AUTISM SOLUTIONS
non-numbered cards (i.e., reverse, skip, draw
two, wild) and have the students match the
number or color of the card. If students
would benefit from more modifications,
you could put one card out of each color
(red, green, blue, and yellow). The students
pick a card and match it to the correct pile.
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Modified Scrabble
My students were excited to learn how to
play this game. We modified it by allow-
ing students to create words anywhere on
the game board. The words did not have to
touch each other. This makes the game eas-
ier to manage for all students. I would have
the students create a word and then use it
in a grammatically-correct sentence.
The Store Game
This game allows students to use their lan-
guage skills to come up with words. I write
the entire alphabet up on the board, and we
take turns coming up with a word that we
could buy at the store that correlates with
the letter you have. For example, “I went to
the store and I bought apples,