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DIY Sensory and Vocabulary Bowl

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 17, 2016 | Blog, Cognition, Communication, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Setting Up Environment For Learning

Search for the term ‘sensory bin,’ and you’ll find many, many ideas to keep infants and toddlers busy. Many require a fair amount of advanced planning and a crafty supply kit… but what if you had everything you needed to create a sensory bin,...

Simple Ideas For Open-Ended Play

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 17, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development

What is open-ended play, and where can I get some? On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet answers the following questions: What is open-ended play, and why is it important? What kinds of materials are considered good for open-ended play? What objects...

DIY Puppet Theater For Language Development

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports

My daughter often didn’t do what other kids did… so at first, it was difficult to figure out new activities when I ran out of ideas. I’d ask my friends what they were doing with their kiddos at home, and sometimes those things were too...

DIY Creative Puzzle Games

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports

We used to go to music class and I’d take my son’s hand to “help him” bang on the drum. Then I realized, he was watching all the other babies do it on their own – why did he need me to make him do it? He would imitate everybody else when...

$DIY Travel Math & Music Activities for Toddlers$

DIY Travel Math & Music Activities for Toddlers

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 27, 2016 | Blog, Cognition, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports

“We were sitting in the living room, playing with some toys and listening to music. My daughter suddenly raised up her hands, moving them from the left to the right… I thought, ‘what’s she doing? Is she ok?’ And then I realized that...

DIY “Feelings-Faces” Plates

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 20, 2016 | Blog, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional, Visual Supports

“I don’t think she could even sit up yet, but I remember noticing that my daughter would watch another baby’s reaction after she snatched a toy from him. I know she didn’t do it to make the other child unhappy… But I felt like maybe I...