K–5th grade
My Daily Visual Schedule
A picture schedule for a school day, from arriving to going home, with a done box after each step.
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Free printables · kindergarten to 5th grade
Free special education printables
50 free printables for special education classrooms, resource rooms, therapy and home, in 10 topics: visual schedules, adapted work, fine motor, social stories, calm-down supports, communication boards, token boards, life skills, functional skills and IEP tools. Big pictures, short words and one of Kevin Coulston’s cartoon characters on every page.
Visual schedules and First/Then boards K–5th grade
Picture schedules for the school day and home routines, a First/Then board and cut-apart schedule cards.
K–5th grade
First / Then Board
A big First/Then board with work and reward picture cards to cut out and stick on with tape or Velcro.
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K–5th grade
My Morning Routine
Eight picture steps for getting ready at home: wake up, bathroom, wash, dress, eat, brush teeth, backpack, go.
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K–5th grade
Bathroom Routine Steps
Six picture steps to post by the bathroom: use the toilet, flush, wash with soap, rinse, dry and go back to class.
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Schedule Picture Cards
24 cut-apart picture cards for school activities, specials and transitions, to build a schedule strip.
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Errorless and adapted work K–2nd grade
Big, clear picture matching, sorting and finding the same, with a few answers per page and answer keys.
K–2nd grade
Match the Same Picture
Five big pictures to match to the same picture: a dog, a ball, a car, a fish and a house.
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K–2nd grade
Color the One That Matches
Five rows: look at the picture in the box and color the same one from three choices.
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K–2nd grade
Food or Not Food? Sort
A cut-and-glue picture sort with twelve pictures: six foods and six things you cannot eat.
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K–1st grade
Errorless: Color the Animals
An errorless page: all six pictures are animals, so every choice is right. Color them and name them.
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K–2nd grade
Circle the Same Picture
Find and circle the four hearts and the four stars hiding among other pictures.
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Fine motor practice K–2nd grade
Trace lines and curves, cut along strips, connect dots to 10 and follow wide paths.
K–1st grade
Trace the Lines
Five tracing paths from picture to picture: straight, slanted, zigzag, wavy and bumpy lines.
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K–2nd grade
Trace Curves and Loops
Five rows of harder tracing: arches, loops, tight waves, tall peaks and steps, from picture to picture.
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K–2nd grade
Cutting Practice Strips
Five cutting strips that get harder: straight, slanted, zigzag, wavy and step lines across the page.
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K–1st grade
Dot-to-Dot 1 to 10
Two big dot-to-dots that count from 1 to 10: a star and a sailboat, then color them in.
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K–2nd grade
Wide Path Mazes
Two small mazes with wide paths for steady pencil control: a 4 by 4 maze and a 5 by 5 maze.
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Calm-down and sensory supports K–5th grade
Breathing shapes, a feelings check-in, break cards, a calm-down menu and a sensory helper plan.
K–5th grade
Square and Star Breathing
Two breathing shapes to trace with a finger: square breathing (in, hold, out, hold) and star breathing, then a feelings check.
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K–5th grade
How Do I Feel? Check-In
A picture check-in: circle a feeling face, then circle what would help, like a break, water, help or a hug.
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K–5th grade
Break Cards
Eight big cut-apart break cards: I need a break, get a drink, take a walk, quiet corner and more.
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K–5th grade
My Calm-Down Menu
Twelve calm-down choices with pictures to circle, plus a box to draw your favorite way to calm down.
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1st–5th grade
My Sensory Helpers
A sensory plan: sounds, lights, touch, moving and smells, what bothers me or what I like, and what helps.
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Communication boards and choice cards K–5th grade
A core word board, “I need” cards, choice boards and a desk strip for yes, no, help and break.
K–5th grade
Core Word Board
A 24-word core vocabulary board with pictures, colored by kind of word, to point to and build short phrases.
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K–5th grade
“I Need” Cards
Eight big cut-apart cards to ask for the bathroom, water, help, a break, the nurse, a pencil, quiet and a snack.
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K–5th grade
Choice Board: Free Time
A free-time choice board with nine activities to point to, and an “I want ___” sentence strip.
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K–5th grade
Choice Board: Snack Time
A snack-time choice board with six snacks and three drinks to point to, plus “I want ___, please.”
