Strategies

Below are strategies for all content areas.

	"If I Attended the March on Washington" By RJSitten Lesson ideas to celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King
	Student-Made IEP Book By Liz Eagan Self-determination is an important part of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) and this student-made IEP book is a good way to get started.
	Hello Kitty's Tea Party! By Gwyn McCormack Use the popular "Hello Kitty" theme to teach beginning reading and number concepts!
	O & M Travel Cards and Book By Liz Eagan Collect items from the environment to reinforce beginning literacy skills during orientation and mobility lessons.
	What Are You Thankful For? By Charlotte Cushman Fun Thanksgiving idea and activity for children who are blind or visually impaired, including students with multiple disabilities
	Literacy and Numeracy Ideas with Buckets! By Gwyn McCormack Activity for beginning literacy and numeracy, using buckets to count, identify letters and sounds.
	Tom Makes One Pizza By Gwyn McCormack This activity helps to teach one to one correspondence or the concept of one to children who are blind or visually impaired.
	Modifying And Labeling Items For The Blind And Visually Impaired By Elizabeth.morgan2013 Braille Only Alphabet Stickers are a quick and easy way to label items in braille!
	Tactile Environment Mapping By Elizabeth.morgan2013 Wheatley Tactile Diagraming Kit can be used to create tactile maps.
	Adapting the Daily Job Chart for Full Inclusion By sarahfields Daily job charts are part of many early childhood & elementary classrooms. These ideas make them accessible to children who are blind or visually impaired.
	Adapting the Environment for Independence By sarahfields Find how you can set up your classroom to make it accessible to ALL students!
	Adapting Jigsaw Puzzles for Younger Students By Beth Bartson Adapting puzzles for children who are blind or visually impaired
	Writing in a Daily Journal By Charlotte Cushman Invite students who are blind or visually impaired to write in daily journals to practice writing skills.
	“I Remember Memorial Day” By RJSitten Activities to honor Memorial Day with students with visual impairments
	DIY Theme Boxes By Charlotte Cushman Theme boxes can be used to help children who are blind or visually impaired with multiple disabilities to develop basic concepts, expand language, and understand experiences.
	Braille Word Board By Leanne Grillot This hands-on activity allows braille readers to build sentences using braille word cards
	Opposites By Katie Armstrong This hands-on activity is designed to help young children who are blind or visually impaired or who have multiple disabilities to identify items that are same and different or big and little
	Adapted Counting Work By Katie Armstrong This counting activity uses a switch to reinforce the concept of 1:1 correspondence for children who are blind or visually impaired with additional disabilities.
	Make Your Own Textured Puzzles! By Liamsmom Easy ideas for adapting puzzles with textures for children who are blind or who have multiple disabilities, making this a multi-sensory activity.
	Teaching Sign Language to My Deaf-Blind Son Through Books By Liamsmom Fun ideas to teach sign language to a deafblind child through literacy