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Hello Friends, it was so nice seeing familiar faces this morning! For my friends that couldn’t join, below are videos of what we learned today! Hope to see you all tomorrow at 10 Am for our daily hangout 🙂

We had our fourth summer school therapy group today. We appreciate all of our friends who were able to make it, and we hope to see you all next week! I have attached the Google Slide presentation below. You could read it to your child, and dance and sing along with the videos.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xku40f9UKMDTim4tnpWDf1ZWn3G0h83x/view?usp=drive_web

Below is a Recorded Group Therapy Session where Ms. Dawn, Ms. Letrisha, and Ms. Syeda go through the slides and songs together

We shared how to make sensory bottles and sensory bags today. Please watch the videos in the PDF file to learn more details about how to make them. While making the sensory bottle and bag, ask your child if they want to put in “more” items in the container. Have your child grasp items and release them into the bottle or bag. To further practice their grasping skills, have your child practice holding onto the sensory bottle or bag. After making the sensory bag, have your child press their hands on top of the bag. To practice head/neck control and eye gaze, parents can hold the sensory bottle and move it to the right and left of the child and ask the child to follow the bottle. 
Practice the movements of the songs and show your child how to respond to the questions by using his or her primary mode of communication. Our core vocabulary words for this week are ‘More’ and ‘Done’. Modes of communication include eye gaze (look at ‘more’ or ‘done’ symbols), body movements (nod head ‘yes’ or shake head ‘no’), gestures (point to ‘more’ or ‘done’ picture symbols, use hands to sign ‘more’ or ‘done’), or vocalizations (“more”, “done”). 

Please let us know if you have any questions! 
Your therapy team, Syeda Mahmood (OT), Letrisha Stallard (PT) and Dawn Hunt (SLP)

Happy Monday Friends, and Welcome to week 4 of Summer School!! I cant believe how fast summer is flying by. Check out the videos below to see what we learned today!

Happy Monday!! Below is a link for the weekly Physical Therapy focus resources.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NWAgrtHeWL8NGTLkNdP2cWKqJRDbIQf-HK5gefhbQ_0/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Friends! Happy Thursday! Check out the videos below to see what we learned today. Hope to see you all back on Monday for week 4 of summer school, at 10 for our daily hangout! Have a great weekend everyone 🙂

On Monday’s at 10 AM we have group therapy with Ms. Dawn, Speech and Language, Ms. Letrisha, physical therapy, and Ms. Syeda, Occupational Therapy. Check out the video and links below for our Week 3 lesson and activities.

The link below is the Google Slide presentation. You could read it to your child, and dance and sing along with the videos. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vi_uN4f-LmrdLt07LmPfmg-Fk4ceKt5O/view?usp=drive_web

The link below is scavenger hunt to complete outdoors, you can either print it or bring it up on your phone. Have fun walking outside and completing the scavenger hunt in your neighborhood!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cnIW207U6QBPo8BYNMp4s_EvC2G6hxi8/view?usp=drive_web

Hello friends! Its been so nice seeing different faces this week, you all are doing a great job joining our daily meetings. Check out the videos below to see what we learned today! See you tomorrow for our last day of school this week 🙂

Hi Friends, Happy Tuesday! It was so great seeing some of you today. Check out the Videos below to see what we learned about today! Don’t forget to join our daily hangouts at 10 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays! See you all tomorrow 🙂

Hello friends! We are starting our third week of summer school today. It was so nice to see some friends today, during our live hangout sessions! Below are videos of the things we learned today. Mondays are also our group therapy days so make sure to check out the information from therapy posted below as well 🙂

Walking Benefits per the Mayo clinic: Maintain a healthy weight. Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Strengthen your bones and muscles. Improve your mood. Improve your balance and coordination. 

https://www.rifton.com/adaptive-mobility-blog/blog-posts/2020/april/four-ps-gait-training-home?utm_term=Read%20the%20blog&utm_campaign=Resources%20for%20Caregiving%20at%20Home&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email&cm_mmc=Act-On%20Software-_-email-_-Resources%20for%20Caregiving%20at%20Home-_-Read%20the%20blog

Hello friends, Happy Thursday! Check out the videos below of everything we learned today! It was so nice seeing some new faces today during our daily hangout session. See you all on Monday!! Have a great weekend 🙂