Valentine's Day Speech Party!

Next week is already Valentine's Day!  Can you believe how fast this year is going?  I know, for me, that this time of year is usually full of IEPs, meetings, report cards, paperwork and everything just seems to be piling up.  It also seems to be the time of year where students start to get bored with the same old therapy games and begin to go a little stir crazy.  Not to mention, I always get little jealous of all the Valentine's Day parties that are happening, in all the classrooms, while I sit in my office billing medicaid... 

So, why not have a Valentine's Speech Party? I know, it sounds like a lot of planning and we have to work on speech goals, right?  Well, I did the planning for you!  Just click here to download the party plans and that's it!  It contains materials needed, a craft and a game to throw the ultimate speech party.  Your students will have a blast, while also working on their goals, of course! 

This specific download contains ideas for articulation therapy, however, you can have your students complete a language task in place of the articulation tasks.  I hope you and your students enjoy!

Valentine's Day Speech Party

ASHA Giveaways!

It's the week of the ASHA convention and I am so excited to be here in Denver!  If you are at the convention, please come and visit booth #345!  I would love to meet you, plus I have some great giveaways, prizes and you can play SLPlinko!  

If you aren't at the convention, don't worry.  I didn't forget about you!  I decided to do a giveaway this week to celebrate ASHA and to make sure that everyone is included in the excitement!  

WIN A $50 TPT CREDIT TO MY STORE 
PLUS

The No Print, Holiday Language & Articulation Game Bundle

 This bundle is worth $48 and includes Language & Articulation activities for 6 different holidays!  Holidays include Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day & Easter.  This bundle is also NO PRINT, which means you never have to print, cut, laminate or prep in any way.  You can use it on your iPad, iPhone or computer!  Your students will love these games!

Here are some examples of the activities included on the Thanksgiving game. 

 First, click on what your students are working on: Prepositions, Pronouns, WH Questions, Following Directions, Categories or Articulation. Then, start to play, while addressing these goals! 

 Spatial concepts such as in front, behind, next to, under, over and more!

50-60 'WH' questions including What, Why, When, Where & Who

Each holiday addresses different categories!

Following directions with temporal concepts such as First, Second, Next, Then, Before & After!

Pronouns section addresses He, She, It & They!

Finally, your students get to build items when they use their good sounds! Each holiday lets them build a different picture!

The best part about this bundle, is that you can switch up activities quickly and easily during the same therapy session.  If you have students that are working on different skills, this product is perfect! 

It's so simple to download (easy enough for us older people to use)!  Just download it on your iPad or iPhone, open it in Adobe Reader or iBooks and it's ready to use!

Get more details by clicking HERE!

Enter this giveaway to try and win $50 Speech Therapy Fun Credit & This No Print Game!

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Congratulations to Krista Dahm!  Thank you to everyone who entered! 

YEAR LONG ARTICULATION THERAPY BUNDLE GIVEAWAY!

Do you ever find yourself saying...

· How do I keep my students engaged during drill?

· Articulation therapy is so boring!

· I am out of activities to do with my students!

These are the questions that I have constantly asked myself since becoming an SLP.  So, I decided to make one large yearly lesson plan that I could use for the entire year and never have to think about another articulation therapy lesson plan again!

After 200+ hours of work, I finally have most of it finished!  It is a growing bundle, so it will continue to be updated until September through May are finished.  Enter below to win this prize worth $140!

Here is some of what it includes!

14 SOUNDS ADDRESSED 

· Sounds include K, G, F, V, R, S, Z, L, SH, CH, TH, L Blends, S Blends, R Blends in all positions.

9 MONTHLY ACTIVITY CALENDARS

· Each calendar includes 11 different activities per month for you to choose from.  Most kids are seen 2X per week (8X/Month) so you can take your pick of activities!

· Make your own plan….you have options!

   9 MONTHLY MATERIALS LISTS

  · Each month has a list of materials that are needed to complete the activities (such as  crayons, glue, etc.) 

· Next to each material is a list of corresponding activity numbers so you will know what activity you need the material for.  That way, you will know which materials you need for your specific monthly  plan.

  9 MONTHLY PRINT OUT LISTS

· Each month has a list of pages that you will need to print out in order to complete each    activity

· Next to each materials is a list of activity ‘numbers’ so that you will know what you need to print for your own monthly plan.

