Today we all presented our favorite low-tech items that we found from our trip to the dollar store.
Some of the highlights as we went along:
1) Alecia & Tracy - what a nice chart, very well organized. They showed us stretch bands - they can be used for students with ADHD as a sensory device & as a way to relieve stress/anxiety.
2) Joy & Nike - Soap dispenser - can be used to help distribute the proper amount of TP for someone who only has use of one arm...very creative!
3) Holly & Joanne - Fuzzy Wuzzy is a cool sensory item that kids would love to use. It can also be used for fine motor skill development.
4) Nick - Pool noodle - can be used in phys ed class for various mobility impairments. Can be used to tag others so they can participate in games.
5) Sue & Terry - Elastic band with decorations could be used as zipper pulls & sandpaper that could be used to make storyboards. Really great ideas, especially the bands for the zipper pulls. I could think of a number of students right off the bat that would use that regularly.
6) Sherri - showed us tennis balls. Great for noise control in the classroom.
7) Dave - bicycle bell - used for nonverbal students to get attention or participate in classroom conversations.
8) John & Laurianne - scarf holder can be used as a sorting activity, work on patterns & help develop fine motor skills.
9) Michelle - pool noodle wrapped in duct tape that can help a student with fine motor issues cut food safely
10) Chelsea & Christine - pool noodle can be used as a grip for utensils, card holders & a foot fidgit
11) Suzanne & Rachel - Bug looker-at-er - has a magnifying glass attached to a bucket, would be very helpful to help with someone with a visual impairment to read smaller texts or to focus on specific words.
I really enjoyed our class today! It was awesome to see everyone's creative ideas. I find many of us can be hard on ourselves & think that we're not creative, but today 20+ of us demonstrated that we can find a variety of low tech items, at a cheap cost, that can help our students & benefit their learning!
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