Adaptation/Accommodation # 1 MaterialName of activity, material, experience: Paint BrushesType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Developmental: Children are able to grasp the paint brush with ease.Fine Motor: Child will be able to hold the paint brush using their handAppropriate for: Any exceptionality. Age not specified.Description of the activity, material, experience: A child with a muscle disability is able to grasp the adapted paint brush to paint.Materials:

Paint brush with wide grip Paint Paper

Explanation of support for child’s growth and development: 1. With the adapted brush, children are able to use the paint brush to make brush strokes to paint.2. Children will be able to paint independently and gain self-confidence in their work.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 2 MaterialName of activity, material, experience: Fidget Pencils

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: Developmental: The child will be able to focus on the task at hand.Fine Motor: The child will be able to manipulate the objects at the top of the pencil using their fingers and thumbs.Appropriate for: Autism and ADHA. Ages 4+.Description of the activity, material, experience: This set offers children a variety of visual entertainment while developing finger function and fine motor control. Aids in attention to tasks and skills.Explanation of support for child’s growth and development:

1. The child will be able to focus during small or whole groups.2. The child will develop fine motor development when manipulating the objects on the top of the pencil.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 3 MaterialName of activity, material, experience: Chewy Tubes

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: Health: The goals and objectives designed to develop jaw movements that are fundamental to the development of biting and chewing skills.Appropriate for: Children with muscular disabilities and children with attentions depicts. They are recommended for children 10 months and up.Description of the activity, material, experience: Chewy Tubes are an innovative oral motor device designed to provide a resilient, chewable surface for practicing biting and chewing skills. Small and large jaws alike enjoy the tactile input offered by biting on Chewy Tubes for fun and therapeutic purposes. Helps improve jaw stability and provides valuable sensory input to the jaw.

Explanation of support for child’s growth and development: 1. Chewy Tubes are offered to children and adults as a safe and effective tool for practicing biting and chewing

skills. 2. Therapists may select Chewy Tubes for use in treatment of individuals who are developing initial oral motor

skills, or rehabilitating the jaw after surgery, trauma or stroke.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 4 Visual/ActivityName of activity, material, experience: Sensory/Manipulation WallType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Developmental: Children are able to manipulate the objects on the wall using their hand-eye coordination and fine motor development. Children are also learning about different sizes, shapes, colors, textures, lines and pathways,

letter recognition, and mathematical concepts.Cognitive: Children will learn how to manipulate the objects on the wall to get them from one end to the other. With help from the adults, children will learn and describe the object’s colors, shapes, sizes, textures, letter recognition, and mathematical concepts on the wall.Social/Emotional: The children will converse with fellow peers, as well as gain self-confidence and independence to follow through a certain task.Fine Motor: The children will learn to use their small muscles to perform smaller tasks along the wall.Appropriate for: All and starting at age 2+.Description of the activity, material, experience: Children use the manipulation wall to process new information and concepts. Children will use their fine motor development to grasp different size objects and maneuver them.Explanation of support for child’s growth and development:

1. Enhances visual learners with eye-hand coordination. A child who is challenged in this area has difficulty coordinating body movements in response to what he/she is seeing.

2. These learning walls offer exciting and challenging tasks promote the development of fine motor, sensory and perception skills.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 5 TechnologyName of activity, material, experience: Noise Muting HeadphonesType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Health and Social/Emotional: With the headphones, the child will be able to tune out any unwanted distractions, while gaining confidence in their work.Appropriate for: Can be use with children with or without an exceptionality. The headphones can be used from ages 2+.Description of the activity, material, experience: The headphones are child friendly and can help eliminate any distractions around them. They can also assist children who require sound reduction to focus on learning tasks.

