I’m pretty sure a love of shopping was programmed into my genetic makeup at birth. I get it from my dad, who probably enjoys shopping more than I do… My parents always used to go out at 4am on Black Friday when all of us kids were younger, in order to get the best deals on toys and games. I… Read More
Archives for November 2013
Apraxia Treatment (2nd in a 4 Part Series): Using Pivot Phrases in Therapy
Pivot phrases (or carrier phrases, depending on your preferred terminology) can be *so* beneficial in working with kids not only with apraxia, but with a lot of young language-delayed kids in general. Pivot/carrier phrases are phrases where the one part of the phrase (i.e. the first two words) stay the same throughout the activity, but the last word changes. Some… Read More
Gobble Till Ya Wobble! Paint Chip Turkeys in the speech room!
There’s tons of paint chip crafts all over Pinterest.. You can do SO many things with paint samples, and the best part– they’re F-R-E-E at your local hardware store! One of the crafts I’ve done with them the last few years is make paint chip turkeys in the speech room. It’s super simple but super cute! I use this with… Read More
The Dinosaur Stomp!
If nothing else, I know my preschool boys. I know they like zombies. I know they like trains. I know they like robots. And I know they like dinosaurs! So, we’ve kept the dinosaur fun going for an extra week in preschool. We’ve been acting like dinosaurs and stomping our speech words this week! The kids got to attach a… Read More
Dino Describing! A DIY activity
It’s Dinosaur week here in preschool.. one of my favorite weeks! I wanted to share a DIY I did this week to use for small group rotations in the classrooms.. Describing Dinos! This is pretty much just a DIY version of the “Hedbandz” game.. I took 3 strips of black construction paper, laminated them, and then stapled them together to… Read More