I Hear That: August - "All About Me"

Each month in Natalie's classroom at school, they have a different theme. August was "All About Me."

You can see in her pictures below all the fun things she got to do. In addition to her regular classroom activities, she gets pulled out 1:1 for speech therapy and they also incorporate what they are learning in the classroom in therapy.

All About Me was working on lots of words ranging from body parts to what we do. Natalie knew a lot of her body parts already. This month was short because school started on Aug 21st, so it was a nice month to ease into the routine of school and getting to know everyone better. We also through the state, have a Regional Hearing Loss Program and we have a teacher through them, Beth, who works with Natalie. (equivalent to what we had in NC) Since we are enrolled in OVV (Ohio Valley Voices), Beth comes out twice a month to the school and works with her there instead of coming to our house weekly. It would have been hard to squeeze in at home and since it is a service provided from the state, and Beth already works with other kids at OVV, we decided to have her work with Nat. This program ends when Natalie turns 3, so Beth will no longer work with her, but in the meantime, it is extra one-on-one she is getting at school twice a month for 1 hour.

Beth's notes from her first session said, "She had great language. She is still learning the morning routine. Said the word "head" spontaneously while making a play doh head. She also requested the "pink ball" and "green ball" with play doh. She used some jargoning today, jargon... yellow shoes... when playing with Mr. Potato head. Also nice use of conduction "Natalie (has the) read hat."

Note: The jargon portion of this is important, because now in December we are seeing less and less of "jargon" and more words and real sentences.

with teacher Julie and Fillip, Asees and Natalie

Julie #2 - the toddler room program coordinator.

Nat and Mac. Two peas in a pod. They love each other so much and has made school so
much fun for her. Mac has one CI and the other ear has a HA (hearing aid.)

(taken from class blog)

We have had so much fun getting to know your children over the past 2 weeks! They are a delight to have in school each day. We truly enjoy all of the energy that they bring to the Toddler Room!

Our first toddler theme was called, "All About Me." Over the last few weeks, we focused on talking about the parts of the face, our family members, and even about caring for our classroom pets, "Goldfish" and "Dog."

We practiced brushing our teeth and washing our hands in the bathroom.
We especially liked looking at ourselves in the mirror as we brushed our teeth. Don't they look clean and shiny?!? After lots of practice, we are very good at feeding the dog and taking him on a walk outside.

Our favorite activities were playing, "Where's the dog?"(a Hide and Seek game), "Ring Around the Rosie" and singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!" Try singing one of these songs at home...your child may start to sing along!