It’s that time of the year when our entry ways are full of winter outwear. Coats, scarves, hats and mittens are hanging from every chair and hook in the house. Why not use those mittens/gloves in a fun way to encourage language? I’ve got some tips for you! Language Tip #1: Matching This one is… Continue reading Parent Tip: Using Mittens to Encourage Language
Tag: Home Health SLP
Speech Chick’s Favorite Winter Books for Kids
Today, I am bringing you my favorite kids' books for winter. I love kids' books. Probably more so than adult books. I am not sure if it's the illustrations or what, but I am a sucker for a pretty picture book. Winter is great time to snuggle up with kids and read a great book… Continue reading Speech Chick’s Favorite Winter Books for Kids
Halloween’s Over! Now What Do I Do in Speech Therapy?!
Halloween fell on a Tuesday this year. It kind of messed up my week. My themes are each set for a whole week. I don't know about you, but I feel weird doing Halloween activities on November 1st in speech therapy. Thus, making my week very "unsymmetrical." (Did I seriously just use the word "thus"?!) It's… Continue reading Halloween’s Over! Now What Do I Do in Speech Therapy?!
Tips for Enriching Language with Halloween Candy!
It's Halloween! It's probably #2 on the scale of "The Best Day of My Life" that every kid has. And all you can think about is, "What the heck am I gonna do with all that candy?" Well, you are in luck. I just happen to think about writing this post just for parents (and SLPs)… Continue reading Tips for Enriching Language with Halloween Candy!
More Spider Fun in Speech Therapy!
In speech therapy this week, we had our annual spiders theme. You can catch my theme review here. I added some new fun to the weekly plan this year! So let's dive right in! Spider Book for Speech Therapy I added a new book to the lesson plans and I LOVED this book! "Aaaarrgghh! Spider!"… Continue reading More Spider Fun in Speech Therapy!
Pizza Sensory Bin in Speech Therapy
I had previously written a post about our pizza theme for speech therapy. There was a quick (code: terrible picture and description) of my sensory bin. This year, I revamped it and made it better! Since I improved it, I figured I would write a quick blog post about it with a freebie! I started… Continue reading Pizza Sensory Bin in Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy Theme Review: Scarecrows
What is it about speech therapy and scarecrows? I love this theme...yes I know, I say that about every one of my themes. But this one really gets me ready for fall. Maybe it's the fact that we dipped into the cooler temps in my area. Because in Texas, Fall is 83 degrees! Scarecrow Books… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Scarecrows
Apple Tree Craft for Speech Therapy
This past week, we had an apple theme for speech therapy. We had a sweet smelling sensory bin and some other great activities and books! But I did love this cute apple tree that I was able to make with most of my caseload. It helped that it was super easy to prep! Materials Needed: 1… Continue reading Apple Tree Craft for Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy Fun: Wheels on the Bus
Last week, I did a back to school theme even though many of my speech therapy clients do not attend school. My older clients (that attend school) read "The Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books." But my littles (tots through early preschool) are just not appropriate for that book. So we had a week with "Wheels… Continue reading Speech Therapy Fun: Wheels on the Bus
Usborne Books and Speech Therapy: Part Two
Sadly, almost a year ago, I wrote the part one of this post. Yes, I know what the heck?! Well, anyways, I am bringing some fantastic Usborne books to you for your speech therapy sessions. I am glad I did not write this one soon after I wrote part 1 because I would not have done… Continue reading Usborne Books and Speech Therapy: Part Two
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