I recently got my hands on a new game and I HAD to write a post about it. I had seen some reviews on this game and thought it would be AWESOME for use in therapy (and also tons of fun for my own family). And I was right! The Game The game [...]
The weather is starting to warm up (well, in some places anyway!) as Spring is here. It is time to get OUTDOORS with your little ones and PLAY! Every activity and routine in an opportunity for your toddler or preschooler to learn new vocabulary and playing outside in no exception. Here are [...]
Today we have Carla from Preschool POWOL Packets sharing this super fun white water rapids activity you can do with your littles! This would be a GREAT activity for a hot day outside, or you can adapt it as an indoor activity (bath time?). This is great for working on vocabulary such as [...]
What a FUN activity Melanie brings us today…great for a rainy (or HOT) day! I plan on doing this with my own kids and possibly with my speech clients also! ~Katie **************************************** This is a great experiment that helps children learn the properties of liquids when they are ready to study the states [...]
Today we have Miss Speechy, a fellow SLP, sharing with us the many way she uses Mr. Potato Head in therapy and shares some great online visuals she has used in her sessions! Enjoy! ~Katie ******************************************************* Using Mr. Potato Head in Speech Therapy Do you use this classic toy? This fun toy can [...]
Well…its been several weeks since I brought you all a freebie Friday post! So here is one for you! A simple yet fun Princess Barrier Game for the princess(es) in your life! (Princess images purchased from Scrappin Doodles, background image purchased from ClipArtOf) What is a barrier game? A barrier game requires two or [...]
The first year I started working with preschoolers, I had several students who were on the autism spectrum who L O V E D Thomas the Train. I soon discovered I had several children not on the autism who loved Thomas the Train. Ok so 80% of my caseload were obsessed with this [...]
I recently did a guest post over at Living Life Intentionally on how great fort building can be for speech and language development. I’d love you to go over and check that post out on her blog HERE and let me know what you think!! See you over there!
All of a sudden…it’s raining. After a very dry winter, spring has finally brought us rain! I actually LOVE LOVE LOVE rain. I always have. I am an odd one who gets all excited when I wake up to clouds and gloom. Except that this time the rain has come and ruined our [...]
This week I provided a bonus freebie: A barrier game based on the book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover (check out the post HERE). Today I have another activity to go with this book! Feed the Old Lady! You glue the Old Lady’s head (after cutting out a hole [...]
I have been working with this adorable little guy who is 3 1/2 (Just a few months older than my daughter). He is very much your typical three year old boy: He is active and loves “boy” activities like building things, sports, superheros and well..anything that keeps him moving! I LOVE little [...]
Welcome to the final of my Top Toys series! To read more about why I am doing this series, please check out Part One HERE. You can also check out part two HERE and part three HERE. I am writing these posts to help parents pick good, quality toys for their infants, toddlers [...]
I’ve mentioned before that language is not learned in a bubble. When children have delays in language it isn’t the hour of week of speech therapy that is going to make the biggest impact but rather how the parents and caregivers of those children change the way they interact with the child to [...]
Welcome to part three of four of my Top Toys series! To read more about why I am doing this series, please check out Part One HERE. You can also check out part two HERE. I am writing these posts to help parents pick good, quality toys for their infants, toddlers and preschoolers [...]
Welcome to part two of four of my Top Toys series! To read more about why I am doing this series, please check out Part One Here. I am writing these posts to help parents pick good, quality toys for their infants, toddlers and preschoolers that can be used to help support speech [...]
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