Wearing SPD Lenses: A Thanksgiving Fingerplay Song

January 25, 2012 By

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and with it, comes time for fun and feasting — and, of course, opportunities to don your SPD lenses to see old things in a new sensory-friendly way. Today’s Challenge How can a simple fingerplay become the basis for sensory-friendly themed learning in the coming week? Original Purpose A [...]

Filed Under: Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Martianne Stanger, Motor Planning, Motor Skills, muscle Tone, Music Therapy, Proprioception, Sensory, Sensory Diet, Sensory Processing Disorder, Smell, Special Needs, Therapeutic Fun, Therapies, Writers

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas – Celebrating Spectrum Holidays

November 29, 2011 By
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In 1953, 10 year old, Gayla Peevy, sang the song I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas , which became quite popular. I love the lines: I want a hippopotamus for Christmas; Only a hippopotamus will do. Don’t want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy. I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy! I want [...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Robin Schwoyer

Wearing SPD Lenses: A Thanksgiving Fingerplay Song

November 23, 2011 By

by Martianne Stanger Thanksgiving is tomorrow and with it comes time for fun and feasting — and, of course, opportunities to don your SPD lenses to see old things in a new sensory-friendly way. Today’s Challenge How can a simple fingerplay become the basis for sensory-friendly themed learning? Original Purpose  A few minutes of entertainment [...]

Filed Under: Martianne Stanger, Music Therapy, Sensory Diet, Sensory Processing Disorder