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FUN WAYS TO TEACH CONCEPTS RESOURCE LIST PLAYING TO LEARN by Carol Seefeldt

SPRING ACTIVITIES: FLOWERS, FLOWERS, EVERYWHERE (a Pre-Writing Curriculum Enrichment Series) by Peggy Hundley Spitz

Handprints: Home Programs for Hand Skills by Valerie Pieraccini and Darla K. Vance

MAKING IT EASY: Sensorimotor Activities at Home and School by Mary Haldy and Laurel Haack

WHERE IN THE WORLD AM I? by Kathie Preece

Another idea for an experience book: You’ll probably need to use a binder because this will be a big book. You can find patterns for anything on the internet.

ABCs of FALL a—apples or acorns : “A is for apples.” 1. Sponge paint apple shape or glue acorns. 2. Eat some apples or applesauce. You could even make some applesauce as part of this activity. Just peel and dice apples, put in a pan with a small bit of water and cook until apple pieces are soft. Mash with potato masher. Add a small bit of honey if desired. 3. Bring in red, yellow and green apples and taste each one and make apple prints with each one using red paint for the red apples, green for the green apples, etc. Put the pages together in a book.

b—bats : “B is for bat.” 1. Make a bat. Use two black or dark brown hand prints (heels of hands together on paper) for the wings. Then glue oval shape for body (between or on top of the overlapping hand prints). Add a circle on top of the oval for a head and add wiggly eyes. Or a cut out felt bat would make it fuzzy like a bat. OR basket: 1. Weave paper or yarn to make a flat basket to glue on paper. Add a handle. 2. Play a game prior to making your paper or yarn basket using a real basket to collect items.

c—candy corn : “C is for candy corn.” 1. Eat candy corn! 2. Use textured paper and/or colored paper to make the three parts of the candy corn and glue on paper. OR corn : 1. glue re 2. Glue kernels of dried corn or popcorn on a corn shape to glue on paper.

d—dressing up : “D is for dressing up.” 1. Glue pieces of a costume on paper. Let the child pick what kind of costume he/she would like. 2. Draw a simple face made up like the child’s costume face.

e—eat: “E is for eating Halloween treats.” 1. Eat some yummy Halloween snacks and glue the wrappers on the paper.

f—feather: “F is for feather.” 1. Glue feather. OR football : Cut a football shape from fun foam, use puff paint to make the laces and glue shape on paper. Toss a football around to see how it feels. OR feast, friend, food

g—ghost: “G is for ghost.”

1. Make a ghost out of tissue paper and glue on page for book. 2. Use a sponge to make a ghost shape and stamp paint ghosts on paper. Add eyes when dry with black paint and a q-tip.

h—hay: “H is for hay.” 1. Glue hay on paper.

i—Indians: “I is for Indian.” 1. Make Indian head bands (one to wear and one to glue on paper for book.) Or take a picture of the child with the headband on and glue the picture in the book.

j—jack-o-lantern: “J is for jack-o-lantern.” 1. Paint a pumpkin shape and add features to make a jack-o-lantern. I like to use this poem with this activity and then recite it every time you look at the book: Pumpkin, pumpkin Round and fat Turn into a jack-o-lantern Just like that! (we clap when we say THAT)

k—kickball: “K is for kickball.” 1. Cut a round ball out of fun foam and add puff paint dots to make it sort of like a kickball. Glue on paper OR Kit Kat (the candy bar):

1. Eat a small Kit Kat and glue the wrapper on paper.

l—leaves: “L is for leaves.” 1. Marble paint on leaf shapes. Glue them on paper. 2. Go outside and collect leaves that have fallen out of the trees. Glue on paper.

m—mask: “M is for mask.” 1. Make two small masks (like the kind that just cover the eyes). Glue one on a paper for the book and let your student take the other one home. OR moon: 1. Cut a moon shape (crescent or round) out of textured paper. Glue on paper . OR monster: 1. Find a picture of a monster or make a monster to glue on paper. OR mums: 1. Glue silk mums on paper after you experience some real mums. 2. If you work with high school aged students, make a homecoming mum. If it’s a girl, then she can wear it, if it’s a boy, then he can give it to a girl or mom or a favorite teacher.

n—nuts: “N is for nuts.” 1. Bring in several nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts) and a nut cracker. Crack the nuts and eat the nut meat. Save the shells and glue the shells on paper.

