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Our Space

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Our Path To Grow and Succeed

G . R. O. W. T. H 

🪴[G] Growth Mindset: We cultivate a growth mindset by nurturing each child's ability to develop communication, motor, and feeding skills through encouragement, practice, and belief in their potential to flourish. 

🪴[R] Relationship: We build strong, trusting relationships with clients and families, creating a foundation where skills can take root and grow through connection and collaboration. 

🪴[O] Outcomes: We focus on meaningful, measurable outcomes that reflect real-life progress, ensuring every skill planted leads to functional independence and success. 

🪴[W] Welcoming Environment: We provide a warm, welcoming environment where children feel safe to explore, make mistakes, and grow at their own pace. 

🪴[T] Teamwork: We thrive through teamwork by partnering with families, educators, and professionals to support each child's individual path to growth. 

🪴[H]: Hope: We inspire hope by celebrating every step of progress, reinforcing that belief that with care and consistency, every child can bloom. 

The Tools In Our Space

At Planting Skills Therapy, our environment is intentionally designed to help children feel safe, supported, and excited to learn. Every corner of our clinic features thoughtfully selected tools from years in the pediatric therapy field that promote regulation, engagement, and meaningful progress across speech and occupational therapy. 

What You'll Find In Our Therapy Space: 

Sensory & Motor Play

🪴 Sensory Swing: Supports regulation, balance, and calming input to prepare children for communication and fine-motor tasks. 

🪴 Rock Wall: Builds strength, coordination, and confidence in a fun, structured way. 

🪴 Crash Pit: Provides deep pressure and proprioceptive input for kids who benefit from movement-based sensory strategies. 

🪴Balance Beams / Stepping Stones: Helps with coordination and balance. 

Sensory bins - themed tactile bins (rice, beans, sand, etc) for fine motor and language exploration. 

Fine Motor & Hand Skills

🪴 Sequin Board: A favorite for sensory seekers- perfect for visual and tactile engagement and language opportunities. 

🪴 Chalkboard Wall: Encourages creativity, pre-writing, turn-taking, and communication during play. 

🪴 Dry Erase Table: Ideal for drawing, writing, language tasks, AAC modeling, and interactive games 

Communication & Cognitive Play

🪴 Reading Nook: Designed for literacy-based intervention, shared reading, and functional communication opportunities. 

🪴Visual schedules and choice board wall: supports communication and executive function skills. 

Calm & Regulation Corner

🪴 Cozy nook / teepee / tent: A safe space to calm down and practice emotional regulation. 

🪴 Weighted lap pads or blankets - for deep pressure calming input. 

🪴Bubble tube / sensory light - visual self-regulation tools. 

🪴Soft music / white noise machine -  auditory regulation for sensitive clients.

Tech-Friendly Learning 

🪴AAC Practice Station- A small area for device exploration and modeling. 

🪴Tablet or iPad - apps targeting speech, language, and cognitive skills. 

Engaging Decor & Themes 

🪴Growth chart wall - for milestones and goal tracking 

🪴Interactive bulletin boards - monthly language or motor challenges, or student artwork displays. 

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CONTACT US

Address: 8755 W 108th Drive

Saint John, IN 46373

Tel: (815) 671-2911 / (312) 504-3532

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