DIY MATERIALS : HOPSCOTCH

I have a young client who is constantly on the move, so we've played a few versions of hopscotch recently to get some of that energy out.  Here's what we did:

Color Hopscotch:

A friend recently told me how she made a dice out of different colors of construction paper, then laid those same colors of construction paper on the floor as hopscotch spaces.  Whichever color her client rolled, he got to hop to a space of that color.  Each space had a target word or sound to produce.  I had to try this with my kiddo, and it didn't disappoint!

Bubble Wrap Hopscotch:

I had some left over bubble wrap from a recent move.  I simply printed numbers 1 through 10 on separate sheets of paper, then taped bubble wrap on top to make hopscotch spaces.  My client rolled dice to see which number to hop on.  Each space also had a target word or sound to produce.  He likes activities that involve smashing and tearing, so I wasn't surprised that the popping was a hit!

DIY MATERIALS : CUPS

My client LOVES the Cars movies, so I've been tweaking a lot of activities to include Cars characters, especially Lightning McQueen.  I recently tweaked a few of them for Halloween as well.  You could use these activities for most interests and holidays by simply decorating the cups to fit the theme!

Cars Towers:
This is a version of Artic Towers that I personalized by using Cars cups.  These cups are just big enough to not fit in a pringles can for storage, so I wrapped a head band around them instead.  My client earns each cup by correctly producing the target words I've taped on the cups.  After he's earned all the cups, he gets to stack them and knock them down!

Halloween Towers:
For Halloween Towers, I drew silly ghost faces on foam cups.  He really enjoyed trying to mimic all of the silly faces!

Where's the Cars Prize?
I put out three Cars cups, and under one of them I hide a Cars sticker.  My client choses which cup he thinks the sticker is under by saying the target word on that cup, and keeps choosing until he finds the prize.  I tape each of his target words on a cup, and rotate cups throughout the game.  When he finds every sticker (or has said every word), he wins!  (I like how the stimulus is incorporated into this activity.)

Where's the Halloween Prize?
I used the same cups for this activity as for Halloween Towers.

Happy Articulating!