Explanation of support for child’s growth and development: 1. The child will gain self-confidence when they have completed their task with little to no distractions.2. When the children are working on different technological programs, they can use the headphones to help them

from becoming easily distracted. 3. These headphones reduce high pitch sounds and allow the child to focus to complete their task.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 6 TechnologyName of activity, material, experience: Tablet, IPad, Nabi, or Leap FrogType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Cognitive: The child will use their developmental skills to process new information through different levels of games and activities.Fine Motor: The child will use their smaller muscles in the hands and wrists to manipulate the different objects on the screen.Developmental: The child will gain knowledge through the developmentally appropriate apps authorized for specific children and their developmental stage.Appropriate for: All exceptionalities. With help from adults, children can use these types of technology from 6 months and up.Description of the activity, material, experience: The size of the screen is adjusted to the child’s exceptionality. The child is able to manipulate objects, answer questions, draw, color, and play developmentally appropriate games according to the child’s developmental level. There are also tools available for the child to manipulate on the screens for better hand control.Explanation of support for child’s growth and development:

1. The technology provided will offer opportunities for interaction with their peers.2. Children are able to work at their own pace and developmental level. The technology will also save the child’s

information and then the teacher is able to download the child’s progress and record the information.

3. Children are also manipulating the screen by using fine motor and pincer grasp.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 7 MaterialName of activity, material, experience: Weighted Blanket/VestType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Social/Emotional: The weighted blanket helps children with anxiety and restlessness.

Appropriate for: Small weighted blankets are appropriate for babies and toddlers up to 4 years of age and are sized approx. 34" x 50". Medium weighted blankets are approx. 38" x 62" and will fit a child 5-6 years old up to an average size adult. Adult length weighted blankets are perfect for taller teens and adults and are approx. 38" x 72".•ADHD/ADD•Anxiety Disorder•Aspergers Syndrome•Autism or ASD•Bi-Polar Disorder•Cerebral Palsy•Down's Syndrome•Epilepsy•Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)•Pervasive Development Disorder•Restless Leg Syndrome•Sensory Processing Disorder

•Tourette's Syndrome

Description of the activity, material, experience: First and foremost weighted blanket therapy is a non-invasive therapeutic opportunity for the family, teacher,

therapist and child. It can allow the child to understand their relationship to the world. To provide information about the child's movements and positions of the body. It can also be comforting and calming to the child. To put the weight in the weighted blankets, use polypropylene pellets, a hard plastic pellet commonly found in

toys. They are hypo-allergenic and non-toxic. The blankets also have Polyfill pillow stuffing to make them soft and cushiony.

Explanation of support for child’s growth and development: 1. When used according to each individual child's needs it can be a method to help modify behavior and increase

feelings of safety.2. The blanket or vest can be used to help decrease restlessness and anxiety. 3. The child will be able to focus during whole group or individually.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 8 ActivityName of activity, material, experience: Calming Water BottlesType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Health: To help the child reduce anxiety and frustration. Appropriate for: Autism, SPD, ADHD, ADD starting at age 3+.Description of the activity, material, experience: Materials:

empty water bottles funnel glue or sparkle glue decorations may include gems water food coloring (optional) hot glue gun

The adult will provide the appropriate measurements of water and glue for each individual child.The adult will provide a water bottle and funnel for each individual child.

1. Each child will pour the water through the funnel and into the water bottle.2. Each child will then pour the glue into the bottle.3. Each child will then choose their desired decorations from the center of the table, and place them in the bottle.4. The adult will then seal the top of the water bottle with hot glue gun.

Explanation of support for child’s growth and development: 1. The child is able to use their calming water bottle to relax and help bring down their anxiety level.2. The child watches the decorations and water flow from one end to another, distracting them from the negative

energy that was bothering the child.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 9 Activity

Name of activity, material, experience: Sensory TubesType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Developmental: The child will be able to listen to and watch the objects in the tubes. Cognitive: child will be able to see what objects makes noises and which do not. Fine Motor: the child will be able to place objects into the tubes and will hold the tubes and shake them, turn them upside down and roll them.Appropriate for: Any child with or without an exceptionality. Ages 2+Description of the activity, material, experience: With this activity, children can explore sights and sounds. The tubes used are filled with different types of objects that are placed inside by teacher and/or student and then closed up with a lid on end.Materials:

1. 5 Tubes2. Pom Poms3. Bells4. Small wood blocks5. Small beads6. Various seeds

Explanation of support for child’s growth and development: 1. The objects in the sensory tubes have different sounds and visual qualities that can help children begin to

explore objects and develop observational skills. 2. The tubes will aid the children with understanding spatial relationships, problem-solving and eye-hand

coordination.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 10 VisualName of activity, material, experience: Schedule

