by Linda | Dec 13, 2015 | Activities, Autism, Blog, Chanuka, Christmas, Developmental Disabilities, hanukka, Holidays, Impulse Control, Instrument Songs, Intervention ideas, Kwanzaa, Motor skills, Movement, Multi-needs, social skills
December is full of holidays that we can build music therapy interventions around. Since I mainly work in school settings, I design activities using secular songs and cultural aspects associated with each holiday. This is also important because it doesn’t...
by Linda | Oct 24, 2014 | Attention, Autism, Blog, Following Directions, Impulse Control, Instruments, Intervention ideas, Motor skills, Movement, Multi-needs, social skills
Tambourines are great instruments because they give instant feedback and are easy to use. This Fall, I taped different pictures of items we see during the season to the front of each tambourine. I used a fantastic new tape I found at our local teacher’s store,...
by Linda | Jul 12, 2014 | Attention, Autism, Blog, Following Directions, Impulse Control, Songs
It’s summer and insects abound! We have been inundated with flies this year, so what better way to deal with them than with a song! Ok….that sounds ridiculous, but there’s a method behind my madness. I originally got this idea from music therapist,...
by Linda | Apr 18, 2014 | Activities, Blog, Creativity, Following Directions, Impulse Control, Intervention ideas, Motor skills, self-esteem, sequencing
Looking for a project to do this weekend with your children or next week when plastic eggs will be on sale? Easter is a great time to stock up on fillable plastic eggs and make home-made egg shakers! This is a great activity that works on fine motor skills, following...
by Linda | Mar 16, 2014 | Activities, Blog, Following Directions, Impulse Control, Instruments, Motor skills, Social, St. Patrick's Day
I always have fun planning activities around a St. Patrick’s Day theme! There’s a large variety of music that can be used….instrumental jigs and reels, vocal standards, music that is fast or slow, etc. In addition, there are rainbows, shamrocks,...
by Linda | Mar 1, 2014 | Activities, apps, Attention, Autism, Blog, Following Directions, Impulse Control, sequencing
One of my latest finds at the Dollar Tree Store is a package of party horns. They are sold in packages of 2 for $1.00. What, you may ask would a music therapist want with party horns? When I first saw them, I thought they’d be great to use for an impulse...