Hey friends! This week I wanted to share an idea that has so many possibilities…sensory bags! This isn’t the first time that I’ve blogged about these, but I wanted to revisit and revamp with some new ideas for year-round use. The first time I used this as a therapy tool, I had incredible engagement from […]
3 Easy, Hands-On Speech Therapy Activities for Halloween
These 3 easy activities are a little fine motor, a little sensory, and a lot of speech and language! Sensory Bin Make a basket with mini erasers, spider rings, or mini objects, and then use washi tape or string to make a web to cover the top. Add some tongs so your students can grab […]
3 Fun (& FREE) Ways to Build Rapport in Speech Therapy
How to build rapport in speech and why it’s important… When I was first starting as an SLP in the schools, I made the huge mistake of thinking I could just jump right into therapy. There are so many things I needed to do first, and I learned rather quickly how to set myself and […]
End of Year Speech Therapy Activities & Gifts – Free Downloads
May means that many people are starting to wrap up their school year, and you’re probably running on fumes. I wanted to share a few activities and end of year gifts that will hopefully make it a little easier on you! This mini book is a fun activity I liked to do year after year, […]
Learning About Shadows | Activities for Speech Therapy
Around Groundhog Day I like doing some activities with shadows to help my students understand the concept of the groundhog’s shadow, which I find they often don’t. BUT, you don’t have to do it in February, these would be fun to do anytime of year! Shadow Puppets – you remember doing this when you were […]
4 Easy Crafts for December
If there is any month that deserves a good craft, it’s this one! I know school based educators are READY for winter break and it’s survival at this point. These easy crafts are perfect for your speech sessions because they don’t require a lot of time, can work for any goals, and will keep your […]
How to Use Simon’s Cat in Speech Therapy
The month of December is one where I find myself digging deep into my therapy bag to find something that will hold attention longer than 12 seconds. At least. Enter, Simon’s Cat. Simon’s Cat is a free video series on YouTube that is (basically) wordless video shorts. They are super short, usually about 2 minutes, […]
Articulation Chants for Speech Therapy
Confession time…I’m a terrible singer. Like, turrible. But I don’t let that stop me (Follow your dreams, people) from belting out my own little diddies and dance moves in my therapy sessions. Why? Mostly because it draws attention and makes my students laugh. But also, I know that movements and chants and rhymes can all […]
Easy Easter Egg Game for Speech Therapy – Free Download
After all these years, I know that kids love plastic eggs. I mean, LOVE. But I also know that I get bored doing the same activities with the eggs each year in speech therapy…I hide, they find. I put artic pics inside, they practice. This year I had another idea that incorporated some fun erasers […]
Teaching Prepositions with Themes!
Teaching prepositions is one of those things that allows your creativity to soar…this is mainly because in order to get the most out of it, you need to use your body and some STUFF. This makes it a wonderful way to incorporate theme based learning! Since we are right around the corner from St. Patrick’s […]
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