o—owl: “O is for owl.” 1. Find a pattern of an owl and cut it out. Glue it to the paper and add soft feathers to the body. 2. Listen to the sound an owl makes.

p—pumpkin pudding: “P is for pumpkin pudding.” 1. Make pumpkin pudding: 1 box instant vanilla pudding 2 cups milk 1-1/2 cups canned pumpkin 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice ½ cup brown sugar Mix the pudding (notice the color and texture of the dry pudding mix) with the milk. The mix changes colors! Stir until sort of thick. Add the pumpkin after you taste the plain pumpkin (ick.). Notice how it changes colors again! Smell and taste the spice and sugar and add them to the mixture. Stir until well mixed. Put in a bowl and ENJOY! Mmmmmm…. Here’s a poem for this activity, too. Pumpkin pudding tastes so good. With sugar, spices and milk. Stir and stir with a spoon of wood Until it feels like silk. Mmmmmmm 3. Save the pudding mix box, inner bag, pumpkin wrapper to glue on paper with the poem. Glue some of the spices on the page, too! OR popcorn:

1. Spread a big, clean sheet out on the floor or table. Put a hot air popcorn machine popper in the middle of the sheet. Take the top OFF of the popper. Let the popcorn pop and watch it shoot out of the popper! Be careful to NOT touch the kernels that don’t pop…they might be very hot. Gather up the popped popcorn to eat and glue on paper. 2. Or, cut out popcorn shapes and glue on paper. OR pilgrims: 1. Make pilgrim hats to wear. Take a picture of student in hat and glue the picture in the book. OR pumpkins: 1. Carve a pumpkin. 2. Save the seeds and roast them to eat. Let some just get really dry. 3. Cut out a pumpkin shape and glue the dry seeds in the middle.

q—quilt: “Q is for quilt.” (a nice warm quilt to snuggle under when it gets colder) 1. Use scraps of fabric and cut them into equal sized squares. Glue on paper to look like a quilt. 2. Wrap up in a warm quilt and feel the different textures.

r—rake: “R is for rake.” 1. Practice raking leaves outside with a real rake. 2. Use a craft stick and toothpicks (or pieces of coffee stirrers) and glue on paper to represent a rake… unless you can find a small wood rake at a craft store. Then just glue that one on the paper. Just remember, the representations don’t HAVE to be perfect or exact. Just a “picture” to help the child remember what has happened in the past.

s—spider: “S is for spider.” 1. Make a spider out of a large pom pom and pipe cleaners and glue on paper. OR scarescrow: 1. Make a large scarecrow as a class all together to display throughout the fall season. 2. Make smaller scarecrows to glue on paper for book.

t—turkey: “T is for turkey.” 1. Trace around the student’s hand on brown paper. Cut out and glue on page for book. Add some colored feathers to the fingers for the feathers. 2. Paint the student’s thumb red, each finger a different, bright color and the palm of the hand brown. Make hand print on page for book. Add an eye on the thumb. You can also glue feathers in between the fingers for texture. 3. Here’s my favorite poem for turkeys: The turkey is a funny bird His head goes wobble, wobble And all he says is just one word And that is GOBBLE, GOBBLE!!!!

u—ugly: “U is for ugly.” (like ugly monsters at Halloween) 1. Make an ugly picture. It can be a monster or just something ugly.

v—vase: “V is for vase.” 1. Make a vase out of textured paper and glue on page for book. Add some mums or pansies at the top for a fall flower arrangement in a vase. OR vampire: 1. This might be popular for the teen crowd. OR vanilla: 1. Smell and taste vanilla. Make vanilla pudding or eat vanilla wafers. 2. Glue the label of the vanilla on the page for the book or part of the vanilla wafer box. OR V: When birds “migrate” to the south for the winter, they fly in a V. 1. Make small birds in a V formation on the page for the book.

w—witch: “W is for witch.” 1. Make a black pointed hat and glue on paper. OR web: 1. Buy spider webs at the store and spread over the page and glue on. Use the spider webs in the classroom, too.

x—x: “X marks the spot.: 1. Make a big red X on the paper.

y—yellow: “Y is for yellow.” (yellow is a fall color) 1. Paint the page for the book yellow.

2. Make a yellow collage with pipe cleaners, tissue paper, construction paper, milk jug lids, pompoms, feathers, and anything else yellow you can find.

z—zipper: “Z is for the zipper on our jackets we wear in the fall.” 1. Buy a small zipper and glue it on the page carefully. If you just get the glue on the fabric part of the zipper, then the actual zipper will still work. 2. Zip the zipper UP and then DOWN.

