Spring Slide Deck
Looking for something fun to capture your preschoolers, kindergartners and young elementary aged students during Teletherapy sessions? Are you looking for a fun brain break that won’t completely make your students wild? Check out this fun Spring and/or Easter slide deck to work on visual perceptual, sensory motor, fine motor skills and more.
Spring is in the air….finally!
I’m back with another fun slide deck to bring a little fun to your teletherapy sessions after many of you make your final push after spring break to the end of the school year!
My students have really been enjoying these hide and seek inspired slide decks.
This Spring slide deck will pair the excitement of guessing the hidden object behind the egg or cherry blossom tree (I made 2 versions of this slide deck) and then you can choose to focus on a gross motor and/or fine motor activity based on your student's goals.
This is a great activity to use as a brain break or after some writing instruction to reinforce concepts of letter formation, sizing, spacing and/or spelling.
There are many opportunities to customize this one to meet several students needs (my favorite kind of activities so I spend less time planning!)
This one also works well for physical therapists, speech therapists, and teachers for a variety of goals.
Spring Day Slide Deck for Teletherapy
This is a fun slide deck with a Spring/Easter theme can work on the following skills:
Visual figure ground (being able to locate something in a busy background)
Visual closure (Being able to identify an object when only seeing a portion of it)
Visual attention (waiting for the next hidden object to appear on screen)
Receptive and Expressive Language (could target “wh” questions, vocabulary, beginning/ending sounds, colors, shapes, etc.).
Fine motor skills (Practice writing the words, sentences or draw a picture)
Gross motor skills (Perform the demonstrated movement activity or make up your own!)
Sensory motor skills (Don’t forget to do your bee breathing at the end of the slide deck to stay regulated!)
Spring Visual Perceptual Activities
There are 8 different Spring inspired objects hidden behind the tree or egg to challenge your little ones visual figure ground, visual attention and visual closure skills:
Bunny
Chick
Robin
Worm
Tulips
Butterfly
Ladybug
Bee
The first slide will have only a small part of the object revealed.
The second slide will have half of the object revealed.
The third slide will reveal the hidden object and have the printed word.
How to challenge visual perceptual and fine motor skills:
You can grade this activity up/down by increasing or decreasing the speed in which you change from slide to slide.
Have students copy the word onto paper or write a sentence using the word.
Add a memory challenge by saving the writing practice until the end of the game. Test your student’s memory to see how many words they can remember.
For older students, use it as an opportunity to self-correct their handwriting. Check for spacing, letter formation, sizing, placement and spelling.
Spring Gross Motor/Sensory Motor Activities
After each hidden object is revealed, there will be a sensory motor slide to encourage either imitation and motor planning of a gross motor action or a sensory experience.
Some slides will have 2 options for an easier/more challenging motor movement.
I will also note the adaptations I used for some of my students with significant motor impairments below.
The 8 slides will target:
Bunny-Hop like a bunny. Modification: bounce on caregiver’s lap.
Chick-Swim like a chick. Modification: provide hand over hand to gently “swim” and move arms together.
Robin-Fly like a robin. Modification: Airplane: Caregiver lies on back on the floor and child rest on caregiver’s shins and holds caregiver’s hands to “fly”.
Worm-Roll like a worm. Modification: Provide support as needed to log roll.
Tulips-Grow like a tulip. Modification: Practice sit to stand.
Butterfly-Fly like a butterfly. Modification: Try the first motion in the first video.
Ladybug-Crawl like a ladybug. Modification: Provide support as needed to crawl on hands and knees or practice holding quadruped position and rocking back/forth.
Bee-Bee breathing
Ways to modify these gross motor/sensory motor slides
Grade each of these movements as you feel necessary to suit your child’s developmental levels.
You can also grade up or down by increasing/decreasing the amount of time the movement is performed.
Or maybe you can test your student’s memory by having them remember the movements in order and do them every time a new movement is added.
I’ve also used this slide deck for some of the children on my caseload with significant motor impairments. Here are some of the modifications I used:
Bunny-Bounce on caregiver’s lap.
Chick-Provide hand over hand to gently “swim” and move arms together.
Robin-Airplane: Caregiver lies on back on the floor and child rest on caregiver’s shins and holds caregiver’s hands to “fly”.
Worm-Provide support as needed to log roll.
Tulips-Practice sit to stand.
Butterfly-Try the first motion in the first video or practice ring or short sitting.
Ladybug-Provide support as needed to crawl on hands and knees or practice holding quadruped position and rocking back/forth.
Bee-Place child’s hand on your chest so they can feel your hum.
How do I get the Spring slide deck?
Sign up for your free copy of the slide deck below.
Grab the link that is sent to you and bookmark it for easy access.
The slides are not interactive so your student does NOT need remote access; however, you need to be able to screen share.
When it’s time for your teletherapy session, simply paste the link into your browser and screen share the slide deck with your student (No need to copy or have a google account!)
or
Send the link to your student via email before your session and have them screen share with you.
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Note: If you are using a school email address you many be blocked from receiving my emails by your school server. Try using a personal email address for better success.
I hope you enjoy this slide deck and find it useful for your students.
Let me know in the comments how you end up adapting it for your students!
