PAW 
Pals, 
Holman 
2010 
The “iTool” 
Individualized Joint Action Play Routines (IJAPR) Planning Tool 
For creating Individualized Play Guides 
THEME-Play 
Guides 
CHILD’S 
INTERESTS 
ROLES/ACTIONS VOCABULARY TOYS/MATERIALS 
Beach/Ocean- 
“PAW BEACH” 
• Water 
• Sand 
• Water 
• Sand, 
digging in 
sand 
Roles: 
-beach persons 
-drowner 
-lifeguard 
Sequences: 
-pack beach bag 
-set up and get in 
lifeguard chair 
-go to beach in 
car/train/bus 
-unpack bag-lay 
out towels 
-what next (get in 
water, play in 
sand 
-lifegaurd goes 
over rules at 
beach 
-beach person 
drowns, lifeguard 
saves 
-what should 
we do today? 
-let’s go to the 
beach! 
-who wants to 
drive? 
-get in the car 
-let’s unpack 
our beach bag 
-what should 
we do now? 
-who wants to 
swim 
-I am going to 
go over the 
rules 
-help I am 
drowning! 
-I will save you 
-sunscreen 
-towels 
-beach bags (3) 
-beach toys 
-flippers 
-car-Kay’s jeep 
-sandbox (Gail) 
-kay’s pool 
-rules for beach on 
board 
-lifeguard chair 
-lifeguard whistle 
-swimsuits 
-flotation ring 
Musical PAW 
Parade 
• music 
• musical 
instrument 
s 
Roles: 
-band players 
-parade leader 
Sequences: 
-name/show 
instruments 
-choose 
instruments 
-show how to 
play, practice on 
cue 
-parade leader 
determines 
parade route 
(creative/motor ob 
course) and if they 
should go fast or 
slow 
-names of 
instruments 
-we are going 
to be in a 
parade 
-what 
instrument do 
you want to 
play? 
-names of 
instruments 
-how to play 
instrument, 
(loudly, quietly, 
softly, hard, 
etc.) 
-Here we go, 
follow me! 
-“We are in a 
parade” song 
-musical 
instruments (drum, 
shakers, symbols, 
guitar, maracas, 
spoons and 
washboard, 
flute/recorder) 
-musical parade 
hats (make on 
Thursday before as 
cooperative group 
activity) or parade 
banner to be 
carried by someone 
-parade route 
(furniture, tunnel, 
trampoline, etc.)
PAW 
Pals, 
Holman 
2010 
THEME-Play 
Guides 
CHILD’S 
INTERESTS 
ROLES/ACTIONS VOCABULARY TOYS/MATERIALS 
School 
• stuffed 
animals 
for 
students 
• stuffed 
animals 
• chalk 
• letters 
• maps 
• presidents 
Roles: 
-Teacher(s) 
-students 
Sequences: 
-hello circle 
-lesson-today learn 
about letters, 
presidents, maps 
-snack or recess 
-Okay class, 
today we are 
going to learn 
about 
(presidents, 
maps, etc.) 
-everyone take 
a seat for circle 
time 
-raise your 
hand, if you 
want the 
teacher to call 
on you 
-today we are 
having * for 
snack 
-chalkboard 
-chalk 
-letters 
-Avery’s stuffed 
animals 
-maps 
-pictures of 
presidents 
-circle mats 
Treasure Island • digging in 
sand 
• maps 
Roles: 
-land pirates 
-water pirates 
Sequences: 
-pirates get in boat 
and sail to beach 
-land pirates travel 
by wagon to beach 
-pirates are each 
given a map that 
leads them to the 
booty 
-each map leads 
the pirates on an 
adventure until 
they each find their 
booty buried in the 
sand 
-argh, where is 
that treasure 
-we must find 
the booty 
(treasure)! 
-ahoy matey! 
-let’s sail this 
ship! 
-let’s roll this 
wagon! 
-pass me the 
map please 
-I be sailin 
-shiver me 
timbers 
-I need some 
grog (drink) 
-yo-ho-ho 
-create two maps 
-obstacle course 
-ship 
-wagons 
-pirate patches 
-pirate clothes 
(hats—make pirate 
hats as cooperative 
group) 
-swords (I have 
these) 
-pirate treasure box 
-loot-goodies in the 
treasure box 
Store • money 
• crazy 
bones 
• character 
s 
• 
Roles: 
-shopper 
-cashier 
Sequences: 
-determine what 
kind of store they 
want (most likely a 
toy store) 
-shoppers go to 
store and pick out 
things they want to 
buy 
-cashier assists the 
shoppers in finding 
-hello, welcome 
to PAW Toy 
store 
-can I help you 
find anything 
today? 
-yes, I am 
looking for a * 
-ok, it is right 
over here 
-are you ready 
to pay 
-ok, that will be 
$ 
-shopping carts 
-shopping bags 
-cashier 
-money 
-toys (stuffed 
animals, crazy 
bones, etc.) 
