(PMD school group session)

- for use with snowman PECS, picture, or puppet/stuffed

- remember to touch items named (snowman, boots, mittens) each

  time specific word is  sung ("snowman", "boots", "mittens")  

* see below for "Earl the Snowman picture example and other ideas for this activity 

(for PMD school group session)

- remember to establish pat/clap first (for attention, interest, and prep)

- for use with PECS/pictures (table and chair)

- point to appropriate PECS/pictures when singing "table"/"chair"

- have client visually (and/or physically) identify each (table/chair) at the end of the activity (or as appropriate to each child)

EXTRA:  Depending on the child, you may want to use hand over hand for child to pat/clap as this could allow for additional work in gross motor, fine motor, midline work, etc.  NOTE: Involving both sides of the body to establish beat helps to engage both hemispheres, and often leads to higher cognitive attention.

Follow same instructions as above (in Part I of "My House")

- for use alongside My Rain Story (below)

* NOTE : This song was written for and perscribed to a certain client     specific to her situation/circumstance

* for individual client

(remember, this is how it is used in session for him)

* for individual client

Materials needed:

1)  FIND IT! game   

(local chain bookstore carries this or you can make one like I did)

2)  Picture cards to match items in game (items to be found)

(This is optional, but is especially important if your main goal here is to work on increasing cognitive skill such as matching items)

Activity:

* First demonstrate how to slowly and carefully turn the container in order to see all the hidden pieces (I demonstrated this in session, but he'll need a reminder).

1)  Sing song in call and response fashion

     *  This means that you sing, "Can you find it, can you find it?" AND then  

         child sings (answers), "Yes, I can, Yes, I can"

2)  Child draws picture card, and then turns the container (as mentioned

     (above) until he locates the item (that matches the item on the picture

     card) ... reward him with a high five (this is what we did in session, and

     he got a kick out of it!)

3)  Repeat process (steps 1 and 2) until all items are found (only do

     about 5 pictures/items maximum per game or the game will be

     too long).  Be sure to sing the call/response song (as indicated in #1

     between each turn.

Goal areas for this activity:

*  Increase impulse control

*  Decrease anxiety/frustration over performing task (not being able

    to find item immediately)

*  Increase cognitive skill

*  Increase cognitive attention/attention to task

*  Increase duration of cognitive attention

*  Participation for the duration of a given task ("finishing")

*  Increase auditory attention/following auditory cues

*  Increase social communication (call and response)

*  Decrease echolalia

See June 09 Newsletter for accompanying activity.  (Newsletter listed on "MT Newsletter" page of this website)

*  Social communication

*  Visual attention

*  Decrease social anxiety

Here's a simple little song and activity to help teach/reinforce certain theme/holiday related cognitive concepts (colors/black & orange, shapes, etc).  This activity may also be used with these goal areas:

• Auditory Attention (listen for and follow auditory cue)
• Impulse Control (wait for cue to touch items)
• Cognitive Skill (teach/reinforce concepts such as colors, shapes, holiday/theme related material, etc.)
• Verbal Commands (follow verbal prompts/commands/directions)
• Sensory

Use props for this activity (a real or toy pumpkin and black cat AND/OR pictures of a pumpkin and black cat).