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Operation Breakthrough:Green 2Brianna Cowley & Lauren Mulsow
Meet our Class!•Aged 12-24 months•8 Kids• 3 girls• 5 boys
•2 teachers• They had most of these
kids since 6 weeks of age• One left mid-semester
The Classroom
. •Routine• Music Therapy• PT time• Outdoor or Free Play• Handwashing & diaper
change• Lunch
The Kids
•Abilities• Ranged from clumsy walking
to jumping with two feet• Difficulty following directions
•Favorite Activities• Music• Books• Outdoor play• Pushing cars• Blocks• Going down the slide
Needs
•Needs• Organized play• Songs to capture attention• Repetition to learn
movement•One child needed special attention•Received PT
Our Experience
• Bayley-III on a child with Dandy Walker Syndrome
• Led activities• songs for motor
movements and intellectual skills
• toddler yoga poses • self-care putting on coats
• Guided outdoor play and assisted in music time
• Dealt with behavior issues• Exposure to a group with
different life experience
Successful Activities
•Songs were most successful•Outdoor recess • Saw dramatic improvements
•Free time in the neighborhood space with mats, Thera-balls, building tiles, push toys
Touch your toes!
Not so Successful •Baby Yoga• Difficulty following
directions, keeping their attention
• Add music or a song• Maybe more persistent
practice would make it successful
•Fine Motor activities, including songs• Attempted the finger
movements
Our Project•Song book with Movements• 10 songs we worked on
throughout the semester• Fine motor songs• Gross motor songs• Sensory songs• Intellectual skills songs
•Section to record progress and movements to work on• “The Skills I am working on
today are…”• Record what they were
struggling with to reference the next time
Why this Project?
•Why songs?• Captured their attention• Use music to coordinate
movements• Fun to repeat to learn the
movements better• The movements in the
songs were needed skills for this age group
• Can be taken out and used anywhere (stop a screaming session!)
Reflection
• We learned that…• FLEXIBILITY is key!• Be prepared with
multiple things to do• Be creative with
interventions• Be prepared with
incentives (food, stamps, etc.)
• Repetition is good
Reflection
• What went well?• Gaining kids’ trust• Rapport with teachers
• What areas could use improvement? • Timing of activities to
last longer• Modifying a kids’
behavior• More creative
Questions?