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Halloween Speech Therapy Activities
Halloween starts on October 1st! Halloween might be on the last day of the month but you can use the activities to keep your students motivated throughout October! Themes like pumpkins, bats, spiders, spooky skeletons, and friendly monsters can be so much fun! This blog post summarizes some of my
Fall Speech and Language Activities
Autumn is Calling! As fall approaches, the air is crisp and cool. The fall colors are beautiful and the animals are busy preparing for winter. After a long hot summer, it is the perfect time to explore outside while practicing speech and language skills in a natural environment. This blog
Conversation Starters for Speech Therapy
The Dreaded Icebreaker Can I tell you a secret? I dread icebreakers. As an introvert, I would much rather sit at the back and not have to talk to anyone. But if I’m being honest with myself, I usually find that they do help me grow closer to my teammates.
Guessing Games for Speech Therapy
“Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.” Diane Ackerman If you have read any of my blog posts, you will quickly see that I love using guessing games during my speech therapy sessions. When we are playing these games, my students don’t even realize that they are practicing their
Summer Speech and Language Activities
Summer is here! “Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Summer is the perfect time to get outside and create natural opportunities to practice speech and language skills. Summer is full of sensory experiences and many summer activities (sand, water,
Spring Speech and Language Activities
Spring has Sprung! Spring has arrived and there are so many opportunities for language all around! You may have seen my winter speech and language activities blog post on Itty Bitty Speech. This post highlights a few of my favorite spring speech and language activities for children. Signs of Spring After
How I Use Busy Picture Scenes in Speech Therapy Sessions
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words I adored Busytown Richard Scarry books growing up and I was so excited to share them with my own boys when they were younger (About Me). My 3 boys especially loved looking at all of the busy scene pictures with the funny animals
Fun Finds and Therapy Treasures
When my 3 boys were younger, money was tight so I often shopped at thrift stores in Colorado. As a new speech language pathologist (SLP), I was also building my collection of therapy materials to use with my clients so I always made a point to check the toys and