What season is this month? Winter Spring Summer Fall How many days? ______________

How many Sundays? _______________ How many Mondays? ______________ How many Tuesdays? ______________ How many Wednesdays? ___________ How many Thursdays? _____________ How many Fridays? ________________ How many Saturdays? ______________ Special days?

Good-Bye Chant See ya later, alligator Bye-Bye butterfly Blow a kiss jellyfish Give a hug ladybug See ya soon raccoon So long King Kong Take care polar bear Goodbye said the fly Out the door DINOSAUR!!

HOW TO MAKE EXPERIENCE BOOKS FOR ALL ABILITIES 1. Pick a topic or do an activity. 2. Save pieces of the activity to glue on paper or find art activities to go with the topic. 3. Take pictures of your student during the activity. Even if the student has no vision, the parents, teachers and peers will LOVE seeing the pictures in the book along with the tactile component. 4. Keep in mind the level of your student when choosing the words you put in the book. Younger kids or more involved kids need fewer words on the page. However, you can certainly use more oral language when you “read” the book to discuss each page or event. TOPIC IDEAS: Fall Winter Spring Summer Any holiday Animals Animal Habitats Plants Trees Flowers Foods Families

Feet Hands / Touch Eyes Ears / Sounds Nose / Smells Hair Body Parts My Classroom My Family My Friends Colors Shapes

You can Google any topic and find poems, recipes, color pages and craft ideas.

ACTIVITY IDEAS: Make popcorn Make pudding Go to the park Buy something from a store or machine Do a craft project Finger paint 1

Paint with feet Paint with pudding or jello Make a kite Build a birdhouse Make a telescope (with a paper towel roll) Make some play dough Make sand and play in it Paint with brushes, sponges, potato mashers, forks, etc. Any type of cooking activity Go on a field trip Invite a guest speaker and then write about it

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EXAMPLE BOOK #1: FALL FUN FALL FOODS Page 1: (Poem) Peel an apple, Cut it up, Cook it in a pot. When you taste it You will find It’s applesauce you’ve got. Eat some applesauce or make applesauce. Page 2: Sponge paint a green apple (add words “One green apple” or “Apples are good in the fall.”) Page 3: Sponge paint a red apple (add words) Page 4: (Poem) Pumpkin pudding tastes so good With spices, sugar and milk. Stir and stir with a spoon of wood Until it feels like silk. MMMmmmmm…….. Include recipe for Pumpkin Pudding 1 box instant vanilla pudding 1 1lb. Can pumpkin 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 2 cups milk 1 cup brown sugar Mix pudding and milk until smooth. Add all other ingredients and mix until smooth. You can substitute ice cream for the milk and the pudding for pumpkin ice cream. Page 5: Glue part of the pudding box, lid from milk, label from pumpkin can, or sprinkle spice on some glue. 3

Page 6: Crack some pecans and eat the meats. Glue the shells on paper and write “Nuts are good in the fall.” Page 7: Using ½ of an orange dipped in orange paint, stamp several circles on a paper. When dry, glue on pumpkin seeds that you and your student have scooped out of a pumpkin. You could roast some of the seeds to eat. Write words, “Pumpkins have crunchy seeds” or Pumpkins grow on vines” FALL TREES: Page 8: (Poem) Down, down Yellow and brown The leaves are falling All over the town. Page 9: Marble paint on die cut leaf shapes. When dry, glue on paper. To marble paint: Get a box lid or cookie tin. Lay the die cut or pre cut shape (leaf) in the bottom of the lid or tin. Put a small amount of a single color of paint in a small cup. Make up several cups of fall colors (red, orange, brown, yellow, purple, even green.) Put one or two marbles in each cup and gently roll around until covered with paint. Using a spoon or fingers, take the marbles out and drop them on top of the pre cut shape in the lid or tin. Roll the lid around or put the top on the tin and shake it for about 1 minute or so. Open the tin and see the beautiful design on the die cut! Page 10: Gather some acorns. Dissect them to see what’s inside. Glue them on the paper with a stick or draw a tree. Add words, “Acorns fall from oak trees in the fall.” Discuss the two meanings of the word “fall.” FALL CROPS Page 11: Gather some bolls of cotton from a cotton field. Pull the cotton out of the boll and pull the seeds out of the cotton. Glue the cotton, seeds and pod on paper with words to describe each.

