As you know, I’ve been working in the mental health
field for about 2 years now and it is always fun to think about new therapeutic
skills I can do with my kiddies while providing counselling services. I thought this activity below was cute and I
wanted to share it with you! The
activity is called “Let’s make a Pizza.”
This activity below will help students practice following
directions. Kids get to make a pizza and
are required to listen to the adult’s directions by calling off “Add 10
pepperonis to the pizza and 8 sausages or whatever is called out.” This activity
will benefit the child to practice active listening and following direction the
first time given. I will probably add more to this activity when I am in a skills session in order to make it more realistic and helpful for the parent/teacher. An example: Cheese means clean your room.. Pepperoni means put your name on your hw! All are examples of directions that kiddos need to practice in order to make permanent.
Feel free to take this activity and make it your own!
Some people use felt instead of construction paperJ
