Monday, July 27th, 2020
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A Boy Called Bat
Click on the link for a digital copy of the story, A Boy Called Bat. This version is adapted and modified to meet the needs of all of our students.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H_NLOP6CaF4y2KlAqvcNz03dYUYnQxBEVOMxPPS0_CY/edit#slide=id.p
Physical Therapy Tip For the Summer #3: Family Resources
This presentation has a lot of valuable resources for you and your student. Click on the various links to access the information. Please note that contact information for your student’s vendor is also supplied.
Physical Therapy Tip For The Summer Tip #1: Outdoor Activities
Please click on the link below to learn about some fun outdoor play activities you can do with your child.
Did you know playing and spending time outdoors has many benefits for children? Outdoor play is a multi-sensory experience. Playing in the backyard, at the park, or on the playground provides input to all of the senses in our body such as aromas from plants, the sight of nature, and feeling unique textures, just to name a few. Outdoor play also encourages body awareness, balance and strength as kids navigate climbing ladders, running through the yard, sliding, or swinging. Time spent away from screens and in a natural environment supports improvement in physical health since it is the perfect place for kids to be active to their heart’s content.
Outdoor play lets kids explore the natural environment and participate in safe risk-taking which gives them to chance to be inventive and imaginative with their play. During these times, they are allowed the chance to create games, problem solve different ways to interact with equipment or toys, and experience social development with their peers. Furthermore, playing outside can also help increase attention spans as kids become more self-directed in their choices and are more likely to stay with a task they are curious about for a longer period of time! Taken from Child’s Play Therapy Center.
Provide a tape recording of birdcalls you might hear on a nature walk for children with perceptual or sensory deficit. Adjust the volume control and make available when needed to accommodate these children as they learn to identify different sounds.
Place a 20-pound bag of topsoil on a table for a wheelchair-bound child to create a tabletop garden. Cut several large “X” shapes in the top of the bag. Insert small plants (marigolds are easy to maintain) into the spaces.
Water and watch grow. Encourage the child to share the garden with classmates.
Play a listening and moving game for children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD).
Place objects on the playground or designate points to tag or run around. For example, say, “Hop ten times on one foot;” “Run around the flagpole two times;” or “Crawl the length of two mats.” Listening, moving, and focusing on directions will enable children with ADHD to learn while having fun.
Provide large sticks of chalk for sidewalk drawing or outdoor easels complete with paint and brushes for children with fine motor difficulties.
Adapt a beanbag game for children with limited vision by moving the equipment closer to the child. by Carolyn Tomlin.
Encourage all children to participate in physical activity during outdoor playtime. Offer praise and help each child feel successful. Making learning fun will lead to other accomplishments for special needs children.\Outdoor Play Activities Physical TherapyYouTube video 0 minutesPlease get this interpreted if you need to.
Physical Therapy Tip of The Summer Tip #2: Walking
Please click on the link to read about the benefits of walking with your child.