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iPad App: Cause and Effect Sensory Light Box

by Linda | Feb 16, 2014 | apps, Autism, Blog, Developmental Disabilities, iPad, Multi-needs, Sensory

Ok, this winter has been a doozy!! We’ve had weeks of cloudiness, snow and freezing temperatures. It’s hard for anyone not to be affected and get the winter blues. For my students, this has meant irregular schedules due to snow or “cold”...

Valentine’s Day Activity

by Linda | Feb 11, 2014 | Attention, Autism, Blog, Following Directions, Holidays, Valentine's Day

This year, Valentine’s Day coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the British Invasion…the Beatles on Ed Sullivan! What better way to celebrate both events than with the song, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”! This song is universally enjoyed by...

Rainbow Wrist Streamers

by Linda | Feb 2, 2014 | Blog, Motor skills, Movement, Multi-needs, Streamers

Never underestimate the power of wrist streamers! At the beginning of the school year, I purchased rainbow streamers on wrist scrunchies from Bear Paw Creek, LLC. They work wonderfully with individuals of all ability levels because of their design. Since they are...

Snowball Fight!

by Linda | Jan 25, 2014 | Activities, Autism, Blog, social skills, Special needs, Winter

Here in the Chicago area, we have had a cold and snowy winter! Needless to say, we’ve been exploring aspects of winter in our music therapy sessions. Over the holidays, I found Snowtime Anytime indoor snowballs at Hallmark. I thought they would fit in...

Virtual Jack-o-Lantern Activity

by Linda | Oct 29, 2013 | Activities, Blog, Halloween, Motor skills, self-esteem, Turn Taking

Today in a couple of our sessions, we made virtual Jack-o-lanterns! First we sang a song written by my friend and fellow music therapist, Amanda Ellis, called, “Pumpkin, Pumpkin, It’s Almost Halloween”. You can listen to it below or click HERE....

Halloween Fun

by Linda | Oct 29, 2013 | Activities, Blog, Halloween, Holidays, Parachute, Puppets, social skills, Special needs

Halloween is such a fun time of year. This year I found a tarantula puppet that was so scary; I left on the price tag just in case it was too much for the kids. Boy was I wrong! (Except for one staff member who ran out of the room when she saw it!) One activity...