I'm volunteering at an afterschool program for mentally challanged children... Do you guys have any idea's for some games or activities to do with them? Thanks!
2007-03-27 06:26:45 · 10 answers · asked by Laura787 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
I work with severely impaired children and young adults. Music is great, no matter what level they are on, they all love it so much. Find age appropriate music / sing alongs,etc. we get into large circles and we have a box full of hand instruments. We clap, stomp our feet, we have colorful silk material we twirl around. A lot of them, catch on and sing to the songs. It is the best thing that i have seen- they say music does us all wonders! Hope this helps!
2007-03-27 10:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by ***35*** 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Set up a store with boxes of items that you save from home. Have them shop using pictures of the money that they will need to buy each item ( you can put it on the box). Then, have them match the pictures to the play money that you give them. Make it fun by having a real treat to buy at the end! =) Enjoy them! =)
2007-03-28 13:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by FlowerMB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 01:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basketball, i have a couple of challeneged children in my class and they really like that. some kind of sport or some thing like that will be greatly enjoyed. video games that help the brain out a lot, and easy ones, like crash bandicoot or spyro.
2007-03-27 06:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's great. How about polymer clay? I can play for hours with that stuff.
2007-03-27 06:29:33 · answer #5 · answered by lucy02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Music, dance, books!
2007-03-31 01:39:10 · answer #6 · answered by cilsavon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well when I was little I used to play "Duck, Duck, Goose"
2007-03-29 20:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by AARON BLACK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to know that you should be using people first language. you are working with students who are developmentally impaired. or, students with learning disabilities. never identify a child by their disability.
what you are saying is an archaic term. ugh.
now, they are children who like to do things that all children like to do. arts and crafts, games, creative play....
2007-03-28 10:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by afterflakes 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
take them outside and play different sports with them they are actually smart they just don't know how to show it
2007-03-27 06:35:27 · answer #9 · answered by Howdy17 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Run for President. It worked for George Bush.
2007-03-27 06:29:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