Happy Winter!

This month is all about winter and what we wear in the snow.  Many of our activities are inspired by Shirley Neizel's Book: The Jacket I Wear in the Snow.

There is a lot of opportunities for children to use their vocabulary of clothing, body awareness, and sequencing in this great story.  If you look online, there are many activities you can try at home as well.  

On Boardmaker Share, you can find supports like the ones we use at school: http://www.boardmakershare.com/Activity/699742/jacket-i-wear-in-the-snow

The author's website also has some great activities that might inspire you: http://www.shirleyneitzel.com/activities.htm

But you can also have fun with what is in your drawers and closets.  Let your child explore, make choices of what they might wear: Do you want the blue shirt or  the red one?  Do you want the jeans or the sweatpants?  They can help separate laundry, finding socks that are the same or different.  Or just play dress up.  Most of all, have fun and enjoy this winter season.  

Halloween Celebration

While we celebrate Halloween this week in SpOT, we will also be incorporating some fun activities, songs, and games that target are language and occupational therapy goals. We will be reinforcing fall and Halloween vocabulary while using tag bags (special bags that have various clasps for little hands to practice opening and closing) to discover pictures hidden inside. Sequencing and simple body parts will be practiced as the students make paper jack-o-lanterns. We look forward to another great week of SpOT and hope everyone is enjoying the nice fall weather!