When something’s rare, it’s special! A total solar eclipses happens only every 400 years and we’re fortunately getting lots of visibility opportunities this year. Watch the moon pass between the Earth and the sun and the afternoon sky go dark for around 4 minutes incorporating some educational, therapeutic techniques.
OT – Eclipse Viewer Creation:
Speech – Boom Cards
Since the last total solar eclipse in the U.S. was many years ago, don’t be surprised if your students don’t have much background knowledge on the topic. Instead, spend some time pre-teaching solar eclipse vocabulary and concepts. Get some help from this Boom Cards deck that starts with an introductory reading passage about solar eclipses. The deck also includes several speech therapy activities for goals such as answering comprehension questions, making inferences, identifying word meaning, and using past tense verbs.
PT – Prevent “eclipse neck”
Unlocking the Wonders of a Solar Eclipse: Engaging Activities for Elementary Students – CreativeCOTA
Solar Eclipse Activities for Speech Therapy (stacycrouse.com)
“ECLIPSE NECK” and how to avoid it | Kramer Physical Therapy