Sasha from theautismhelper.com shows 15 matching file-folder activities for older students on the autism spectrum. The tasks use color, shapes, picture reconstruction, and photo matching to build visual discrimination and extend independent work time without frustration.
Hi, this is Sasha from theautismhelper.com, and this is a product preview of my complex matching file folder activities. So we tend to sometimes have a lot of students that are great at matching, but we want to continue to work on that skill, but also work on that skill at a higher level, as well as we really want to work on increasing work endurance. There's nothing worse than thinking you have a ton of independent work planned, you give it to the student, you turn to do something else, maybe work with a small group, or or train a para, and you come back 30 seconds later and the student is finished. So we want, I wanted to make some tasks that are time-consuming and not to be annoying to the student that these are purposefully just time-consuming, but to look at how long students are working on their own because that's such an important skill. Not only do we want our kids to be working independently, but we want them to be working independently for a long period of time. So these are on purpose more complex, more time-consuming, you have to pay a little closer attention, really, really, really opportunity for these longer tasks. So there's 15 different file folders included, a variety, they're not all the same, there's a few that have several versions, but all are going to be this complex matching, more time-consuming matching task. So first is matching by color, and I really tried to make sure that the placement of Velcro will be easy on these tasks so you aren't covering up the item, you're matching the item right next to it. So again, smaller pieces, things that you have to really look and discriminate. You can't just put all the green things together, you have to look and make sure you're matching. Um, so it's two different versions of these matching by colors. Then just matching items. So here are the pieces and then here's where you're matching. So the Velcro can still go right in the middle, you're not going to cover up the item, but kids are going to really have to pay attention because the items on the file folder are going to be really small. So again, looking at that discrimination, visual perception, things like that. Matching people, so again, not, you know, things that are looking similar. All these people at just a glance look kind of similar, so finding the exact ones to match. Next is matching shapes. You can put the Velcro in the middle on these ones because you still will be able to see the whole shape and color, but again, you know, matching the right size circle, the right size triangle, things like that. Two different versions of this task. Next is match the picture. So there are some versions of this in the ABLEs task, and I really love this activity. So you will cut out cut out these pieces, put soft Velcro on the back, and then put Velcro either strips or corresponding pieces here so they'll have to recreate the picture. So again, real tricky. You're not going to put the green triangle in the corner because the green triangle goes in the middle and the yellow circle goes in the corner. So really paying attention to the placement of the objects. This is one of my favorites, matching the animal halves, and there's a lot of animals on here, so it's again going to be more time-consuming finding the right half to put with the animal. Matching the dominoes, another really tricky one. I really, really love this activity. It's pretty hard and time-consuming, so again, will really challenge your kids. Matching hands, so different hands doing activities, so really paying attention to what the hand is doing. Matching the actions, and again, placing it next to the item, not on top, so you want to worry about the Velcro. And then there's 3 different versions of matching the photos. I love, love, love these ones. I almost wanted to make a whole series just of these. Because they're really hard, and I love that it's real photos. I love that this is appropriate for junior high and high school, and it's— you're gonna really have to pay attention to the differences of the pieces when you're matching these because it's not, you know, just, oh, these are the color bears. It's looking at the arrangement of the items and exactly how things look. So 3 different versions of that. So this was the 15 different file folders for complex matching by theautismhelper.com.
