Anyway, I had two tests today so I haven't had time to post another activity that I worked on yesterday. It is still a little rough... it's one of the ones I'm most concerned about. But, hey, I'll try it and if it goes poorly I'll just move on to the next activity.
I can't think of a creative name for this one so I'll just call it "Catch and Tell Me." It's another get to know you activity. Just to preface: I have been looking for the perfect ball for this game. I wanted a miniature, all-white soccer ball so that I could color each surface. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the perfect ball (believe me, I tried). Mark & I went to the Dollar Tree to pick up (very) random fall/Halloween decorations and I found a semi-perfect ball. It is already colored in, the right size, and it was $1. Still not completely pleased though... ugh, there is that type 1 personality again.
The $1 ball... it looks a lot perkier in person, promise |
So, back to the activity, this game involves tossing a ball. Whichever color your thumb lands on correlates with a comment you must make. E.g. if my thumb is on the green, I have to say something that I like about the category, if it lands on red: I say something I dislike, green is my favorite thing or memory about it, and yellow is something I want to do or accomplish in the future... confusing, right? Here is an instruction page:
I'm planning on using a magnet to hang on the whiteboard so that it is easily viewable while we throw the ball |
I'm going to do an example so that the child can see how each color works with a category. I wanted to start with summer because it is something that he/she will have easily-accessed schema about (it just happened, summer is fun, and it is a broad theme). I also threw school & therapy in there because I want to find out the things that are motivating and things that are not. The fall/autumn category will help me see what ideas I can use in the next month or so. And we'll finish with another easy one: being a kid.
So it is pretty easy:
- Toss the ball
- Thumb lands on blue: "I like _____ about summer"
- Continue throwing until you get a new color (for instance, if you get blue again, don't go onto school, instead just throw again and hope to get a different color-- this makes it easier for the child to access the schematic knowledge)
- After hitting all of the colors for a category, move onto the next round and repeat
- I plan on doing two and judging the time & engagement level. If there is time and the child is loving it then I'll keep going. If not, we can always come back to it another time.
- Each color represents a different "shake it out" activity if the child needs a 1 minute break
- Blue: 5 jumping jacks, red: run in place, etc.
- Use for vocabulary words
- Blue: read definition, red: name a word with similar meaning, etc.
- There are a lot of options, just get creative!
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