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Calm Down Corner | Calming Strategies | Self-Regulation Visuals

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Giving your students the space in your classroom to self-regulate, cool down and calm down are extremely important.When we talk about "challenging behaviors" and behavior management, we need to have proactive strategies to support our students'

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Character Education

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Posters

$4.00

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Visual Cue Card Key Ring | Autism Visuals | Editable Visual Cards

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

These visual cue cards promote visual communication and communication systems use between you and your students. You are always on the go (even within the confines of your classroom!) and we need something handy that we can refer to, that you can

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Printables

$6.00

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Calm Down Tools | Social Stories + Visual Supports for Self-Regulation

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This calm down toolkit is for students who have difficulty self-regulating. Instead of just saying 'calm down' over and over again - which we've fallen into that trap too! - we've created the tools to equip your classroom self-regulation / coping

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Classroom Management

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, ...

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Printables, For Parents, Lesson

$33.00

$21.50

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Social Skills Game | Social Skill Groups

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Needing to spice up your social group games? Or looking for one that your group members haven't tried before? This social skill game is interactive, keeps your group members engaged, and gives a twist to that old game we call Uno.In this social

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Games

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (7.25 MB)

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Conversation Starter Card Game

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Jenga™️ Conversation Starter Cards for Middle and High School Lunch BunchPerfect for middle and high school students engaging in lunch bunch activities, social skills activities, or small groups with peers.WHAT’S INCLUDED?120+ conversation-starting

Subjects:

Special Education, Speech Therapy, School Psychology

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (4.25 MB)

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Hygiene Checklists Bundle | Task Analysis for Life Skills | Editable

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Working on hygiene routines? Use this bundle of visual checklists for hygiene and personal self-care routines.Task analyses and visual supports like checklists are an evidence-based teaching strategy & support for autistic individuals.

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Occupational Therapy

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, For Parents

$27.00

$18.50

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Physical Aggression Social Story Bundle | Autism + Special Education

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Use this editable 8 social story collection about common physically aggressive behaviors to support students and individuals to prevent hurting others.Each social story walks through:Why hurting others is harmful for both the individual and

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Classroom Management

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Not Grade Specific

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Printables, For Parents, Google Apps

$32.00

$21.00

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Using the Bathroom Visual Checklist | Task Analysis for Life Skills | Editable

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Use this Using the Bathroom Checklist for hygiene and personal self-care routines. It walks the learner or individual through the steps of toileting as a hygiene routine. Task analyses, checklists, and visual supports like these are an

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Occupational Therapy

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Printables, For Parents

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (13.66 MB)

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Women's History Month | Reading Comprehension | Special Education

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This Women’s History Month resource gives your students a chance to read about famous and influential women across history, all while practicing reading comprehension.We’ve included 10 different short biographies on a diverse group of 10 women /

Subjects:

Special Education, Close Reading, Women's History Month

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Activities, Lesson, Centers

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RI.1.1, RI.1.7, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10

$4.50

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High School Adapted Novel Bundle | Special Education | Set 1

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This adapted novel bundle covers 4 different literary classics typically accessed in the general education English classroom: The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Frankenstein.These adapted texts can be a helpful starting

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.10

$80.00

$52.00

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Autograph Book | End of the Year Activities | Special Education

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This autograph book resource is a fun end of year activity for your special education classroom. It is a student booklet full of journal-style pages for students to write in, draw, and color their responses. And bonus – the students get to have this

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (2.92 MB)

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The Great Gatsby | Adapted Novel | Special Education

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This adapted novel covers The Great Gatsby, and is a helpful starting place for getting grade-level texts into your special education and autism classroom.Adapted novels are an excellent tool to bring the general education curriculum and content to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.5.2, RL.5.3, CCRA.R.10

$20.00

Digital Download ZIP (308.12 MB)

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No-Bake Visual Recipes All Year | Special Education | Full BUNDLE

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Cover your life Skills + cooking lessons across the year with this No-Bake Visual Recipes bundle.Each recipe is broken into simple steps, includes real photos of each step, stages of preparation, in-depth teacher instructions, and are all no-bake

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Cooking

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

$118.00

$77.00

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End of Year Activities Bundle | Special Education + Autism

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

In this end of year activities bundle, there are so many activities to take you and your class into the end of the school year with a bang!Created for the special education classroom in mind, any type of classroom may find these activities

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, For Parents

$25.00

$16.50

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New Years 2024 Resolutions + Vision Board Activity | Printable

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This New Years Activity resource is a fun back-from-winter-break activity. It gives you and your students a chance to reflect back on the previous year and look forward to 2023. Use this as a fun check in with students to see where they are with

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Printables, For Parents

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (14.66 MB)

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Visual Daily Question of the Day Bundle | Postsecondary Goals

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Question of the Day resource to get students thinking about their independent living and related postsecondary goals all year-round. These daily questions will introduce postsecondary education, career exploration, and considering interests +

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Vocational Education

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$30.00

$20.00

Bundle

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Social Skills Group BUNDLE | Peer Groups + Social Skill Games

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Need help with running your social skills groups? Or even getting a social group up and going? That’s totally easy to keep going even when you’re at your busiest? This resource is for you.Your students can really benefit from being in a social

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Speech Therapy

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Games, Lesson

$34.00

$24.00

Bundle

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Dirt Pudding Cups Visual Recipe | Halloween Activities for Special Education

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This Halloween visual recipe is for making Dirt Pudding Cups! The recipe is broken into 2 steps: 1) prep steps and 2) assembling the cups. This is a no bake recipe. Only has fridge listed if you want to store the pudding before assembly.Visual

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Cooking

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

Types:

Activities, For Parents

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (3.06 MB)

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Power Card Template | Social Story Option

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

This power card resource is another type of social story or social narrative you can use to teach and support students across a wide range of activities and skills. Just teach the skill and walk through the power card with your student and they have

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Speech Therapy

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, For Parents

$7.00

Digital Download ZIP (9.93 MB)

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Life Skills Vocab of the Day Bundle

By Autism Grown Up Resource Center

Let’s focus on life skills vocabulary! This bundle gives you 12 sets of life skills vocab to use across the school year. For each use, you can focus on a specific life skills term, its definition, and then students will apply their learning. Each of

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Google Apps

$60.00

$40.00

Bundle

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Our Executive Director, Dr. Tara Regan has over ten years of experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum and disabilities. Her most recent work includes autism research and coaching for autism evidence-based practice research studies in elementary and high schools across the country. She also has experience working with adults on the autism spectrum, and focuses on helping adults on the autism spectrum, their families, teachers, and other professionals to prepare for adulthood.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I align my work in promoting students' self-determination and independence with the goal that they find future success and meaningful adult lives.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

PhD in Education - Special Education and Autism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master of Social Work (MSW) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

The AGU Resource Center is here to support you, your students on the autism spectrum and with disabilities, and their families find and implement the strategies and supports they need to be successful at school.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Reading, Specialty, Math, Social Studies, Native Americans, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Physical Education, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Psychology, Character Education, Study Skills, Cooking, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Occupational Therapy, For Administrators, Vocational Education, Coaching, School Psychology, End of Year, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Social Emotional Learning