Can anyone tell me some good special ed activities for the classroom?

Question

Any subjects. For special education students

Answer 1

Squashed banana's - you have to ask the person who is 'on' to answer questions with the answer squashed banana eg what do you wear on your feet? answer squashed bananas - you keep count of how many questions they answer before they laugh. This teaches the children communicational skills in a very fun way as well has being slightly competitive.

Answer 2

When I was in 6th - 8th grade I volenteered during my free time to help in a Special education class in my school. It was fun at the end of every Firday I would play a game for about an hor and then help load them on the bus but some of there favorite games were Candyland, and troubble. Here is an activity: Hand out Constrution Paper to each of the students let tem pick there favorite colors if possible and have them write down there Birthday, Address, City, State, Full Name, Their Parents Names , Phone Numbers, Initials, and Zip Code. First one to get 3 in a row gets something you get to decide what. Hope that helps :)

Answer 3

That is way too wide a question. You really need to narrow it down, to get specific activities.

Most special education students have NORMAL or better intelligence, but difficulty learning from the "usual" instructional approaches. They may have sensory deficits, processing deficits, mobility deficits, etc.

Because most general education classrooms focus on visual/symbolic and auditory learners, many special education students are primarily visual/concrete and kinesthetic learners, along with auditory learners who have trouble converting sound to print.

Lots of pictures, charts, and movement activities are good. Movement activities can include using motion-mnemonics like Touch Math, flashcards, frequently rotate among small-group activities and centers, etc. Board games are good for practice of near-mastery content.

For the auditory learners with difficulty with print, a heavy advanced phonics program is good (e.g. Orton-Gillingham).

However, special education is also about helping students move into the general education setting. With much individualized support, be gradually introducing activities from the general education environment, and build independence in their use and effectiveness for your students.

The amount of actual activities out there is limitless.

If you are talking about severe/profound students (MR, extreme E/BD, profound autism, multi-disability, etc.)...

Focus on daily life skills activities. How to do basic routines, have regular conversations, etc. Once again, the number of actual activities is limitless, and you need to be more specific.

Answer 4

I have a wide variety of abilities in my cross-categorical classroom, but I've found that using drama is very helpful. I write simple plays either about well-known stories or life lessons (social skills) that my higher functioning kiddos can read and remember their lines and the lower functioning kids can participate too. We do simple sets and costumes and practice alot. We put on shows for the parents and I tape the "plays" and use the tapes as reinforcement for the class. We have a good day and they get to watch their "movie" at the end of the day... such fun!!

Answer 5

A lot depends on their age and in what manner they are considered Special Needs students (SCD, PDD, etc). What's fun or useful for one student could be irritating or even dangerous for another. Art paper, crayons, clay and illustrated books are good general items to have on hand.

Answer 6

Uno, the special ed kids at our school were really good at it. They beat me and I didn't let them. I am pretty sure they would get the hang of it. The best uno player was mentaly retarded. I think they would enjoy the game.
~Kaitlin~

Answer 7

You can use the same curriculum as for "typically developing" children, just modify it as needed for the individual needs of your students. Examples: math- use real, manipulative objects to teach about one-to-one correspondence in numbers. You can modify anything... you just need to know the cognitive and developmental levels of your students.

Answer 8

too vague- what type of special ed are u talking about??

Answer 9

Make a pupet