Apple Task Cards | Matching Differentiated Fine Motor | SLP SPED Autism PreK

Build matching and vocabulary skills with these Apple Task Cards — 6 differentiated sets that meet a wide range of learners. With 72 task cards total and multiple ways to complete them, every student can work at their own level. Perfect for centers, independent workstations, and small groups.

📦 What's Included

• 6 differentiated task card sets — 72 task cards total (12 per set)
• Set 1: Match apple clip art to apple clip art
• Set 2: Match outlined apples/products to colored apples/products
• Set 3: Match real photo to clip art apples/products
• Set 4: Match word to real photo
• Set 5: Match color to color
• Set 6: Match apples/products by attribute/description
• Print, laminate, and cut to assemble for years of reuse

📚 How to Use

• Use in independent workstations, learning centers, or small groups
• Complete the cards multiple ways (see preview for details):
  • Clothespin task
  • Paperclip task
  • Dry erase marker task
  • Oral answers in a small group
• Choose the set that matches each student's level for built-in differentiation

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Matching and visual discrimination
• Apple and fall vocabulary
• Color identification
• Matching by attribute and description
• Word-to-picture matching
• Generalization across real photos and clip art
• Fine motor skills (clip, clothespin, marker)
• Following directions
• Independent work skills

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Speech-language therapy (vocabulary, matching, attributes)
• Occupational therapy (fine motor clip tasks)
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Independent workstations and task boxes
• Math and literacy centers
• Apple, fall, and back-to-school units
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• 72 cards across 6 levels — true built-in differentiation
• Multiple ways to complete (clothespin, paperclip, marker, or oral)
• Real photos AND clip art support generalization
• Works in centers, independent work, and small groups
• Builds matching, vocabulary, AND fine motor skills
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🍎 More hands-on apple and task card activities:

• Hands-On Apple Themed Activities
• More Task Card Activities