We began our Thursday with sensory diets, science, and ring toss. Today was our Science Fair and we were busy preparing for the judges.
Sensory diets are so important for regulation, auditory processing skills, teamwork, social skills, sportsmanship, motor planning, body mapping, sequencing, gross motor skills, proprioception skills, vestibular and bilateral movements, and balance and coordination. Science is important for creativity, language arts and communication skills, mathematics skills, abstract thinking and complex communication, fine motor skills, problem solving skills. Ring toss is a great tool to work on our fine and gross motor skills, visual spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, accuracy, turn taking, sportsmanship, and math skills.
Science Fair Preparation
In gym class today we played a super fun game called Soccer Bench Ball. It was so much fun and everyone demonstrated great teamwork skills, social skills, social problem solving skills, sportsmanship, motor planning, body mapping, sequencing, gross motor skills, proprioception skills, vestibular and bilateral movements, and balance and coordination.
Before lunch our friends voted on an abstract fine motor drawing game called Complete The Picture. Students had to create their own unique picture using 2-3 random shapes/patterns/lines/etc. Everyone worked independently and used their creative skills, abstract and symbolic thought, fine motor skills, and oral communication when explaining their drawing to their peers.
After lunch we got our science boards, projects, and other materials ready for the judges. Students had to use scientific vocabulary, application and comprehension skills, questioning and oral communication skills while presenting to the judges! Although some of our experiments did not work properly (this, unfortunately, is science as science takes a lot of time, tests, and failed results), all of our friends worked so hard the past three weeks thinking about, designing, planning, experimenting, and testing their science projects! I am so proud of you all. Great job! : )
HOMEWORK:
To go over some of our favourite items/toys/clothes/photos/etc. and take a photo of them, develop the photos (Walmart has instant printing for 10 cents a photo), put them in a scrap book, and then write the date and year you got them, why, from where, from who, what it is, etc. During our Show & Tell all of us are having difficulties putting a specific place and time on our objects. Keeping a scrap book (journal log) of our items, toys, and memories will help us make connections, links, and begin to comprehend time and make the connections between past, present, and future events in our lives. This should be an ongoing project for the remainder of the year and then can continue on throughout the following years as well! Have fun with it and get creative!
Spend 15 minutes reading a book of your child's choice, a cartoon, instructions, recipe, comic strip, etc. Make reading fun, engaging, an adventure, and not a boring chore. You can also have your child create their own picture story book using the 5-Finger Retell Model.
Work on money skills at home and out in the community. Have your child make their own shop, store, etc. at home using real items/foods. Price out items, look online for comparable prices, and then use real money (5 cents to 2 dollar coins) to make specific amounts, for example, have your child show you how to make $1.80 out of nickels, dimes, and quarters.
Mr. Jacob : )
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