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K–5th grade
Desk Strip: Yes, No, Help, Break
Three cut-apart desk strips with six big buttons each: yes, no, help, break, all done and wait.
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Token boards and reward charts K–5th grade
3, 5 and 10 token boards, a daily sticker chart and a reward menu to pick what to work for.
K–2nd grade
3-Token Board
A first token board with three big stars to color or cover, and a box for the reward picture.
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K–5th grade
5-Token Board
Two 5-token boards on one page: draw or glue the reward, then color a circle for each token earned.
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1st–5th grade
10-Token Board
A 10-token board in two rows of five for longer goals, with an “I am working for” box.
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K–5th grade
My Daily Sticker Chart
A week-long sticker chart: five parts of the school day by Monday to Friday, with a goal for the week.
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K–5th grade
My Reward Menu
Twelve rewards with pictures to pick from, like drawing time, a drawing book, music, a helper job or extra recess.
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Life skills K–5th grade
Handwashing and toothbrushing steps, safety signs, coins and telling time to the hour.
K–5th grade
How to Wash My Hands
Six handwashing steps with pictures: wet, soap, scrub for 20 seconds, rinse, dry and throw the towel away.
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K–5th grade
Brushing My Teeth
Six toothbrushing steps with pictures, from toothpaste to rinse, and a morning and night chart for the week.
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K–5th grade
Safety Signs: What Do They Mean?
Match five signs kids see every day to their meaning: stop, exit, bathroom, hospital and fire extinguisher.
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1st–3rd grade
Coins: Names and Values
Match the penny, nickel, dime and quarter to their names and values in cents.
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1st–3rd grade
Telling Time to the Hour
Six clocks set to the hour: read the short hand and write the time, like 3:00.
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Functional reading and math K–3rd grade
Places in the community, counting to 10, a picture shopping list, a picture recipe and paying with pennies.
K–3rd grade
Places in My Community
Match six community places to their words: school, store, library, hospital, house and park.
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K–1st grade
Count and Circle to 10
Six rows to count from 2 to 10 pictures and circle the right number from three choices.
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K–3rd grade
My Picture Shopping List
A picture shopping list: count the milk, eggs, bananas, apples and carrots in the cart and write how many.
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K–3rd grade
Picture Recipe: Fruit Snack
A four-step picture recipe for a fruit snack, then three questions about the steps. With a grown-up only.
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K–2nd grade
Pay With Pennies
Five things with prices from 2¢ to 9¢: color the right number of pennies to pay for each one.
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IEP and special education teacher tools K–5th grade
An IEP goal tracker, ABC behavior data, a student profile, a family contact log and a daily home note.
K–5th gradeFor teachers
IEP Goal Progress Tracker
Track one IEP goal: the goal and baseline, then date, trials, number correct, percent and prompt level for each session.
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ABC Behavior Data Sheet
An ABC data sheet: date and time, antecedent, behavior, consequence and notes, to spot patterns over time.
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Student Profile: Strengths and Supports
A one-page student profile: strengths, interests, how I communicate, what upsets me, what calms me and supports.
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Family Communication Log
A family contact log: date, how you reached them, who you talked to, what you talked about and follow-up.
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Daily Home Note
A daily note for families: my day, what I ate, what I did today, a note from the teacher and a family reply.
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First week kit
Start with these four: My Daily Visual Schedule, First / Then Board, 5-Token Board and Break Cards.
One topic
Each topic has a pack of its five pages: visual schedules, adapted work, fine motor, social stories, calm down, communication, token boards, life skills, functional skills, teacher tools.
How to use them
- Show the day in pictures: post My Daily Visual Schedule, or build your own order with Schedule Picture Cards. Use the First / Then Board for one step at a time.
- Get ready for hard moments: read a social story like When There Is a Fire Drill or When Plans Change the day before, and again right before.
- Give a way to ask: keep Break Cards and “I Need” Cards on the desk, and tape down a Desk Strip: Yes, No, Help, Break.
- Reward small steps: let the student pick from My Reward Menu, then fill a 3-Token Board, a 5-Token Board or a 10-Token Board.
- Build independence: start a work session with Errorless: Color the Animals, then move to Match the Same Picture and Trace the Lines.
- Make them last: laminate boards and cards or slide them into sheet protectors, and add Velcro dots to picture cards.
Start here by need
- Transitions and routines: My Morning Routine, Bathroom Routine Steps, Walking in the Hallway, When I Have a Substitute Teacher.
