Hi, my name is Kari and I'm an Olympics junkie. Since I'm a junkie, I decided I had to incorporate the Winter Olympics into therapy somehow! In small groups today in one of my prek classrooms, we did a fun and super easy Olympic rings craftivity involving some basic vocabulary. All you need for this activity are some paper plates, glue, crayons or markers, scissors, and pictures of red, blue, green, black, and yellow items. You may be able to snag some paper plates from the cafeteria if you ... read more
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
"If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" is my favorite Laura Numeroff book, and I love when Laura Numeroff week rolls around in preschool! It has great illustrations to work on basic vocabulary and WH questions with my students as we read, and is engaging enough so that my kids love reading it more than once throughout the week, as they hear it both in class and in speech!I have a lot of both general cookie-themed activities, as well as specific activities relating to the book to use during this week. ... read more
Don’t Break The Ice!
"Is it wine-thirty yet?" was one of the things I heard early this morning from a coworker. I think while most of us are excited to see the kids again and hear all about their break, the transition back after 1.5-2 weeks off, especially after a busy holiday season, can be a little rough and often times, a bit hectic (unless you’re a super planner and had this week's therapy all planned and ready to go before you left for break-- in which case, you’re a rock star and I wish I had your ... read more
Happy New Year!
Whew! It's been a few weeks since I've done a blog post.. That last week of school before break was crazy, and Christmas break FLEW by! To get back into the swing of writing, I thought I'd share my 2013 with you. Saw this on Jenna's blog over at Speech Room News and thought it was fun, so here goes!What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before?Got a puppy! We rescued her from the pound at 4 months. She’s a black lab/border collie mix! (we think)Did you keep your new years’ ... read more
Edublog Awards– It’s Voting Time!!
If you missed the post on my Facebook page, Jenna over at Speech Room News nominated me for Best New Blog for the Edublog Awards. I made it through to the "short list" and am in the voting rounds!Now, this is where you all come in... I need your help!!I am so honored to even just be considered for this nomination! If you feel as though you find the ideas/information on this blog to be useful, I would be *SO* appreciative if you would take a minute to cast a vote for me here. ... read more
Birthday Giveaway!
My birthday was last Thursday (December 5), but I've been celebrating with different friends and family in different ways every day for the last 4-5 days! Tomorrow I'll be celebrating with a friend who couldn't celebrate with me last week, and that will be the last of the birthday celebrations... I didn't have anything birthday-related going on tonight, though, but I thought, "Why not keep going?" No need for a "nothing" day when I could throw a giveaway! (Can you tell I love to celebrate ... read more
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
It's been a little while since I've done a Movin' Mondays post, but it's back and with a Christmas theme this time!I was browsing Pinterest for some winter/Christmas therapy ideas and came across this pin: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/21040323233050339/ I loved the idea of decorating the tree for a therapy activity, so this activity was born!It's just green bulletin board paper cut out in the shape of a tree, some different sized circle die cuts, and some Christmas light die ... read more
8 (More) Gift Ideas for the SLP!
Fact: December is the best month out of the year. Not only does it mean Christmas and New Years, but it also means my birthday!! Woo hoo! :) I am always asked for a birthday and Christmas list for gift ideas, and this year, I started adding lots of SLP-related ideas to my wishlist. I think it's fun when you can personalize a gift even more, so I would love any sort of gift having to do with my profession! That being said, I know there have been several other blog posts ... read more
The SLP Guide to Black Friday
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 haven't done a ton of Black Friday shopping (mostly because I love sleep), but I have gone out the last two years. Last year, my first stop was Walmart to get some nice sheets on sale, thinking everyone ... read more
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 examples are…*I want ….*I like ….*I see ….*Put on ….*Take out ….*Open ...Carrier phrases are typically 2-3 words, and are ... read more
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