

Table Time

Skill Check
Floortime Play

Skill Check
Expanding Skills
Rock your child slowly and pretend they are a baby
Sing your child’s favorite lullabies
Be surprised if you child resists and say “Oh yes, you are a big girl/boy”, then play it again
Use this time to connect and remember those sweet infant days
Don’t be discouraged if your child does not want to be held, give them space and then try again.
Build on the baby theme by rocking baby dolls or stuffed animals together, each with your own baby
Relaxation Time
Activity: Mindful Breathing
Book:
Breathe like a Bear by Kira Willey – Imagine You’re A Tree (follow along as Dr. Laura Mraz reads this mindfulness meditation here)

Skill Check
Creative Time

Skill Check
Movement Time

Skill Check
Expanding Skills
Mealtime
Activity: Learning About Food!
Materials:

Skill Check
Expanding Skills
This might be difficult if your child is a “picky eater”. Focus on their ability to explore foods without signs of distress. Praise your child for small victories, such as playing with new foods for 5 minutes! Model the exploration of different foods, working your way up to your mouth.
Print out the “Food Scientist” visual to help you structure the activity. Make sure you confirm that your child is ready for each step of food science before continuing on to the next step. It’s important to stop at the step your child is uncomfortable with and move on to a different food. You can place a food in the ‘all done bowl’ when reaching this point. Focus on labeling sensory properties at each step to help your child learn this new language.
- Touch the food and verbally describe the way it feels. Texture: “This _____ feels _____.” (Is the food bumpy or smooth or slimy?) Temperature: “The _____ feels _____.”(Is the food warm or cool?)
- Move the food to your nose and smell. Describe the scent. Smell: “This _____ smells _____.” (Does the food smell sweet or sour or spicy?)
- Move the food to your mouth. Play with the food without eating it.
Pretend the food is lipstick
Give the food a kiss
- Slowly work your way up to licking and tasting the food. Describe the sensations, textures, and observations of the way the food tastes.
“The grape feels cool in my mouth. It is soft. When I chew the grape, it tastes sour.”
Language Time

Skill Check
Expanding Skills
If you are able, take a walk outside with your child, or look out the window, and find things that grow (e.g., a tree, flower). You can talk about how each day the plant gets taller and taller, and describe how it looks (e.g., color, shape).
Visual support is helpful for this activity, so consider taking a picture of it!
Return back to your home and use paper, makers, or whatever crafting supplies are accessible and make the plant!
Expressive language skills such as requesting and describing can be targeted by modeling the language or by prompting them to use their words to request for an art material
Make your own and take turns with the materials to target turn taking
Following directions and sequencing can be targeted with helping them organize and complete the steps to making the craft