Hi Everyone, I love the Fall weather up in New York. The leaves are beautiful and pumpkin decorations are everywhere. It is a great time to start Halloween activities. Halloween and pumpkins are a fun therapy theme. I just listed a brand new Halloween Articulation and Language Haunted House Craft Activity. You practice the targeted sounds or skills on the Halloween decorations as you decorate the Haunted House. caption for image THEME OF THE MONTH: Pumpkins and Halloween My theme for October is all about Halloween and pumpkins. The schools in my area end the month with Halloween pa ..read more

THEME OF THE WEEK: Back to School My theme the first week of therapy is always about Back to School and getting to catch up with my student. So much happens in 2 months and I love hearing what they have been doing. It is also a great time to see what skills are transferring to conversational speech and what still needs some work. CRAFT ACTIVITY: I love using these Back to School articulation and language wreaths for my established groups. It targets both articulation and language skills. I have included all about me pages for the new students that can be used the first week of scho ..read more

   Hi Everyone, I love being able to use literature based activities in Speech Therapy. I started using literature books because I was looking for a way to make therapy more relevant to my students' class work. It ended up making it so easy to integrate therapy into the classroom. I ended up creating book companions for some of my favorite and most used story books. I follow a very predictable pattern with my lessons. I have found this leads to more carryover for my students. Depending on the book I choose and the groups goals I use a book for 2-4 weeks. A frequent question I get is ..read more

Hi Everyone, This crazy school year is finally over. Now is the time to enjoy the summer and maybe prep for the Fall. I hope that the Fall finds us all back in school. I think one of the things I have missed the most is Sports.  Football, basketball and baseball have all been on my mind.  I created a Sports Custom category in my store, so that my sports products are easy to find. Click here to check it out. I created this Football themed Freebie that I wanted to share with you. My spin, say and cover activities are always fun. I made a free football set that targets initial articul ..read more

I love activities that are both interactive and easy.  I recently found these amazing spinners on Amazon.  Math teachers have been using them for a while.  I just love them for Speech therapy.  I place them on top of the worksheet or game and the kids love them. Spinners I created a whole set of spin, say and cover activities that I can use with them.  (If you don't have the spinners you can also use a dice, or paper clip and pencil.)  They are so easy to use.  Print the page that meets each student's goal.  Place the spinner on top.  S ..read more

One of my favorite themes to use in Speech is Penguins.  They are cute and adorable making them one of my favorite animals. Penguin Book: The book I am using in this theme is Be Brave, Little Penguin.  It is a really cute story about a little penguin that is afraid to go swimming.  He feels alone, because all his friends are swimming and having fun.  Little Penguin’s mother helps him get over his fear, so at the end he can play with all his friends.  One of the things I like to do with this story is talk about how his friends could have helped. I am also continuing ..read more

.Hi Everyone, Here in the Northeast January means cold and SNOW.  I am excited to use snow and snowmen as my theme all month long. It is fun and engaging for my students. We all hope for lots of snow, so we end up with a snow day!!! January Books This month I am using 3 books that pair perfectly with snow and snowmen. The first book is The Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow .  This series is always a big hit in my therapy room.   It is a cute story about all the pieces you need to create a snowman. We will be targeting vocabulary skills, rhyming and past tense v ..read more

Hi Everyone, I love themed based therapy and this month I am focusing on FALL. Although I hate that summer is over there are so many great things about fall.  Here in the Northeast apple orchards, pumpkin patches, hayrides and changing leaves are staples of fall.  I am excited about using this theme all month long. September Book:  When the Leaf Blew In I always like to start the month off with a book.  One of my favorite fall books is When The Leaf Blew In.  This is a great circular book that starts with a leaf causing a cow to sneeze.  The cow’s sneeze caused ..read more

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One area that I target with my Kindergartners and first graders in Speech therapy is always basic concepts. I give my students the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts in the beginning of the school year. It test 50 commonly used Kindergarten basic concepts.  Understanding these concepts help my students follow directions and be successful in our district's Kindergarten Math program.  I select concepts from the Boehm that many of my students struggle with. FREE Mini Book I created a set of mini books that allows me to target next to, beside, in front, between, left, right, ove ..read more