Operation Breakthrough:Green 2Brianna Cowley & Lauren Mulsow

Meet our Class!•Aged 12-24 months•8 Kids• 3 girls• 5 boys

•2 teachers• They had most of these

kids since 6 weeks of age• One left mid-semester

The Classroom

. •Routine• Music Therapy• PT time• Outdoor or Free Play• Handwashing & diaper

change• Lunch

The Kids

•Abilities• Ranged from clumsy walking

to jumping with two feet• Difficulty following directions

•Favorite Activities• Music• Books• Outdoor play• Pushing cars• Blocks• Going down the slide

Needs

•Needs• Organized play• Songs to capture attention• Repetition to learn

movement•One child needed special attention•Received PT

Our Experience

• Bayley-III on a child with Dandy Walker Syndrome

• Led activities• songs for motor

movements and intellectual skills

• toddler yoga poses • self-care putting on coats

• Guided outdoor play and assisted in music time

• Dealt with behavior issues• Exposure to a group with

different life experience

Successful Activities

•Songs were most successful•Outdoor recess • Saw dramatic improvements

•Free time in the neighborhood space with mats, Thera-balls, building tiles, push toys

Touch your toes!

Not so Successful •Baby Yoga• Difficulty following

directions, keeping their attention

• Add music or a song• Maybe more persistent

practice would make it successful

•Fine Motor activities, including songs• Attempted the finger

movements

Our Project•Song book with Movements• 10 songs we worked on

throughout the semester• Fine motor songs• Gross motor songs• Sensory songs• Intellectual skills songs

•Section to record progress and movements to work on• “The Skills I am working on

today are…”• Record what they were

struggling with to reference the next time

Why this Project?

•Why songs?• Captured their attention• Use music to coordinate

movements• Fun to repeat to learn the

movements better• The movements in the

songs were needed skills for this age group

• Can be taken out and used anywhere (stop a screaming session!)

Reflection

• We learned that…• FLEXIBILITY is key!• Be prepared with

multiple things to do• Be creative with

interventions• Be prepared with

incentives (food, stamps, etc.)

• Repetition is good

Reflection

• What went well?• Gaining kids’ trust• Rapport with teachers

• What areas could use improvement? • Timing of activities to

last longer• Modifying a kids’

behavior• More creative

Questions?