It’s been a while… I know and I apologize. On top of being an SLP I also coach competitive fastpitch softball and it completely takes over my summer months. Now it’s back to school and a little over a week in and I’m finally getting my blogging brain back. My first creation for the year […]
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Phineas and VERB!
Is it just here in Kansas City that kiddos are generally CRAZY about 2 things… Angry Birds and Phineas and Ferb. They think the step-brothers, their projects, tattling sister, secret Agent P (Perry the Platypus) and show are HILARIOUS! After many requests for P&F, I had a mini-pun pop in my head. Ferb and Verb […]
Art and Inferencing/Predicting Collide!
I appreciate and love art but have noticed that my students have very little knowledge about famous paintings/artwork (much unlike their insane knowledge of cartoons, video games, and apps). So, it’s difficult to find things that they do not have prior knowledge of to use for inferences/predictions. I was browsing my photos of artwork that […]
DIY of the Week: Silly Speech Sound Sticks
It’s standardized testing time in Missouri which means that my mornings are consumed with testing and my weeks packed with sessions and meetings. So, new materials have been on the back burner. I did think of one material and have started making the /r/ version of it first and will move to other sounds as […]
DIY of the Week: Articulation Battle Boats!
Ahoy Mateys! It’s a busy time of the year with evaluations and standardized testing but I have managed to squeeze out one new idea recently. I have had TONS of requests from my students for me to “find” my Battleship game that had “magically” disappeared from the speech room after countless failed attempts to teach […]
St.Patrick’s Day
We are about four weeks away from St. Patrick’s day and the invasion of the color green. However, if you’re like me, you need to start gathering materials for that week so that it can be ready to go! I’ve started re-vamping and creating materials to use and finding materials online. Here are the documents […]
DIY of the week! Artic. Towers!
I can in no way, shape, or form take full credit for this great idea. However, I modified it for my use with /s/ and /r/ in therapy and my kids LOVE it! They are known in my room as Artic. Towers! What you need for 1 tower: 1 – Pringles Can (I got the […]
BONUS DIY of the Week: Artic. Sticks
Okay, I admit, I like popsicle sticks, perhaps even a little too much. And my kids seem to think they are magical as well. So you can’t blame a SLP for finding every way possible to use these beauties… and here’s another: To DIY you’ll need about 60 sticks, a sharpie (fine point works […]
DIY of the week! Pocket Games!
As I was emptying some leftover materials from the SLP before me, I ran across her handwritten “Pocket Games” on index cards. I thought they were a nice idea for extra work in language and speech so I revamped them by typing them up, updating them (none of my students will know what a phonogram […]