Learn how visual schedules can support routines, transitions, independence, and motivation in Special Education and Autism classrooms. Discover an easy editable visual schedule and reward choice flipbook for your students.
Why Use a Visual Schedule?
Visual schedules give students a concrete way to see what is happening throughout the day. Instead of relying only on verbal directions, students can check their schedule and see what comes next.
Visual schedules can be especially helpful for:
Understanding daily routines
Supporting transitions
Increasing independence
Reducing uncertainty around changes
Encouraging students to follow classroom routines
Providing consistent visual support
Add a Little Motivation with Reward Choices
Sometimes knowing what comes next isn’t quite enough. That’s where reward choices can be helpful!
Pairing a completed task with a preferred activity or reward gives students a clear connection between “first work, then reward.” Giving students a choice of rewards can also help them feel more involved and motivated.
An Easy Visual Support for the Classroom
The EDITABLE Visual Schedule & Reward Choice Flipbook was created to make this process simple for teachers. The flipbook allows you to customize schedules, activities, and reward choices to fit the individual needs of your students.
Use it during morning routines, transitions, independent work, small groups, or whenever a student benefits from a little extra visual structure.
The best part? You can edit and personalize it rather than starting from scratch every time your classroom routine changes.
A little visual support can go a long way toward helping students know what to expect, what to do, and what they can look forward to next. 🌟
If your looking for an individual Behavior System, then this Visual Schedule, Token Board and First Then strategy, are all in this Behavior Support Folder. This Visual Schedule combination make behavior expectations clear and manageable.
Ideal for special education teachers, behavior therapists, this folder brings together the most effective visual supports in one place!
WHATS INCLUDED:
* Visual Schedule– with activity visuals to follow throughout the day.
* First Then Board – Help students understand task sequences and motivate
follow-through.
* Token Boards– Encourage positive behavior with customizable
reinforcement systems.
* Choice Boards– Promote autonomy and engagement
* Break Cards– Support self-regulation and emotional
awareness
* Printable Icons – Includes visuals for common tasks, rewards, and behavior
expectations with clear instructions.
* Editable package – Open in PowerPoint and enable editing, for you to personalise with names, motivator
choices, target behaviors and schedule visuals.
* In 2 Size Options A5 and A4
IDEAL FOR
* Autism Support
* ABA Therapy
* Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
* Classroom & Special Ed Settings
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
✔ Easy to prep and use
✔ Engaging visuals that are student-friendly
✔ Individual supports great for your behavior plans
These First Then board templates with Visuals Cards are a simple, evidence-based schedule for classroom management, designed specifically for PreK–2 Special Education classrooms.
The First–Then strategy provides clear expectations, visual structure, and positive reinforcement to improve behavior and increase task completion — without constant verbal reminders.
Why Use a First–Then Board?
Students with Autism spectrum disorder often benefit from predictable routines and visual supports. The First–Then strategy, commonly used in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), helps reduce anxiety and increase cooperation by clearly showing:
✔ What task must be completed ✔ What reinforcement comes next
What’s Included in This Resource
🟢 TIER 1 – This printable First–Then board pack includes:
✅ Full-Size First–Then Cards (Color + Black & White) ✅ Desk-Sized Mini First–Then Strips ✅ Editable Templates (with Power point) ✅ Reinforcer Choice Page & Toolkit
1.Calm down corner visuals
2.Break cards
3. “all done” cards ✅ Quick Teacher Implementation Guide and data sheets
Perfect For:
Autism classrooms
Self-contained special education
Resource rooms
Early childhood special education
Behavior intervention support
Response to Intervention (RTI) Tier 2 behavior support
How to Use in Your Classroom
Use these First–Then boards to:
✔ Reduce task refusal ✔ Improve transitions ✔ Increase work completion ✔ Support positive behavior plans ✔ Build independence in young learners
Data Sheets :
Track progress with the quick Teacher Implementation Guide and Data Sheets!
