Early Intervention Games

A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help young children learn social and motor skills Barbara Sher, an expert occupational therapist and teacher, has written a handy resource filled with games to play with young children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other sensory processing disorders (SPD). The games are designed to help children feel comfortable in social situations and teach other basic lessons including beginning and end, spatial relationships, hand-eye coordination, and more. Games can also be used in regular classrooms to encourage inclusion. A collection of fun, simple games that can improve the lives of children with ASD or other SPDs. Games can be played by parents or teachers and with individual children or groups. Games are designed to make children more comfortable in social situations and to develop motor and language skills Also included are a variety of interactive games to play in water, whether in a backyard kiddie pool, community swimming pool, or lake All the games are easy-to-do, utilizing common, inexpensive materials, and include several variations and modifications

A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help youngchildren learn social and motor skillsBarbara Sher, an expert occupational therapist and teacher, haswritten a handy resource filled with games to play with youngchildren who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other sensoryprocessing disorders (SPD). The games are designed to help childrenfeel comfortable in social situations and teach other basic lessonsincluding beginning and end, spatial relationships, hand-eyecoordination, and more. Games can also be used in regularclassrooms to encourage inclusion.* A collection of fun, simple games that can improve the lives ofchildren with ASD or other SPDs.* Games can be played by parents or teachers and with individualchildren or groups.* Games are designed to make children more comfortable in socialsituations and to develop motor and language skills* Also included are a variety of interactive games to play inwater, whether in a backyard kiddie pool, community swimming poolor lake* All the games are easy-to-do, utilizing common, inexpensivematerials, and include several variations and modifications

Preface xiiiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1CHAPTER 1 Understanding Sensory Processing Issues 9CHAPTER 2 How the Games Help Sensory Processing Challenges 19CHAPTER 3 Social Gross Motor Games 51A Kid Sandwich 51Are You My Mummy? 54Balloon Baseball 55Blanket Ride 57Boat Ride 59Box Ride 61Going Through the Tunnel of Legs 63Hammock Swing 65Hit the Homemade Piñata 67"I'm Here!" 69Jump to Colors 71Leap the Shoes 73Massages 75Name Game 77Obstacle Course 79Races 82Rolling Children 83RurRurRurRurRUN! 85Sausage Roll (or Sushi Wrap, Hot Dog,Burrito . . . ) 86Scarf Toss 89Shape Targets 90Stack the Cans 92Stop and Go 94Target Games 96Throw the Balls into the Box 98Throwing into the Tubes 101Throwing Through the Tube 103Tug-of-War 105Walk with Rhythm 106We Are Rocking 109Who Is This? 111Who's in the Box? 112Wiggling Snake 114CHAPTER 4 Social Fine Motor Games 117Bingo Game 117Bubble Blowing 119Cereal Box Puzzles 121Cereal Necklace 123Colored Slots 125Drawing Faces 127Dump and Fill 128Eyedropper Squirts 130Feather Blowing 132Listening Game 134Lost in Rice 135Penny Flick 137Point to the Cup 139Pudding Party 141Secret Message 142Sink the Boat 144Smelling Game 146Sound Makers 147Straw Sucking 149Styrofoam Hammering 151Tile Painting 153Toothpick Treats 155What's in the Sock? 156Yes-No Game 158CHAPTER 5 Water Games 161Blow Bubbles and Hum 162Boogie Board Ride 164Bury the Body 165Catch a Fish 167Choo-Choo Train 169Fill the Bucket 171Floating on Your Back 174Gecko Walking 176In and Out Crash 178Into the Hole 179The Kids in the Water Go Splashy Clap 182The Little Dutch Boy 185Little Jumps, Big Jumps 186London Bridge 188Make a Pond 190Monkey Walking 192One, Two, Three--Change 194Parallel Swim 196Ping-Pong Play 198Ready? Set. Jump! 200Riding the Horse Noodles 202Ring-Around-a-Rosy 203Save Your Life 205Shark Attack 207The Sponge Pass 209The Squirting Game 212Tug the Tube 214Wa-Wa-Wa-Water! 215Appendix I Index of Games by Sensory System or Skill Stimulated 219Appendix II Additional Resources 227The Author 231Bibliography 233