Visual Discrimination File Folder Games | Animal Shadow Matching | OT SLP SPED
Product Description
Practice visual discrimination skills with these Animal Shadow Matching File Folder Games. Students match each animal to its shadow — a foundational visual-perceptual skill — across 11 different file folder games featuring animal categories from mammals to insects to nocturnal animals. The cute animal graphics work in morning tubs, centers, and independent work stations all year long. Bonus: the animal categories sneak in real animal classification science!
🦉 Perfect for:
- Occupational Therapists (OTs) targeting visual discrimination, visual-perceptual skills, figure-ground, and visual scanning goals
- Special Education teachers building visual discrimination and independent work skills
- Autism classrooms working on visual matching and independent work tasks
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting animal vocabulary, categorization, and attribute goals
- ABA therapists running discrete trial matching programs
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
- Science teachers covering animal classification (mammals, vertebrates, insects, etc.)
- Homeschool families with young learners
🐾 What's Included — 11 Animal Shadow Match File Folder Games:
- Mammals Shadows Match 1 & 2
- Sea Animals Shadows Match 1 & 2
- Wild Animals Shadows Match 1 & 2
- Farm Animals Shadows Match
- Insects Shadows Match
- Vertebrates Shadows Match
- Egg-Laying Animals Shadows Match
- Nocturnal Animals Shadows Match
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Visual discrimination, shadow / silhouette matching, figure-ground discrimination, visual-perceptual skills, visual scanning, animal vocabulary, animal classification (mammals, sea animals, wild animals, farm animals, insects, vertebrates, egg-laying animals, nocturnal animals), categorization, following directions, fine motor skills, and independent work skills.
How to Use:
Print, laminate, and assemble as matching mats or binder activities (or add Velcro for file folders). Students use their visual discrimination skills to match each animal to its correct shadow. Use one game at a time for focused practice or rotate through all 11 as a complete visual discrimination center. Works as independent work, morning tubs, or small group instruction.
🦁 Ways to Use:
- OT visual-perceptual and visual discrimination sessions
- Visual discrimination IEP goal practice and data collection
- Independent work systems (TEACCH)
- Animal classification science units (NGSS)
- Speech therapy animal vocabulary and categorization sessions
- ABA discrete trial matching training
- Morning tubs, centers, and early finisher activities
- Animal, zoo, farm, ocean, and insect thematic units
- Take-home and tele-therapy practice
If your students enjoy these activities, there are many more in my collection. Please see the link below:
