Last week our theme was spiders in speech therapy. The kids had a blast...me? Well, I was not super excited to talk all week about a thing that grosses me out! But our speech therapy sessions were fun and engaging so that's all that matters! Our book was "Three Hungry Spiders and One Fat Fly." It's a great… Continue reading Speech Therapy In Review: SPIDERS!
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Halloween Apps for Speech Therapy
We all have our favorite apps for everyday speech therapy. Halloween should be no different. I have a few that I really like. I work with mostly toddlers to preschool age right now, so I tend to use "not so scary" apps. Fall Apps for Speech Therapy Starfall Pumpkin It has 2 great activities. … Continue reading Halloween Apps for Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy Theme Review: Pumpkins!
I know I have said it a hundred times before, but I LOVE SPEECH THERAPY in October! Each week is so jam packed with different activities so that sessions are super busy and engaging. Last week was no different. Our theme was pumpkins. Let's get right into what we had going on. Pumpkin Books… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Pumpkins!
Speech Therapy Tips: Crafting During Fluency Therapy
I really like to use crafts during my speech therapy sessions. Like REALLY SUPER PUFFY HEART craft activities! Crafts are great in speech therapy sessions for several reasons: Kids are more motivated to create something to take home to mom! The language skills can be addressed naturally as we work. I can get larger amounts… Continue reading Speech Therapy Tips: Crafting During Fluency Therapy
Speech Therapy Review: Pizza!
Last week, we had so much fun in speech therapy. What kid doesn't love pizza? Ok...I have met a couple. But most kids love pizza. Pizza Books for Speech Therapy We had a couple of different books that I used depending on the child. "Pete's A Pizza" by William Steig is really cute book. … Continue reading Speech Therapy Review: Pizza!
Speech Therapy Review: Apples!
Fall is here...well almost. Ok, let's be honest, I live in Texas and we don't usually have fall. So hurray for temps less than 100 degrees!! A couple of weeks ago we had a theme of apples in speech therapy. I am not sure why but apples is so much fun to use in speech… Continue reading Speech Therapy Review: Apples!
Speech Therapy Theme Review: Crayons and Articulation
The kids are back in school so what better time to talk about colors in speech therapy?! My littles focus on color-sorting things by color, learning basic colors, etc. But my school kids are just too old for that. So we used the theme of crayons in our speech therapy sessions. Book for Speech Therapy… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Crayons and Articulation
Apple Pie Sensory Bin in Speech Therapy!
Apple week in speech therapy is always so much fun! It's taken a different turn since I left the schools several years ago. In the schools, we could compare the different types of apples, cook with them, eat different apple products like apple chips and cider. Speech therapy in the homes is very different. It's… Continue reading Apple Pie Sensory Bin in Speech Therapy!
Using Mrs. Wishy Washy in Speech Therapy
When I first started in speech therapy, I had no idea who Mrs. Wishy Washy was. About 4 years into being an SLP assistant, I was working on expanding my farm theme. I was stuck on ways to stretch the theme in my speech therapy sessions. I needed lessons that would address my goals with… Continue reading Using Mrs. Wishy Washy in Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy Craft Time! Build a Barn
During farm week, we built barns in our speech therapy sessions. It started out as an articulation craft but transformed into a language activity too! Pair this easy craft with some of the books and toys I talked about in my theme review! Here's what you need (Materials needed for EACH child): 8 strips of… Continue reading Speech Therapy Craft Time! Build a Barn
