I may or may not have mentioned that this year has been particularly busy. Ok, I've mentioned it a lot. 😄 Time fills up very quickly with screenings, evaluations, therapy, paperwork, IEP writing, billing, progress reports, training paras, meetings, and ideally more time in therapy. If I could change one thing about my job, it would be that I'd have more time to lesson plan. For me, it would be having the time right after a therapy session to write down the exact path I want to take during the next therapy session that I have with that child. The time in therapy is so dynamic and critical. We make so many decisions in the moment based on how the child is responding to therapy. Combine that with the high energy needed to keep a young child's attention means there is a lot happening in a short amount of time. I wish there was a way that I could write down everything that I think of and all the ideas of what I want to try to next time. Unfortunately, by the next session, I have forgotten all of those great ideas. I'm sure there's a google app somewhere that would keep notes for me if I yelled them out in the middle of therapy, but that would be distracting for the child. I need an app that can write down notes from my thoughts. Google, can you work on that for me?
Sigh....I digress.
I should also mention I am very very fortunate to work with a lot of great families. When I work with preschool age children that are not enrolled in preschool yet, I get to work much closer with families because they bring them in for services. Recently, I've been asked for some ideas on fun ways to practice target words at home. I used to have a blank calendar with general ideas, but I cannot find it anymore. So, I decided to put together a few ideas that I can print and have with me to hand out to parents. It's not a complete list, but if gives parents the idea of what types of activities to try. Many of them have gross motor movement paired with them. Keeping kids moving yet still focused on the task can be a skill, but with a little practice, it's much more fun for everyone involved.
The best part is that it's FREE!!!!!
Click on the link above to take you to my Teachers Pay Teachers store where you can download the handout to use with parents that you work with.
Remember...The more fun you have, the more fun they will have!
Check out my TPT store for other resources as well.
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