May 3, 2009

• It’s done! It’s done!

  My great big, huge, hours of time consuming, last ever school project is done!!!! Woot!!!!!!!!!

  It got loooong too! I assembled it in a binder and used 50 page protectors!

  Lookee…Here’s the table of contents:

   

  Contents

   

  Section One:  Introduction

  Section Two:  Cardiovascular Exercise

  ·         Beach Ball Volley Ball

  ·         Hot Potato

  ·         Parachute Play

  ·         Rhythm Stomp

  ·         Wheelchair Walk

  Section Three: Cognitive Activities

  ·         Playing Cards

  ·         Slogans and Logos

  ·         Animal Parade, Quiz Ball, I’m Packing my Suitcase            

  ·         You Name It!

  ·         Word From A Word

  Section Four: Creative Activities and Crafts

  ·         Bean Mosaic

  ·         Gumdrop Tower

  ·         Plant a Seed

  ·         String Art

  ·         Tissue Paper Flowers

  Section Five: Kitchen Activities

  ·         Cold Meal

  ·         Cookies

  ·         Fill the Cupboards

  ·         Kitchen Safety

  ·         Washing Dishes

  Section Six: Upper Body Strengthening Exercises

  ·         Ball Exercises and Trivia Quiz

  ·         Bar Exercises

  ·         Parachute Games

  ·         Resistance Band Loops

  ·         Resistance Band Pairs Activity

  Section Seven: Trivia     

  ·         Animal

  ·         Christmas Carols

  ·         Colors

  ·         Fall

  ·         Gardening

  ·         Spring  

  ·         Summer

  ·         United States

  ·         Vermont

  ·         Weights and Measures

  Section Eight: Patient Education Hand-outs

  ·         Kitchen Safety

  ·         Energy Conservation

  ·         Work Simplification and Energy Conservation

  ·         Energy Conservation Tips

   

   <phew!>

  And here’s a sample page:

   

  Parachute Play

   

  Group Size:        6-8                          Group Set Up:   In a large circle                  Time:  30 minutes

   

  Therapeutic Objective:

                  Cardiovascular workout

  Supplies Needed:

                  Parachute

                  Lightweight Ball

  Introduction/Warm-Up:

  Have each participant introduce him/herself.

  Look over left shoulder. Look over right shoulder.  Return head to center.

  Lower chin to chest.  Bring head back to neutral. Look up towards ceiling. 

  Shoulder flexion and extension.

                  Shoulder abduction and adduction.

  Elbow flexion and extension.

  Wrist flexion and extension.

                  Open and close fists (finger flexion and extension).

  
   

   

  Main Activity:

  Parachute Mushrooms

                  Bring parachute in to middle of group.

                  Give each participant handles to hold.

                  Have participants raise arms so that parachute goes up.

                  Have participants lower arms so that parachute “mushrooms” and comes down.

                  Repeat parachute mushrooms 4x.

                  Parachute Earthquake

  With participants grabbing edge of parachute, shake arms so parachute flaps up and down. 

                  Throw a ball on the parachute and have participants shake it off.

                  Rest arms and repeat Parachute Earthquake 5x.

                  Parachute Pinwheel

  With participants grabbing edge of parachute, have them pass hand-to-hand, moving the parachute around in a circle as they move their hands. 

  Move the parachute through three complete circles.

   Change direction and do three complete circles.

  Parachute Mushrooms. (See above)  Repeat 3x.

  Cool Down/Wrap-Up:

  Open and close fists (finger flexion and extension).

  Wrist flexion and extension.

  Elbow flexion and extension.

  Look over left shoulder. Look over right shoulder.  Return head to center.

  Therapeutic Benefits:

                  UE strength        UE ROM      Balance             Social participation      Core strengthening

   

  And another…..

   

  Animal Parade, Quiz Ball, I’m Packing My Suitcase

   

  Group Size:    4-8                              Group Set Up:   In a circle             Time:  30 minutes

   

  Therapeutic Objective:

                  Cognition

  Supplies Needed:

                  Quiz beach ball

  Introduction/Warm-Up:

  Have each patient introducing him/herself.

                  Shoulder flexion and extension.

                  Shoulder abduction and adduction.

                  Shoulder shrugs.

  Elbow flexion and extension.

  Forearm supination and pronation.

  Wrist flexion and extension.

                  Open and close fists (finger flexion and extension).

  Main Activity:

  Activity 1:  Animal Parade   
  Choose one participant to start by naming an animal.  Going around the circle, each person names an animal starting with the last letter of the previous animal.  Example: The first person says, “Goat.”  The last letter of goat is T and the second person would name an animal starting with a T, like turtle.  Then the third person would name an animal starting with E, like elephant etc.  Go around the circle at least 3x.

  Variation: Name animals in alphabetical order, rather than by last letter of previous animal.

  
   

   

  Activity 2: Quiz Ball
  Using one of the quiz beach balls, have participants play catch.  When a participant catches the ball, he/she looks at the question facing up and answers it.  Then he/she tosses it to another person.  Try to give each participant at least 3 opportunities to catch the ball and answer a question.

  Activity 3: I’m Packing my Suitcase 
  The object of this game is to name items one might pack in a suitcase and take on a trip. 

  Variation 1 Easy: 
  Have each participant take a turn stating one item they might put in the suitcase.

  Variation 2 Hard :
  Have the first participant state what he/she is putting in the suitcase.  The second participant names what the first person said and adds what he/she would put in.  The third person names what persons 1 and 2 said and adds what he/she puts in.  Example:  Person one says, “I am packing my suitcase and putting in my socks.” Person two says, I am packing my suitcase and putting in my socks and pants.”  Person three says, “I am packing my suitcase and putting in my socks, pants and toothbrush.”

  The OT leader can offer themes for trips to challenge participants to think of appropriate things to pack.  Themes might include these trips: beach, skiing, a wedding, a business trip, vacation, camping, etc.

  Cool Down/Wrap-Up:

  Shoulder flexion and extension.

                  Shoulder abduction and adduction.

                  Horizontal abduction and adduction.

  Elbow flexion and extension.

                  Reach across opposite shoulders to “hug” self.

  Therapeutic Benefits:

  Core strengthening         UE ROM               Social participation

                  Activity tolerance             UE strength

                  Balance training                Reminiscence

                  Cardiovascular exercise

   

  I made up 25 of these, plus trivia pages…..Well, I guess if you read the Contents page you know!

  But best of all it is done, done, done!

  Now just 5 days of fieldwork left!!!! Squee!!!!

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