Workbook
Level 1 · Foundations
Everyday Skills · Level 1: Foundations
The complete Level 1 workbook: 40 activities in 5 units, a skills map, unit openers and progress notes.
The Everyday Skills collection
Foundational practice, made for older learners
Printable, screen-free workbooks and skill packs for teenagers and young adults learning foundational skills: one task per page, large print, real objects and spoken instructions, with respect for their age.
8titles available
40Level 1 activities
7free downloads
Free to download
Try the pages before anything else
Seven free PDFs: a starter pack, cut-and-paste pages and a sample of every skill pack. Print as many copies as you need.
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Workbooks and skill packs
Choose by skill or by level. New titles are added as the collection grows.
Skill
Level
Skill pack
Level 1 · Foundations
Numbers and Counting
Count real objects into boxes, fill a ten-frame to five, match dots to numbers, compare more and fewer, and put numbers in order.
Skill pack
Level 1 · Foundations
Letters and Sounds
Trace big letters with a finger and a shoelace, find letters in everyday words, sort objects by first sound, and write a first letter.
Skill pack
Level 1 · Foundations
Shapes, Sorting and Matching
Match objects to shapes, sort by size, color and type, make pairs, decide food or not food, and continue simple patterns.
Skill pack
Level 1 · Foundations
Signs and Everyday Words
STOP, EXIT, OPEN and CLOSED, PUSH and PULL, restroom signs, safety words and writing one's own first name.
Skill pack
Level 1 · Foundations
Time and Routines
Read the days of the week, place yesterday, today and tomorrow, sort morning and night, and put daily routines in order.
In development
Level 2 · Daily Living
Money and Shopping
Name and sort coins, pay for small items with real coins, read simple prices and use a short picture-free shopping list.
In development
Level 2 · Daily Living
Telling Time and My Day
Read the hour on a real clock, connect times to daily moments and build a personal schedule with real objects.
In development
Level 2 · Daily Living
Signs and Labels
Read the labels and signs met every day: at home, in stores, on the street and on products, with a focus on safety.
In development
Level 2 · Daily Living
All About Me
Practise writing and recognising one's own name, address and phone number, ending with a simple form.
Free
Free starter
Starter Sample Pack
Eight activities from across the collection, a guide for the adult and a progress page: the best place to start.
Free
Free starter
Cut and Paste
Two cut-and-paste activities with learner-only pages: no notes on the page, for learners who prefer a calm page.
Who it's for
A starting point for every reader
Teenagers
Simple skills in an adult design: no cartoons, one task per page, real objects.
Start with Signs and Everyday Words →Young adults
Practice that leads to daily independence: signs, routines, and soon money and time.
Start with Time and Routines →Parents & homeschool
Clear guidance on every page: what to gather, what to say, easier and harder versions.
Download the Starter Sample Pack →Teachers & classrooms
Calm, printable pages for small groups and transition programs, with progress notes.
See the complete Level 1 workbook →Special educators & therapists
Tactile and spoken activities with learner-only pages for learners sensitive to busy pages.
Try the Cut and Paste pages →How the pages work
Simple, calm, hands-on
One task per page
Each page asks for one thing, with plenty of white space.
Large print
Learner text from 32 pt up, thick lines, calm design.
Real objects
Coins, buttons, spoons, socks: things every home has.
Read aloud
A short sentence for the adult to say. No screen needed.
Respectful of age
Kindergarten-level skills, presented for older learners.
Adult notes apart
Guidance in a separate panel, or learner-only pages.
Levels
A collection that grows with the learner
Available
Level 1 · Foundations
Counting, letters and sounds, shapes and sorting, signs and everyday words, time and routines. 40 activities, one workbook, five skill packs.
In development
Level 2 · Daily Living
Money and shopping, telling time and my day, signs and labels, all about me: name, address and phone number.
Planned
Level 3 · Independence
A simple budget, schedules, picture recipes, forms and safety.
Questions
Good to know
Are the free samples really free?
Yes. Download them, print as many copies as you need for your family or classroom.
Do learners need a screen?
No. Everything is printed. The adult reads a short sentence aloud and the learner works with real objects.
How do I get a full pack or the complete workbook?
Use the request button on the pack: we reply by email with the options for families, classrooms and programs.
Can pages be adapted to my learner?
Yes. Tell us what your learner enjoys and finds hard, and we will suggest or prepare pages that fit.
Is this therapy?
No. Everyday Skills pages are practice materials for home or school. They do not replace professional services.
Need pages adapted to your learner?
Tell us what your learner enjoys and finds hard. Families, classrooms and programs can ask for full packs, class sets or custom pages.
Preview pages only.