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Posted by Pat on 2/3/2009, 5:58 pm
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I made up a "Broken Hearts" Valentine's game that can be used with ANY stimuli -- artic on any level, vocbab, grammar, you name it. And it doesn't take any time away from therapy (yea!).
Purchase 50-100 foam hearts (approx. 1 1/2"
from your local craft store. On about 20% of the hearts, draw a black jagged line down the center to look like the heart is broken. Put all of the hearts in a sturdy red or pink gift bag. Give each student a small cup or container from the dollar store (so they don't keep playing with the hearts).
After each student takes a turn, he or she will reach into the bag and take out a heart. If the heart is unmarked, the student places it in his/her cup. If the heart is "broken," the student has to put ALL of the hearts from his/her cup back into the bag. The student with the most hearts at the end of the game wins.
I do a similar "Bankrupt" game around St. Patty's Day with plastic coins or foam shamrocks drawn from a drawstring bag. Some of the coins or shamrocks are blackened; when pulled from the bag, the student is bankrupt (pulling all coins or shamrocks back into the bag). Instead of cups for this game, I give each student a miniature plastic "pot" from Oriental Trading or some party stores (looks like a cauldron or a leprechaun's pot of gold).
I just love games like this that keep the kids motivated but don't reduce therapy time. :-)
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