Parents always ask me for tips to work on their child's language skills at home. One of my favorite parent tips is bath time!! Bath time is a great time to work on your child's language and articulation skills. If you have a young child, parent supervision is already needed while they are in the tub. … Continue reading Parent Tips: Bath Time and Speech
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Train Craft for Speech Therapy
A couple of weeks ago, I did a train craft for speech therapy. The boys loved it! I am not sure what it is about boys and trains. But I have discovered that anything train related is an absolute YES with my speech therapy clients!! It helps that this was a simple craft too! This… Continue reading Train Craft for Speech Therapy
Adapting Puzzles for Speech Therapy
What does SLP doesn't love using puzzles during speech therapy? Puzzles are great language enrichment tools, easily used in sensory bins and awesome hide and seek reinforcers! I love to use the chunky wooden puzzles in therapy. But then I ran across this cute little 24 piece puzzle for just $1. What would I do… Continue reading Adapting Puzzles for Speech Therapy
Test Kit Organization for the SLP
Let's face it, SLP friends. You get a testing kit (that costs buckets of $$$)... and it comes in a cardboard box? Is that really the best the assessment company could do-cardboard box that rips with each use. Before you know you are chasing that stinkin' bouncy ball from the PLS kit around your room… Continue reading Test Kit Organization for the SLP
Cupcake Craft for Speech Therapy
During "Pinkalicious" week, we made a cupcake craft as our speech therapy activity. It was pink, adorable and looked good enough to eat! The best part about it was the easy prep! Of course, the cupcakes we made were pink but you could easily use other colors. Supplies half of a paper plate for each… Continue reading Cupcake Craft for Speech Therapy
Speech Chick’s Friday Favs: Graphic Tees
During the month of July, I decided to change it up a little. You know, write about something other than speech therapy stuff. It's my birthday month so I figured I'd write about some my favorites. The first favorite is graphic tees! Seriously, if graphic tees could be a stock on NYSE, I would buy a huge chunk… Continue reading Speech Chick’s Friday Favs: Graphic Tees
Hot Air Balloon Craft for Speech Therapy
During our air transportation week, we talked about airplanes, rockets, helicopters and hot air balloons. You could say we "flew" through our activities that week in speech therapy. (Sorry, terrible joke, I know!) I found this craft on Pinterest. But as always, I changed it up and adapted it to fit my needs. I find most of… Continue reading Hot Air Balloon Craft for Speech Therapy
Unicorn Crafts for Speech Therapy
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
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
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