens or clothing pegs for your students to select their answers. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.