Are you looking for effective resources to help students improve expressive vocabulary and social skills? Our Emotions Cards with Real-Life Pictures are designed to support social scenarios and WH questions, making them ideal for speech therapy, ABA therapy, and special education classrooms. This resource is particularly helpful for students with autism or those undergoing the ABLLS-R assessment, using real-life images to teach emotion recognition and social interaction.

Aligned with ABLLS G39 and G46, these emotion cards offer targeted support for teaching conversation skills and navigating common social situations. Whether you’re focusing on who, what, where, when, why questions or using these cards as part of a broader language development strategy, this resource is versatile and adaptable.

What’s Included:

• 10 Real-Life Social Interactions: Explore common scenarios like playing, sharing, and waiting.
• 19 Social Scenes: Real-world settings such as schools, playgrounds, doctor’s offices, and family dinners.
• 200-Page PDF: Includes printable and digital formats like Google Slides™, and interactive Boom™ Cards.
• Social Skills Board Game: Printable 4-page game designed to engage students in social skill development.
• Rhyming Teaching Book: A fun, 50-page book covering all 19 social scenes, ideal for language practice.
• Assessment Book: 68 pages of real-life images for assessing student progress in 29 social scenarios.
• Worksheets & Flashcards: Printable flashcards with simple artwork for scenario practice.
• Communication Symbols: Includes PCS Boardmaker™ symbols and word cards to support comprehension.
• Data Collection Sheets: Ready-to-use sheets to track student progress (10 pages).

Why Choose These Emotions Cards?

• Build Social Skills: Help students navigate real-life interactions through relatable photos.
• Versatile Learning Formats: Choose between printable or digital formats, perfect for in-person or remote learning.
• Aligned with ABLLS-R: Target specific autism intervention goals, including ABLLS G39 and G46.
• Supports WH Questions: Provides engaging visuals for practicing who, what, where, when, and why questions.
• Ready to Use: Save time with this all-in-one resource, perfect for special educators, speech therapists, and parents.

Ideal For:

• Special Education Classrooms
• ABA Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Autism Programs
• Parents Supporting Language Development

Help your students master expressive vocabulary, answer WH questions, and improve social interaction skills with this comprehensive resource. It’s perfect for use alongside the ABLLS-R assessment, enhancing learning both in the classroom and at home.

Use in conjunction with your ABLLS-R®  assessment available at https://assessments.centralreach.com/

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For Boom™ products

You may be eligible for a free trial from Boom Learning. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. If you choose not to stay on a paid subscription account after your free trial, you will still be able to assign all your Boom Cards to as many students as you see fit using Fast Play pins (which give instant feedback for decks that are self-grading). You will not be charged when your free trial expires.

For Google™ products

► You will need Google Drive in order to access this resource. Your students will also need Google accounts so they can access the activity if you are assigning to them.
► You must be logged into your account when you download the file. When you click the link, you will get a prompt, “Would you like to make a copy of….” Click Make a copy, and it will copy to your Drive.
► If your school district has Google access blocked, you can choose to have the resource added to a personal Google account and then share it with your school account.

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