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Two new inventions...... Introducing the PERSONAL MAGNIFYING BOOKMARK. The regular model incorporates magnifying technology and a border that can personalized with individual artwork or reading strategy reminders. Lightweight and compact, this product will be a useful addition to those who may have visual impairments or attentional issues. The deluxe model incorporates the same principal, but has space on it to record observations, ask questions, etc. on the sticky-note portion of the bookmark. Low rollers..... Introducing the “Low Roller,” a personal die roller for those with fine motor control issues. There are a few versions available as modelled in the attached picture. For greater ease, students can roll the dice by shaking the smaller containers. This will help those who can manage the containers independently, but still need some support handling the dice. The “Low Roller” bottles contain pasta and dice. Simply roll or shake (using the handle of) the bottles to determine the number on the die. The pasta (or rice, etc.) is placed in the container to stabilize the dice. Other options instead of dice could be words of the week, the alphabet (create words from the letters that emerge), or a “Magic-Eight Ball” version. (Will my teacher give me homework tonight?) LOW TECH - to be made with things from Dollar Store 1. Office – Create an office for those who need to take time away from the class to minimize noise or distractions. Create and “office” using poster board or cardboard and big clips. You can attach schedules, behavioural/organizational checklists as well as other visual organizers. 2. Cardboard with Velcro pennies – To help keep track of completion of activities you could affix pennies to cardboard. This could be used as a reward system (cash in the pennies). 3. Inquiry box - Cover a box and decorate it to create an inquiry box. 4. Talking stick - Whose turn is it to talk? During group or class meetings, the only person whose turn is to talk is the one holding the “talking stick”. There are plenty of options here to create a stick. There are many types of bottles or cylindrical objects that you could add rice, etc. to to create a talking stick.