How to make developmental activities

for special needs children at home

By: Delilah
Silva
 The Purpose
• The purpose of these instructions is to
provide special needs families with
information on how they can create
activities at home in order to help
develop their child’s skills and
improve their learning.
• Doing occupational therapy activities
can be helpful and relaxing for special
needs children. It helps them to
become more involved with these
specific activities since they are being
done at home in their normal,
comfortable environment.
 The Sensory Bin
Rice as a Arts and Crafts or
anything else you
filler want to add inside
the bin such as;
Materials numbers, letters,
dice, etc.
Medium
needed: Sized
Container
Step 1 Step 2 Step
3
 Sensory bin
• This sensory bin that
you have just finished
making will help
enhance your child’s
touch senses and
promote their motor
skills, language, and
visual perception. With
the use of this activity
your child will be able to
identify the different
 Play Dough
Flour
Sal Whis
• Materials Needed: t k
Medium
Sized
Container

Measurin
g Cups
Step 1 Step 2 Step Step
3 4
 Final
Play Dough Conclusion &
Result
Information
• By playing/making the play
dough, it allows your child to
follow directions, explore
different types of textures, and
can even help regulate certain
emotions such as frustration. It
allows these children to build
what they want and what they
see. (snowman, butterfly, worm,
etc.)
 Letter Matching Box
Empty
Craft Glue
Box
Sticks Gun
•Materials Needed:

Sharpi Scissor
Foam e s
Letters
Step
1 Step Step 5
3

Step 2 Step
4
 Letter Matching Box Conclusion &
Information
• By participating in the
Letter Matching Box
activity, it enhances your
child’s fine motor skills. It
also allows your child to
become more
knowledgeable about the
alphabet and gives them
a hands-on way of
learning them. This is a
great activity to practice
 You have successfully learned how to create
three at home activities for your special needs
child in order to aid in improving their
development!