July’s Theme: Ocean

My dog, Zooey, dressed up as Ariel from the Little Mermaid

My reusable monthly theme for July is Ocean! You can find the rest of my monthly themes here. Here are the ways I’m incorporating this theme in to my practice this month… You can find more themed virtual treatment rooms here. You can find more themed sensory bins here. You can find more themed prizes …

Ocean Sensory Bin

A sensory bin with iridescent blue plastic rocks, beach-like kinetic sand, miniature ocean animals, tools to make sand castles, and Disney Doorable characters from Moana 2.

For my ocean sensory bin I really wanted Orbeez since can stay wet (and cool) without getting funky, but I discovered that Orbeez have been banned (and for good reason). Instead, I got some blue plastic pebbles and beach kinetic sand – I added some animals from the Terra Sea Life set I got from …

Ocean Naturalistic Activities

SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star floating on jellyfish.

Each month I switch out the apps, websites, and videos I use during treatment. Here are the ocean-themed ones I’m using this month… Toys/Board Games/Apps Books Videos Also: here are some ideas for using Disney shorts in speech & language treatment. You can find my other themed naturalistic activities here.

Ocean Prizes

My reusable theme for July is “ocean!” For prizes this month I got these Moana 2 Doorables, these shark keychains, these leis, these pearl necklaces, these mermaid keychains, and these kinetic sand cups (which are my patients’ favorite). You can find the rest of my themed prizes here.

Ocean Virtual Treatment Room

July’s theme is OCEAN! Click here to visit my virtual treatment room for July and see what apps, websites, books, and videos I’m using this month. Here’s a link to my folder of themed virtual treatment rooms (so you can download and edit a room to make it your own if you want to). You can find …

Regulation Tool: Mermaid Pillows

I just love these pillow cases!  I also bought these inserts to go with them.  Every regulation tool can be used for any zone and they can have different effects on each child, but Mermaid Pillows seem to most often help kids who are in the yellow zone and feeling worried, overwhelmed, scared, or frustrated.  …