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Holiday vs. Non-holiday Series Books for December

Do you celebrate holidays in your speech therapy? This can be a touchy subject for some, but I’m excited today to bring you 4 different books series that I LOVE, that have books with both holiday and non holiday themes for the month! I will give this disclaimer… all of the holiday choices are Christmas, […]

Ocean Animal Activities for Speech Therapy

These fun ocean animal activities are sure to engage your students and encourage their learning! This post includes books, hands-on activities, and a craft that are perfect for your whole preschool/elementary caseload. You already know, I’m a theme therapy loving SLP and I love to stretch a therapy plan across my entire caseload… it’s really […]

End of Year Gifts for Students (Plus Free Download)

End of year gifts for students was something I always did when I worked in the schools! In this post, you will find several functional ideas, plus a great freebie! Every year about this time, I try to find a little something that I can send home with my students. Last year, I did bubbles […]

Dragons Love Tacos Book Activities & Freebie!

Since May is C R A Z Y, I am trying my best to make therapy planning easier for all of us. This book is the perfect answer to that! Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri is a fun read, full of great descriptive vocabulary, and a subject that most […]

If You Give a Dog a Donut Speech Therapy Activities & Freebie!

I’m back today to share some ideas for how to use “If You Give a Dog a Donut” by Laura Numeroff in your therapy sessions! This series of books is so popular for working on a variety of skills. First, I quickly made up these cards that match the associations in the story! You can […]

The Gruffalo Speech & Language Activities

When I had my very first SLP grad student intern, she introduced me to The Gruffalo. To be one hundred percent honest, I didn’t use it much until last year. That’s a span of several years, and I don’t even have a good excuse. This story is GREAT for so many reasons… repetitive story lines […]

Love Monster Activities for Speech Therapy

Love Monster by Rachel Bright is a sweet story of a funny looking little guy who just wants someone to love him. Perfect for any time of year, this story is good for working on a variety of speech and language skills: Social Skills – monster just wants a friend. You can use this to […]

5 Ways to Build Vocabulary with The Word Collector

The Word Collector by Peter H Reynolds has quickly become one of my favorite stories of all time. It’s about a young boy named Jerome, who loves words. How perfect is that for SLPs? I happen to think this book is a great jumping off point for word exploration and vocabulary development. Here are 5 […]

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, […]