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The first item I found was: Bubbles!
These can used for calming. Autistic students could enjoy a
break from their school work and focus on the many bubbles. An opportunity to
refocus their attention and help with stressful moments.
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The second item I found was:
Garden
gloves can be used by students who have motor difficulties. For
holding items and even assisting in their mobility of grabbing on to things
while they walk. They would also work for students who may have difficulty
being a part of activities that involve digging in to soil.
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The third item I found was: Garden Signs
Garden
signs are very useful for non-verbal's. Autistic students as well as students
with speech difficulties would find these signs useful. They could have words
on them written "I need help" or they could raise one for answering a
question. It would depend on the student in the classroom.
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The fourth item I found was: Streamer
Streamers could be use for an Autistic
student, to allow for a touch and feel opportunity. The student can jump and
jog with this to help refocus and calm from whatever maybe bugging them.
Streamers allow for students to burn off access energy and have something soft
near them
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The fifth item I found was: Stress Ball
Stress
Balls are very useful for trying to help ADHD/ADD students refocus their
attention on the task at hand and listen. They can also help students with behaviour
issues focus their emotions on an inanimate object.
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The sixth item I found was: LED Push Light
The LED light could help with
students who are non-verbal. This would allow them a way to communicate without
raising their hands or just answering simple answers like yes or no.
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The seventh item I found was: Clay/Play-dough
Clay/Play-dough can help
stick items down, help students with ADHD/ADD
to focus on the teachers task. Can also be used as something to stick
items in to, such as a pencil or pen if they are frequently lost due to difficulty
paying attention to their property.
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The eight item I found was: Eye Mask
Eye Masks can be used for calming
Autistic students who may have a quite room to escape whatever is upsetting
them.
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The ninth item I found was: Magnifying LED
Can be used for students who have
minor visual impairments or students who find small font difficult to read.
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The tenth item I found was: Mirror
Mirrors can help with Autistic students for calming. Can be used as speech recognition
(pronunciation) in resource rooms.
Maybe even opportunities for the student to look at themselves in the mirror
and say something nice about themselves.










GREAT job Chris. Your assortment of dollar store AT is exciting. You certainly are good at thinking outside the box:) Remember to insert this into a digital catalogue for your "AT business".
ReplyDeleteWOW Chirs!!! Your dollar store items were so creative!!!! I'm a little embarassed to bring mine to the class. That's okay, I will gladly take the ideas you have given and run with them. Thanks!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs I was going through the collection; I thought what an amazing job of compiling these items. There are many AT items in here that I would love to use in my classroom; at very little cost.
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