My next book for people with autism is on Amazon and Teachers Pay Teachers! Engaging Language Activities, Games and Tasks for Autism is an excellent parent/teacher resource that targets practical language skills for people with autism. This book is for low functioning to moderate autism and gives options to modify some of the activities by …
Engaging Back to School Decorate a Notebook Activity for Special Needs
Your students will enjoy decorating this back-to-school notebook while practing receptive and expressive language. This activity will enhance a student’s ability to give and follow directions as well as to speak precisely. You will need one 3-ring binder with presentation view, which means there will be a clear pocket to insert the decorated paper. You …
Engaging Special Needs Scavenger Hunt Expressive Language Activity
It is imporant to consistently work on expressive language with special needs children. This scavenger hunt will get the students moving to find hidden shapes with letters that spell their name. First, give each student a clipboard with the shapes and letters that they need to find. Next, hide the shapes with letters. Once the …
Exciting Spring Position Quilt Art for Autism
This fun spring, butterfly, position quilt art project helps students with autism understand the difference between in front of and behind. First, you will need some colorful construction paper. I used light blue, royal blue, orange, yellow, red and pink. Cut out sixteen pieces 4 inches by 5 inches. Next, tell the student to punch …
Exciting, Describing Winter Art for Children with Autism
Here is an exciting, describing, winter art picture for your student with autism. You will need, white paper, yarn, colorful buttons, and colored construction paper. First, the student will cut out the pair of mittens. Then, the student will hook the mittens together with yarn and tape. Next, the student will label the left mitten …
Exciting Christmas Art Placemat for Children with Autism
Your student with autism will love making a Christmas placemat with their name and picture on it! First, take out an 8 X 10 or 10 X 13 piece of cardstock. Next, use a ruler and pencil to draw vertical lines one inch apart. Then, place painters tape on the lines. Then, you will draw …
Fall Sensory Break Art for Children with Autism
This is a fun fall craft for children with autism. First, you will need three strips of paper 6 inches by two inches. Next, cut out blue for the sky, white for the middle and green for the grass. Then, have your student tape all three strips together on the back. Next, have your student …
Bouncing Ball Describing Art for Children with Autism
Project: Bouncing Ball Describing Art for Children with Autism is a fun art project where your child will make two large and two small balls and then describe them. First, have your child take out the shape stencils, and trace two large circles and two small circles. Next, have your child cut them out and …
Describing Ice Cream Cone Art
When I was very young, I wanted some ice cream, so I remember drawing a picture of it and showing it to my mom. She would ask me if I wanted ice cream and I would say yes! For this art project you will need some a round stencil and a triangle shape stencil. You …
Describing Art for the Advanced Communication Device User
After your child is able to describe one item that they have made, you can teach them how to make an entire scene. In this picture my daughter, Jamie had six stencils to make an entire outdoor scene. She traced and colored a boy and a girl playing ball. She also traced six clouds and …