Give your students clear expectations and motivating visual support with this First-Then Token Board System designed for autism and special education classrooms. This resource includes 10 printable First-Then boards, 7 token style choices, and 30 motivator visual cards—perfect for behavior reinforcement, task completion, transitions, and classroom routines.
These ready-to-use visual supports helps students understand what comes next, stay on task, and build independence. Ideal for autism classrooms, resource teachers, ABA therapists and SLPs.
Perfect for SPED, autism support, ABA, and behavior management
Perfect For
Autism support classrooms
ABA therapy sessions
Special Education teachers
Behavior intervention plans
Visual schedules and routines
Task completion and transitions
Reinforcement systems
Early childhood + Not Grade Specific
This printable First-Then Token Board is a must-have for autism support and special education! Visual schedules, motivator choices, and token options all included.
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✔ Supports communication for nonverbal or minimally verbal learners ✔ Reduces challenging behaviors by clarifying expectations ✔ Increases student motivation and independence ✔ Flexible use with ANY classroom routine ✔ Easy to print, laminate, and reuse
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of Behavior supports there are available out there! Are you looking for that particular one you need to help you manage behaviors and maintain structure in your classroom! These powerful strategies below might just help you create the classroom you want. Have a look at the different types of classroom management tools I use to achieve the Special Ed class I have.
# 1 Critical Communication Cards
Critical Communication Cards – To teach new skills such as requesting “break please”, “help” and “wait” self -management strategies.
QUICK TIP – I hang these cards close to my Calm Down Corner so my students have easy access.
Social Supports – To help my students understand how to behave or respond in a particular situation using a visual guide describing various social interactions, situations, behaviours, skills or concept.
QUICK TIP –I place them on the edge of tables to remind students on their choices.
#3 Visual Folder Supports
Visual folder supports – A place for my students to keep all their daily and most used visuals all in one place, ideal for quick support.
QUICK TIP – My students use these throughout the day and follow the schedule to stay on task. They choose a reward to use with the Token Economy system and have the visuals they might need ready to use.
#4 Self Regulation Tools
.Self regulation tools – I’ve made tools individually accessible for my students to use in a handy little booklet.
QUICK TIP –I bind then as a book and keep them on hand for self management, each one tailored to individual needs that help them to self-regulate.
#5 First and Then Strategies
First and Then –By using this strategy my students know what they must complete before having what they want, it also provides structure in their behaviour support plans.
QUICK TIP –If my students are finding it difficult to stay on track, I use the first and then strategy to remind them of what they are working for.
#6 Token Economy Rewards
Token Economy – A powerful method of strengthening new skills and behaviours, The tokens are a way of “paying” my students for completing tasks and then they can be used to trade for desired activities or items they choose.
QUICK TIP –I use this board when I start teaching the Token economy strategy, its a classroom resource that I can adapt with motivator choices for individual needs.
#7 Communication Binder
Communication Binder – My students can use their Daily Binders to aid Communication throughout the day and support them with any frustration or anxiety they may feel.
QUICK TIP –My student each have their own communication book which once laminated I place in a binder to keep the visuals safe
#8 Daily Visuals
Daily Visuals – A selection of visuals for Speech Therapy, Special Education and Autism to support communication in the classroom and at home. QUICK TIP –These have bigger visuals which are more suitable for students that are learning picture to item recognition. Students can point to what they want, need or feel.
#9 Token or Ticks Cards
Token or ticks – Point cards for some of my students to earn ticks for preferred behaviour.
QUICK TIP – I print a stack of these out to use when i need them, usually when I’m teaching a focused task. I ask before starting the task what they want to working for and tick off the boxes throughout to keep them motivated and earn the reward they’ve chosen..
#10 Daily Planner
Daily Planner – This Support folder is a place for my student to keep track of the days of the week, check their schedule, ask for task items they may need and support behavior before it arises.
QUICK TIP –A class daily organiser for my higher ability students. It helps them manage their day, hold motivator visuals, and reminds them of the rules in class.
