Father's Day

In this Remarkable Idea students will make containers with a picture and special message for Father’s Day.

This activity addresses:

  • Choice making
  • Fine motor skills
  • Alternative methods of access

What you need:

  • Altoid tin
  • White spray paint
  • Sandpaper
  • Scrapbook paper, ribbon, buttons, other craft supplies
  • Cardstock or blank business cards
  • Hot glue gun
  • iPad
  • Blue2 FT
  • QuickTalker or iPad with the SoundingBoard app

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Preparation:

  1. Record different options for the students to the QuickTalker or create a board using the SoundingBoard app. Some options could be: “I love you because you take care of me”, “I love you because you play with me”, “I love you because you are funny”, etc.
  2. Create overlays using the AbleNet Symbol Overlay Maker app.
  3. Sand down and paint the Altoid tins using white spray paint.

What to do:

Interior Cards

  1. Using an iPad, the Blue2 FT, and the camera app, take a picture of each student. Assign a camera operator to be in charge of taking each student’s picture. Don’t forget to take a picture of the camera operator as well!
  2. Using the QuickTalker or the SoundingBoard app allows students to choose 4 phrases for the special messages in the tin.
  3. Create overlays using the AbleNet Symbol Overlay Maker app.
  4. Using a computer, resize and print the student’s picture to the size of a business card (3.5” x 2”). Print the student’s chosen phrases onto cards (3.5” x 2”).

Tins

  1. Using an iPad, the Blue2 Bluetooth switch, and the camera app take a picture of each student. Assign a camera operator to be in charge of taking each student’s picture (don’t forget to take a picture of the camera operator as well!)
  2. Using the QuickTalker or the SoundingBoard app allows students to choose 4 phrases for the special messages in the tin.
  3. Using a computer, resize and print the student’s picture to the size of a business card (3.5” x 2”). Print the student’s chosen phrases onto cards (3.5” x 2”).

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