Let’s Read & Sing! As the school year is back in full swing, we here at Project Play Therapy want to help you find creative and fun ways to support your child’s academic skills! Most children enjoy being read to and enjoy singing songs – but did you know that the two can be combined […]
Happy Backpack Awareness Day 2021 September 15th is Backpack Awareness Day! The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) started National School Backpack Awareness Day to provide education on the importance of backpack safety. It has been celebrated on the third Wednesday of September since 2002! Celebrate Backpack Awareness Day by becoming aware of the weight […]
Let’s Play! Why is play important? As you develop your child’s play skills, you are also helping your child learn and practice other important skills. This allows children to practice exploring their environment, imitate, communicate, share, perspective take, and so much more! Not only are they building new skills but you are also building your […]
Music Based App Recommendations Most kids enjoy exploring technology. With the right apps, screen time can both be fun AND support development! Below you will find a list of app recommendations from our music therapist. These apps incorporate music to target creativity, self-expression, reading skills, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and more! Apps for Creativity and […]
Cooking and Communication How Your Kitchen is the Next Best Place for Speech and Language Development! When practicing speech and language skills, it is important to make it practical and engaging for your child. Research shows that young children learn by experience. Play is the most meaningful when it is child-directed and relevant. Most children […]
Let’s talk about sight words! Sight words are common words that pop up frequently when reading. Recognizing these words helps kids to become faster, more fluent readers, since they don’t have to stop and try to sound them out. Memorizing sight words is often a large part of beginner reading curriculums. If your child has […]
Let’s tell some stories! Sharing stories is an enjoyable way to connect with your child while promoting crucial communication skills. Storytelling can help promote your child’s vocabulary, grammar, working memory, social language use and so much more! You can watch one of our speech and language therapists explain this activity here! Storytelling Activity For a […]
Time to Take Flight! Going to the airport and flying in an airplane can be a fun, but challenging, experience! Waiting in long lines, walking through big crowds, hearing the roar of the plane as it takes off… For kids with sensory sensitivities, navigating the airport and airplane can be especially overwhelming. How can […]
So what’s the deal with messy play? You may hear your child’s Occupational Therapist talk about the importance of messy play, but why? Messy play is crucial to your child’s cognitive and creative development, helping their learning process and promoting engagement with the senses! Messy play helps develop the following skills: Physical Development: Development […]
Back to School Vocabulary Welcome back to school students and teachers of all ages! Today we have created an easy to use back-to-school vocabulary activity for your students! Vocabulary acquisition is the process in which we learn new words. It is important for building expressive language for young children, which impacts the ability for them […]