Student-Friendly Definition
Sharing materials means letting everyone use the things we need. Sharing means more than one person uses something together or takes turns using it.
Hidden Curriculum of Vision
Routine: Sharing Materials
Understanding how to appropriately use, exchange, and care for shared materials while participating respectfully with others. Sharing materials means understanding joint access to objects, space, attention, and responsibility during an activity. Applicable Learners Blind Low Vision CVI Multiple Disabilities Autism AAC Users Deafblind Developmental Delays Intellectual Disabilities Early Childhood Elementary Students Related Concepts Sharing Turn-Taking Waiting Personal Space Ownership Asking for Help Requesting Giv...
Also known as: Sharing Materials
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Why Vision Matters
Children who are sighted learn how to share materials by watching others. They observe classmates passing out supplies, waiting for someone to finish with a marker, offering crayons to a friend, returning items to a shared container, and recognizing when another person needs the same material. They also notice nonverbal cues such as reaching, pointing, eye...
Why This Matters Long-Term
Understanding sharing materials supports safety, belonging, efficient transitions, academic access, group participation, independence, and confidence in unfamiliar school and community situations.
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Routines and Group Participation - Readiness Framework
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