I have recently started back with face to face speech evaluations and they have been going well.  It has made me realize how much I miss working with kids in person and just being able to play.  But, I had a few evaluations with some energetic, busy little ones and was a bit rusty.  I went into the evaluation thinking the PLS-5 toys would be sufficient in keeping their attention and encouraging them to participate and realized I needed some back-up. Usually, I am testing in my speech room and would have toys everywhere to grab but my room is pretty small so I have been testing in another room that is larger while we ease back into face-to-face contact. So, I decided I needed a busy box full of all my go-to's that I usually reach for to grab their attention when testing fatigue sets in.  I wanted it all to fit in a small box so I could take it easily to a different room when needed.  Here's what I came up with.   I felt it was important to use a c......
 We're rounding out October with one last theme, all about Halloween!  I know some places are not allowed to teach/play Halloween games so if that applies to you feel free to skip this post.  I am still providing services 100% through teletherapy so I will be sticking mostly to the Boom Card activities and games/stories we can use with the document camera but I included all the activities I have made or would use if I was face to face as well. Here are some spooky ideas!...
 The monster theme is one of my favorites!  I am a bit sad that this year will be over teletherapy because the Feed the Monster game is always one of my kid's favorite activities.  They love choosing the pieces to make their monster and then they get to take him home for home practice too!  I put together a few Boom Card activities for this year to help fill in where we wouldn't be able to use the printable activities.  But, I am still planning on playing Spooky Speech with googly eyes!  Here are some monster-themed therapy activities! ...
 We're back with themes this week to kick off October.  In October I like to read books, play games or complete activities with a variety of fun themes.  My favorite themes for October are pumpkins, spiders and bats, monsters, and Halloween.  This post is all about pumpkins!  Here are some of the things we will use in therapy this week! ...