Communication Cups

I have some students that will NOT ask for help or tell me when they are finished with their work.  So, I made these communication cups and they have worked wonders.  The green cup means that they are good to go, yellow means that they are finished with their work, and the red cup means that they need help. They stack the cups and put the one they are trying to communicate on the top.  I got the cups at Dollar General for $1 per 12 pack.  

Pronoun Chart Freebie!

We have been reviewing subject, object, and possessive pronouns and learning reflexive and indefinite this week, so here is a pronoun freebie!

Fonts

I've been searching for the fonts that are on all these cute printables that I find on Pinterest and I finally found them.  They are called Alphabets and can be bought at Lettering Delights for about $4.00 an Alphabet.  If you sign up with your email, every once in a while they will send you a coupon for 40% off.  Here are just a few of my favorites out of the hundreds o their website.

Rise and Shine

Zodiac

Modern Desk Caddy

Fidgets

Fidgets are small objects that can be beneficial for students who constantly have to move or have difficulty with paying attention or anxiety.  It is something that a student can fiddle with while paying attention or working.  If a student "plays" with the object, it is not a fidget but a toy.  Here are some awesome fidgets that I have found and just bought:

Set of Pencil Fidgets- $8.99 at Abilitations

Hyperflex Stretchy String- $5.95 at Amazon

Pull and Stretch Bouncy Ball- $5.30 at Amazon

Desk Buddy Multi Textured Tactile Chewable Ruler- $9.99 at Sensory University

Koosh Ball- $7.99 at ToysRus

Tangle Jr. Textured- $3.49 at Tangle Creations

Tactile Tiger Hand Fidget- $7.99 at Sensory University

Sensory Stixx Hand Fidget- $7.99 at Sensory University

Ziggy Pasta- $5.99 at Therapy Shoppe

Shaggies Pencil Grip Fidgets- $2.40 by It's Academic

Squigglets Sensory Bracelet- $4.49 at National Autism Resources

Figurative Language and Analogies Cards

Here are some of the awesome things I bought with my school money this year. They are picture cards for teaching metaphors and similes, idioms, and analogies.  They are $12.95 a deck at Super Duper Publications.  They also have other "fun decks" for nouns, pronouns, verbs, sequencing, prefixes and suffixes, plurals, adverbs, conjunctions, classifying, cause and effect, predicting, "wh" questions, irregular verbs, subjects and predicates, possessives, homonyms, homographs, comparatives, multiple meanings, antonyms and synonyms, compound words, contractions, plurals, and SO much more! This is going to be great for my autistic students to have visual!

Free Picture Exchange System (PECS) Cards

I learned about this website in college and have used it ever since.  It is called Do2learn and it has a variety of free printable pictures in the following categories; self-help, activities, home and school, social, safety, and a calendar.  The website has a lot of other resources but the picture cards are my favorite!

College for Students with Disabilities

Landmark College is a fully accredited 2 year college that is exclusively for students with Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and other disabilities.  It is located in Putney, Vermont.  They offer social courses and faculty that have expertise in autism spectrum disorders.