Putting Therapy Into Practice With all this dreary weather, start talking about your family’s spring break plans. Talk about where you will go, who you will see, what you will do, when you will go. If you are planning a “Staycation,” brainstorm ideas of where to go and whom to go with during the week. Activity of the Month Making Rice […]
Smile! It’s Better Speech and Hearing Month
Putting Therapy Into Practice While getting dressed, taking a bath, or brushing your teeth, talk with your child about different body parts and their functions (e.g. eyes to see, mouth to talk/eat). Use a fun song for bath time: “This is the way we wash our hair, wash our hair, wash our hair, This is the […]
Tasty November
Putting Therapy Into Practice While eating family dinner, talk with your child(ren) about what they are thankful for. Everyone takes a turn saying one item/person that they are thankful for, and Mom/Dad writes it down and puts it in a glass jar. At the end of the month the jar will be full! Monthly Activity […]
Fun and Games in February
Putting Therapy Into Practice Cut out different sizes and colors of hearts. Have your child talk about how the hearts differ in appearance. Next, have your child sort the hearts into categories such as size and color. Then, have your child count the number in each category and talk about which group has more and which has less. Finally, have your […]
Thankful in November
Putting Therapy Into Practice Have your child write and/or draw a card for a teacher, therapist, friend or family member thanking them for something. Brainstorm out loud with your child why he/she is thankful for this person. Then, if your child is writing, have him/her write down the reasons why he/she is thankful inside a card. […]