Communication Cards with Visuals | Speech Therapy, Autism, ELL, Social Skills
About This Resource
★ PDF File
★ 19 Pages
★ Includes 76 Communication Cards with cutesy, student-friendly clipart
★ Suitable for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, ELL, Special Education, and Autistic Students
★ Builds communication, vocabulary, social interaction, and emotional awareness
★ Easy to prep: print, cut, laminate, or place on a ring for long-term use
What’s Included (76 Cards Total):
⭐ **12 “Asking for Assistance” cards **– beginning with “Can you…”
⭐ **12 “Asking for Permission” cards **– beginning with “May I…”
⭐ **16 “Places to Go” cards **– beginning with “I want to go to (place) to (action)”
⭐ **16 Sentence Starter cards **– beginning with *“I want to go to (place) to ______” *(students complete the sentence)
⭐ **16 Emotion/Feeling cards **– 32 emotions total; each card pairs opposite feelings (e.g., cheerful/angry, energetic/tired), with visuals for both.
⭐ **4 Seasons cards **– to support seasonal vocabulary.
These Communication Cards are an excellent resource for helping lower-level students—including those with autism—practice and engage in basic communication with teachers and peers. Each card includes simple phrases paired with cutesy, student-friendly clipart, making practice more fun, memorable, and engaging. The visuals provide extra support for observation and understanding, helping students strengthen speech and language skills, communication skills, and social interaction in an approachable way.
Students can work independently, in pairs, or in small groups to practice common classroom interactions and dialogues.
Skills Students Build:
✔️ Vocabulary and sentence formation
✔️ Expressive and functional communication
✔️ Asking for help/permission appropriately
✔️ Social interaction and turn-taking
✔️ Identifying and expressing emotions
✔️ Self-advocacy and independence
Ways to Use Them:
**▶️ **Cut them out and place on a ring for quick access.
**▶️ **Laminate for durability and daily classroom use.
**▶️ **Display on a bulletin board or around the classroom.
**▶️ **Allow students to keep a set in their desks and use them when needed.
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