Sesame Street has created a new muppet, Julia, who has autism. This website provides a variety of fun and educational supports for children and families.
Create your own Peanuts character on this fun and interactive website. Great for practicing mouse skills and choice-making. After you create your character, you can download it and insert it into a Word document or PowerPoint to provide a visual for creating a story about the character.
Looking for games and activities to do with your students to help them learn to use their communication systems more effectively and engage in social interactions? CALL Scotland to the rescue! Their website provides a wealth of free downloadable games and activities designed to provide fun communication opportunities.
"Skills to Pay the Bills" is a free downloadable resource created by the Office of Disability Employment Policy for students getting ready to step into the world of work. This scripted curriculum can be incorporated weekly into your daily routine as you prepare your students for employment.
This Pinterest site provides links to file folder activities, interactive learning activities that are mounted inside a file folder, providing structure for students.
Looking for accessible activities to help students learn basic math concepts? The LCPS AT Lending Library now offers MATHLIT (Math Assistive Technology Hands-On Literature Integration Tools) Kits for LCPS staff to use with students. Each kit has a different math-themed storybook with lots of engaging high tech and low tech materials.
Free downloadable Installation and Quick Start Guide for the QX5 digital microscope, available in the computer labs at LCPS elementary schools. Great accessible science tool!
See tiny things on your computer. Great for students with visual challenges!
Take the microscope off its base for magnified viewing.
Build a picture collection of your discoveries and creations.
Produce your own movies and slide shows.
Make math lessons engaging and interactive! This website provides a link to the free downloadable ActivInspire flipchart on "5 Ways to Use ActivInspire with Math."
This YouTube video shows ActivInspire's math tools, including a calculator, ruler, protractor, dice, compass, and more! Make math lessons engaging and interactive! Students who have difficulty handling math manipulatives may have more success using these virtual tools on a computer or on a Promethean board.
Story sequence cards provide powerful visual supports for students to express their knowledge. This website provides links to free downloadable story sequence picture cards for a variety of stories.