Autism Homeschool Success

Here are some free resources that you can use to practice skills such as months of the year, days of the week, writing the date, using a calendar, etc. Starfall Interactive Daily Online Calendar (It automatically updates each day). The link above is to the January 2026 date pages. To access the other months, just swap out the name of the month (and year if needed) in the URL:

The term, "Community Helpers" refers to the people in our communities who provide services that help keep us safe, healthy, and supported, such as firefighters, doctors, and mail carriers. Many community helper units are designed with younger learners in mind and often use simplified or cute cartoon-style visuals. While these materials work well for younger kids, older learners may benefit from resources that use more realistic images and a more age-appropriate presentation.

One of my favorite teaching approaches is incorporating student interests into learning activities. I've had many students who love trains, so I make a lot of train activities. Here are a set of of printable books and reading passages, each with accompanying worksheets for working on reading, literacy, and language skills for students. Both the books and the passages have additional worksheets that go with them. The types of skills taught using these packets include: Sight W

Digraphs are an important part of early reading instruction, but they can be confusing at times. A digraph is two letters that work together to make one sound , such as sh in ship, ch in chop, or th in thumb. Unlike blends, the individual letter sounds in a digraph cannot be heard separately. For beginning readers, especially students who benefit from explicit, structured instruction, digraphs often need to be taught clearly and systematically. In this post, I’ll share pr