Type of Adaptation/Accommodation: Developmental: The child will be able to look at the schedule and know what they should be doing and what will come next. Cognitive: The child will be able to use the visual pictures and know what the classroom’s routine will be and what is expected throughout the day.Appropriate for: Autism Spectrum and Down syndrome. Ages 3-10Description of the activity, material, experience: This activity is to help address the child's difficulty with sequential memory and organization of time. The materials needed for this activity are:

Hanging chart/ or poster board Pictures of routines Labels for each routine/material

The experience the child will get from this activity would be to be able to look at the chart and know what their responsibilities are.Explanation of support for child’s growth and development:

1. This activity can assist children with language comprehension problems to understand what is expected of them.

2. These type of schedules can clarify that activities happen within a specific time and also alert the student to any changes that might occur.

3. It can also lessen the anxiety level of children with autism, and can reduce the possible occurrence of challenging behaviors, by providing the structure for the student to organize and predict daily and weekly events.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 11 VisualName of activity, material, experience: TimerCognitive: The child will be able to look at the timer, hear it, and know when time is up or how much more time is left

for a particular activity.Appropriate for: Any child with any exceptionality. Ages 2+.Description of the activity, material, experience: Using the timer, it teaches the concept of time to children with perceptual problems. Children can use the timer to know when an activity is starting and when it will end. Materials needed: Would be a type of timer that is big enough for children to visually see up close. Children who get the experience

using a timer will gain the concept of time when their work is due.Explanation of support for child’s growth and development:

1. Children can grow using the timer to help teach them when to begin and end certain activities throughout the day.

2. Children will learn independence when working on an activitiy.3. Children will gain the concept of time and will eventually gather that concept and no longer need the timer.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 12 MaterialName of activity, material, experience: Non-Skid Scooper Bowls and PlatesType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Developmental: These plates/bowls helps the child grasp their plate easier to learn how to scoop their food onto their utensils. Social/Emotional: The child gains a sense of independence and self-confidence.Health: With the plate or bowl securely in place, the child is able to finish their meal or snack without frustration of their plate/bowl moving. Appropriate for: All children with or without exceptionalities from ages 1+.

Description of the activity, material, experience: These dishes have a high rim and a reverse curve on one side to help to scoop food onto a utensil. A suction cup base helps to keep plate safely on the table. Bowl and plate can be cleaned in dishwasher, without suction base.Explanation of support for child’s growth and development:

1. Scooper plates and bowls encourage independent eating.2. The Skidtrol Scooper Plate with Non Skid Base is a great aid for those with disabilities which make eating

difficult.3. The dish is oval in shape and is rimmed enabling those who have difficulty getting food onto their forks and

spoons. 4. The high rim is on one end of the oval dish and allows you to "scoop" food onto your fork or spoon for easier

dining. 5. This may allow some individuals to be able to feed themselves without assistance.

Adaptation/Accommodation # 13 MaterialName of activity, material, experience: Slant BoardsType of Adaptation/Accommodation: Developmental: The slant board helps children focus better on their task at from a better angle. Appropriate for: All exceptionalities starting at 2+.This slant board is light weight and easy to use. It also has a whiteboard magnetic surface. The magnetic surface can be used to prevent pens from falling off, or even holding paper. This slant board has an attached clip to hold paper. It is suitable for children who need to take their slant boards back and forth from school to home every day. However, it

may be difficult to use for a child with poor hand functions.

Back Designs Slant Board:This slant board is very durable and easy to carry. It is suitable for younger children. It also has a small ridge at the bottom to prevent papers from falling. It will be suitable for both reading and writing.

Flag house Slant Board:This is a large sized slant board that is ideal for younger children and special classrooms. The only disadvantage is that it is too large to be carried home every day.Explanation of support for child’s growth and development:

1. Slanting boards position the paper at an angle that is comfortable for the eye.2. Children who have decreased visual acuity, or field loss can see better on a slanting board.3. The slant board will promote optimum posture.4. It promotes a good breathing pattern.5. The slant board ensures that the child holds his or her neck straight and does not bend it down.6. Prevents other or additional back and spinal problems.7. If a child also has difficulty in neck control, a chair with a head rest will help the child use the slanting board

more easily.8. Children with attention deficits find it difficult to concentrate when they are asked to share a large table with

other children. In this situation, a slant board helps focus the attention of the child to the task that he or she is doing.