Buzzing about Speech & Language
It’s freebie day! Can’t wait to check out all of the holiday fun! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find the links. 🙂 Growing up, my sisters and I loved to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year! My dad would always sing us the Grinch song to tease us and make us laugh. So my… 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
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’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
Ok, I am all about keeping my students motivated to learn new concepts. Sometimes it feels like the only way to keep their attention is to sing and dance and stand on your head…and then that only works once. Haha. I’ve also found that using things that are interesting to them is a very helpful tool to keep them engaged…. Read More
Put down your mouse…step away from your computer…and head over to Target dollar spot! They have the cutest Halloween and Thanksgiving goodies right now. Look at these adorable boxes that I snagged! Cute right?! I’m using them as containers to go with my latest TPT game: Halloween Following Directions/Reinforcement. 🙂 I love it when I can do multiple things with… Read More
So in our parish, we do full inclusion. That means I see all my language kids in the regular classroom, usually in ELA. NO language pull-out groups! As therapists we really have to think outside the box to come up with activities and lessons that will address their language goals in the regular classroom setting. Last week, my 4th grade language kids were working… Read More
