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Brain Break: Blame It on the Rain

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You will need:

    No tools are needed for this activity. You can sit on the floor, on a mat or in a chair. Just make sure you’re in a quiet place.

The Activity:

Mindfulness teaches us to be present in the moment – not thinking of the past or future. In this activity, children will learn how to be present in the moment by learning to quiet their minds and body. We will listen to different kinds of rain sounds and imagine what kind of animals may be outside. Once your child completes the activity, he/she can add a sticker or checkmark to their reward chart!

Goals:

Research shows that mindfulness can improve behavior and the well-being of our children. Mindfulness teaches self-control, can lower anxiety and stress, improve emotional regulation, and even boost self-esteem.

Brain Break: Balloon Activity

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You will need:

• 1 green balloon

• 1 blue balloon

• Sharpie

 

The Activity:

Children tap one balloon and don’t allow it to fall to the ground. Then they can challenge themselves by adding a second balloon. Children then write letters on one balloon and tap t while naming a letter that they see.
 

Goals:

Children work on eye hand coordination skills. Tapping balloons is an easier way for young children and those that find ball skills challenging, to improve their ball skills.

Brain Break: Asteroid Toss

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You will need:

• Asteroid Toss targets PDF

 

The Activity:

Create a rocket ship with paper towel roll and write letters on it. Identify and match letters by using letter stickers and placing them over the letter on the rocket ship.

 

Goals:

This activity can be used for letter recognition or for learning to match upper and lower case letters

Brain Break: Animal Walks

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You will need:

    No tools are needed for this activity.

The Activity:

Animal walks are a great way to work on many important skills! In this activity, children will learn different kinds of stretches based on animals that hibernate. This activity can be completed indoor or outdoor, have fun with it!

Goals:

Animal walks help strengthen the upper body, core, and hand/fingers. Important skills such as motor planning and bilateral coordination are targeted when practicing animal walks.

Brain Break: ABC Move & Groove

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You will need:

    You do not need any tools for this activity however if you would like a list of these activities, you can print out the ABC Move and Groove PDF.

The Activity:

ABC Move and Groove is a great way to get your little ones moving! In this activity, each letter corresponds to a specific action. Children are asked to complete movement activities that spell out the word SPRING. You can also spell your own name and get moving!

Goals:

Movement activities help children prepare their bodies and minds for learning. With these exercises we can also Improve bilateral coordination, motor planning, balance and crossing the midline of our bodies.

Learning Corner: Stamping Postcards

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You will need:

• Postcards PDF

• Scissors to cut out the Postcards

• Large envelope

• Ink Stamps

 

The Activity:

Stamp the two matching letters on the postcard and stamp or count out the numbers and stamp the two matching numbers.

 

Goals:

Children work on identifying letters and on counting skills.

Learning Corner: Spaceship Sticker Letter Match

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You will need:

• Rocket Ship Letter Match PDF

• Paper Towel Roll

• Round stickers

• Marker

 

The Activity:

Create a rocket ship with paper towel roll and write letters on it. Identify and match letters by using letter stickers and placing them over the letter on the rocket ship.

 

Goals:

This activity can be used for letter recognition or for learning to match upper and lower case ltters

Learning Corner: Mystery Letter Jump

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You will need:

• Paper towels cut into long strips

• Sharpies

• Letter cards

• A bowl of water

  

The Activity:

Children reveal a letter on the paper towel and jump to that letter on the floor. They name the letter and find a word that starts with that letter.

 

Goals:

This activity improves bilateral coordination skills as well as letter recognition.

Learning Corner: Garden Builder

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You will need:

The Activity:

Learn your letters by building a garden! In this activity, children are asked to match uppercase letters and work on their sounds. Once they are able to do that, then they will match lowercase letters with uppercase letters.

Goals:

This garden activity works on recognizing letters. For older children we can use to match letters to sounds or to match upper and lower case letters to each other.

Learning Corner: Floating Letters

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You will need:

• Dry erase marker

• GLASS plate or dish

• Water

 

 

The Activity:

Children draw their homes, families and write their names with dry erase markers in a clear glass plate. When they add water, the image lifts off the plate!!!

 

Goals:

This is fun way for children to practice drawing and writing skills. It is also a great science experiment!

All activities are designed to be used to supplement treatment facilitated by a parent or trained professional. These resources are not a replacement for therapy and are not intended to treat disorders. They are for educational and exploration purposes only. Consult with a health care professional for treatment for developmental delays/challenges.

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