Grades K–5
Desk Strip: Yes, No, Help, Break
Three cut-apart desk strips with six big buttons each: yes, no, help, break, all done and wait.
Special education printable · Communication boards and choice cards
Choice Board: Snack Time
A snack-time choice board with six snacks and three drinks to point to, plus “I want ___, please.”
- Grade level
- Grades K–5
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Requesting, Making choices, Core vocabulary, Answering yes and no
What kids do
“Point to the snack and the drink you want.”
Words on this sheet
SnacksapplebananacrackergrapescarrotspopcornwatermilkjuiceDrinks
Teacher tip
Check allergies and what is really in the snack bin first. Then hold the board near the food so the student can link each picture to the real thing.
How to use it
- Model it: point to the pictures yourself while you talk, without asking the student to copy you.
- Accept any attempt, like a point, a look or a sound, and answer it right away.
- Share a copy with families and therapists so home, school and therapy match.
Watch for
Testing instead of talking. Use the board in real moments, not as a quiz.
Talk about it
- Do you want this one or that one?
- What helped you do that by yourself?
Take it further
Add photos of the student’s own favorite things.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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