Threading Game

Threading Game

Using games in therapy sessions

Threading Game by HABA is a great fun activity that can be used by occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech & language therapists, and special education teachers.  Games can make therapy fun and engaging for the child while the therapist can elicit responses and actions that meet therapy goals. 

Threading

This is a great, very unusual game from the German manufacturer HABA. This game includes 1 thread with police station, 1 thread with police car, 1 bank, 2 police officers, 1 police dog, 1 thief, 1 stop sign, 1 pair of handcuffs, 1 moneybag, 4 2-sided templates (self-correcting 2 pieces), 1 cloth bag, and instruction booklet.

Suggested lesson for Threading

“Take two matching template pieces and fit them together to make a scene. Look at the template and find the starting place of the scene (left side). Is it the Police station or the Police wagon?  It is the Police station – the building where the police work. Find the block that matches it – it will have yarn and a wooden needle attached.” 

“Now, let’s look at the next image on the template? It is the Stop sign. Find the Stop sign block and, using the needle and yarn, push the needle through the Stop sign block so the yarn goes through.” 

“What is the next image on the template? It is the Police officer. Find the Police officer block and, using the needle and yarn, push the needle through the police officer block so the yarn goes through.”

“What is the next thing that happened in the scene? We see the Thief. Find the Thief block and, using the needle and yarn, push the needle through the Thief block so the yarn goes through adding it to the line.” 

“Let’s compare our thread with the picture shown on the template. Do they look the same?” 

Incorporate articulation cards to improve sound production.  Reinforce placement and production.  Incorporate WH questions to improve vocabulary.