Adapted Play in Early Childhood

• Use pillows to prop up a student to be positioned to draw on a cardboard box. • Tape paper under the table and have students cross the midline to draw under the table. • Freeze small figurines in an ice tray and use them to sup- port and encourage play. • DIY Music Kit Includes one regular guitar and one switch adapted as well as Music Kit • DIY Assistive Technology Devices to Make @ home • Pool noodles can be used to create play and safety bound- aries. Preferred colors can be used to motivate the child. • A laundry basket can be used to position a young child for play indoors or in a wagon for joining peers outdoors. • Create a water wall for children to access water play. • Sensory walls and boards.

Daniel Tiger for Parents IOS App

SEATING AND POSITIONING • Bilibo Seat • Bumbo Seat • Scoot 4-in-1 Mobility Rider

Visual Support for an outdoor scavenger hunt

BOOKLETS & RESOURCE GUIDES • PACER Center’s EZ AT Booklet

• EZ AT Activities for Children Ages 3-8 with Disabilities • Toys: Universal Tools for Learning, Communication and Inclusion for Children with Disabilities • Able Play Toy Guide by Lekotek • Easter Seals Resources for Play • Toys and Play for Children with Disabilities Resource List • Tactile Books Pathways to Literacy

APPS

• PBS Kids • Social Story Creator & Library • First Then Schedule

Zip Zach Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_ continue=1&v=n-nIok-OziY

• First Then Schedule HD • Visual Schedule Planner • Choice Works • Scene Peak • Daniel Tiger for Parents IOS App (images right top side)

• Cube Chair • Cube Chair Desk • Wedge • Adapted Trike

• A laundry basket can be used to position a young child for play indoors or in a wagon for joining peers outdoors. Rolled up towels can be used to improve positioning.

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