It's time for another monthly therapy round up!  March is one of my favorite months, partly because I love everything rainbow! Here's what I'm prepping for therapy this month. Lot's O' Luck We will be playing another seasonal dice game this month using plastic gold coins.  Pot of Gold My older kids always love making the paper bag games because they get to take them home and play at home.  I love them because they have a set of practice cards ready to go.  There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover We haven't read a little old lady book since before Christmas so it'll be fun to get this one out this month.  March No-Prep Printables Shamrock 50 Trials These have become quite the challenge with my 5th graders!  All About Color This pack has a ton of resources to practice learning colors and making crafts that are very colorful.  These color mats are good for sorting, naming and identifying colors and objects...
Over the past five and a half years I have learned a lot while working as a school-based speech-language pathologist. When I first started I created a set of homework tasks cards called Toddler Toys and felt that it was time for an update.  Through the years I have realized that many of my school-age children benefit greatly from play-based speech therapy and that these cards are not just for toddlers.  So, I have updated the file and compiled 15 of my favorite, most used play-based speech therapy activities.  Most of these are used to increase language and pragmatic skills in younger children or children with Autism Spectrum Disorder but they can also offer articulation and fluency opportunities too. I also find that even my 1st and 2nd graders ask to play with many of these toys when they enter my speech room. If you are limited in your therapy resources, I would highly recommend having any of these items in your therapy room as they can target so many skills.  I have also had good ...
Today I am sharing my top ten resources that I personally use the most with my kids during therapy.  My caseload includes articulation, language and fluency disorders with children in pre-school through 5th grade.  I have made quite a bit of resources over the years and do use ALOT of them but these are definitely the things I reach for the most!  Speech Builders These are great to have for those days when I have a ton of stuff going on and need to prep as little as possible. Or when I have a group that is having a lot of trouble settling down to follow directions, the blocks seem to keep their minds and hands engaged.  I've printed all the pages (some multiple times) and laminated them.  I hand out the "builder" that has the targeted goals for each student and we use blocks to build.  My kiddos favorite blocks are the tiny "hashtag" blocks (I got them from the Target Dollar Spot) but we've also used Legos and magnetic blocks too! Articulation...
I am so excited to share a fun new project I have been working on at my school, an interactive hallway! My school had a hallway that was painted black for a Halloween event and we wanted to make it a little more inviting for our students to walk by.  My friend and co-worker ( Kayla Maynor ) is awesome with vinyl and her Cricuit so together we made a plan and cut all the vinyl. We wanted to make it interactive and educational too.  Below are pictures of the finished result and explanations of each "station".  It turned out better than I had imagined!  Our school mascot is an alligator so we decided to call our hallway the Gator Interactive Trail.  The sign is at the top of each end of the hall.  Sing Your ABC's This section was designed for singing the ABC's but also can be used to name/identify letters, shapes, and colors. Mirror Me! This is a buddy activity.  Two students stand in front of the handprints.  One student is the leader and the...