-set up room to look 
like a store with 
toys on shelves and 
a check out counter 
-PAW STORE sign
PAW 
Pals, 
Holman 
2010 
something to buy 
-cashier wrings up 
the item(s), asks 
for money 
(shopper pays 
cashier), puts the 
item in a bag and 
thanks the shopper 
for coming 
-here you go, 
thanks for 
shopping at 
PAW store 
-thank you, 
have a nice day 
Activities Materials 
Water play -cozy cars 
-water table and water toys,-sprinkler/hose 
-rags/sponges, -dishwash soap 
-swimsuits and towels 
Play doh and bubbles -play doh ,playdoh toys 
-bubbles 
Doll/figure play -use Avery’s dolls, strawberry shortcake, 
Outside motor games, playground, obstacle 
course 
-play ground 
-motor obstacle course 
-trampoline, -tunnel 
Soccer/balls -soccer ball, goal 
-big therapy balls, little balls 
-water balloons 
Boardgames -Trouble 
-Guess who

The i tool

  • 1.
    PAW Pals, Holman 2010 The “iTool” Individualized Joint Action Play Routines (IJAPR) Planning Tool For creating Individualized Play Guides THEME-Play Guides CHILD’S INTERESTS ROLES/ACTIONS VOCABULARY TOYS/MATERIALS Beach/Ocean- “PAW BEACH” • Water • Sand • Water • Sand, digging in sand Roles: -beach persons -drowner -lifeguard Sequences: -pack beach bag -set up and get in lifeguard chair -go to beach in car/train/bus -unpack bag-lay out towels -what next (get in water, play in sand -lifegaurd goes over rules at beach -beach person drowns, lifeguard saves -what should we do today? -let’s go to the beach! -who wants to drive? -get in the car -let’s unpack our beach bag -what should we do now? -who wants to swim -I am going to go over the rules -help I am drowning! -I will save you -sunscreen -towels -beach bags (3) -beach toys -flippers -car-Kay’s jeep -sandbox (Gail) -kay’s pool -rules for beach on board -lifeguard chair -lifeguard whistle -swimsuits -flotation ring Musical PAW Parade • music • musical instrument s Roles: -band players -parade leader Sequences: -name/show instruments -choose instruments -show how to play, practice on cue -parade leader determines parade route (creative/motor ob course) and if they should go fast or slow -names of instruments -we are going to be in a parade -what instrument do you want to play? -names of instruments -how to play instrument, (loudly, quietly, softly, hard, etc.) -Here we go, follow me! -“We are in a parade” song -musical instruments (drum, shakers, symbols, guitar, maracas, spoons and washboard, flute/recorder) -musical parade hats (make on Thursday before as cooperative group activity) or parade banner to be carried by someone -parade route (furniture, tunnel, trampoline, etc.)
  • 2.
    PAW Pals, Holman 2010 THEME-Play Guides CHILD’S INTERESTS ROLES/ACTIONS VOCABULARY TOYS/MATERIALS School • stuffed animals for students • stuffed animals • chalk • letters • maps • presidents Roles: -Teacher(s) -students Sequences: -hello circle -lesson-today learn about letters, presidents, maps -snack or recess -Okay class, today we are going to learn about (presidents, maps, etc.) -everyone take a seat for circle time -raise your hand, if you want the teacher to call on you -today we are having * for snack -chalkboard -chalk -letters -Avery’s stuffed animals -maps -pictures of presidents -circle mats Treasure Island • digging in sand • maps Roles: -land pirates -water pirates Sequences: -pirates get in boat and sail to beach -land pirates travel by wagon to beach -pirates are each given a map that leads them to the booty -each map leads the pirates on an adventure until they each find their booty buried in the sand -argh, where is that treasure -we must find the booty (treasure)! -ahoy matey! -let’s sail this ship! -let’s roll this wagon! -pass me the map please -I be sailin -shiver me timbers -I need some grog (drink) -yo-ho-ho -create two maps -obstacle course -ship -wagons -pirate patches -pirate clothes (hats—make pirate hats as cooperative group) -swords (I have these) -pirate treasure box -loot-goodies in the treasure box Store • money • crazy bones • character s • Roles: -shopper -cashier Sequences: -determine what kind of store they want (most likely a toy store) -shoppers go to store and pick out things they want to buy -cashier assists the shoppers in finding -hello, welcome to PAW Toy store -can I help you find anything today? -yes, I am looking for a * -ok, it is right over here -are you ready to pay -ok, that will be $ -shopping carts -shopping bags -cashier -money -toys (stuffed animals, crazy bones, etc.) -set up room to look like a store with toys on shelves and a check out counter -PAW STORE sign
  • 3.
    PAW Pals, Holman 2010 something to buy -cashier wrings up the item(s), asks for money (shopper pays cashier), puts the item in a bag and thanks the shopper for coming -here you go, thanks for shopping at PAW store -thank you, have a nice day Activities Materials Water play -cozy cars -water table and water toys,-sprinkler/hose -rags/sponges, -dishwash soap -swimsuits and towels Play doh and bubbles -play doh ,playdoh toys -bubbles Doll/figure play -use Avery’s dolls, strawberry shortcake, Outside motor games, playground, obstacle course -play ground -motor obstacle course -trampoline, -tunnel Soccer/balls -soccer ball, goal -big therapy balls, little balls -water balloons Boardgames -Trouble -Guess who