Fall Counting & Beginning Sounds Centers | Big Clip Cards | Math SPED Autism

Build counting (1–12), numbers, number words, beginning sounds, and syllables with these hands-on Fall "Biggie" Centers — 10 sets of clip-card activities with extra-big cards that are easier for little hands, students with motor difficulties, or students with visual impairments to see and handle. Perfect for math and literacy centers, independent work stations, and small groups.

📦 What's Included

10 sets — 8 math + 2 literacy — each with 2 worksheets for extra practice:

Counting / Numbers / Number Words (numbers 1–12):

• Count the Apples (Big Clip Cards) + Write the Number or Number Word
• Count the Pumpkins (Big Clip Cards) + Write the Number or Number Word
• Count the Pumpkin Seeds (Big Clip Cards) + Write the Number or Number Word
• Count the Leaves (Big Clip Cards) + Write the Number or Number Word

Beginning Sounds / Writing Words / Syllables:

• Fall Beginning Sounds (Big Clip Cards)
• Fall Beginning Sounds + Write the Word or Count the Syllables

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Counting (1–12) and one-to-one correspondence
• Number identification and number words
• Number and number-word writing
• Beginning sounds / phonics
• Writing words and counting syllables
• Phonological awareness
• Fine motor skills (clothespin and clip tasks)
• Visual discrimination
• Following directions
• Independent work stamina

📚 How to Use

• Students respond by clipping their answer with a clothespin or paperclip, or writing with a dry-erase marker
• Use the big cards to support little hands, motor difficulties, or visual impairments
• Set up at a math or literacy center, independent work station, or small group
• Use the 2 worksheets per set for extra practice and data
• Differentiate by assigning counting sets to some students and beginning-sound sets to others
• Use during a fall, apple, or pumpkin unit

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Students with visual impairments (extra-large cards)
• Students with fine motor difficulties (big, easy-to-handle cards)
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Math and literacy centers
• Occupational therapy (fine motor / clothespin tasks)
• Independent work stations and task boxes
• Fall and seasonal units
• Early childhood, ECSE, and early intervention

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• 10 sets (counting AND beginning sounds) + 2 worksheets each
• Extra-big cards — accessible for little hands, motor needs, and visual impairments
• Covers math AND literacy in one resource
• Multiple response formats — clothespin, paperclip, or dry-erase
• Clip cards build fine motor alongside academics
• Works for centers, work stations, and small groups
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🍂 More hands-on pumpkin, fall, and apple favorites:

• Hands-On Pumpkin Activities
• Hands-On Fall Activities
• Apple Themed Activities