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“Farmers harvest cotton in the fall.” OR, if you’re not in cotton country, glue a cotton ball. Page 12: Gather some hay. Glue on paper with words, “Farmers harvest hay in the fall.” FALL SPORTS Page 13: Cut a football shape out of fun foam and draw on it with puff paints to make it look like a football. Words, “Football is a fall sport.” Page 14: Cut a basketball shape out of fun foam and draw on it with markers or puff paints to make it look like a basketball. Add words, “Basketball is a fall sport.” FALL HOLIDAYS Page 15: (Poem) Pumpkin, pumpkin Round and fat Turn into a Jack-O-Lantern Just like that! Paint orange on a pumpkin shape. When dry add tactile eyes, nose, mouth and glue on page with poem. Page 16: (Poem) Black cat, black cat Looking for a witch. All around the night is dark as pitch. You can see Because your eyes are green. Black cat, black cat This is Halloween! Page 17: Cut out cat shape. Glue on paper with fur and green eyes. Talk about Halloween.

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Page 18: (Poem) The turkey is a funny bird His head goes bobble bobble And all he knows is just one word And that is GOBBLE GOBBLE! Glue on turkey die cut with feathers. FALL CLOTHES Page 19: Glue some yarn on paper. Words, “We wear hats made of yarn in the fall.” Page 20: Cut a jacket shape from felt or other fabric. Glue on real buttons. Words, “We wear warmer clothes in the fall.”

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EXAMPLE BOOK #2: MY BOOK OF WINTER POEMS 1. Paint several pieces of blue construction paper with white paint. Use paint brushes, q-tips, sponge brushes, or a snowflake stamp. Use with these poems: The Wintery Wind (Sung to “Happy Birthday”) The winter wind blows The winter wind blows It gives me the shivers From my head to my toes! Snowflakes (Sung to “Sailing, Sailing”) Snowflakes, snowflakes Falling to the ground Each one rests so gently They never make a sound. Snowflakes, snowflakes Are so pure and white, The special thing about them is No two are alike! Frost (Sung to “The Farmer in the Dell”) The frost is on the roof (point over head) The frost is on the ground (point to the floor) The frost is on the window (make window with hands) The frost is all around (make large circles with hands) 2. Cut out snowflakes from coffee filters or a square piece of paper. Glue on page of book and add some glitter. Use with this poem: Dance Like Snowflakes (Sung to “Are you Sleeping”) Dance like snowflakes, dance like snowflakes In the air, in the air Whirling, twirling snowflakes Whirling, twirling snowflakes Here and there, here and there. 7

3. Cut circles (large, medium and small) from fun foam. Glue on paper to make a snowman. Add eyes, scarf (fabric or tissue paper) and buttons on middle circle (with buttons or pompoms). Make a carrot nose, of course. Use with this poem: Pudgie Little Snowman A pudgie little snowman Had a carrot nose Along came a bunny And what do you suppose? That hungry little bunny Looking for some lunch Ate the little snowman’s nose Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH! 4. Make and play with pretend snow (from craft stores). Be sure to take pictures of this. Glue pictures on a page of the book and let the student tell you the words or write words to describe how the snow felt or how you made the snow.

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IEP GOALS EXAMPLES

• In 36 weeks, using a variety of arts and crafts materials, Mary will create original experience books to read to her peers. • In 36 weeks, using real life experiences from community based instruction field trips, Johnny will create original language based experience books to read to others. • In 36 weeks, using items purchased at a local grocery store, Billy will follow a recipe to make a simple snack for himself and his classmates. • In 36 weeks, using a variety of arts and crafts materials, Suzy will create gifts for others in order to express her appreciation for their kindness and helpfulness. • In 36 weeks, using specific ingredients, Bobby will make baked food gifts to give to others in the school and use language skills to explain how the item was made.

Kelsey Hair Routine

2010-2011

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Present symbol for hair time. Say, "Time to fix your hair, Kelsey." Take hair down if up. Put wedge on table or tray. Say, "First, spray, then brush, then ribbon." Say, "Kelsey, get the first thing." Wait for K. to move towards the spray.. Praise for effort. Assist if needed. Spray hair. Say, "Kelsey, what's next?" Wait for Kelsey to move towards brush. Praise for effort. Assist if needed. Brush hair and put in pony tail. Say, "K, which ribbon do you want today?" Present two ribbon choices. Wait for Kelsey to choose. Praise for effort. Assist if needed. Tie ribbon on. Present mirror. Say, "Look, Kelsey!" Say, "Hair time is finished." Put symbol in finished box.

