I love sharing developmental educationally rich ideas that have worked for us. I call it Backyard Therapy because one day when we were playing outside with Trevy's Early Intervention PT she mentioned that I should share our ideas. We thought up the name Backyard Therapy together and agreed it sounded WAY cuter than HomeBased!
So here you go...
So here you go...
- The VERY messy nest - great for Easter or Spring or Nature Study in general **seasonal**
- Catch, Count, Sort the Fishies - color recognition; counting; fine motor; attention span; problem solving; expressive & receptive speech
- Reinventing the Color Wheel - color recognition; fine motor; problem solving
- ABC Play(dough) - fine motor; pre-reading; problem solving
- Lights! - Christmasy activity; color recognition; visual stimulation; expressive & receptive language **seasonal**
- Letters to Santa - Christmas; fine motor; expressive & receptive language **seasonal**
- May I Have This Dance? - gross motor; music therapy
- Stop - Go - safety awareness; gross motor; receptive speech; following directives
