The Out-of-Sync Child has fun

by Kranowitz, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780399528439
• ISBN10: 0399528431
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-07
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

This companion volume to The Out-of-Sync Childpresents activities that parents of kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction can do at home with their child to strengthen their child's abilities-and have some fun together along the way.

Author Biography

Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., a preschool teacher for over 25 years, has a special interest in children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. She collaborated with leading SI authority Lynn A. Balzer-Martin, Ph.D., OTR, to develop an innovative program to screen young children for this disorder. Ms. Kranowitz writes and speaks regularly about the subject and is a consultant to schools wishing to provide SAFE activities for strengthening all children's healthy neurological development.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xv
Contributors	xvii
Foreword	xxiii
Trude Turnquist
Kids Gotta Move---Safely!	1	(22)
Envisioning the Out-of-Sync Child	2	(1)
What Is Sensory Integration?	3	(1)
What Is Dysfunction in Sensory Integration (DSI)?	4	(3)
Sensory Integration Therapy	7	(1)
SAFE Activities Help Kids Get in Sync	8	(2)
SAFE Stands for Sensory-motor, Appropriate, Fun, and Easy	10	(2)
Setting Up SAFE Activities	12	(11)
Do's and Don'ts	13	(4)
The Seven Drops	17	(6)
SAFE Activities for Sensory Systems
Touch (The Tactile Sense)	23	(36)
Activities for the Tactile Sense	26	(33)
Messing Around with Un-Paint	26	(6)
Shaving Cream Car Wash
Slimy'Shapes
Sand Dunes
Feely Shapes
Playdough	32	(2)
Heavy Hands	34	(1)
Hide-and-Seek with Little Toys	35	(2)
Simon Says, ``Make My Supper!''	37	(1)
Touch Pantry	38	(2)
Paw Prints	40	(1)
Pretzel People	41	(1)
Holiday Ornaments	42	(1)
Magic Tissue Transfers	43	(1)
No-Mess Messy Play	44	(1)
Go Away, Glue!	45	(2)
Tactile Road	47	(1)
Dramatic Dress-Ups	48	(2)
Mummy Wrap	50	(1)
Hot Dog Roll	51	(2)
Splendor in the Grass	53	(2)
Nature Bracelet	55	(2)
Slurp Party	57	(2)
Balance and Movement (The Vestibular Sense)	59	(29)
Activities for the Vestibular Sense	63	(25)
T-Stool	63	(2)
Matthew's Teeter-Totter	65	(1)
Tra La Trampoline	66	(1)
Barrel of Fun	67	(3)
Gentle Roughhousing	70	(5)
Rowboat
Fishing Boat
Airplane
Horsey
This Is the Way the Lady Rides
Fox and Gingerbread Man
Wheelbarrow Walk, Piggyback Ride
Double Dancer
Upsy-Daisy Cottontail
The Laundromat Game	75	(2)
Swing, Bat, and Pitch	77	(3)
Batter for Batter
Swing and Kick
Earthquake
Voyage to Mars	80	(2)
Old Lady Sally	82	(2)
Sally Go Round the Sun	84	(2)
Looby Loo	86	(2)
Body Position (The Proprioceptive Sense)	88	(39)
Activities for the Proprioceptive Sense	90	(37)
Crash Pad	90	(2)
Inner Tube Sport	92	(2)
Bottle Babies	94	(2)
Fun with a Rope	96	(3)
Plastic Bag Kite	99	(1)
Paper Bag Kick Ball	100	(2)
My Backyard's Clean	102	(1)
