Hello, New Year's Resolutions. We meet again. I know in the past we've gone our separate ways after a month or two, but this year, I think we should stick together for the whole year-- I have a lot I want to accomplish in my professional life in 2015!1. Blog more consistently- When I first started out, I was doing multiple posts a week. It was a LOT of work, but it made me feel really accomplished! Once we bought our first house in March, I fell off the horse, big time! ... read more
How can I use that to target language? – Letter Tiles –
“How can I use THAT to target my student’s language goals?”It’s a question I’ve thought to myself more than once going into the preschool rooms to do push-in therapy with my language students. When I push in to the classrooms to provide therapy, I often times just follow the child’s/teacher’s lead and take whatever they are working on or playing with & figure out how to put a speech/language twist on it. At this point, with it being my 4th year in preschool, I've become pretty ... read more
“What’s In Your Cart?” Link-Up– Tpt Cyber Monday Is Here!
Linking up with Speech Room News today for her "What's In Your Cart" link up! The TpT Cyber Monday sale is here & there are SO many great materials I've had my eye on-- it's hard to narrow it down! But, here are a couple of my new items I think you'll want to check out, as well as a handful of items that have found their way into my cart :)Here's what I think you should take a look at from my store-- two new winter-themed interactive phonology units. I have SO many phono kids on my ... read more
Turkey Talk- a Thanksgiving craftivity!
Need a quick, easy-prep activity to use for Thanksgiving? I've got you covered! I used this super cute craft with my articulation students this morning & it was a huge hit-- the kids were SO proud of their turkeys & were eager to show them off to everyone!Trace a large circle onto brown construction paper (I used a paper plate as a template), as well as a small one (I used the inner circle of a paper plate that I cut out). Use multiple pieces of paper at once to cut out multiple ... read more
Staying Positive
As SLPs, we have one of the BEST jobs in the world. Seriously. We help people communicate--what could be cooler than that?! We teach vocabulary to children in school so they can access the curriculum and collaborate with their peers. We give alternative methods to verbal communication by teaching a child with Autism how to use a communication device. We help retrain a stroke patient's brain in order to learn how to speak again. We teach correct articulation ... read more
Pumpkin Strips Craftivity
I love incorporating crafts into speech therapy sessions! I love crafting, period, but making a craft with articulation words is an easy way for parents to know what we were working on in speech that day (and hopefully do a little carryover practice at home, too!).I saw a cute pumpkin craft on Pinterest from NurtureStore and decided to adapt it for therapy this week!You can have the kids cut the strips out (could be a good activity if you cotreat with your OT!), or, utilize a paper cutter at ... read more
Basic Concepts: Dinosaurs, Apples, Pete the Cat, and Toy Story!
I'm pretty much living and breathing basic concepts (and phonology while we're at it!) this school year, so I've been gathering lots of ideas and materials to teach concepts while still going along with each weekly theme in the preschool classrooms. I always try to incorporate the weekly themes as much as possible into therapy, because I feel like it is much more meaningful and memorable to them when it involves the same topic they're being immersed in all week in the classroom!Here ... read more
Back to School Week! If You Take A Mouse to School
It’s that time of year again.. Back to School! Last week was the first full week with kids, so I began seeing my caseload & working out all the kinks in the scheduling (you know, a school-based therapist’s favorite thing to do!!)For the first week, I used the book, “If You Take A Mouse To School” by Laura Numeroff to base my therapy sessions around.I had a big book, too, which made it even more fun! Building A Mouse House:At one point in the story, the mouse builds a “Mouse House” out of ... read more
Cariboo Cards- How I use them, How I store them, and a compilation of cards with a free download!
The school-based SLP Facebook group has been all abuzz lately with therapists finding Cariboo left and right at thrift stores and yard sales, and wondering how others use the game for therapy purposes.I've been using Cariboo since I first started at my job a few years ago. I work with preschool kids, but elementary kids love this game, too! There's just something about the suspense of whether a ball lies underneath the door being opened, and that final reward of the treasure box popping ... read more
Happy Campers! Camping-themed ideas for therapy
Confession: I love s'mores. Like, really love them. I used to make indoor s'mores in the microwave as a kid all the time! I'd stick a marshmallow in there and watch it expand like crazy as it heated up, juuust to the brink of explosion, before quickly opening the microwave door and watching it shrink back to a normal size. Quite honestly, I'm surprised I never blew one up in the microwave! (You're welcome for that, mom)Anyway, I thought a camping theme would be a great way to incorporate the ... read more
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