
Parents of Special Education students --
Please read the following letter from Jennifer Tindall, Director of Special Education Services for Lapeer Community Schools. Once you have read the letter, please take advantage of the online resources below throughout the remainder of the school district closure.
• April 15, 2020: MDE Family Matters on Extended Time Away for Parents
• April 8, 2020: Letter to Special Education Parents
• Parent letter from Jennifer Tindall, Director of Special Education
Online Resources for Special Education Students
Non-Essentials
Virtual Field Trips
STEM
Games/Recess
Speech and Language
Free Apps:
One Minute Articulation
Speech Box
Articulation Station
WH Questions
Regular Verb Fun Deck
Irregular Verb Fun Deck
Irregular Plural Fun Deck
Following Direction Fun Deck
Mommy Speech Therapy
Quia Books
Video Learning Squad: Social Skills Squad
Autism Educator: What is Coronavirus?
Home Speech Home
Unite for Literacy
Summer homework calendars for articulation
Summer homework calendars for language
Physical and Occupational Therapy
Free Apps:
Handwriting Without Tears-Wet dry try
Lively Letters
Letter School
OGStar reading
Writing Wizard
Cursive Writing Wizard
Simplex Spelling Apps
Hearbuilder Apps
Teach Monster
Word Wizard
Bd bakeoff
Snap Words
What’s changed?
Speechify
Zoo-Phonics
Preschool University
Name that syllable/rule/cutting patterns
Go Noodle Videos and Games
Motor Skills Activities
Mommy Popkins Obstacle Course
Kids Master Skills Packets
The Autism Helper
Cait the COTA
Little Miss Kims Class
Tools to grow OT
Typing
Dance Mat typing
Social-Emotional (Social Work) Therapy
Free Apps:
Daniel Tiger’s Grrrific Feelings
Breathe, Think, Go with Sesame
Touch and Learn Emotion
Emotional ABC Classroom
The Social Express
Smiling Minds
Mindful Powers
Mind Yeti
Live Lessons
Monday’s at 10am students/families can go to
“The Nerdy School Social Worker” on Facebook for a free live social emotional lesson.
Online Learning activities
https://www.centervention.com/social-emotional-learning-activities/
https://dptv.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/preschool/social-and-emotional-development/
Some social skill and emotion activities
Emotion activities from Sesame Street
A 30-day calendar of social emotional activities for kids
Resources for Disability Specific
Digital Social Story
Digital Timer: (Good for keeping a routine or setting limits for time on tasks.)
Social-Emotional Videos/Read-a louds/activities & Lessons for Early Childhood/Lower EL (can search by age and topics)
Academics
Activities/lessons sorted by grade levels
Enter Code: SCHOOL7771 to set up a free family account (lower el/early childhood)
www.abcmouse.com/redeem
Enter Code: SCHOOL7771 to set up a free account (preschool through 6th grade)
www.readingiq.com/redeem
Enter Code: SCHOOL 7771 for a free account (3rd-8th grade)
www.adventureacademy.com/redeem
Free Read-Alouds
www.storylineonline.com
https://mcusercontent.com/328b59d5bfb27dd122de51d33/files/7a0b3d0f-1025-4c23-91f8-b22264b62da4/Home_Day_Ideas_All_Belong.pdf
https://mcusercontent.com/328b59d5bfb27dd122de51d33/files/5b1525af-1b14-4f9f-8936-5270a5898068/Coronavirus_social_story.pdf
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Listening Room
Infants & Toddlers, Kids, and Teens & Adults.
Sign Language Social stories about social distancing and coronavirus:
Visually Impaired
Pinna (app that is free for 30 days that has audio books for children along with music and jokes)
(Students can listen to the short video clips on Netflix then complete the handouts on the site-variety of topics)
(STEM & educational activities for kids)
(Expanded Core Curriculum thru the Eyes of Sesame Street)
(all about Braille)
Epic books
(audio books for kids)
Tap Tap See
(app that describes objects around the room)