❄️🎄 Junior & Senior Infants Autism Class – Winter & Christmas Resource Bundle
This Winter/Christmas-themed bundle is designed specifically for Junior & Senior Infants in autism class, SET, or mainstream infant settings. Every activity is visual, structured, and play-based, with clear routines, sensory-friendly options, and natural differentiation for mixed ability groups.
✨ What’s Included
🔢 Numeracy
Christmas counting tasks • Christmas patterns • Christmas tree decorating/number tasks • Big & small / tall & short sorting and matching
📚 Literacy
Christmas vocabulary flashcards • Direct matching Santa’s Sack • Word-to-picture Santa’s Sack • Vocabulary tracing • Winter/Christmas images matching • Story sequencing (winter themes) • Direct matching festive tasks
🌍 SESE
Objects that melt • Old & new toys sorting • Warm vs cold weather • Christmas celebrations around the world
✍️ Fine Motor
Colouring pages • Dotted colouring • Lacing cards • Playdough mats • Scissor skills / cutting practice
🎄 Other Activities
Christmas song choice board • Christmas Bingo • Simple baking ideas • Tuff tray & sensory play suggestions • Mini assessment checklists • Activity plan included
Designed to support communication, independence, early literacy/numeracy, sensory regulation, and festive learning throughout December. Perfect for structured teaching, stations, and visual learning environments.
🌍 Curriculum Alignment
🇮🇪 Irish Primary Curriculum
Fully aligned with Junior & Senior Infants strands across Language, Maths, SESE, SPHE, Art, Music, and PE.
🇬🇧 British Curriculum Links (Early Years Foundation Stage & Key Stage 1)
Communication & Language – vocabulary building, sequencing stories
Literacy – early reading, early writing, phonological awareness
Mathematics – counting, number recognition, patterns, shape
Understanding the World – seasons, winter, celebrations
Expressive Arts & Design – festive art, role-play, sensory exploration
🇺🇸 American Curriculum Links (Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade)
ELA – sight words, sequencing, matching, early writing
Math – counting to 10+, patterns, shapes, comparing sizes
Science – winter weather, freezing/melting, animal behaviour
Social Studies – holidays, traditions, community helpers
Fine Motor/OT – tracing, cutting, sensory play, construction tasks
🪄 Perfect For
Autism classes & SET settings
Mainstream infant classrooms
Play-based thematic learning
Station teaching & independent work systems
December thematic weeks
Easy sub plans or last-week-before-Christmas activities
💡 Teacher-Friendly Design
Each activity includes:
How to Use
Learning Targets
Differentiation
No prep overwhelm — just print, laminate, and teach.
Reusable year after year.