Lauren Brash is a New York-based speech-language pathologist who has served many different populations during her young career. Her passion for helping others blossomed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received her B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies with a focus on Child Development. Following her time in Madison, she worked towards her MS in speech-language pathology at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY.
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Leaf printing
• This is a great idea that I’ve found on other websites, and I’ve done this activity with a variety of speech groups.
• Gather leaves from outside, and take different color paints
• Brush the paint onto the leaves, and flip the leaves onto a piece of paper
• The prints will look great!
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Leaf hunt
• Go out to the yard or to the park and find all the different color leaves. Make a collage when you get home, and you can talk about where you found the leaves (e.g. under the tree, near the steps), and what color leaves you found.
• You can glue them and make a leaf collage or make a drawing of a tree…and glue the leaves on the branches or nearby the tree on the ground.
• Also, leaves that have fallen have various characteristics that can be talked about…(e.g. crunchy, wet, soft, dirty, clean, etc)
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Pumpkin carving
• After a fun day picking the perfect pumpkin, you can carve it with your child.
• You can discuss emotions, and how your child wants the pumpkin to look (happy, sad, excited, surprised, scary)
• Your child can scoop out the seeds and the insides and discuss the texture
• This can also be a sequencing task, starting with one task and following the sequence to completion.
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Apple printing: similar to leaf printing, but with apples sliced in half
• You can mix paints and see what colors you and your child can create together
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Make some applesauce: There are so many different recipes for making applesauce. Pick the one you like best…
• Or I’ve made a quick and easy version, by cutting up apples into small pieces, adding a little water, and some sugar and a hint of cinnamon…all put into a blender and pulsed
• It tastes great, and it’s very quick!
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Make a pumpkin pie:
• Recipe:
• 15 oz can pumpkin
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ½ cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons flour
• ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 1 pinch of cloves
• ½ teaspoon salt
Mix all ingredients
Pour into a 9” pie shell
Bake for 45-50 mins @ 350°F
Until solid, with a little giggle in the middle.
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