Lesson Ideas And Activities For Young Children With Autism And Related Special Needs

This book gives starting points and beginning places for creating meaningful activities for pre-school and elementary-aged students with autism and related special needs. It also provides 10 printable worksheets for each theme. The themes addressed in the book are Colors, Numbers & Shapes, Fall (Sub-theme: All About Me), Winter (Sub-theme: Winter Holidays), Spring, Summer (Sub-theme: Camping & Going to the Zoo), Transportation and Mobile Apps. Each chapter has a list of activities that address some of the skills that are sometimes the most challenging for some individuals with autism. Each theme's unit provides activity ideas specific to the following areas: Joint Attention, Imitation Skills, Communication, Self-Help Skills, Independent Skills, Pre-Vocational Skills, Social Skills, Play Skills, Sensory Involvement, Basic Concept Mastery, Vocabulary/Literacy, Fine Motor, and Gross Motor. Also included at the end of each chapter is an "Implementation Tip" related to one of the suggested activities. Sample lesson plans for classroom routines and procedures are provided as well as printable worksheets for each theme. The "Apps" chapter highlights five educational apps in each skill area. The highlighted apps can be easily incorporated into lessons and activities for young children.