Ms. Bowdell reads a story! I had to do two separate videos, but here you are! 🙂

Click the link to check out our speech therapist’s blog: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/gallery/ 

-Work on 1:1 correspondence (counting each object)

-Work on number identification

-Identify shapes

Here are some activities that your child could do at home to practice identifying their name.

• writing their name in shaving cream
• spelling their name with magnetic letters
  

• painting their name with a paintbrush or fingerpaint
  

• an adult/older sibling could write the child’s name in highlighter or yellow marker and the child could trace their name with a marker (same color or rainbow write – rainbow write is each letter is a different color of the rainbow) or with glitter glue.
• an adult/older sibling could write the child’s name and cut out each letter and have the child put their name back together like a puzzle
  

• matching their name with post-its or notecards
• dot stickers – plain
  

• 
  or with the letters of their name on them
  

• write the names of all of the family members and have everyone find their name
  

Dearborn Public Schools

Physical Therapy Home Ideas

All children have varying positional and movement tolerances and capabilities. If you have questions regarding your specific child, please contact your physical therapist via email or reference your child’s IEP.

Floor activities for strengthening 

• If your child is able, work on tall kneel and half kneel at a support surface like a couch or ottoman and moving from floor to stand . 
• If your child is able , work on kneel walking forwards , backwards and sideways
• Bridging when laying on their back.
• Superman position on the floor or on a pillow

Standing activities for balance , strength and coordination.

• Standing on one leg exercise for as long as 5 to 10 secs ( 3 times each side)  
• Walking up and down stairs one feet on each step holding rail.
• Sit to stand from a chair with feet on the floor.
• Walking backwards and sideways 
• Kicking a ball or balloon . 
• Catching and throwing a ball from 5-7 feet distance or hitting a balloon.  

Note: During the above activities please provide support as needed and demonstrate the activities to your child.  Add at least one floor and one standing activity to your child’s daily routine. Few pictures are attached on the next page. 

Equipment Suggestions:

• Please take the opportunity to thoroughly clean all items that travel back and forth from school including; wheelchairs, strollers, backpacks, coats, and orthotics.
• Also, please note any repairs issues that may require vendor support and contact your vendor directly during absence from school. If you are unable to connect with your vendor, please reach out to your child’s school physical therapist to make us aware of the issue.

Thank you and stay healthy,

Dearborn School Physical Therapists:  

Khadija Dohadwala- lodhgek@dearbornschools.org

             Bridging  

Superman  (the child can reach for a balloon held up)

Balloon activity ( hitting/catching or kicking ) 

Parents,

I have created a learning packet that is being mailed to your house this week to supplement the academic learning activities I post here on the blog. In the mean time here is how you can work on your child’s early literacy skills at home.

Everyday at school we practice book handling and early literacy skills.  While reading with your child today work on some of the skills below:

• Holding the book right side up
• Turning pages one at a time
• Pointing to pictures 
• Discriminating between words and pictures
• Running finger along words being read by an adult
• Being gentle with books 
• Identifying letters and pictures 

I CANNOT WAIT to see the kids!!! I’m so excited! 🙂

See you at 3!!!

Here is a picture from today’s video chat. Hoping for a better outcome tomorrow! 🙂