- Big feelings: Square and Star Breathing, How Do I Feel? Check-In, My Calm-Down Menu, My Sensory Helpers.
- Communication: Core Word Board, Choice Board: Free Time, Choice Board: Snack Time.
- Fine motor: Trace Curves and Loops, Cutting Practice Strips, Dot-to-Dot 1 to 10, Wide Path Mazes.
- Life skills: How to Wash My Hands, Brushing My Teeth, Safety Signs: What Do They Mean?, Coins: Names and Values, Telling Time to the Hour.
- Functional reading and math: Places in My Community, Count and Circle to 10, My Picture Shopping List, Pay With Pennies.
- Teachers: IEP Goal Progress Tracker, ABC Behavior Data Sheet, Student Profile: Strengths and Supports, Family Communication Log, Daily Home Note.
More free printables for the classroom
- SEL worksheets200 pages for feelings, calming down, friendship and kindness.
- Classroom managementBehavior reflection sheets, class rules, job charts and goal trackers.
- Thinking sheets500 one-page draw-and-write sheets for feelings, planning and reflecting.
- Trace Then Color pagesBold outlines to trace and color: gentle fine motor practice.
- Phonics worksheetsLetter sounds, CVC words and blends for K to 2nd grade.
- Math worksheets200 math pages for K–5 with answer keys.
Books for the reward menu
Drawing time is a reward many kids will work for. Kevin Coulston’s Trace Then Color books have bold lines for beginners, and the How to Draw books build one small step at a time.
Questions
Are these special education printables free?
Yes. All 50 pages, the answer keys and the topic packs are free to print for home, classroom and therapy use. Print one page, a topic pack of five or the whole set in one PDF.
Who are they for?
Students in kindergarten to 5th grade who learn best with pictures, clear routines and a few big items on a page: kids with autism, developmental delays, speech and language needs, ADHD or anxiety, and any child who is still building these skills. Older students working on the same skills can use them too. The grade buttons are only a guide.
What is an errorless page?
A page where every answer is right, so a student can practice the routine of doing work, build confidence and work on their own. “Errorless: Color the Animals” is one. The other adapted pages have a few clear choices and an answer key.
How do I use a First/Then board or a token board?
On a First/Then board, put the work picture under First and something the student likes under Then, and say “First reading, then blocks.” On a token board, let the student pick a reward, then give a token for each small success. When the board is full, give the reward right away. Laminate the boards or use a sheet protector so you can reuse them.
Which pages are for the teacher?
6 pages are teacher tools: the schedule picture cards, the IEP goal progress tracker, the ABC behavior data sheet, the student profile, the family communication log and the daily home note. Each card says “For teachers”.
Do these replace an IEP, a therapist or a communication device?
No. They are simple classroom supports. Follow each student’s IEP and the advice of their speech, occupational and behavior specialists, and use a student’s own communication system first. The communication boards here are for quick classroom use and are not a full AAC system.
Do they print in black and white?
Yes. The pictures are bold black outlines, and nothing depends on color. The colors on the core word board and the cards print as light grays. Sheets are US Letter and also print on A4.
All pages are US Letter, print well in black and white, and are free for home and classroom use. Pages are set in Andika, a clear font for young readers. More for teachers in the teacher resources library.
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Social stories K–5th grade
Short picture stories, told in the first person, for waiting, fire drills, sub days, the hallway and changes.
Waiting My Turn
A first-person social story about waiting: friends take turns, I can count, breathe or look, and my turn will come.
About 10 minutes
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A calm social story about fire drills: the loud alarm, lining up, walking outside, waiting and going back in.
About 10 minutes
Print this sheet (PDF)Teacher notes and tipsWhen I Have a Substitute Teacher
A social story for sub days: my teacher will come back, a new grown-up is in charge, and my schedule stays the same.
About 10 minutes
Print this sheet (PDF)Teacher notes and tipsWalking in the Hallway
A social story about lining up and walking in the hall: my spot, quiet voice, walking feet and hands to myself.
About 10 minutes
Print this sheet (PDF)Teacher notes and tipsWhen Plans Change
A social story about changes to the schedule: plans can change, I may feel upset, and I can breathe and ask what is next.
About 10 minutes
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Draw by Grid: Cartoon Dinosaurs
Copy one square at a time. Early finishers love it.
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