During the Halloween season the colours orange and black are everywhere! The song below emphasizes the colour orange but can easily be adapted to any other colour. For this intervention you will need either a collage of different coloured items (tip! google search images “orange items”, “black items”, “red items”, etc!) or actual tangible …
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Halloween Songs & Activities
Hi Everyone! Only 2 more weeks until Halloween! It is such a fun time of year, you get to dress up and eat candy, no matter what age! Over the next two weeks I will be posting my favourite halloween songs, and interventions so be sure to stop by! The first intervention I would …
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 …
Let’s Make Some Noise, Calgary Alberta!
I received a fabulous opportunity to work with the special needs ministry at Centre Street Church in Calgary, Alberta. The special needs ministry has planned an incredible summer full of activities and I was invited to participate as a music therapist. I wanted to share a song that I wrote based on the …