It is officially 10 sleeps until Christmas Day and I can’t wait! The excitement is building in the air as we all wrap up loose ends and have our last sessions before Christmas! There is one more week until the holiday break starts and just enough time to squeeze in this intervention. I found this …
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Decorating a Christmas Tree Through Song!
Look at that plain ol’ tree – it needs a little love and some decorations! This morning at Mini Melodies Mommy & Me Music class we decorated our christmas tree through song! It was so much fun to have the children each pick out what they wanted to put on the tree and sing the …
Five Gingerbread Men
This intervention is perfect for the holiday season! Who doesn’t want to sing about gingerbread men cookies?! This song touches on many different goals such as impulse control, counting, socialization, participation and taking turns. It is always a hit with younger children especially if you can exaggerate and go over the top with the …
CLEAR Music Therapy Newsletter Vol 1. Issue 1.
The first CLEAR Music Therapy Newsletter issue is out! If you want to be apart of the mailing list please leave a comment with your email address or contact me at julie@clearmusictherapy.com!
It is Snowing!
I think the snow is finally here to stay! We have been very lucky with just little spurts of it here and there, but I think the time has finally come for winter. I love children’s songs about weather. Talking about the weather brings up so many different topics to talk about, like activities, what …
Halloween Stew
Halloween is landing on a Monday this year which makes for extra celebration on the Friday before, during the weekend and on the day! Here is a simple intervention to encourage participation, impulse control and social interaction. You will need a small to large parachute and scarves. Spread out the parachute and talk about …
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, Everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! In Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving a little bit earlier than our neighbours down south! The first weekend in October welcomes us with turkey, pumpkin pie & a holiday Monday! I’m sure my fellow Canadians are busy getting their houses prepared for family and figuring out what ingredients they will need for the …
Hello Fall!
Isn’t fall wonderful? The colours, the smell, fun scarves, pumpkin spice lattes, everything is just cozy! Speaking of feeling cozy, new weather brings new things to learn about and that includes dressing for the elements. Teaching children about dressing appropriately for different seasons does not only teach them about being prepared but teaches sequencing. Learning …
The Fabulous Sound of /F/
When working on speech sounds with children, some are easier than others! For example, we can easily incorporate practicing the sound /s/ into practice because we pluralize words on a daily basis. The sound /f/ can be a bit trickier since it is not as common in our day to day repertoire of sounds! Below …
Happy September!
Doesn’t the beginning of September feel great? We were all students at some point in our lives and I think September will always bring an idea of a fresh new start in my mind! I am so excited to be back at work again. I took quite a few weeks off this summer to …