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SLP Circle Time: Room on the Broom

So many times, I've seen questions in Facebook groups about how to do circle time/whole class language groups as an SLP in the preschool setting. Room on the Broom is one of my favorite Halloween books, and with lots of different characters/elements, all of the kids in the class can have their own prop to participate, making it perfect for whole group language lessons! I'll walk you through exactly how I run it and all the goals you can hit, below: Props to collect or print: -Characters: ... read more

Monsters Love School Activities

Halloween is my fave when it comes to therapy activities. So many fun books, and "Monsters Love School" by Mike Austin is no exception! I discovered it over the summer, and love how these monsters can be paired with "Back to School" themed activities AND Halloween themes! I know this time of year gets crazy, so these book-themed activities are a BREEZE when it comes to prepping. First off, the book itself: Little monster is going to school for the first time with all the other monsters. He ... read more

Preschool Circle Time Language Groups: PUMPKINS

Fall is in full swing, and with trips to the pumpkin patch likely on the horizon for many of our preschool kiddos! I've seen questions come up often enough in the Facebook groups about whole group circle time language lessons in the preschool setting, so I wanted to start a series of posts to share fun and easy ideas in this area based on common preschool themes. First up... pumpkins!Materials needed:-Book ("Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin")-Die cut pumpkins with 1, 2, or 3 step ... read more

Apple Speech and Language Ideas

Fall is my jam. I love apple everything, cooler temps (though it's still been upper 80s and 90s here.. gross), boots, scarves.. the list goes on! Most preschool classrooms do an apple theme, and if you're following along with their themes, you probably want some fun and easy apple activities that specifically target your kids' goals! My apple speech and language unit includes...File folder activities that are great for kids with Autism who are using workbox-type tasks, or even those ... read more

7 ways to use Zingo in therapy as MORE than just a general reinforcer

I love using games in therapy because a) they're easy, and b) they lend themselves naturally to a variety of different skills, such as following directions, turn-taking, and learning how to handle a loss.Often times, we might be using games as just a general reinforcer while we do drill with other skills, but today I wanted to share with you how I've used the game Zingo on its own to target a variety of communication skills, without needing any additional materials! Social Skills/Social ... read more

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round…

If you are following The Frenzied SLPs on Facebook, you may have seen our series of one-item therapy activities. In case you missed it, I shared ideas for how to use one activity (I know, I strayed a little bit from the one "item" theme) to target a variety of goals for your EI and preschool caseload using a school bus and farm animals while you sing!First up-- articulation goals!You can target a mix of earlier-emerging sounds /p, t, d, h, k g/ just by naming the farm animals as you sing ... read more

Target Dollar Spot Finds for Therapy- February 2017!

Well, it's a good thing I struck out on everything I tried on at Loft over the weekend because I went to Target on my way home to pick up 3 things (bananas, milk, and peppermint extract) and proceeded to spend all the money on all the things non food-related: Target clothes (because I obviously need more than the 8 cardigans already in my closet) and therapy materials in the Dollar Spot (I mean, it's for the kids, right? Right.) I wanted to share the things I found in hopes that you ... read more

Work-Team Relationships

Building relationships is important in all facets of life, and work-team relationships are no different! These are the people you see and work closely with, day in and day out. During the week, you spend more waking hours at work than you probably do at home. Not only is it important to just "get along" with them, but when you can really grow close as a team, it makes your job that much more enjoyable. Having at least 1 or 2 close friends at work that you can go to to vent, ... read more

Halloween Speech and Language Therapy Ideas

Ah, October.... Colorful leaves, cute boots, scarves, pumpkin-flavored everything.... :) Just a few of my favorite things! Halloween is just on the horizon, and if you need some fun, easy ideas to fill in some holes in your therapy plans for the next week, check out these activities I've been using!1. Alien sensory bagI used this last Spring for an Outer Space unit, but what better time for a #TBT activity like this than in a Halloween post? ;-) I used green hair gel, but recently read ... read more

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Pirates always give me a flashback to my college days. My husband and I went as pirates together one Halloween when we were dating in college, so pirates always make me think of him! (Also, I probably always associate him and pirates because he defaulted to going as a pirate for 3 out of 4 years we were dating.. and also maybe also because when he ordered a pirate costume the first year, the company accidentally sent him a women's pirate costume, so he could only wear the eye patch and head wrap ... read more

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