Touch

  1. Touch Box

    Submitted by Jennifer Crawford
    Goal: The children will have an opportunity to touch a variety of textures.
    Activity: Please go over the type of textures that the child is touching and compare the textures to one another.

  2. Body Parts Following Directions

    Submitted by Jennifer Crawford
    Ask the children to touch specific body parts. Prompt and guide as appropriate
    Don't forget to ask the child to touch your corresponding body parts.

  3. Touch Song

    Submitted by Jennifer Crawford
    Sung to the Tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb"
    I can touch things with my hands,
    With my hands, with my hands.
    I can touch things with my hands
    My hands can help me touch.

  4. Trace Hands

    Submitted by Jennifer Crawford
    The children will trace their hands.
    Their hands will represent touch.
    They will also color their hands

  5. Touching Colors

    Submitted by Jennifer Crawford
    The child will receptively identify the colors you ask them to touch.

    Note from Autism Teaching Tools: This activity can be made particularly fun if you ask them to touch colored playdough, jello, shaving cream (have them add the colors with food dye), or finger paint.