During our week with "Goldilicious," we made unicorns in speech therapy! The girls loved it. I loved it! The crafts were seriously adorable. Plus it totally fed my need to be 8 years old again and let my unicorn loving side show! Unicorn Craft #1 for Speech Therapy This was pretty cute from Glued to… Continue reading Unicorn Crafts for Speech Therapy
Tag: Articulation
Poppin’ Speech: Parent Tips for Practice at Home
**Please remember to provide adequate adult supervision at all times with ALL fireworks! Please remember-do not throw the poppers at people or animals.** Independence Day is upon us. With that in mind, I have a fun way for parents to work on speech and language skills while popping it for 4th of July. It's real… Continue reading Poppin’ Speech: Parent Tips for Practice at Home
Speech Therapy Theme Review: Watermelons
To finish up May, we had a watermelon theme for our speech therapy sessions. (Yes, I know...a little behind) It was lots of fun for the kids. The book we read was probably my favorite part of the week. "The Watermelon Seed" is about a crocodile who loves watermelon until he swallows a seed. Then… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Watermelons
Inexpensive Ice Cream Speech Therapy Activities
If you are wanting another "cheap ideas" post for speech therapy, you are in luck! Today, I am bringing you some cheap ideas to do during an ice cream theme! (You can read my theme review here.) You can use these to address articulation or language. I try my best to keep them open ended. All… Continue reading Inexpensive Ice Cream Speech Therapy Activities
Picking Flowers in Speech Therapy
I have seen this little idea for fine motor all over Pinterest. I said to myself, "Self, that's pretty darn cute. I need to make that for my toddlers and young preschool clients. I know I can use it in speech therapy." So that's what I did! Of course, I went to my favorite Dollar… Continue reading Picking Flowers in Speech Therapy
Setting Up Thematic Speech Therapy: Part 4
You've gotten through the hard parts of setting up a thematic unit for speech therapy out of the way. Now, comes the easy part! I like to add supplemental activities to my sessions. Quick little 5 minute activities that can be used at the end of a session. Soemtimes, they are seen as a reward.… Continue reading Setting Up Thematic Speech Therapy: Part 4
Cheap Frog Ideas for Speech Therapy
A couple of weeks ago we talked about frogs in speech therapy. I had already written up my theme review at the time I came up with these cute little ideas. So I decided to write a separate short post about the cheap frog fun I found at the Dollar Tree! That means you can… Continue reading Cheap Frog Ideas for Speech Therapy
Setting Up Thematic Speech Therapy: Part 3
You have your theme picked out and your books are ready for speech therapy...Now what? Easy! Review your clients' goals. If you have a large caseload (ahem...school based SLPs!), this could take a little bit of time. If you are in private practice or home health, it may not take you as long. Make notes… Continue reading Setting Up Thematic Speech Therapy: Part 3
Setting Up Thematic Speech Therapy: Part 2
Now that you've chosen a theme, you need to start preparing your speech therapy materials. I start with books. I try to pick several different books to cover age ranges, attention span and language targets. Sometimes, it is easy. But sometimes it's not! The book you choose sets the tone for your speech therapy sessions. … Continue reading Setting Up Thematic Speech Therapy: Part 2
Speech Therapy Themes: Frogs Part 2
This week in speech therapy we are talking about frogs. I like it when a theme gives me language lessons without much effort on my part. The theme lends itself to great describing words like slippery, slimy and gross! Frog Books for Speech Therapy I have two favorites that I always use for my frog theme. I… Continue reading Speech Therapy Themes: Frogs Part 2
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