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Visual Supports
Using Visuals to support instruction is an evidenced based practice and can be a tremendous support for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Lanyard Visuals
Having visuals on your lanyard can provide quick access to support students in the moment.
Useful Icons
These are common and useful prompts that a teacher or para-educator can use rather than using verbal language or to be paired with the verbal language to support comprehension
Emotion Key Ring
These are icons that can be worn on a lanyard. Students can identify their emotion and then turn over the card to determine what they can do to self-regulate given that emotional state.
PECs Story Boards
It is hard to keep up with creating PECS boards and activities to keep up with a student's growing vocabulary. Here are a few PECS story boards to help you keep going.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear
Spilt Milk
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Dear Zoo
Supporting Sentence Construction through Visuals
These visuals color code the different parts of speech to support students in identifying and forming sentences.
Sentence Building Visuals
Placemat Template
Kindergarten Teacher Tool Kit
Useful Icons
These are common and useful prompts that a teacher or para-educator can use rather than using verbal language or to be paired with the verbal language to support comprehension
Emotion Key Ring
These are icons that can be worn on a lanyard. Students can identify their emotion and then turn over the card to determine what they can do to self-regulate given that emotional state.
Kindergarten Schedule Icons
Using a classroom schedule allows all students to know what is expected of them and the agenda for the day. Some teachers have backed these with velcro and adhered them to a velcro strip. Other teachers have put magnets on the back and had their schedule along the radiator and yet others have used a pocket chart.
My Feelings Board
Some students struggle to identify their emotions. This feelings board can be printed two-sided with one side representing basic emotions and then next side expressing some more complex emotions.
First - Then Board
with possible icons
Token Board
Visual Cookbook
Cooking teaches wonderful life skills along with sequencing, following directions, math, etc. Download our visual cookbook to enable more students to be able to access this life skill.
You can either download individual recipes or download all the recipes and put them into a binder divided by the type of recipes:
Cookbook Cover Page & Binder Spine
Microwave Recipes (section page)
Chex Mix Recipe
Instant Oatmeal
Jell-O
Microwave potato
No Cook Recipes (section page)
Bologna Sandwich
Coleslaw Recipe
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Pudding
Strawberry Smoothie
Trail Mix
Stovetop/ Oven Recipes (section page)
Brownies
Grilled Cheese
Macaroni and Cheese
Potatoes Au Gratin
Top Ramen