My reusable theme for May is “space!” For prizes this month I added the leftover star sunglasses I got last year to my prize box and added these star-shaped bubble necklaces. Here are there rest of my space-themed treatment materials for May. And you can find the rest of my themed prizes here.
Since April is the month that we can all start gardening (and there are so many great gardening apps) I decided to use this for my reusable theme. I also love birding and April is a great time for it since so many birds are migrating through New Mexico at this time. Here are ways …
I really struggled to find gardening-themed prizes. I really wanted growing kits, but they’ve quadrupled in price since before the pandemic! So, instead, I ordered these cacti erasers. I’ll update this page as the kids love or reject them. You can find the rest of my themed prizes here.
Here’s April’s gardening-and-bird-themed virtual treatment room! Visit it to see the webcams, apps, videos, and websites I’m using this month. Here’s a link to my folder of treatment virtual therapy rooms (so you can download and edit a room to make it your own). You can find my other themed virtual treatment rooms here.
For my gardening sensory bin I ordered some black kinetic sand (I keep thinking my patients will get tired of kinetic sand, but each time I make a sensory bin without it half of them ask me when it’s coming back), small plastic planting pots, and a Safari Limited Toob with insects. I removed the …
My favorite part of the COVID-19 lockdown was getting to see everyone’s pets. I love pets! Many of my patients do, too, and I had to make “pets” one of my reusable monthly themes. Here are some ways I’m incorporating “pets” into my practice this month… You can find my other themed virtual therapy rooms …
I’ve had to make the very difficult decision to retire my speech therapy dog, Zooey, when she almost bit a couple kids in a single day. This is very unlike Zooey and all my families who’ve been working with her for years have been as surprised as I was. I think her behavior might be …
A “weighted lap buddy” is like a small weighted blanket in the form of a stuffed animal. These help kids who have trouble sitting in their seats, kids who feel nervous, or even just kids who love stuffed animals! You can find weighted lap buddies for $40 – $50 on Amazon, but I wanted to …
Update: I’m so sad to see that this app is no longer available! Baby Shark Hospital is a similar one for $13.99 and so is Animal Games Doctor for Kids, which is FREE. I’m constantly looking for new and fun naturalistic activities. One of my favorite apps is Toca Pet Doctor. This app isn’t one …
For my pet-themed sensory bin I took the two pet Safari Toobs that I had, threw them into the plastic rocks that I had (and which remind me of aquarium gravel without being so heavy), and added some glow-in-the-dark plastic rocks. This bin has been evoking all sorts of conversations about different pets – so …
