Object Permanence
This is a very useful activity in more ways than one. The idea is to hide fun items so they are not visible. Then Luke has to search and find the hidden objects. In this case it’s blue monkeys. We also used even larger containers with rice and hid lizards and snakes. This activity teaches the concept of object permanence. I know it’s there, even though I cannot see it. But wait, there’s more to this for sensory sake. Luke’s therapist would bring huge tubs of rice. The goal besides finding those hidden objects was to get him all the way in the rice bucket, bare foot! Luke always accepted this invitation but his teacher said sometimes it took several months for a student to take that step into the box. This is extreme sensory overload for some, so ease your way into it. I would also recommend a blanket on the floor for very easy clean up.
Super fun. No one can keep their hands out!
Tags: CAS Occupational therapies for Apraxia, Fun activities for toddlers, object permanance, object permanance for toddlers with Apraxia
September 8th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Fantastic idea!