Responses: V=verbal or vocalization E=eye gaze P=physical reach

Lacey Ball Routine

1. Present symbol for ball play and say, “Lacey, time to play ball.” 2. Take ball out of storage place. 3. Instruct Lacey to sit on the floor with legs out. 4. Teacher sits opposite her. 5. Say, “Lacey, here comes the ball.” 6. Roll ball to Lacey. 7. Say, “Lacey, roll it back to me.” 8. Continue back and forth until Lacey is no longer interested. 9. Say, “Lacey, last time to roll the ball.” 10. Say, “Ball time is finished.” 11. Put ball away. 12. Put symbol away.

PUDDING PROJECT 1. Buy 4-5 different flavors of instant pudding mixes. 2. Prepare each pudding in a different bowl. Discuss the “dry” mix as it comes out of the box. Then add the milk and discuss the “liquid” mixture the pudding becomes. Chill as directed on the box. When the pudding has set, discuss how the “dry powder” turned into a “liquid” and then turned into a “semi-solid”. Tasting along the way is always encouraged! 3. Start with one flavor and scoop a small amount into a cup for each child. The kids could take turns scooping the pudding into the cups and passing them out to their peers. Taste pudding flavor #1. Rate the pudding on a large chart with a green check or a red X. Repeat with all flavors of pudding. 4. Look at the chart and analyze the data. Make another chart showing which flavor of pudding was the most popular and which was the least popular. 5. If you have taken pictures during the project, you could let each student make a “Pudding Project” book to help him or her remember the activity. Be sure to include the graphs at the end and what the “survey” results were!

TYLER’S VIBRATOR ROUTINE 1. Turn vibrator on. Present to Tyler’s right side and slowly move across face (watch for him to track the vibrator). 2. Place vibrator on left side of head rest and slowly move down to bottom of head rest. 3. Jump vibrator to other side of head rest and slowly move up to top of head rest. 4. Move vibrator to right shoulder. 5. Slowly move vibrator down arm and say “arm”. Move over bend in elbow and down arm, say “arm”. 6. Move vibrator to hand and say “hand”. 7. Jump over to other hand and say “hand”. 8. Move up left arm and say “arm”. 9. Move past bend in elbow and say “arm”. 10.Inhale loudly (for anticipation) and bounce vibrator on left side of chest while counting to 12 out loud in a fun voice. Move vibrator to right side of chest and repeat. 11.Turn vibrator off and wait for a response.

WEATHERING PROJECT

Materials: Large men’s handkerchief Steel Wool Crepe paper Pieces of construction paper (check to be sure it will bleed) Colored chalk pieces Anything that will fade or bleed when wet Rubber bands

Instructions: 1. Spread handkerchief out on table. 2. Open steel wool carefully (it will cut you if you are too rough with it). 3. Lay strips of steel wool, crepe paper, construction paper and / or other materials on handkerchief. 4. Roll handkerchief (with everything inside) into a tight ball and secure with rubber bands. 5. Put handkerchief ball outside. Attach to a pole or tree, bury in the ground, lay in a bush, etc. 6. Leave bundle in its place for at least 6 weeks.

7. If you are in an area that has little or no rain, you will need to make artificial rain with a hose or watering can. 8. After the time has passed, bring the bundle inside and carefully unwrap it. 9. Explore what the weather has done to the handkerchief and the items inside the bundle. 10. Wash the handkerchief very gently with water to get all the steel wool out, but be sure not to wash any colors out. 11. Let the handkerchief dry completely.

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR HANDKERCHIEF

Materials: Used, clean yogurt, cottage cheese, or fruit cups Small (4x6) canvas Gel Medium

1. When the handkerchief is dry, let the student decide if he/she wants to make a picture or a dish (to hold small items like keys or rings, etc.). 2. Spread the handkerchief out and squirt some gel medium on it. You need enough to saturate the handkerchief thoroughly.

3. Press the saturated handkerchief onto the cup or canvas. Make lots of nooks and crannies in the handkerchief. Don’t spread it smoothly. 4. Let the cup or canvas dry completely. 5. Add beads, feathers, buttons, pompoms, glitter glue, etc. to the piece to embellish it. Use that word with the kids…EMBELLISH. It’s a fun word. 6. Let dry. If you want to, you can then spray the piece with a varnish type spray.