Who doesn’t love Mr. Potato Head? He is classic and he can be a versatile tool to target MANY of the common language goals in play-based speech therapy sessions. You can use him to address a variety of receptive and expressive language goals, such as, prepositions, following directions, requesting, and more. Here are some ways for effectively using Mr. Potato Head to build language skills with … [Read more...] about Play-Based Speech Therapy: Using Mr. Potato Head To Build Language Skills
Using an Advent Calendar in Speech Therapy
How to use an advent calendar in speech therapy I ran across the galvanized advent calendar at Target this Christmas and quickly realized it can be used all year round in speech therapy for so many language concepts! I feel like it's similar to using a doll house. As you can see in the photo, I gathered some small toys and other objects I had around and put them in randomly. You get the added … [Read more...] about Using an Advent Calendar in Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy To-Do List
FREE Speech Therapy to-do list I'm a list maker. I've got sticky notes everywhere and I love checking things off my to-do list. Here is a free one I thought I'd share with you. One you can print and use anytime, another is one to use before holiday and/or summer break. Returning after a holiday break can be tough! There is nothing crazier than the week before Christmas break - we all want to … [Read more...] about Speech Therapy To-Do List
December Speech Therapy Lesson Plans
Speech Therapy lesson plans for December There are so many great books and activities for using in speech therapy during December. Therapy can get a bit crazy this month because there are always parties and class events that often disrupt our schedules. I try to just roll with it. Below are some ideas you can incorporate into your lesson plans! You can download the free December lesson plans … [Read more...] about December Speech Therapy Lesson Plans
SLP Coworker Christmas Gift Ideas
SLP Christmas Gift Ideas Shopping for coworker Christmas gifts can be tricky. Often you have several people to shop for which makes budgets tight. Recently on Instagram I was sharing some gift ideas and asked my followers what they would like ideas for Christmas and by far most people said they need help with Secret Santa or coworker/supervisor gifts. So I thought I'd put together a list of my … [Read more...] about SLP Coworker Christmas Gift Ideas
Books & Toys: A Speech & Language Gift Guide
Holiday Gift Guide: An SLP's Favorite Books & Toys About this time of year parents start asking me for recommendations for toys for Christmas. Does this happen to you? They want developmental toy and book recommendations that will build speech and language skills. I wanted to have a list to send them. Therefore, I've put together my favorites- check out the complete collection HERE and my … [Read more...] about Books & Toys: A Speech & Language Gift Guide