Summer Fun for Carryover of Therapy By: Laura Foreman, Corey - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Summer Fun for Carryover of Therapy By: Laura Foreman, Corey Grisi, and Beth Grygo This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

Introduction Presented by:  Laura Foreman MS, CCC-SLP (Dorothy L. Bullock School)  Corey Grisi MA, CCC-SLP (J. Harvey Rodgers School)  Beth Grygo MS, OT (J. Harvey Rodgers School and Dorothy L. Bullock School) Overview of Presentation

Playgrounds build: fun of being physical in the health moment self- social confidence interactions & belonging brains

Playgrounds  Speech/Language  Requesting help and where to go. "Go slide!" "Up!"  Modeling prepositions and verbs. "Climb up." "Swing from the monkey bars!" "Slide down." "Play tag with me."  Labeling playground vocabulary. (slide, swings, monkey bars, etc)  Encouraging and assisting with play and conversation between siblings and peers. (ex: my turn, your turn, etc.)

Playgrounds Motor   Climb, climb, climb to strengthen, improve body awareness, and provide "heavy work"  Jumping off to build motor planning, body awareness, input  Swing and twirl for vestibular input, body awareness, motor planning,  Stepping on bridges and "pads" builds balance, motor planning, coordination This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

Mrs. Grygo's Favorite Parks Chuck Fasola Park in Deptford New Street Park Bowe Playground Washington Lake Park Scotland Run in Clayton Red Bank Battlefield Atkinson Park in Washington Twp Gloucester Twp Park Fort Medford in Medford Smith Memorial Playground- Philadelphia

Library Story time  Read stories to your child, making  funny voices for the characters, commenting, and asking questions as you go along. "What do you think will happen next?" "Where did the cat go?" "Look at the blue car!" Ask your child to point to pictures in  the book. Have your child pick out books and  turn the pages Crafts  Encourage requesting, naming items,  following directions. Model vocabulary and actions.  Activity Schedule for Glassboro Public  Library: https://www.gcls.org/calendar/childrens- This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC. programs/glassboro

Outside Go for a walk Model spatial concepts:" jump over", "go behind the tree", "walk in front", "go under the tree" ✓ Ride a scooter or bike, pull a wagon, walk a dog ✓ Discuss what you are seeing and greet people ✓ Scavenger Hunt Play " I Spy"- Have your child find vocabulary in the environment. (ex. Find something ✓ that smells nice, find something green, find something you can play with.) Collect rocks or leaves and then compare them to each other ✓ Balls Play catch and have your child imitate verbs with the action like "Throw, "Catch, and "Roll." ✓ Practice turn taking while kick balls in a group or passing a ball around a circle ✓ Tap beach balls to each other or jump with them in between your legs ✓ Fly a kite while on a picnic This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

More Outside Fun: Bubbles Have child request that you blow the bubbles or that they want a turn with ✓ the bubbles. Model vocabulary and actions, and then have them imitate you. "Pop the ✓ bubbles! Pop pop pop!" Side Walk Chalk Have child draw pictures, shapes, letters or numbers ✓ Draw on sidewalks and vertical surfaces such as wood fences ✓ Use a spray bottles to wash off ✓ Talk about the color chalk and/or what the child drew; talk about concepts ✓ (ex: big, little, etc. ) Draw hopscotch and play ✓ Play with bikes, scooter, roller skates, hula hoops, jump ropes Play Red Light, Green Light and other games Roll down a hill

Beach time ❖ Build a sand castle by digging, carrying water in a bucket, molding the sand with your hands, using shovels ❖ Jump the waves ❖ Draw in the sand ❖ Collect shells ❖ Walk and run on the sand ❖ Play frisbee

Water Activities  Sensory bin filled with water beads and hidden objects  Have child dig through the bin using cups, scooper, hands, and search for hidden objects (talk about the hidden objects, categorize, describe, etc.)  Water table  Have child use verbs (ex: splashing, dumping, pouring; floating)  Sprinkler  Use verbs (ex: splashing, running, jumping) This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.

Rainy Day Activities Cooking  Have your child help with collecting the  ingredients and model the names of the ingredients for them if they do not know. Practice sequencing skills. (ex. FIRST we need  to add the flour, THEN we add the egg.) Have your child measure, pour and stir  Games  Board games, card games (memory, go fish).  Story time  Act out stories or read on your belly  Music  Model the lyrics and actions and have your child  imitate you. Forts  Play doh  This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC. Read a book  Nursery Rhymes/Songs (Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on  the Bus or Where is Thumbkin?)

Car Rides/Conversation Starters  "Speech on the Go" handout.  Sequencing, Describing, Figurative Language, "Wh" questions, Articulation.  Speech sound drills. Have your child say stop and go at  traffic lights and walk about waiting for your turn Play I Spy  Sing songs, especially the ones with  hand motions This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

Mealtimes Try a variety of foods and eating them  with different type of utensils ( cocktail fork, ice cream spoon, chop sticks, using a fork and knife) Requesting food items,  comparing/contrasting foods, describing foods. "The apple and banana are both fruit, but the apple is crunchy and the banana is soft." Have your child talk about what meal of  the day it is and discuss other foods you can eat for those meals. "Today This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC. we're having cereal for breakfast. Let's name some more breakfast foods!"

Conclusion and Resources The increase in screen time is preventing development of important speech, fine motor, gross motor, and social skills  Helpful Websites:  www.mommyspeechtherapy.com  https://chicagospeechtherapy.com/parent-resources/speech-language-activities/  https://chicagospeechtherapy.com/articles/  https://thelettersofliteracy.com/awesome-summer-fine-motor-activities/  https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/summer-developmental-activities-for- kids.html Don't forget to check out our Summer Fun Handouts

Have a fun summer! This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-ND.