Meaningful transition activities are sometimes difficult to come up with, or at times even implement. Working with teachers in many capacities – it seems most of them share a common frustration: coming up with transition activities that are relevant to their students, engaging, and authentic.
With that, I felt that a good, in-depth list of transition activities that could be utilized would help out.
So, without further ado, here is the list.
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Activity
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Completed
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Research career options
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Learn about the student’s disability
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Interview a person who has a career of
interest to the student |
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Research driver’s education training
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Complete an interest inventory to learn
student’s interests |
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Explore post secondary options and make a list of the
entrance criteria |
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Learn how to make an “informed” decision
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Learn about how to search for housing and
accessing apartments for Rent |
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Learn about the bureau of vocational
rehabilitation in your area to help with work experiences and job training |
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Learn
about responsible consumer spending |
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Develop emergency procedures to use when student
moves out/lives on their own. |
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Manage daily schedule/ work on setting up and attending
appointments |
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Complete a resume
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Fill out a job application
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Cook meals independently
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Learn how to do laundry
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Discuss appropriate clothing to
wear for certain occasions (ex. What to wear for interview? ) |
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Locate pertinent stores and why they are valuable to the
student. |
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Complete non-preferred activities
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Complete tasks to help out around the school – gather recyclables, deliver mail to teachers, etc.
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Learn about ADA and the rights student has because of the laws
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Learn about credit cards
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Apply for jobs
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Investigate assistive technology and how the student can use it
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learn effective money management skills
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Learn proper heath and hygiene skills
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Investigate technical career options.
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Discuss future goals and family planning
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If student would like to have a family- discuss needs and functions of parents
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Practice proper social skills in a variety of setting
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Work on unwritten rules/hidden curriculum of life with students
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Investigate types of guardianship and whether or not any is needed
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Learn about health insurance
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Make a monthly budget
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Make a list of housekeeping a student would need to complete to keep a clean apartment.
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Practice interviewing skills
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Learn about gross pay and take home pay
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Learn about taxes
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Register to vote
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Take responsibility to make a social calendar and stick to it
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Learn about a healthy diet and complete a simulated grocery purchase
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Complete meal planning for a week
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Complete phone skills training
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Learn how to search for available/open jobs
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Complete a service learning project
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Complete a job shadowing of a job/career of interest
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Field Trip
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Completed
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Learn how to use transit services
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Identify places in the community to buy certain items and visit them to complete a shopping trip
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Visit a community mental health agency and learn about when you can reach out for help if it’s ever needed.
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Identify and visit social and recreational events within
the community |
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Tour apartments in community
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Investigate opportunities for volunteering in the community
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Visit the library independently or with class
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Visit the police station independently or with class
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Visit the hospital independently or with class
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Visit the fire station independently or with class
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Visit the dentist independently or with class
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Visit the eye doctor independently or with class
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Visit and tour places of employment that students may be interested in
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Visit a bank and learn the process of opening up a checking/savings account
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Visit and have a meal at a restaurant- Practice paying and tipping
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Visit a laundromat / learn how to do laundry
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Participate in a transition fair
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Visit a nearby airport and discuss how to use the airport if needed
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Visit a farm to find how food gets from farms to stores
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Visit a hardware store to look for items for home/apartment improvements
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Visit a clothing store and locate clothing of student’s sizes
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Visit a furniture store to determine what is needed to furnish an apartment.
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Visit the social security office and learn what services/help students may be able to receive.
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For a printable list, click on the picture to go to my TpT store and download the freebie!
Have anymore ideas? leave a comment below! I’d love to update the list overtime!
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