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Backyard Therapy: sorting and matching and following his lead

      A really cool thing has been happening lately.     Trevy has been coming up with fun learning games from his own imagination!   This is a HUGE new skill.  He’s always relied on me teaching him how to play appropriately.  The ability to think up and implement playful ideas on his own is a big success and hopefully, a movement towards more independent play!  Not that I don’t love being with him every.waking.second.of.the.live.long.day…buuuuut…       Take this color sorting game for instance.   I put together a tray with foam blocks and color guide crayons (from an Abeka set I used with the big kids…but I lost my red and had to use it’s imposter from a Target calendar I bought ages ago ).  My idea was to have Trevy start by matching the foam shapes to their color guide.   I wanted to focus on several skills:   Visual Discrimination Color Matching Sorting Fine Motor (I’m always alw...