Resources
SUPPORTING THE RESILIENCE OF FAMILIES
At FIREFLY, our number one priority is helping our clients to find the peace, progress, and health they wish to achieve.Better together; our mission is to provide hope and to strengthen individuals and families.
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GET YOUR KIDDO MOVING
Strengthening the Thumb Web Space (Video)
Describing Words Scavenger Hunt
Directional Jumping (Video)
Working on a Vertical Surface (Video)
Hand-Eye Coordination (Video)
Throwing and Catching (Video)
FUN ACTIVITIES FOR 10 AND UNDER
Describing Words Scavenger Hunt
Meet Moe the Mouse (Video)
Hand-Eye Coordination – Developing Coordination with Ball Games (Video)
Hand-Eye Coordination – Using Dry Erase Markers and DIY Worksheets (Video)
Games to Develop In Hand Manipulations Skills (Video)
Bilateral Integration with Water Play Activity (Video)
Throwing and Catching (Video)
Sleeping Bunnies Song (Video)
Making Play Snow (Video)
SUPPORTING ROUTINES AT HOME
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Neurodiversity Week Presentation – Kindergarten – Gr. 3 (Video)
Neurodiversity Presentation – Kindergarten – Grade 3
Neurodiversity Week Presentation – Gr. 4-8 (Video)
Neurodiversity Presentation – Grade 4-8 Instructions
Neurodiversity Week Activity – Gr. 4-8
My Biggest Strength Poster Activity – Gr. 4-8
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
INFORMATION ON TELEPRACTICE
SPEECH AND HEARING MONTH ACTIVITIES
Week 3
Early Hearing Intervention and Detection
Week 4
FIREFLY does not do hearing intervention or detection.
However, we wanted to bring awareness that hearing is an important piece in developing language and speech.
EARLYON ACTIVITIES (0-6 YEARS)
FIREFLY EarlyON Minto (Video Library)
FIREFLY EarlyON Sioux Lookout (Video Library)
FIREFLY EarlyON Kenora (Video Library)
Transition Planning
MENTAL WELLNESS RETREAT
MODELLING WITH CORE WORDS ACTIVITIES
Modelling with Core Words – Bubbles (Video)
Modelling with Core Words – Book Reading (Video)
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Strengthening the Thumb Web Space (Video)
Working on a Vertical Surface (Video)
Hand-Eye Coordination – Using Dry Erase Markers and DIY Worksheets (Video)
What Age Should your Child be Drawing Certain Shapes?
Games to Develop In Hand Manipulations Skills (Video)
Bilateral Integration with Water Play Activity (Video)
Monthly Colouring Page (PDF)
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Obstacle Course (Video)
Hand-Eye Coordination – Developing Coordination with Ball Games (Video)
Throwing and Catching (Video)
PROMOTING POSITIVE BODY IMAGE IN YOUTH
READING RECOMMENDATIONS
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Modelling with Core Words – Bubbles (Video)
Modelling with Core Words – Book Reading (Video)
Modelling with Core Words – Snakes and Ladders (Video)
Modelling with Core Words – What’s in the Bag? (Video)
Meet Moe the Mouse (Video)
Expanding Expressions Tool Activities
Green Group: What Category Does It Belong To? (Video)
Blue Do: What Do You Do With It? What Does It Do? (Video)
What Does it Look Like? What Size, Shape, Colour is it? (Video)
What is it Made of? What does it Come From? Part 1 (Video)
What is it Made of? What does it Come From? Part 2 (Video)
What is it Made of? What does it Come From? Part 3 (Video)
Pink Parts: What are its parts? What Parts? Activity 1 (Video)
Pink Parts: What are its parts? What Parts? Activity 2 (Video)
Pink Parts: What are its parts? What Parts? Activity 3 (Video)
White Where: Where would you find it? Activity 1 (Video)
SPRING INTO WELLNESS CHALLENGE
FIREFLY 2020 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Handouts (Google Drive Link)
Opening Remarks with Elder Marion Wapioke (Video)
ADHD and DCD (Video)
Anxiety and Us (Video)
Self Regulation and Sensory Processing (Video)
Using ACC at Home and in the Classroom: Ideas for Making it Fun! (Video)
Supporting Student Independence in their School Work (Video)
In-Toeing and Out-Toeing (Video)
Healthy Technology Use and Resiliance-Building Activities (Video)
FIREFLY ABA Services (Video)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – The 10 Brain Domains (Video)
Early Childhood Development: Speech and Language Milestones (Video)
Early Childhood Development: Gross Motor Skills Milestones (Video)
Early Childhood Development: Fine Motor Skills Milestones (Video)
Services You Didn’t Know We Offered Part 1: Child and Youth Mental Health (Video)
Services You Didn’t Know We Offered Part 2: The ASD Diagnostic Hub (Video)
Non Verbal Communication in Young Children with Autism (Video)
Social Language (Video)