Comparing and Contrasting Skills Comparing and contrasting is the skill of finding the similarities and differences between two or more items, people, or concepts. This is an important skill for children as they progress in their understanding and use of language. Practicing this can help improve vocabulary, describing skills, sentence structure, reading comprehension and more. […]
Today is World Music Day! In honor of World Music Day, we want to highlight our wonderful music therapist, Lydia. Our team and families in our schools and clinics are blessed to work alongside her each day. She brings a wealth of knowledge, joy, and beautiful music to everyone she works with. We are happy […]
Happy Father’s Day from Project Play! It is a privilege to work alongside so many incredible dads here at Project Play Therapy. We appreciate each of you and all you do for your kids to help them grow and reach their fullest potential. Need a simple craft this Father’s Day? Download our free “You’re […]
Hopping Skills Hopping can be a very tricky task for kids to figure out. It takes a combination of leg strength, balance, and coordination of the upper and lower body to gain enough momentum for foot clearance. Click here to watch the video from our physical therapist sharing these hopping games. Here are some fun […]
Following Directions with Summer Activities Why is it important to work on following directions? Following simple and multistep directions is an important step in language development. Development of this skill helps children while interacting in a variety of settings, especially school, where there is much structure. The classroom is full of opportunities and requirements to […]
Meet June’s Featured Friend! Here at Project Play Therapy, we love our village of friends and families. This is why it is important to us to spotlight those who work hard and do their best. Today we are sending all the love and congratulations to our friend, Zayden! Here is what Zayden’s mom has […]
Let’s get writing! With less stress, and more time, summer is the perfect time to practice handwriting! Working on letter formation is important to improve your child’s overall legibility and speed of writing. For younger children, it is important to work on foundational pre-writing strokes to gain the movements needed to write letters. Like most […]
Turn Taking: an important social skill We take turns when we’re talking to someone, when we play games, and when we wait in line at the drive-thru. Music can be a great tool to teach and practice turn taking! Click HERE to hear a turn taking song from our music therapist. Song Lyrics Below […]
Reinforcement: Your greatest strategy! Reinforcement is one of the most important and powerful strategies when teaching your child a new skill or behavior. It is what occurs immediately following a behavior to increase the future likelihood that the behavior will happen again. In other words, reinforcement strengthens a behavior. You can check out this video […]
Let’s talk about calm down music! Have you ever turned on calming music and taken deep breaths as a way to cope when you’re feeling stressed? Music is a great way to support self-regulation and soothe feelings of tension, anxiety, and frustration. Just like adults, children and teenagers need validation and time to process […]