Updated Summer Freebie

Hey Everybody--

Just a quick note to let you know that I've updated the adapted book freebie, "I Saw It At the Beach." I love this book for this time of year, but I felt like it was lacking some happy faces. ;)  So I've added them. 

There's this little cutie...

And this one....

And this one....I just love this little dude! ;)

If you want to download the updated copy (freebie!), you can find it

here: "I Saw It at the Beach" Freebie

Oh, Happy, Happy May Everybody! Hang in there, myFriends!  Here's to turning the corner and racing to the finish line!

It's Just a Little Freebie

Hey Friends--

This is "Just a Little Freebie," to help you have a no-hassle Mother's Day Card for your "Littles," to give to their precious Mommy's on Mother's Day.

There are six different cards included in the download.  All you have to do is choose the card that looks most like your student.  Print the card.  Help them with their handprint.  (Laminate if you choose.) And it's ready to go!

The poem on the card reads:

"It's just a little handprint.

 It's all I have for you.

 A teeny-tiny, token is the best that I can do.

 It's just a little handprint.

 My gift for you is small.

 But you always think my handprint

 is the greatest gift of all!"  

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Ya'll can find it here:  Mother's Day Card Freebie

Just add handprint!

Hope ya love it! ;)

Task Cards and More

Oh my goodness ya'll! I think I have fallen in love with these activities.  They are low-prep/no prep, easy to differentiate to address a wide-variety of skill levels and offer many opportunities for students to practice skills in different ways.

First up: Task Cards! 

Ocean Animals:  Matching Word to Real Picture

Why do I love task cards for our special learners?  Mainly because they don't require Velcro! ;) But also because they are so versatile. Students can complete them as a clothespin task: Just add clothespins! Students can complete them as a paperclip task:  Just add paperclips!  Students can complete them as a marker task:  Just add dry erase markers! Students can complete them as a cookie sheet activity: Just add magnets! Students can also complete them in a therapy setting by pointing to their answers, when given a verbal prompt.

  

Task Card Clothespin Task 

Task Card Paperclip Task

Task Card Dry Erase Marker Activity

Task Card Cookie Sheet Activity

So easy!  See what I mean?

My other new favorite?  "Find and Cover" Cookie Sheet Activities!  I love these hands-on activities because they are so easy to prep!  Just print (laminate if you choose).  Put them on a cookie sheet and provide button magnets for students to complete the task. There is no cutting whatsoever, and NO Velcro! YAY! Here are some examples of "Find and Cover" Cookie Sheet Activities that I made for an ocean unit.

Find and Cover the Red Fish:  Focuses on identifying by color.  Students locate the red fish and cover them with magnets.

  

Find and Cover the Ocean Animals:  Focuses on identifying a class of things.  Students locate and cover all of the animals that live in the ocean.

To see these activities on the File Folder Heaven website, follow the links below:

Task Card Activities

Find and Cover Activities

Hope ya'll love them! ;)

Happy New Year!

Hey Ya'll--

Happy New Year! New year, new blog!

I am so excited about this new blog design that I can hardly stand it! ;) I feel like it's oozing cuteness! Isn't it adorable?  A huge shout out goes to Parker at  P.J's Design Laboratory.  I love his stuff!

If you are in need of a "Teacher Blog," or a blog of any kind, I highly recommend him. His designs are GORGEOUS and his prices are so reasonable. I am so thrilled to have a new forum to exchange ideas with you.

Here's to a year full of sharing--

 Bring on 2015!