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March 2020

One of my favorite things to share is session plan ideas, because I know how valuable it is to have new ideas and get inspired by what others are doing! I have been using these interventions with a few of my groups and they have been really successful! Here are some ideas for your own session plans: 

 

Question of the Day: Where Do You Want to Travel? 

  1. MT uses a melodic cue to prompt the question to each client individually 
  2. “Where Do you want to travel?”
  3. MTI will sing “Conversations”, and ask each where they would like to travel
  4. Adaptation: MT can use a visual with photos of different options for answers for nonverbal clients

 

Songwriting: In the Jungle

  1. MT introduces and sings song “In the Jungle” with group 
  2. MT explains that we will be rewriting the song with different places and different animals to make our own song 
  3. MT gives each client the opportunity to pick a location and an animal to fill in blanks of song 
  4. Group sings new verse together 
  5. Example: 

 

In the ________________________

The mighty _________________

The ____________ Sleeps tonight 

 

  1. Places:  
    1. Jungle
    2. City
    3. Forrest 
    4. Dessert 
    5. Rain-forest 
    6. Arctic 
    7. Ocean
  2. Animals: 
    1. Peacock 
    2. Elephant 
    3. Puppy 
    4. Bear 
    5. Lion 
    6. Dolphin 
    7. Polar Bear

 

Sing-A-Long with Instruments: Song choice: Travel Themed

  1. MT prompts one client to pick a song from the song choice visual (photos representing each song)
  2. Group sings song and plays instruments together 
  3. Song options: 
    1. She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain
    2. A Whole New World 
    3. Home on the Range 
    4. Fly Me to the Moon 
    5. This Land is Your Land
    6. I’ve been Workin’ on the Railroad

 

Relaxation:  What a Wonderful World 

  1. MT prompts group to take deep breaths all together 
  2. MT sings What a Wonderful World, prompting client to continue deep breathes 

 

Attention: Travel Visuals Listening

  1. MT passes out pictures of different travel items to each client (passport, globe, suitcase, car, airplane, etc.)
  2. MT prompts group to listen for their object for their chance to hold it up for the group
  3. MT sings song  “We’re Going on a Trip” (any melody or words works for this intervention. One option that works well is using the melody of “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain”)

Travel Attention Song:

We are going on a trip 

Together today 

We have lots of things we need to bring along  X2

 

We need a SUITCASE 

To pack all of our clothes 

Who has the suitcase 

Lift it in the air! 

We need a PASSPORT 

So we know where to go 

Who has the passport 

Lift it in the air! 

We’ve got a SUITCASE and a PASSPORT 

(song continues with each new item added on and then reviewed)

3. MT sings this song until all items have been done

 

I hope this helps you think of some new ideas for your session plans! 

 

See you next time!

Audrey Cosgrove, MTI