Functional Vocabulary File Folder Games for Special Education Matching Activity

These file folder games for special education and autism focus on color matching, picture matching, and word matching for a variety of functional vocabulary words. Activities include multiple options for easy differentiation: matching picture to picture (identical), picture to picture (non-identical) and picture to word, including both real-life photographs and illustrations. 

These are great for students working on matching and learning real-life functional vocabulary such as those in special education, life skills, and early childhood settings. They are great for independent work systems, autism file folders, work baskets, morning work, generalization of concepts, and even direct instruction or discrete trials.

File folder games are included for these functional vocabulary words:

Color matching: picture to word and picture to color matching activities

Animals: picture to word matching, photo to illustration, and matching identical pictures

Transportation words: picture to word matching, photo to illustration, and matching identical pictures

‍ Kitchen words: picture to word matching, photo to illustration, and matching identical pictures

✏️ Office & school supply words: picture to word matching, photo to illustration, and matching identical pictures

Bathroom words: picture to word matching, photo to illustration, and matching identical pictures

Each activity can be set up as its own file folder game or in a binder. 

These activities can also be used to begin teaching students how to sort by having different items on each folder or set them up with one type of item on each side (e.g., transportation and animals; kitchen and bathroom; kitchen and office picture match to words). There are labels for 17 file folders with 2 of the same category of pictures for each folder.

What teachers are saying…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I enjoy using this with my students, it is basic and simplified. They leave with a deeper understanding on the topic introduced. Thank you. The scope and sequence is understandable by my kiddos. It is easy to plan for.” - Irene R.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Great high quality product! I was really impressed with the included table that listed which folder activities correspond to common assessment levels.” - Tania H.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “It was nice to have a resource that was ready-made and easy to prep for use with some of my earlier language learners.” - Nancy S

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Please see the preview for pictures, a list of included words and a more detailed explanation of the materials included.

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For similar file folders with different vocabulary:

Matching Real Life Vocabulary File Folders for Autism

For more classroom materials for students with autism and special education

Receptive Vocabulary Sorting for Autism: File Folders and Worksheets

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