Buzzing about Speech & Language
Monster mash is back – Christmas style! My kids had so much fun with the other Monster Mash game, I knew they would just LOVE a Christmas version. I know, I know…you might be thinking that it’s too early for Christmas talk. Thanksgiving hasn’t even passed yet! Many people I know feel like Thanksgiving gets the shaft as a… Read More
It was craft day today in the speech room. We got out the crayons and scissors and made a cutesie little Thanksgiving speech tree. It came out awesome, if I may say so myself. I showed it to our secretary, and she even wanted to set out in the front office to give our little speechies some recognition. 🙂 Here… Read More
Are y’all fans of pies as much as I am? It’s a weakness, unfortunately. My favorites are pumpkin and apple…with homemade whipped cream on top. Ok now I’m getting hungry. Lol. When I saw this clipart, I just couldn’t pass it up. It was just begging to be turned into a fun little game for my kiddos. My third graders… Read More
So, how many of you have to work tomorrow on Election Day? Our parish actually has the day off! However, several of the surrounding parishes still have school in session. I figured many of you may have to work as well, so here is a last minute freebie to use that’s “election” themed. I used this today with my pull… Read More
I don’t know about you, but it seems like several of my little guys struggle with reading. Many of them break down with the simplest of words. The more I probe I realize that they don’t have the basic phonological awareness skills needed to become successful readers. Now, I know there are exceptions and some kids learn by memorizing sight… Read More
Some of my favorite books to use with my preschoolers are the Biscuit books! Don’t you just love them? They are so sweet and cute. But they are also pretty great for vocabulary. I know Halloween is almost over, but I thought I’d share anyway. Here’s how we use the Biscuit books in speech. We typically target vocabulary, asking and… Read More
I think the games I’m going to tell you about were the very first things I put in my TPT store almost a month ago. I guess I just wanted Thanksgiving to come early this year lol. I know we can all use the break! So, here are a couple more cutesie Thanksgiving speech games to add to the mix…. Read More
Down here in South Louisiana we have 4 seasons – hunting season, crawfish season, snowball season, and football season! Don’t believe me? Check out this T-shirt from Storyville. Haha. No, but really we love us some football down here. I think it’s one of those cultural loves that’s passed down from generation to generation. The kids really get into it, even… Read More
I’m sure most of you have played Ned’s Head, right? In case you haven’t, it’s this hilarious game where kids pull gross objects out of this giant head. They love it! It’s great for describing, word finding, or starting conversations. You can even put card decks in there and let them pull the pictures out of his mouth and ears…. Read More
A friend of mine’s little girl in crazy about pirates! I think this is too cute, since not many little girls I know are into them. She had a pirate birthday party, dresses up like a pirate all the time, and even tries to talk like a pirate. SO funny! Even though there are lots of A-Mazing and fun speechie… Read More
