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backyard therapy–find the same

 

Have I mentioned how much I love Trevy’s ABA therapy?  I’m sure I must have.  Because it’s just been so wonderful for him!  I totally give them the credit for his ability to discern things that are the same.  This activity is building on that skill set. 

 

 

Supplies You Need

 

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White or Chalk Board are ideal.  However, if our special kids teach us anything it’s that anything is adaptable if we just give it a try!  Try a blank sheet of printer paper instead.  Or be even more creative and then come back here and share the wealth!  I will admit to being addicted to my magnetic white board, though.  I use it for everything!

 

Painters Tape.  Another tool I live and die by!  Love the stuff!  I use it to mount the kids art projects to the walls.  Bristel’s room is wall to wall coloring pages that I let her go to town with hanging for her art studio.  Jonathan is a fan too…because it doesn’t rip off wall paper when I decide it’s time for a change.  Ahem.  Like I used to be known for.  Ooops.  Smile  

 

Dry Erase Markers.  If you’re using a white board like me. 

 

Flash Cards.  You can choose of what.  Shapes, animals, alphabet…  The key is having two sets.  I have found adorable little sets at the Dollar Store.  I even found little wooden cut-out shapes in the dollar bin at Staples the other day!  Those could work too.  Really…the limit is yours!  But the ones I’m using for this activity are home-made.  I’m a fan of anything Montessori.  Scraps of fabric and felt and sandpaper were used to make basic preschool shapes.  I love them but I recommend using laminated cards so yours don’t get ruined like mine.  Smile.   

 

Skill Building Targets

 

Fine Motor Movement; Pre-writing;  Preschool Math;  Discrimination & Problem Solving; Receptive Speech; Attention span

 

How to Prep and Play

 

Use the Painter’s Tape to mount the flashcards to your board of choice.  I opted for a single file row like so… 

 

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Now mount an identical row on the other side of the board. 

 

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If your little one is new to matching things that are the same you may want to start with just 1 or 2 shapes.  And place them closer together and directly across from each other.  Be ready to Hand Over Hand them until you feel like they’re ready for a solo run. 

 

Trevy knows each of the basic shapes I’m using well enough that having them scrambled shouldn’t be too difficult.

 

Now comes the fun part!   

 

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The object is to help your child draw a line from one shape to it’s match on the other side of the board.

 

Before (getting brave and) giving Trevy the marker I had him use his fingers to touch a shape.  I then Hand Over Handed his finger in a line to the shape’s match.  He seemed to get the point quickly.  SO I let him go to town.   

 

He did AH-mazing!

 

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Check out the self correction (pictured above) with his line from the blue square to it’s match on the other side!

 

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He made it through 3 (approx. 10 seconds Winking smile) whole shapes before needing a movement break.  Love the Sensory Hands rolling the marker.

 

If you have a BackYard Therapy idea and would like to contribute a post…I’d love to hear from you!  Email me at tanzie213@yahoo.com. 

 

…danielle      

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legomaster said…
This will be great for certain little boys I know that don't like to cross the mid line. Thanks for the tip!
July 19, 2011 at 11:44 AM
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