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Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Tinker/Inventor’s Box
Description
Creating an inventor’s box does not have to be expensive. Add a variety of household items into a container of your choice. Encourage your child to create/invent something with the items inside of the box and share their creativity with you!
Environment
- If possible, limit background noise & distractions
- Use modified or flexible seating
- Place activity items on an anti-slip mat or in a container or tray
- Place objects within reach
Materials
- Have child’s assistive technology ready and available, including augmentative & alternative communication (AAC) device and/or power wheelchair
- Have materials in various sizes, textures, and colors
Instruction
- Use a variety of methods of communication (e.g., sign language, gestures) to meaningfully engage children
- Provide a prompt, these can be verbal and/or visual cues, if struggling with an idea of what to build (see following page for ideas)
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