Communicating Learning Needs

A 5-page Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) product page for an 11-week Executive Functioning course, featuring a bold 'Command Center' theme, departmental skill highlights, parent guide mockups, and testimonials. Page 4 has been adjusted to ensure the 'missions' text is fully visible without cutoff.

A set of 5 half-page Paraprofessional Appreciation templates with increased writing space and no drawing boxes. Features vibrant school-supply themes and three sentence stems per card.

A set of six communication cards designed for use on a lanyard. Each card features a clear, colorful icon and a high-contrast social phrase to help students communicate needs like "Please Stop," "My Turn," or "Play With Me."

An updated desk-sized anchor chart featuring a much larger, visually prominent finger-tracing wave graphic for physical grounding, paired with neutral reframing scripts, empathy tools, and boundary phrases.

A sheet of high-contrast communication cards (2x2 inches) featuring icons for break, snack, and restroom needs. Includes alternate icons and blank spaces for customization.

A professional data collection sheet for a 7-student social skills group. It features specific tracking for three skills over two sessions: Y/N and # Prompts for Greetings and Self-Advocacy, and Tallies and # Prompts for Turn Taking.

High-contrast foldable desk signals for classroom management. Includes 'Work Mode', 'Focus', 'Help', and 'Break' signals with corresponding mini desk-corner tokens.

An expanded set of nine large-format printable desk strips with high-contrast visual reminders, including specific calming techniques and a "Safe Choices" strip for unwanted behaviors.

A single-page classroom anchor chart and desk poster formatted for perfect single-page printing. Features a clean 3x3 layout of color-coded school scenarios and 5 structured fill-in-the-blank sentence starters to support student voice and expression.

A 5-page social story booklet designed for students with autism, now updated to remove all written output requirements. It uses visual selection grids and drawing spaces instead of writing lines.

A set of visual desk strips for 3rd-grade special education students. Each strip features four simple, color-coded steps (Look, Get, Work, Done) plus a dedicated "Help" section for raising their hand. Now includes 4 strips per page and unique icons for each action.

An updated version of the Job Ready Moves Poster with expanded hygiene tips, including specific advice on handwashing, hair grooming, and avoiding common hygiene pitfalls for students facing housing instability.

A comprehensive 3-hour one-on-one session designed for adults with disabilities, covering pre-interview routines, professional presentation, and effective communication strategies during a job interview.

A comprehensive self-advocacy curriculum designed for young adults to navigate school, home, community, and the workplace with confidence. Focuses on personal identity (pronouns), legal rights (ADA/IDEA), and practical communication strategies.

A comprehensive set of tools for teachers and occupational therapists to identify, score, and support students with sensory processing needs. Includes a screening checklist, a simplified scoring guide, and a classroom strategies handout.

A comprehensive lesson designed to help a 3rd-grade student recognize and shift from 'stuck thinking' to 'flexible thinking' during transitions and writing tasks. Includes a social story, role-playing, and tangible strategy cards.

A comprehensive social story and supporting tools designed for an academically advanced 2nd grader to manage non-preferred tasks, transitions, and big emotions using verbal communication and solution-seeking strategies instead of screaming or eloping.

A comprehensive life skills rotation lesson covering budgeting, social interactions at a cafe, job skills (stocking/packing), and self-advocacy through role-play and game-based learning.

A set of visual supports to help students with special needs practice ordering and money skills at a fast food restaurant.

A high-energy, superhero-themed lesson designed for students with autism to learn the 'superpower' of self-advocacy. This lesson covers standing up for oneself at home, school, and in the community through interactive slides, stories, and games.

A focused session on postsecondary self-advocacy, teaching students with learning differences how to communicate their needs to professors and employers. The lesson emphasizes the transition from high school's automatic support to the self-initiated systems of college and the workplace.

A comprehensive 1.5-hour professional learning session and toolkit package designed for 7-12 educators. It focuses on developmentally appropriate, low-prep, and discreet sensory regulation strategies that respect adolescent autonomy and support academic focus and executive functioning.

A foundational digital literacy intervention designed for SLIFE students to master essential school platforms like Canvas, ClassLink, and school email. This lesson includes a diagnostic screener, instructional slides, and a progress-tracking passport for students.

A comprehensive preparation resource set for Field Day, designed for upper elementary and sensory-sensitive students. It includes a structured, coping-strategy-focused social story booklet and a beautifully organized, visual rotation schedule poster to support seamless transitions.

A unit introducing high school students to essential teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills, focusing on workplace readiness, self-advocacy, and Pre-ETS skills.

A 6-week social-emotional learning curriculum for a 13-year-old girl on the autism spectrum, focusing on managing specific triggers through a strength-based "Integrity Blueprint" lens.

A comprehensive unit on self-advocacy and the ADA, helping students understand their rights in school, at home, and in the workplace. Students will learn how to navigate IEP accommodations, address non-compliance, and build independence.

An 8-session intensive behavioral intervention sequence for students in grades K-2 targeting vocal noises, humming, or calling out during independent work. It teaches playful replacement behaviors: holding a quiet, puffy 'Bubble Breath' (like a balloon) or a firm 'Lip Press' (making a flat, silent mouth) to settle urges and maintain classroom focus.

An 8-session intensive behavioral intervention sequence for students in grades K-2. It targets the reduction of item hogging and refusal to share, teaching a 'Timer-Regulated Trading' replacement behavior using sand timers, cooperative scripts, and token hand-offs.

A comprehensive 7-day unit for Grade 11/12 Designing Your Future students, focusing on leveraging AI tools like Gemini for workplace and college success. Designed for special education contexts, it emphasizes self-advocacy, professional communication, research, and project management through visual and digital tasks.

A 6-week social-emotional learning curriculum designed for 4th-grade students with ADHD, focusing on self-regulation, flexible thinking, and respectful communication through a high-engagement 'Level Up' video game theme.

A 6-session transition bootcamp for 5th graders moving to middle school, focusing on executive functioning skills like planning, task initiation, and independence within a 'Mission to Middle School' space theme.

A comprehensive 5-lesson series designed for high school students with intellectual disabilities, Down Syndrome, and autism. The series uses a 'Social Signals' framework to help students distinguish between genuine kindness and manipulative behavior, fostering independence and safety in community settings.

A set of visual supports and interactive activities designed to help students with ASD understand the consequences of elopement and learn safe replacement behaviors.

An 8-session intensive behavioral intervention sequence for students in grades K-2 targeting vocal protesting such as screaming, whining, or saying 'No!' when stuck on work. It teaches the 'I Need' Script replacement behavior: pointing to a 'Help' or 'Break' icon and asking calmly 'Help, please' or 'Break, please'.

An 8-session intensive behavioral intervention sequence for students in grades 3-5 targeting screaming or crying when stuck on academic work. It teaches the 'Help Card' replacement behavior: placing a bright yellow question-mark card on their folder and raising their hand, combined with internal self-regulation and waiting strategies.