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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- that’s the saying isn’

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- that’s the saying isn’t it? (Earth Day pro over here, clearly 😅)

REUSE…. Your spiders that you probably have from Halloween or even from your bug theme, and use them for Itsy Bitsy Spider!

Grab those spideys and a tote lid for a ramp aka your “spout,” and walk them up the ramp. Use “up up up” as your verbal routine each time. (Taking turns making a spider walk up is great motor imitation with objects, too!) Once it’s at the top of the ramp, let go so the spider slides down your spout.

Verbal routines could look like…
“Up up up!” or...
“Up, up, up… whee!” or...
“Up, up, up… down! Whee!”

What else would you use as a ramp besides a tote lid?

Need some basic, simple activities for a weather t

Need some basic, simple activities for a weather theme? Use “rain” and plan around Itsy Bitsy Spider!

These “Never Touch A...” books are my 7 month old’s favorite (she repeatedly closes the book on me as we’re reading to feel the front cover again 😂), and they’re great to use at work, too, for introducing literacy to kids who don’t necessarily enjoy books yet. I’ve found that a lot of these kids are also sensory seekers, and the tactile component of these books gets them interested!

In the schools, I always got a lot of new late talkers on my caseload in the Spring from the birth-to-3 service transitions, so working on exclamatory words like “ew!” “yuck!” “ick!” “ooo!” is something you can do with this tactile book, too, for your little ones just starting to imitate!

If there’s a Little Blue Truck book that fits my

If there’s a Little Blue Truck book that fits my theme, you bet I’m using it! The Springtime version, while not my all-time fave of the series, is perfect for a farm theme or in May for Mother’s Day with mama and baby animals! 🐤🐣

Annnnd to go with it, this Little Blue Truck BOOM deck can be used...
-in person or virtually
-for a ton of your preschool language goals
-with ANY Little Blue Truck book (but fits especially well with the original and Springtime version of the books!)

Swipe to see a video of it in action!

Hi! It’s me again. Long time no see. I unexpec

Hi! It’s me again. Long time no see.

I unexpectedly took a long hiatus, and maybe you noticed, maybe you didn’t (it’s cool if you didn’t).

I kinda poured my heart out in a message to my email subscribers earlier, so I’ll give you an abbreviated version (mostly bc IG won’t let me have as many characters 😂🤷‍♀️)

I was playing the comparison game in pretty much every aspect of life which was so unhealthy for so many reasons so I had to take a step back.

I was comparing myself to my coworkers who all seem put together each day while having young kids at home, as I feel like I’m riding the hot mess express every day and I’m lucky if I leave the house with makeup on!

I was comparing Olivia to other August babies- mostly worrying whether I was doing enough for her. I had to mute the due date group I’m in on Facebook bc I’d start going down a rabbit hole of worry when I’d see threads of babies doing things she wasn’t yet- despite logically knowing she was well within the normal range for milestones and that an early August baby is way different than a late August baby.

I was comparing myself to all of my other sweet and wonderful SLP TPT friends who are killin’ it, creating great, useful content to share and still managing families and work, and some days I felt like I was just spinning my wheels (but for real guys how do you do it 😂)

Essentially I felt like I wasn’t doing enough as a mom, a wife, a friend, a therapist, or a blogger.

But I’ve been feeling more like myself lately, trying to create some systems that work, and learning how to give myself some grace as I figure it all out. I love the little nugget in this picture more than I could ever adequately explain- so I’m working on some things for my own well-being so I can be a great mama to her!

I’m looking forward to being back- I hope you are, too!

Who else is reading The Day It Rained Hearts this

Who else is reading The Day It Rained Hearts this week? Between this and Little Blue Truck’s Valentine, we’re delivering Valentine’s to LOTS of our animal friends! With all no prep or low prep activities, you can buy this set tonight and use tomorrow morning!

Easy to prep? ✅ Works for lots of your caseload

Olivia and I are Super Bowl ready! #gochiefs ❤️💛 Is the bow and tutu over the top? Yes. Do I regret it? No. 😂

Since most people are just in it for the food and commercials.. Whats your favorite Super Bowl snack? Mine is buffalo chicken dip 💯!

This little lady knows what’s up and doesn’t w

This little lady knows what’s up and doesn’t want you to miss out either!

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