Songames for Sensory Processing: 25 Therapist Created Musical Activities for Improving Fine and Gross Motor Skills, Muscle Strength, and Rhythmicity

by Bob Wiz, Aubrey Lande

Overview

Fun and engaging for kids ages 3-8, Songames are musical activities for improving fine-and gross-motor skills, muscle strength, and rhythmicity. These 25 therapist-created Songames offer a world of developmental play activities. Plus, the 53-page companion booklet explains how to use music to enhance specific skills, provides a comprehensive list of resources, and triples the number of therapeutic ways to use the games! Includes a 2 disc CD set.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935567073
Publisher:	Sensory Focus
Publication date:	05/01/2011
Edition description:	New edition
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Aubrey Lande, MS, OTR received her Masters of Occupational Therapy from Boston Universityand subsequently worked for The Children's Hospital of Denver. A recipient of a health care leadership postgraduate fellowship from the Universityof Colorado Medical Center, Aubrey has created and produced a myriad of multimedia treatment tools designed to help kids with challenges attain and maintain therapeutic change. Aubrey created the now well-established "Music for Self Regulation" program for Camp Avanti-St. Croix, a renowned research and training camp for children with sensory processing problems. In addition to practicing occupational therapy using a sensory integrative framework, Aubrey utilizes such diverse treatment modalities as the Interactive Metronome® and Watsu.® Aubrey has been singing, humming, babbling, and improvising with sound since, well ... infancy.

Bob Wiz is a composer, teacher, musician, producer, arranger, and recording engineer. He received his BA in Mass Media Communication from Cleveland State Universityand has since become a beloved figure in the musical landscape of Boulder, Colorado. Bob teaches creative music to individuals and groups using techniques garnered from a lifelong interest in the performing arts. In addition to producing over 15 projects for Belle Curve, Bob is a free-lance producer with a special interest in projects related to meditation and mind-body awareness. Since 1996, Bob has taught students as an adjunct faculty member of the Naropa University. Bob expresses his wild side when he plays drums with the Kroku Drummers, an Afro-Caribbean drumming ensemble.

Table of Contents

The Circle Form Concept

How to get the most our of Songames for sensory Integration

CD #1:
1. 12 Chinese Secrets
2. A Waiting Game
3. Musical Chairs
4. Hum-along
5. Sweet Life
6. Deep Pressure Chant
7. Makin' Pizza
8. The Hot Dog Game
9. Mouth Toys
10. The Basics of Friendship
11. Jeopardy
12. The Reptilian Factor
13. Forest Stump
14. I Like Bananas
15. Calm One

CD #2:
1. Radio W.A.K.E. UP!
2. The Clothing Quiz
3. Dip Down
4. The Nose Knows
5. Love and Kindness
6. Glider Rider
7. Fine Motor Samba
8. Give a Little Yodel
9. Slowing Down
10. Mama Loves Me

Glossary

Resources

Editorial Reviews

"The music is fun and motivating, helping kids (and their parents and teachers) play in purposeful, developmentally meaningful ways." —Diana Henry, OTR/L, creator of the Tools for Teachers and Students videos

"Songames is by far the most entertaining, stimulating, relaxing and most requested audio tape...Thank you so much!"
Karen M DeHerrera, Parent

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