PreSchool



[|Classroom Suite Activity Exchange]- a website where teachers and therapists share their activities created using IntelliTools Resources.

[|Adapted Learning]-a web resource created with Mayer Johnson (BoardMaker) tools.

[|Accessible Books]- a collection of high inteest/low reading level digital text to qualified persons with disabilities. See Donna Katz for sign-information.

[|Tar Heel Reader]- a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Some of the books are intended for teenagers who are just learning to read. You may find some books that are inappropriate for your students; don’t use those. Using the Favorites page as a way to present your students with reading choices that you approve is recommended.

[|PrioryWoods]- a website with several pre-made activities that can be used with switches.

[|HiYah.net]- a website developed by a mother of a young child with language delays. She has created several activities to encourage language and engage students. These activities are created using PPT and can be either viewed online or you can download the activities.

[|Symbol World]- free monthly symbol magazine along with on-line activities for symbol readers of all ages- check out the nursery rhymes


 * Other Resources **

[|HelpKidzLearn]- is a collection of free software for young children and those with learning difficulties to play online. The software is catagorized into four sections: Games and Quizzes, Stories and Songs, Creative Play, Find Out About. Many of the options work very well with the SMARTBoard. There is a great [|**interactive visual timeline**] produced by the [|**Down’s Syndrome Association,**] that once downloaded can be used to easily produce timetables with pictorial clues. This timeline can be a positive supplement to daily schedule boards to assist students in anticipating transitions and daily schedules.

[|Virtual Keyboard]- a fun site for students motivated by music-allowing students to create their own music (great for cause/affect objectives).

[|KneeBouncers.com]- a great site with fun, stimulating activities for younger students- lots of bright graphics and sounds!!

[|Bembo's Zoo]- a fun site that reinforces letter recognition. Click on a letter and it will transform into an animal.

[|Sheppard Software]- a variety of online preschool interactive activities.

[|Uen K-2 ABC Interactives]- 16 interactive activities (different skill levels) to help teach/reinforce the alphabet. All activities are numbered for easy reference!

[|Poison Rouge] It is a site that elicits exploration and self direction while learning basic skills. As an added bonus, many of the games and activities work very well with the SMARTBoard and switch (cause/affect). In their words, “ When small children pick up objects, they invent new ways of holding and using them. Thus there is no right or wrong way of using anything on this site. It’s up to the children to find what they want and to grow their naturally exploring mind.”

[|KiddoNet Letters]- a basic site to review letters and letter sounds.

[|KOL Jr. Stories]- a nice variety of online stories with audio and a pause button so the story can be stopped for teacher directed questions. Words are also highlighted as they are read. On the left side of the page are the categories- Animals, Rhyming, etc. Clicking on those books will bring you to additional selections.