Abstract
This paper presents three teaching materials (free hand-bell, free-bending bar, and pocket music box) developed by the author for encouraging severely multiple-handicapped children to perform spontaneous actions. The length of the handle of the free hand-bell can be changed to fit the size of a child’s hand. A free-bending bar is a 60 cm long bendable soft-bar made of silicone with an aluminum wire inside. A pocket music box contains a music box covered with a plastic capsule. Using these materials, the author succeeded in educating multiple-handicapped children to express actions, such as watching, grabbing, shaking, bending, and extending. This highlights the importance of safety, flexibility, and hygiene in designing teaching materials for severely multiple-handicapped children. Additionally, teachers should develop simple and low-cost teaching materials through repeated trial and errors.
