Strategies

Below are strategies for all content areas.

	Vegetable Vehicles: Imaginative Writing By Linda Hagood A speech language pathologist shares ideas about supporting creative writing with children with visual impairments and additional disabilities.
	Water Cycle Bulletin Board By JFBamber This bulletin board is accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired, using braille and tactile graphics to explain the water cycle.
	Multi-Skill Braille Cell Muffin Tin Activity By Tracy Fitch This hands-on activity works on basic concepts and braille readiness skills.
	Making an Advent Calendar Accessible By Liamsmom Make your Advent calendar accessible to children who are blind or deafblind this Christmas using braille.
	Christmas Tactile Experience Book By Susiene Royson This example of a tactile experience book uses items associated with Christmas as a literacy experience for a girl with CVI and additional disabilities.
	Kipper's Toybox: Extended Learning Activities By Gwyn McCormack Extend learning opportunities for young children with visual impairments with these ideas for Kipper's Toybox.
	"Just for Fun" Braille Designs By Edith West Find out what size paper you need to make braille designs.
	Peace at Last: Extending Learning Opportunities for Math and Literacy By Gwyn McCormack Math and literacy extension activities for "Peace at Last" reinforce emergent skills for young children with visual impairments and other special needs.
	Story Box for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" By Teresa Thomas Story box idea for making "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" accessible to young children with visual impairments
	Tree of Thanks By Liz Eagan This Thanksgiving craft give students with visual impairments and other special needs the chance to write about what they are thankful for.
	Incorporating Writing and the ECC through Interviewing By Liz Eagan Interviewing others is a great way to practice ECC skills, such as career exploration, while also developing writing skills.
	Thankful Turkey Jar By Liamsmom Thanksgiving craft activity for kids who are blind, deafblind, low vision or with other special needs focusing on what they are thankful for
	Make Your Own Braille Word Search Puzzles! By Penny Rosenblum Learn how to make your own braille word search puzzle!
	Spaghetti Braille Game: Dot 5 Contractions for Dual Media Learners By Samantha Zauner Dual media learners can have fun practicing dot 5 braille contractions with this spaghetti-themed file folder game!
	Layers of the Earth Tactile Graphics By Liamsmom Tactile graphics with braille labels help to make a science activity about the layers of the Earth accessible to students who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired.
	Tactile Book of Endangered Animals By Sozer Vurgun A tactile book of endangered species is adapted for students who are blind, low vision or deafblind, using braille and tactile illustrations.
	Tactile Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe By Crystal McConnell This accessible tactile tic tac toe game is a fun Halloween activity for students who are blind or visually impaired!
	Halloween Maze By Samantha Zauner A Halloween-themed board game for braille readers to practice contractions and other braille symbols.
	Pumpkin Experience Book By Liz Eagan Create your own pumpkin experience book with students with visual impairments, deafblindness or multiple disabilities
	Teaching Handwriting to a Braille Reader By Jodi Floyd Tips to teach cursive handwriting and signatures to a braille reader or person who is blind or visually impaired.