Pound Cookies	103	(1)
Hammer and Nails	104	(2)
Box Sweet Box	106	(2)
Positions, Everybody!	108	(1)
Stretchy Bands	109	(3)
Become a Butterfly	112	(1)
Fabric Tube Tricks	113	(4)
The Crawl
The Creep
Rockabye Baby
Bump and Guess
Knee or Elbow?
Touchy Feely
Puzzle Piece
Push That Ball!
Tunnel Obstacle Course
The Shopping Game	117	(2)
Jiggling on the Dryer	119	(1)
Body Length Guesstimation	119	(3)
How Many Thumbs?
Hold Up the Wall!	122	(2)
More Ideas for Proprioception	124	(3)
Seeing (The Visual Sense)	127	(25)
Activities for the Visual Sense	130	(22)
Pokin' O's	130	(1)
Schedule Board	130	(3)
Citrus Balls	133	(2)
Guesstimation with Objects	135	(1)
Beanbag Jai Alai	136	(2)
Go Fishing	138	(1)
Peanut Hunt	139	(2)
Billions of Boxes	141	(2)
Gutter Games	143	(2)
Gutter Track
Gutter Canal
Cool and Colorful	145	(1)
Robin's Rainbow
Squirt Them Down	146	(1)
Metronome Code	147	(2)
Flashlight Tag	149	(3)
Hearing (The Auditory Sense)	152	(32)
Activities for the Auditory Sense	155	(29)
Slide Whistle Stretch	155	(2)
Hear, See, and Move	157	(3)
Paper Plate Dance	160	(2)
Tapping Tunes	162	(1)
Matching Sounds	163	(1)
Scale Songs	164	(5)
Jack and Jill	169	(2)
Musical Hoops	171	(1)
Holiday Rhymes	172	(2)
Fork and Cork Vibrations	174	(1)
Buh, Duh, Guh, Blow!	175	(2)
``WH'' Questions	177	(4)
Bird Calls	181	(3)
Smelling (The Olfactory Sense) and Tasting (The Gustatory Sense)	184	(21)
Activities for the Olfactory and Gustatory Senses	187	(18)
Smell and Tell	187	(2)
Pomander	189	(1)
Smash and Smell	190	(1)
Scented Flash Cards	191	(2)
Smello	193	(2)
Taste and Tell	195	(1)
New Taste Sensations	196	(4)
Let Us Eat Lettuce	200	(5)
SAFE Activities for Sensory-Related Skills
Oral-Motor Skills	205	(24)
Activities for the Oral-Motor Skills	209	(20)
Chewy Necklace	209	(2)
Applesauce Through a Straw	211	(1)
Spirited Shepherds	212	(1)
Puffin' Stuff	213	(2)
Magic Garden	215	(2)
Wind Competition	217	(2)
Blow Away Blues	219	(2)
Bubble Gum Blow	221	(1)
Pumpkin, Pumpkin	221	(2)
Kiss the Mirror	223	(1)
Dinosaur Morning	224	(3)
Jeff Cirillo's Lucky Latte	227	(2)
Motor Planning	229	(21)
Hands on Toes, Fingers on Nose	232	(2)
Shoe Box Path	234	(1)
Push-Me-Pull-You	235	(4)
Obstacle Course	239	(6)
Metronome Workout	245	(2)
Mrs. Midnight	247	(3)
Fine Motor Skills	250	(15)
Clothespin Togs	253	(1)
Bubble Wrap Burst	254	(2)
Toothpick Constructions	256	(1)
Squirting Race	257	(1)
Squeeze a Breeze	258	(2)
Bunny Ears	260	(1)
Tor-Pee-Do	261	(1)
Doodle-Doo	262	(1)
Piggy Toe Pick-Up	263	(2)
Bilateral Coordination and Crossing the Midline	265	(15)
Fence Painting	269	(1)
Going on a Bear Hunt	269	(3)
Clapping Bubbles	272	(1)
Peanut Butter Jar	273	(2)
Marble Trails, Tire Trails	275	(2)
Beanbag Mania	277	(3)
Conclusion	280	(34)
Appendix
Glossary	285	(6)
Recommended Materials	291	(23)
SAFE Activities Toy Chest	291	(3)
Special Items and Suggested Sources	294	(4)
Suggested Books and Other Media	298	(5)
Where to Find Recommended Materials . . . and More	303	(11)
Activity Cross-Reference Chart	314	(5)
Index	319