Looking for February lesson plans for autistic students? In this post I will share the themes and holidays in February, as well as activities, crafts, books, sensory boxes, communication activities fine motor activities, gross motor activities, movies, videos and more that you can share with your child or students this month. Have fun and build new skills! Make sure you check out my autism teaching strategies next!
February Lesson Plans
Mix and match activities from this post to create February lessons plans for your little learners on the autism spectrum.
Themes & holidays
- Season : Winter
- Valentine’s Day
- Black History Month
- Groundhog Day
- Mardi Gras
- President’s Day
- Chinese New Year
February Communication Building Activities
- Autism Workbook Bundle – use the 50+ printable activities in this bundle I made for you to build communication skills, fine motor skills, life skills and sensory play skills, all while managing and reducing difficult behaviors.
- Printable Eye Spy Games
- Activities for Nonverbal Autistic Child (21+ of my best activities to teach nonverbal kids)
- Sensory Communication Workbook
- Communication Binder – I recommend using a communication binder for all activities all year long!
- Make sure you use a visual schedule to get the most out of all activities as well.
This is a great time to talk about the Winter.
Teach seasonal vocabulary like :
- Winter weather
- Winter nature vocabulary
- Forest animals
- Arctic animals
Fine Motor Activities
- Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
- Cutting the Cookies Fine Motor Activity (included in my Autism Workbooks Bundle)
Gross Motor Activities
- Teach yoga with these yoga videos for kids
- Use a sensory swing
February Sensory Play
- Valentine’s Day Sensory Bin
- Unicorn Sensory Bin
- Fake Snow Sensory Play
- Sensory Boxes for Autism (25+ sensory box ideas)
Social Skills
- Work on this list of 62 social skills (& make sure you print out the free printable list of social skills to work on I made for you!)
February Books
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- What is Love, Biscuit?
- Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse!
- Valentine’s Day Mad Libs
February Crafts
February Independent Living Skills
February is a great time to bake!
Try these simple gluten-free baking recipes :
There is also a complete visual gluten-free fudge recipe included in the Autism Activities Workbook Bundle. Use it to make GF chocolate fudge as a Valentine’s Day treat at home, in your classroom, for your child’s friends or for grandparents.
Valentine’s Day Activities
- Valentine’s Day Sensory Bin
- Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
- Valentine’s Day Cutting Activities
- Tissue Paper Valentine Wreath
- Simple Yarn Valentine
Black History Month
- I love these 29 days of crafts for Black History Month!
- If you are looking for books to use during part of your Black History Month activities, take a peek at these 15 Must Read Children’s Books for Black History Month.
Groundhog Day
- Make a fun Groundhog Day puppet.
- Groundhog paper plate craft.
Mardi Gras
- Make a cute Mardi Gras mask
- Share this video to talk about Mardi Gras!
President’s Day
- Enjoy this fun President’s Day song for kids!
Chinese New Year
- Try this adorable egg carton dragon craft
- Enjoy these dragon mask coloring pages
February Movies
- Watch the Frozen movies this month and make Frozen slime.
- Watch the Narnia series in February and make snowflakes.
More Monthly Lesson Plans
More Autism Resources
- Autism Activities Workbook Bundle – build communication skills, fine motor skills, sensory play skills and daily living skills, while helping your child or students to successfully manage any difficult behaviors, with these fun, educational, printable activities.
- The Successful Interaction with a Child with Autism Course – learn to better understand your autistic child or students with this complete course.
- Sensory Communication Workbook – Build communication skills with simple sensory activities.
- How to Make a Communication Binder Guide & Workbook – Learn how to create a Communication Binder for your child or student with autism using real photos. Follow my expert guide to learn how to use it to increase communication skills.
- Autism Adapted Books Bundle – build communication skills with my collection of printable adapted books for autistic learners. Autism Social Stories Bundle – a collection of printable social stories to help your little learners work on their social skills.
- Zoo Animals Play Dough Mats Bundle – use these printable play dough mat to work on the names of the animals, build language skills, and increase fine motor strength and precision in a fun, sensory way!
- Fine Motor Activities Bundle – build fine motor skills easily with this fun collection of printable fine motor activities and worksheets.
February Lesson Plans
Enjoy these ideas for February lesson plans for autistic learners. Use these activities at home, in your classroom or therapy practice.
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First published February 1, 2021. Last updated July 18, 2023 with more information, additional tips, and better readability.
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