One game can teach special needs children to work well with others as well as teach to write. Provide the children with paper and pen. Ask them to jot down long sentences with the first word starting with the letter A, the next sentence with B and so on through the letter Z. The winner of the game is the child who has made a sentence that is lengthy and sensible. Children can also make stories with the alphabet using the same method as the previous game. The child who is able to make the longest story is the winner.
One game that will assist special needs children with memory is the grab-bag game. Small and familiar objects are placed inside a bag. The child will put his hand inside and touch the various objects. After passing around the bag, the child will write down the names of the items on paper. Next, the bag of items will be mixed with similar items and laid out on the floor. The child will have to identify the item she chose that is similar but not written on the paper.
Special needs children can also learn outside the home in nature. This game allows the child to learn about various plants and leaves while creating her own leaf identity book. The child and other family members can hike around the yard or a trail, collecting various leaves and plants. Using a guidebook, the child can identify plants he likes and put them in his own personal leaf collage book.
Using playing cards is a way to teach special needs children to count, requiring them to identify the differences in numbers. Provide the child with three cards and tell her to organize the cards in such a way that the cards can make the largest number. For example, cards with the numbers 3, 4 and 6 can create numbers like 463, 364, and 634. The child will learn various ways to identify the largest and smallest numbers.