January- Winter theme

January starts a New Year after a crazy holiday season. I'm trying to reset and have a more organized life. I plan to have sensory bins and activities made out ahead of time so I can fit in learning and fun whenever I can. I work 3 days a week, full days but could do a sensory bin or activity if someone cancels or on a day I start later. At the bottom will be a list of items to have on hand for all the activities listed.

Holidays

1st Global Family Day

12th National Hot Tea Day

13th National Sticker Day

14th National Pizza Week

21st International Playdate Day

28 National Blueberry Pancake

Activities for those Holidays

Global Family Day- I love a Family Day. I think everyone is so busy all the time it's important to carve out special Family Time. It does help that everyone is off work/school for New Year's Day. We will be doing something as a family. I think a nice breakfast, maybe we'll go out for breakfast. We'll spend time together going to the zoo or Arboretum since we have memberships to both. It isn't often that I get to do things with both my boys and my boyfriend. We're always all going in different directions with work, school, and life. So a Family Day is on the books. works on being a family, not everything needs a speech goal

National Hot Tea Day- My little one doesn't have tea but playing tea party would be fun. It can all be pretend or you can have juice and cookies. It's nice to have some pretend play and some special time. works on new words

National Sticker Day- Stickers are good for fine motor. We have lots of different stickers and some reusable sticker books. You could make a letter or shape and have them put the stickers on the line. You can identify the stickers. With these reusable stickers, we can make a scene and name animals as pictured. works on following directions, identifying familiar items, use environmental sounds, requesting more,

National Pizza Week- Of course, I like to get into the kitchen with my little one. We will be making homemade pizzas for dinner. You can individual pizzas or they can help make a big family pizza. My little one loves to help make pizzas, we do it often. works Following directions, naming the food items.

International Playdate Day- Playing with other kids is so important. Kids with delays learn from their same-age peers, younger kids learn new skills from older kids and sometimes kids just learn things from other kids that they just can't get from adults. We love to try to do playdates with our friends on Fridays. When we officially start homeschooling playdates will be a must. It may be helpful that this day falls on a Sunday so hopefully, people will be off work and can make a playdate work. works on playing with peers, turn-taking,

National Blueberry Pancake- Of course, we're making pancakes. I often look for good food holidays just to give us an excuse to cook together. This can work on following directions, and counting the blueberries you put in. Following directions, counting, naming foods.

Activities

Obleck Melty Snow- Obleck is so easy 2 parts Cornstarch to 1 part water. It's white like snow and has such a cool texture. It can be a hit or miss with sensory kids though. I just did this last week with one of my clients and they loved it. They can help mix it up and it's just so cool to play with. works on following directions, and sensory play.

Snowman Art project- I got some snowman kits from Hobby Lobby. You put on the hat, scarf, and arms. We currently love snowmen so I know we will be making several snowmen this month. works on following directions, and identifying familiar items/body parts

Bring in clean snow- Get the snow playing fun without all the cold. Bring in clean, fresh snow for a sensory bin. You can make snowballs, and mini snowmen and not freeze outside.

Rice Sensory bin- We had a big bag of rice from Costco that my family didn't really care for so I used it for a Christmas sensory bin with Christmas pasta from Aldi. This month the pasta and Christmas stuff came out and some plastic snowflake vase filler went in with blue pompoms. You can sort of the snowflakes and pompoms and count them. Scooping and dumping is always fun. works on sensory play, sorting items, counting.

Snow Dough- I saw this recipe for snow dough and it looks so cute and is perfect for our winter theme. It has lotion so it is not a taste-safe dough if you are worried about them taking a lick. They can help make it and then play with it. works on following directions, sensory play,

Speech Goals based of the Rosetti

Expressive

15-18 months

Says 15 meaningful words

Uses consonant sounds, such as /t,d,n,h/

Talks rather than uses gestures

Imitates words overheard in conversation

Asks "What's that?"

Asks for "more"

Names five to seven familiar objects upon request

18-21 months

Uses single words frequently

Uses sentence-like intonational patterns

Imitates environmental noises

Verbalizes two different needs

Uses two-word phrases occasionally

21-24 months

Uses two-word phrases frequently

Uses 50 different words

Uses new words regularly

Relates personal experiences

Uses three-words phrases occasionally

Refers to self by name

Uses early pronouns occasionally

Uses a mean length of 1.25-1.50 morphemes per utterance

24-27 months

Imitates two numbers or unrelated words upon request

Uses three-word phrases frequently

Asks for assistance with personal needs

Uses action words

Uses a mean length of 1.50-2.0 morphemes per utterance

27-30 months

Names one color

Refers to self by pronoun consistently

Uses two sentence types

Responds to greeting consistently

Uses negation

Uses a mean length of 2.00-2.50 morphemes per utterance

30-33 months

Answers questions with "yes" or "no'

Imitates a series of three numbers or unrelated words

Uses plurals

Uses prepositions

States gender

States first and last name

33-36 months

Relates recent experiences through verbalization

Uses verb forms

Expresses physical states

Converses in sentences

Counts to three

Uses a mean length of 2.50-3.00 morphemes per utterance

Receptive

21-24 months 

Chooses one object from a group of five upon verbal request 

Follows novel commands 

Follows a two-step related directions 

Understands new words rapidly 

24-27 months 

Points to four words in pictures 

Recognizes family members names 

Understands the concept of one 

Understands size concepts 

27-30 months 

Responds to simple questions 

Identifies four objects by function 

Undersands location phrases 

30-33 months 

Understands five common action words 

Follow two-step unrelated commands 

Understands the concepts one and all 

Answers yes and no questions correctly 

33-36 months 

Shows interest in why and how things work 

Follows a three-step unrelated command 

Identifies parts of an object 

Responds to wh- questions 

Follows commands with two familiar attributes