Our "stop" in the Great Smoky Mountains was a fun one. For our previous stops, we pretended to be a park ranger. For this one, the kids pretended to be a black bear searching for food in the mountains! I love speech therapy sessions when the kids can move around! Getting Started To get into… Continue reading Creative Speech Therapy Activities in Great Smoky Mountains
Tag: Thematic Speech Therapy
Engaging Speech Therapy: Crafting in Big Bend National Park
National Parks can be an interesting theme for speech therapy. This summer I chose 10 parks scattered throughout the country to take my clients to...virtually of course! One of our stops was right here in our home state of Texas-Big Bend National Park. Our "day" in Big Bend this year happened to fall during July… Continue reading Engaging Speech Therapy: Crafting in Big Bend National Park
Engaging Speech Activities Inspired by Florida National Parks
**DISCLAIMER: This blog post does contain affilate links. If you purchase from on the links, it does not cost you extra. I earn a small portion from the sales.** "Where are we going today?" is my favorite question to hear during summer speech therapy. My clients have absolutely loved our pretend vacation. We've already created… Continue reading Engaging Speech Activities Inspired by Florida National Parks
Top 10 National Parks Books for Speech Therapy Sessions
Confession time: I LOVE TO USE BOOKS IN MY SPEECH THERAPY SESSIONS. Any books. All books. The prettier the illustrations, the better. The more heartwarming the story is, the more I need it on my shelf. So, I had to have some books to go along with our virtual roadtrip around the National Parks this… Continue reading Top 10 National Parks Books for Speech Therapy Sessions
Transform Speech Therapy: Adventures in National Parks
For the past few summers, I have changed up our speech therapy sessions from the usual book themed sessions to VACATIONS! That's right VIRTUAL VACATIONS! After the first summer at Disney, I knew I had to change up some things for the older kids (elementary age) to make it more engaging for them. Many of… Continue reading Transform Speech Therapy: Adventures in National Parks
Gingerbread Books for Speech Therapy
Oh man! I love gingerbread in speech therapy! It is so much fun and every session ends up being different. There are tons of gingerbread man variations out there so I am not claiming these are the best...just the ones I like! The original "Gingerbread Man" story even has tons of variations. The 2 that… Continue reading Gingerbread Books for Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy Theme: Turkeys
Thanksgiving is seriously knocking (hard) on the door. So we talked turkeys this week in speech therapy. Plus, there's really nothing as cute as a toddler imitating a turkey sound (Gobble Gobble doesn't ever sound the same way twice!) I used some of the same materials, updated some more and added some new. It was… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme: Turkeys
Favorite Back to School Books for Speech Therapy
Going to back to school this week? Not sure what you want to do during your speech therapy sessions? I got you covered! While I may not be a school-based SLP anymore, I still have my favorites! I try to incorporate them with my private clients that I see after school hours. These books are… Continue reading Favorite Back to School Books for Speech Therapy
Language & Lemonade: Hands On Fun For Speech Therapy
Let's face it. Kids don't always want to work on language skills at home. They want to play their video games. Text or "Snappy Chat" their friends. Yes, you read that right..."Snappy Chat." If you are lucky, they enjoy reading. But working on talking, answering questions, describing? That's a big NO. But it's ok. Sometimes… Continue reading Language & Lemonade: Hands On Fun For Speech Therapy
Simple Speech Therapy Activity: Mittens and a Snowball
Let's face it...simple speech therapy activities are the jam! There's little to prep and keep up with. You don't have to manipulate 10,000 items on your therapy table. Most of the time, you can stretch that activity to reach the majority of your clients, if not all! That last part is a huge BONUS! As… Continue reading Simple Speech Therapy Activity: Mittens and a Snowball
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