Visual Art Projects (Level 1) - For Preschool Autism & Special Education

Do you have students who have difficulty paying attention to art projects? Do the adults end up doing most of the project? Nobody wants that!

Do your students avoid touching anything messy (don't want to touch things like paint)? Mine too! That's why these projects don't require touching any "yucky" sensory materials. The projects do not require cutting, assembling, or multiple steps.

This visual art resource will make your art projects super predictable, short and sweet, while reducing the need to touch materials that sensory avoiders don't like.

This themed set for autism and special education has 7 basic projects. They are very low prep. Simply print the page you want and grab some basic art materials. Some only require crayons, markers, or daubers, and others require construction paper or tissue paper and a glue stick. For painting, you can use a brush, clothespin with a sponge, and/or q-tips.

This resource will help you provide structure by presenting the activity, in the same way, every time. This will help build a familiar routine and increase predictability. Your students will begin to understand "what work", "how much work" and "when am I done with the work".

Plus, the visual directions on the left side will keep everything in one place so you don't have to gather so many materials. The visual sentences at the top of each art project can help your students connect with their parents about what they made when they bring the project home.

1. Ripping paper and gluing

2. Coloring with markers

3. Coloring with crayons

4. Painting with a paintbrush

5. Painting with a q-tip

6. Painting with a sponge

7. Daubers

There are two options for visual sentence starters at the top of each project.

An editable pdf template is also included!

If you use visual supports, download my free Visual Supports Starter Set for your classroom or home!

Valentine’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day

Spring

Farm

Pets

Shapes

Summer

Fall

Pumpkins

Halloween

Turkeys

Food

Winter

Zoo

Arctic Animals

Dinosaurs

Camping

Back To School

Tools

Transportation

Gingerbread

Christmas

Yeti

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