Warm Weather Therapy Tips

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Carol — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:46:58 GMT

Stephanie: Would like to email you. Have a possible job offer with early intervention..needs tips, where to look for what the literature is saying and I thought you might be the perfect Go To person for this. Enjoy your page very much on my facebook! You inspire!

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Sherry Artemenko — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:18:09 GMT

Stephanie,

I loved your adaptability and use of the good weather! It's funny, I am from CT and also enjoyed that hot weather last week. I arrived at a little boy's house and found him sending cars down a ramp into a swimming pool. We used the pool as reinforcement for artic work for a full hour and I got more out of him than usual. It's always good to be flexible and go where the child is having fun!

Sherry Artemenko SLP

http://www.playonwords.com

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jeneane douglas — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:29:31 GMT

Love the blog - as I gather ideas from numerous sources and yours is one I peruse often. Outdoor therapy is a hit with most of the young clients I see. Play structures and equipment are awesome for working on basic concepts (verbal & ASL) such as in/out, under/over, up/down, items such as slide, swing, and actions ie. run, jump, slide, bounce, crawl, etc. Motor activities really seem to wake up Broca's area as kiddos start by laughing up a storm and then speech seems to flow!

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Daphnie Doirin — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:47:46 GMT

I have also taken advantage of the warm weather and doing therapy outsied. One of my kids has been outside whenever it was hot so that's where I did therapy. We blew bubbles and worked on "pop" "more" "big/little bubble", etc. We play catch, sing songs. One time his mom was pulling out the weeds so we worked on "pull." It was great and very motivating for him. Thanks for the additional ideas.

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Pam — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:04:22 GMT

Love this blog, too, as it exposes me to an area I have yet to work in - EI - and it also gives me ideas for the kids I work with (K-5th grade). I am especially looking for warm weather ideas as I am doing the summer program and do NOT want to be doing therapy at a table in this hot modular! I do have a collection of beach balls that I've divided into sections with a Sharpie, and written words such as present tense irregular verbs, single nouns, nouns, artic words, etc. and we toss the ball back and forth or around in a group and wherever your finger lands, that's the word you have to give the past tense for, the plural form, a describing word, or just say the target word 3-5 times. The lids love it! For younger kids, eye contact, turn-taking, sequence (who's next?), color-naming, and if you're artistic, you could draw simple objects onto the sections and have the child name them. You could also tape pictures on the ball (people, toys, household objects, food, etc.) and that would allow you to swap the pictures out. Laminate them first if you want to reuse them.

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stephanie bruno — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:02:27 GMT

Thank YOU for reading and tuning in each week!!

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Lauren — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:35:28 GMT

I've been following this blog and loving it! I actually look forward to it every Tues and Fri. I started working in EI recently and have used some of the great ideas that you have shared. Just wanted to say thanks!