Fun and Learning with Online Interactives

 

 UpToTen: The Picture Dish  

 http://boowakwala.uptoten.com/kids/

boowakwala-family-cooking-picturedish.html

Drag and drop the food on the dish to create a face, a train, or a flower...or anything else you want.         

Make a Robot 

http://www.abcya.com/make_a_robot.htm

"Click and drag different parts from the parts bin to the construction area to create a robot. You can also click on robot parts on the stage to move them around, make them bigger or smaller, and even spin them around! No two robot creations will ever be the same!" [site]

IKEA Kids Room Planner

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/rooms_ideas/
planner_youth/index.html

To design your dream bedroom, you can either start from scratch, or start with a theme. Watch the quick video "Watch it Work" to get some ideas for using this tool.

ToonDoo

http://www.toondoo.com

ToonDoo is an online tool for creating and publishing your own comic strips. Check out the comics of other kids while you're there.

National Gallery of Art: Collage Machine II

 http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine2.htm

Use this online collage maker to layer images, shapes and set transparencies to develop your own pictures.

National Gallery of Art: Sea-Saws

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/seasaws.htm

"Select photographs of natural and man-made objects, then assemble the pieces to create a seascape or an abstract composition. The BUILD tool helps you construct animated characters. ADD them to your scene as still objects, movers, rockers, or rollers.

Back to School: Articles of Interest

RESOURCES FROM NICHCY!

NICHCY's disability in your classroom blog series.

Looking for practical tips that you can use? NICHCY authors a series of specific disability blogs full of great tips and resources. Also explore their blog page, which features information and perspectives related to serving students with disabilities in schools.

 http://nichcy.org/blog

Back-to-school tips for parents of children with special needs.

Reading Rockets offers back-to-school tips for parents emphasizing communication, organization, and staying up-to-date on special education news.

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/38405/

Help children transition from one activity to another, and one place to another.

From the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI), Thoughtful Transitions Reduce Traffic Jams and Challenges gives tools and strategies to use when teaching children how to transition between activities and places within the early childhood environment.
http://www.challengingbehavior.org/communities/make_n_take/make_n_take_home.html

Teaching tools based on brain facts.

Looking for some strategies to better engage students and pique their interests? Brainfact.org has a collection of multimedia resources to develop engaging and interactive lessons.

http://www.brainfacts.org/educators/

Adventures in an autism classroom: On the value of token economies.

Token Economy Systems work for ALL types of students, no matter what their academic or communication level! Here is one example of how this system can be used.

http://classroominthecorner.blogspot.com/