WEBSITE ACTIVITIES DIANE K. ELLIS AAC CONSULTANT ...
WEBSITE ACTIVITIES DIANE K. ELLIS AAC CONSULTANT ... WEBSITE ACTIVITIES DIANE K. ELLIS AAC CONSULTANT ...
• Story Props – Make graphic symbols for story or use Velcro story kit (Lakeshore) to tell the story as it is read. Match story kit props to graphic symbol pictures. • Food Book – Make classroom and/or individual books of the food from the story in order and bind together. Use symbolic processing or graphic symbol pictures to put on each page. • Caterpillar Plate – Use a paper plate for each day and glue on the pictures/graphic symbols of the food for that day. Attach in order with fasteners. • Cocoon – Take turns crawling into a sleeping bag or sheet. Attach wings students have made and emerge as a butterfly. • Caterpillar Puppet – Make caterpillar puppets from socks and on inside attach wings to unfold the butterfly. • Butterfly Blot Art – Drop different colors of paint on paper, fold in half and press. Open and cut out the butterfly design. l "The Snow Tree" by Caroline Repchuk • Story Props – Cut out or draw a tree on white felt. Use colored felt to cut out the story items placed on the tree. Have students locate and put the items on the tree as read the story. • Tree Cookie – Make tree cut out cookies and frost with white frosting. Decorate with colored sprinkles. • Snow Scene – Paint over a picture with white paint and sprinkle on silver glitter to duplicate the scenes from the story.
9. Literacy Activities for Older Students: It is important when working with older students who have severe disabilities to make the tasks and materials as age – appropriate as possible. Literacy activities should be related to functional age- appropriate activities. • Cooking – Use symbolic processing software and graphic symbol software to write simple recipes and directions (Writing With Symbol and Boardmaker software. Some cooking activities are included in resource books such as "I Can Cook Too" by Mervine, Mark & Burton • News-2-You by Jacqui Clark – Is a weekly on-line newspaper that can be accessed and downloaded for minimal yearly cost. Each newspaper includes a theme related to a current event written with words/symbols. Each newspaper includes follow-up worksheet activities, puzzles, recipes and vocabulary. (http://www.news-2-you.com/ for sample newspaper and to order) • "Stirring the Brew" from Story time Holiday Fun by Patti King-DeBaun – copy the story from the book on colored construction paper. Laminate and
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• Story Props – Make graphic symbols for story or use Velcro story<br />
kit (Lakeshore) to tell the story as it is read. Match story kit<br />
props to graphic symbol pictures.<br />
• Food Book – Make classroom and/or individual books of the food<br />
from the story in order and bind together. Use symbolic<br />
processing or graphic symbol pictures to put on each page.<br />
• Caterpillar Plate – Use a paper plate for each day and glue on<br />
the pictures/graphic symbols of the food for that day. Attach in<br />
order with fasteners.<br />
• Cocoon – Take turns crawling into a sleeping bag or sheet.<br />
Attach wings students have made and emerge as a butterfly.<br />
• Caterpillar Puppet – Make caterpillar puppets from socks and<br />
on inside attach wings to unfold the butterfly.<br />
• Butterfly Blot Art – Drop different colors of paint on paper, fold<br />
in half and press. Open and cut out the butterfly design.<br />
l "The Snow Tree" by Caroline Repchuk<br />
• Story Props – Cut out or draw a tree on white felt. Use colored<br />
felt to cut out the story items placed on the tree. Have students<br />
locate and put the items on the tree as read the story.<br />
• Tree Cookie – Make tree cut out cookies and frost with white<br />
frosting. Decorate with colored sprinkles.<br />
• Snow Scene – Paint over a picture with white paint and sprinkle<br />
on silver glitter to duplicate the scenes from the story.
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