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Engaging ideas and activities for busy Speech Therapists!

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Winter Book Companions For Speech Therapy

Skiing, penguins and snow, oh my! So many fun narrative themes to incorporate into our speech therapy activities during the winter months. My winter book companions will help you and your students dig into the text using evidence-based strategies and activities. Learning To Ski With Mr. Magee by Chris Van Duesen - a charming book about Mr. Magee and his dog Dee who go skiing but it does not go … [Read more...] about Winter Book Companions For Speech Therapy

Fall Book Companions for Speech Therapy

Fall. There are so many great books out there about the leaves changing color and falling to the ground. I chose 3 of them to dig deeper into for these fall book companions for your speech therapy sessions. These print-and-go lesson plans were created to make implementing literacy-based speech therapy more simple and enjoyable for you and your students this fall. Here's some of what's included … [Read more...] about Fall Book Companions for Speech Therapy

Beach Ball Craft Freebie For Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy craft for summer! I'm back with another fun speech therapy craft that I think is just perfect for a summer or beach theme! Make sure to check out my other speech therapy crafts! Like the others, this uses the Dice and Dot pages from the Battle Style Dice and Dot resource in my TpT store. The dots in this product are 1 inch and fit best. If you have other Dice and Dot resources, … [Read more...] about Beach Ball Craft Freebie For Speech Therapy

Easter Craft Freebie For Speech Therapy

Fun craft for Easter in Speech Therapy! I had such a great response from the rainbow craft in March that I thought I'd share a fun idea for an Easter craft. These both use the dots from the Battle Style Dice and Dot resource in my TpT store. I love crafts but only if they are FUNCTIONAL and PURPOSEFUL. I want the resources you purchase to get a lot of mileage - more than just a standard print and … [Read more...] about Easter Craft Freebie For Speech Therapy

Rainbow Craft For Speech Therapy

Easy Spring Rainbow Craft Honestly, I don't do a lot of crafts. I'm a high-efficiency, low-time wasting, get-a-lot-of-reps in kind of SLP. All the cutting, gluing, glitter exploding, cleaning up just sort of makes me cringe. However, when it is VERY purposeful and allows a lot of speech & language, I'll participate...a little. I LOVE my Dice & Dot for Speech and Language resources. … [Read more...] about Rainbow Craft For Speech Therapy

Summer Books For Speech Therapy

Language Bookmarks for Summer Books in Speech Summer months are finally here and I'm excited to share 6 of my favorite books that I use when doing a summer theme. There are so many themes you can do: ocean, camping, backyard, ice cream, swimming, etc. Make sure to download the free language bookmarks - I tape them on the inside or back of each book for a quick go-to when doing a read aloud. This … [Read more...] about Summer Books For Speech Therapy

8 Spring Books For Speech Therapy

Spring Books In Speech Therapy I have some great spring themed books and wanted to share how I use them with my speech students. I know there are many to choose from, but I want literature that goes deeper than just "cute stories." We have limited time with students, especially in a school setting, so we MUST make choices with rich vocabulary and strategic language goals. Download the free … [Read more...] about 8 Spring Books For Speech Therapy

Using Target Dollar Spot Items In Speech Therapy: Spring

Spring Speech Therapy: Target Dollar Spot Finds The Target Dollar Spot is my jam. I think they are onto us. They know teachers and SLPs love their stuff. The other day I was literally circling the aisles as the poor employee was unpacking boxes just waiting to pounce...I actually almost started helping her. #truestory Do you feel me? Let's discuss how we're going to actually use these goodies in … [Read more...] about Using Target Dollar Spot Items In Speech Therapy: Spring

Activities For Valentine’s Day in Speech Therapy

I love Valentine's Day in speech! It's the perfect holiday to integrate many of our therapy goals such as social language, sequencing for crafts and describing. I created a fun Valentine's Day Lap Book that you can download for free! Here are some activities for Valentine's Day in Speech Therapy. BOOKS: If you're looking for book suggestions, check out my post for my Valentine books! Suggestions … [Read more...] about Activities For Valentine’s Day in Speech Therapy

4 Halloween Books With Free Language Bookmarks

Halloween is such an exciting time. I love the fall season and getting in the holiday spirit in my speech room. If you follow this blog, you've seen some of my Articulation Road Maps and Sound Bookmarks - I hope you like these narrative suggestions too. I was recently digging through my Halloween books pulling out some vocabulary and I thought I'd share them in a bookmark with you! They are quick … [Read more...] about 4 Halloween Books With Free Language Bookmarks

Christmas Activities In Speech Therapy

Christmas is a hectic time of year. Here's what I have planned for my speech room...grab freebies as my Christmas "gift" to you! First, make sure you hop over and read my post about my 6 Favorite Christmas books & get the free download to use with them.  Do you give your students a gift for Christmas? I always do a little something.  This year I made these cute Tic Tac labels. You can … [Read more...] about Christmas Activities In Speech Therapy

Using Fall Books In Speech Therapy

Fall books to use in Speech Therapy What books do you pull out for the fall? Picture books about leaves changing color and falling to the ground are plentiful. I use Leaf Man, Red Leaf Yellow Leaf, The Golden Acorn, and The Fox and the Falling Leaves and thought I'd share how I use them. Seasonal books offer opportunities to target goals with themed vocabulary content. This post contains my … [Read more...] about Using Fall Books In Speech Therapy