Here are some seasonal and at-home resources to help you and your family have fun and learn together at home, outside, and in the community!
Summer Activities
- Summer Activities for Kids with Autism or Sensory Processing Disorders – Easter Seals
- Ideas to Engage Students with Significant Multiple Disabilities in Activities During the Summer Holidays – Paths to Literacy
- 22 Summer Activities for Families With Special Needs – Macaroni Kid
- 82 Summer Activities for Families with Special Needs – Friendship Circle of Michigan
- Summer Travel with Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss – The New England Consortium on Deafblindness
- 6 easy ideas for water play at-home – Specially Gifted
- 33 Splash-tastic Water Activities for Summertime Fun and Learning – We Are Teachers
- 100 Summer Fun Ideas for Kids and Parents – VeryWell Family
- Geocaching: A Treasure Hunt in Your Neighborhood – Macaroni Kid
- Sensory-friendly Movies:
- AMC Theaters
- Regal
- Or Google “sensory friendly movies” near you!
At-Home Learning, Therapy Activities, and Fun
- Physical Education Games – P.E. at Home
- Students UFIT HomeExercise – UFIT
- Stay-at-Home Activities for Children with Visual Impairments – Paths to Literacy
- Easy Indoor Activities for Energetic Kids – Easter Seals
- Mess-Free Painting on YouTube
- 30 Creative Activities for Kids – Apple
- OT Activities You Can Do In Your Home – Easter Seals
- Literacy at Home: Make a Tactile Experience Book! – American Society of Deaf Children
- 6 Favorite Online Speech Therapy Websites – Speech Buddies
- Kahn Academy
- +60 Websites For High School Students To Continue Learning At Home – Bored Teachers
- Distance Education Resources – The National Federation of the Blind
- CVI-Friendly Videos – Paths to Literacy
- Making Braille Cookies – American Printing House
- Creating Educational Toys and Activities For Children Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired – Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Sensory Activities – WonderBaby
- ASL Literacy Activities – Motion Light Lab
- ASL Nook
- Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube
- NASA Science Live on Facebook
- Home Safari from Cincinnati Zoo
- StorylineOnline on YouTube
- Science Mom on YouTube
- Easy Fun Coloring on YouTube
- OT and Math Activities – Perkins School for the Blind
Additional At-Home Resources
- Facilitating Listening Skills at Home – Perkins School for the Blind
- Let’s Get Cooking: Teaching Meal Preparation Skills to Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities – Perkins School for the Blind
- Clothing Care for Students with Visual Impairments – Perkins School for the Blind
- 33 Visual Picture Schedules for Home/Daily Routines – A Day In Our Shoes