Here's a very affordable, fun little packet for Mother's Day (which will be here before you know it!). This is a language/literacy pack to go with Mother’s Day. This packet is meant for the more linguistically challenged students and is perfect for  speech/special ed collaboration. This is nice for integrating literacy and hands-on activities. You are purchasing one interactive book, and a meaningful craft activity with visuals. The interactive book focuses on verbs associated commonly with mothers. The craft includes a step by step set of instructions, and ultimately the child is to ..read more

 Hi Friends, Teachers Pay Teachers is having a big sale next Monday and Tuesday November 30 and December 1! I have a 10 dollar TPT gift card to give away!!! If you would like to enter the drawing, send me an email at speech40@gmail.com. I'll draw the name randomly on Monday at noon eastern time and let you know by email with the gift card code. Hope you and your family have a safe wonderful Thanksgiving ..read more

I'm dusting off the blog here for a brief public service announcement. First of all, Mother's Day is coming up.  I've marked down a popular Mother's Day Bundle to half off. for two weeks until May 14th.  This is a special token of appreciation for all you are doing during this difficult time, both you SLPs and moms. Find Mother's Day Bundle on sale on TPT here.    Second, if you want a well made mask (not medical grade), my daughter, who has lost her bird-banding job due to Covid-19, has started a little business on Etsy.  You can select the fabric you want, a ..read more

When I was working in the schools, Valentine's Day was one of my favorite times.  The day lends itself to fun, crafts, giving, thinking of friends, and hugs. To help celebrate this time of year and keep the kids motivated, I've created a new 40 page packet.  It's perfect for speech and special education collaboration, consisting of two interactive books and a craftivity. Extension activities are provided, along with numerous visuals such as craft communication board, sequencing worksheet, and a core-36 board.  Photos are public domain from Pixabay.com, while clip art is from Sm ..read more

Can you believe it----SEVEN years ago, I posted an interactive book on this blog---"Bears Like.....". A few thousand of you have enjoyed it, and some of you may have even printed it.  It's a great book for early readers or for early communicators.  It fits nicely with a unit about bears and I hope someone actually used it in their work with children.  I've completely revised it, so the old links don't work. Since original publication, the image rights in the original book have changed, and I've been switching from using Boardmaker symbols to Smarty Symbols.  I love Board ..read more

Update:  My sister lives in Erie, PA, where the temperature is going down to 3 degrees this coming Monday with 25 MPH winds. Thinking of those very cold people up north,  I took a look at this book (that I had posted in 2014) and changed it to a pdf file, and used a different font.  Otherwise, it still looks appropriate for the kids and season.  It's great for many targets. Enjoy (again!)  No snow here in NC, and the temps on Monday will go down to a balmy 19 degrees. I won't need to trudge off to school, though.  #retired ..read more

 Hi Friends, Teachers Pay Teachers is having a big sale next Monday and Tuesday November 30 and December 1! I have a 10 dollar TPT gift card to give away!!! If you would like to enter the drawing, send me an email at speech40@gmail.com. I'll draw the name randomly on Monday at noon eastern time and let you know by email with the gift card code. Hope you and your family have a safe wonderful Thanksgiving ..read more

Nothing in life is free---unless you visit Chapel Hill Snippets! I love Valentine's Day in school, even if I personally don't make a big deal over it at home. For language therapy purposes, the day lends itself to communication, and creative materials can be used to have fun and learn. Here's a book ("The Valentine Animals") I made using 'Photos for Class' (public domain), 'Pixabay' (public domain), and Smarty Symbols (I have and paid for a professional license).  The theme is animals, and each page has a simple repetitive sentence. Pictures are cute, and the kids can match icons to ph ..read more

I'm dusting off the blog here for a brief public service announcement. First of all, Mother's Day is coming up.  I've marked down a popular Mother's Day Bundle to half off. for two weeks until May 14th.  This is a special token of appreciation for all you are doing during this difficult time, both you SLPs and moms. Find Mother's Day Bundle on sale on TPT here.    Second, if you want a well made mask (not medical grade), my daughter, who has lost her bird-banding job due to Covid-19, has started a little business on Etsy.  You can select the fabric you want, a ..read more

Who doesn't like trains?  I've ridden them in the US, in Indonesia, in Italy, in Spain, and in Norway.  I'd love to go to Japan and ride the Bullet Train.  Kids often are facinated by trains too and several I worked with were familiar (obsessed) with Thomas.  Some owned myriad Thomas toys, and even when they didn't really have functional communication skills, could name all the characters instantly, putting my limited Thomas vocabulary skills to shame.  In honor of train travel, I've adapted a Tarheel Reader book I found. I changed out some of the pictures due to co ..read more