

Calendar Skills
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:


Executive Functioning: Breaking a Project Into Steps
With older students, when you start working on a project (even one that seems small or simple), you can start to practice project planning. These skills can help students prepare for college or the workplace by helping them with some of the executive functioning skills needed to complete work independently. One of the first steps you can do is to help the student identify exactly what they need to produce for the project. Then, you can practice breaking it into steps and assi


Flower Shop Pre-Vocational Skills - Fun Valentine's Day Activities
Valentine's Day can be a fun time to work on pre-vocational and life skills with a flower shop theme! Here's a list of activities created...


Coin Sorting for Older Students
If you have an older child who is working on learning to sort coins, here are some activities designed for older students. These free...


Site Plan (Architecture) Reading Passage and Writing
One of my tutoring students loves 3D modeling and design, so I made this reading passage, quiz, and writing activity to go along with his...


Unit Price Instructional Story (Which One is a "Better Buy?")
I purchased a set of task cards about calculating the unit price to see which of two items is a "better" purchase (that is, which item...


Visual Schedules/Task Analysis for Building Student Electric Circuit Kits
Earlier this year (before the pandemic), I had so much fun volunteering to lead an activity building electric circuits at a day program...


Video Modeling to Teach New Skills (And Possibly a Good Approach for Online Learning)
Hi everyone! I've been using the teaching strategy of video modeling for years and it's a great, evidence-based practice for students...


Free Online 3D Modeling Class for High School Students with Autism
I wasn't planning on launching this course until summer, but I've decided to go ahead and try to have it ready sooner, in case your have...


Viewpoints on Special Interests: A Survey of Adults with Autism
In a recent research article by Koenig and Williams (2017), 86 adults with autism were surveyed about their special interests and how...
























