Fall Crafts for Early Intervention

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1 Fall Crafts for Early Intervention

2 T his e-book is a collection of some of the most popular fall crafts from ADVANCE Early Intervention Speech Therapy blogger Stephanie Bruno Dowling, MS, CCC-SLP. Crafts provide an imaginative method for learning. Contents Native American Noodle Necklace According to Stephanie, Seasonal and holiday-based sessions help build vocabulary that is relevant to the child s environment and daily life, making these activities not only exciting but meaningful. Crafts are an imaginative mix of communication and sensory-enriched activities. Some are simple, and some are a little more involved. You can adjust the level of difficulty based on the child s needs. In making these crafts, you are not only addressing any speech issues that may arise during this time of year, but you can also hone in on specific skills, such as sentence-building, Leaf Rub Carve a Pumpkin Construction Paper Candy Corn Apple and Pear Prints Tissue Paper Turkey making requests and choices, answering questions, and following directions. If the materials are fun and novel, children will be more interested and willing to use their words and engage in a fun activity. Native American Feather Headband Construction Paper Pumpkin Face

3 Native American Noodle Necklace A variety of different colored paints Paintbrush Dry elbow macaroni String 1. Use different colored paint to cover each dried noodle. o 2. When paint dries, string noodles ont yarn or other string, fitting to size of child. 3. Tie the necklace closed and enjoy! see the finished product!

4 Leaf Rub Plain or colored paper A variety of different sized and shaped leaves Crayons. 1. Select a leaf that you would like to use 2. Place paper over the leaf. 3. Using crayon, color over leaf to create colorful impression on paper. 4. Add as many colors and leaves as you would like to make a beautiful leaf collage! see the finished product!

5 Carve a Pumpkin Pumpkin Carving tools Spoon Pencil or marker n, 1. Using a pattern or your imaginatio kin. draw a design to carve on the pump one 2. Cut out the top of the pumpkin in circular piece. m 3. Remove top and scoop seeds fro inside pumpkin. sign 4. Using carving tools, cut out the de that was drawn. 5. Replace top and enjoy! see the finished product!

6 Construction Paper Candy Corn n paper Yellow, orange and white constructio Glue Scissors Googly eyes 1. Cut one large, yellow triangle for the bottom. 2. Cut a smaller orange triangle for the middle. 3. Cut an even smaller white triangle for the top. gest 4. Glue each piece together from big on the bottom to smallest on top to form one large triangle. ile. 5. Attach googly eyes and draw a sm see the finished product!

7 Apple and Pear Paint Prints Apples Pears Knife A variety of paints in fall colors Plain or colored paper 1. Cut apples and pears in half. 2. If desired, carve simple shapes into the fruit halves. 3. Dip the pieces into fall-colored paint. ate 4. Press the halves onto the paper to cre festive painted prints! see the finished product!

8 Tissue Paper Turkey Tissue paper Construction paper Crayons Glue Scissors nd 1. Using a crayon, trace the child s ha per. onto plain or colored construction pa 2. Cut out the shape. 3. Cut strips of the tissue paper for the feathers. to the 4. Glue colorful tissue paper strips on fingers of the cut-out. cut-out 5. Draw a face on the thumb of the to represent the turkey s head. 6. Let dry and enjoy! see the finished product!

9 Native American Feather Headband Construction paper Feathers Glue 1. Cut a wide strip of construction paper to fit around the child s head. band, 2. Glue feathers all around the head pointing straight up. er 3. Glue ends of the headband togeth to secure. 4. Let dry. see the finished product!

10 Construction Paper Pumpkin Face Orange construction paper r Brown and green construction pape (optional) Black marker or crayon Scissors Tape (optional) e 1. Cut a pumpkin shape out of orang construction paper. d 2. If desired, cut out a brown stem an n green leaf from the other constructio paper and attach with tape. e on 3. Using marker or crayon, draw a fac the pumpkin cut-out. see the finished product!