Vision Therapy: Think Tracks

Think Tracks

Devon has to jump according to the arrows direction and say it's direction. For example, up, down, right, and left. She must do the direction while visual tracking to the next arrow.

Geoboard

First I create a triangle on the geoboard and I talk my way through it out loud. For example, "I am going to start my triangle in the top corner and pull it down to the third dot. Then for my third point I am going straight across the bottom of the geoboard.

Then I ask Devon to to look at the triangle while I count to 10 and then I flip my geoboard (purple) over so she can't see my triangle. She has to use her visual memory, recall and produce her triangle. She was so proud of herself. We did several triangles on top of each other with different color rubber bans.

Words and word families

Word Families--

Devon decided to "write" her -ab and -ace words on flashcards to play a game. So we turned all her words face down and each player got to pick a card and "say" the word. This game was a lot like flash cards, but it was Devon's idea so she was trilled.

Next we played her game again, but this time we matched with moma's word family cards to the cut out moma's cards and matched the words.

The "boxed" flash cards are helping Devon to see that words and its shape. This strategy is helping to recognize the words with greater speed.

Geoboard

Our girls got geoboards (oriental trading company) for Christmas. Caroline makes straight lines and plays the rubber bands like a guitar. With Devon, I make a shape and have her make the same shape. The possibilities are endless.

Cracking and Picking Nuts

This nut cracker is perfect for the Montessori practical life skill of cracking nuts. This is a great activity starting at ages 3 or 4.

Mt. Vernon Trip

Wow, what a trip. We will be going back to the home school open house next year as well. The girls learned how George Washington, the farmer, grew wheat and went away from tobacco. Caroline is making butter.

Making Flower Arrangements

Need: 1 cheese shaker (from the dollar store) and two bunches of flowers cut into single flowers.

Allow your child to arrange. I keep all materials in a plastic (dollar store) basket.