 PROGRESS MONITORING (14 Sounds in All Positions)

· Monitor your students’ progress each month with these fun seasonal worksheets!

· This set is sold in my store & includes 400+ Color, Cut & Paste worksheets and all progress monitoring tracking forms (See it in my store)

 ACTIVITIES

Each month also includes directions on how to have a fun activity or party day!

 CARD GAMES (2 Different Game Ideas Per Month)

· 39 UNO Game Sets—Each contains 14 Sounds in all positions (Total of 2379 game cards)

· 39 Playing Card Game Sets—Each contains 14 Sounds in all positions  (Total of 2028 cards)

· 39 Picture Card Game Sets—Each contains 14 Sounds in all positions (Total of 1422 cards)

· Directions for each card game are also included

ART PROJECTS (2 Per Month)

· 18 Different Art Project Ideas—Each art project idea includes a materials list, directions and any print outs that are needed (some art projects are holiday or seasonal)

 

WORKSHEETS (2 Per Month)

· 18 different sets of worksheets/print out activities (includes Dot to Dot, Scavenger Hunt, Color By Word, Silly Stories, Dot A Dot, Word Searches, Roll A Picture, Artic. Scenes, Artic. Stories, Color By Number, Color the Picture and more!)

· Each worksheet set addresses 14 sounds and most worksheet sets include all positions of each sound. 

 

GAMES (2 Per Month)

· 18 Different sets of Games/Ideas (Bingo, Candy Land Artic, Artic Hopscotch, Artic. Board Games,  I Spy, Toss A Sound, Ball Time, Music Freeze, Bean Relay, Chutes & Ladders, Coin Toss & More)

· Each game comes with directions, printouts and necessary game materials.

MY SOUNDS BOOK (2 Pages Per Month)

· Includes a ‘My Sounds Book’ for each of 14 sounds.  Each book is 18 pages long. Students get to make this book.

All activities, games, worksheets and card games include directions on how to use each during articulation therapy!

Interested?  Check it out here!

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Hopping Into Spring: NEWBIE BLOG HOP

The first day of spring is Friday, March 20th and what better way to start off spring than with 14 FREEBIES?  Visit my blog this Friday to get 14 FREE speech and language materials!  Fourteen SLP bloggers are participating.  Don't miss out on these great FREEBIES!

 

Spring & Easter Fun

Spring is almost here!  Need some ideas or things to do in therapy? Here are some fun ideas to keep kids engaged in your speech sessions. 

Build A Peep A Home

Items Needed: Graham Crackers, Royal Icing (Icing to stick things together), Peeps, Easter Grass, Chocolate Eggs or Jelly Beans

This project can address sequencing, prepositions and following directions. 

Sequencing & Following Directions - While creating the house, use sequencing words such as first, second and last. Give the student 1-2 step directions on how to make the house.

Prepositions - After building the house, give the student directions on where to place the peep and/or eggs.  For example, tell the student to put the peep 'inside' the house and the egg 'next to' the house.

Place all items in a basket or box.  Discuss each item with the student and have him/her describe the items.  When giving directions, tell the students what to take 'out' of the box and when to take them.

Use the icing to put the house together.  Place the grass inside the house. 

Give the student directions on where to place the peep(s) and/or the chocolate eggs. 

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

Items Needed: Easter Eggs, Easter Grass, Clue Print Outs, Candy if wanted

This scavenger hunt can address following directions, prepositions, recalling information and problem solving. 

Print out the clue tags (download below).  Write in your directions and place the directions in the eggs.  Make sure you place the tags in the correct order, so that the scavenger hunt is able to be completed.  Hide the eggs in the corresponding spots.  For the scavenger hunt, you can read the clues and help the student or have the student complete it by himself/herself.  

Click Here to download the Scavenger Hunt tags.  

Valentine's FREEBIE!

Happy Valentine's Day! Please download my FREE gift today because it will only be available until midnight!! It is part of a larger bundle that will be coming out in the next week. This download not only contains 27 NO PREP color, cut and paste worksheets, but it also contains progress monitoring sheets! Just print this packet and target /k/ in all positions, in words, phrases and sentences! If you like it, I would love to get your comments below or on my FB page!

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Valentine's Day TPT Follower Appreciation!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  In celebration of Valentine's Day, my entire TPT store will be on sale this Saturday and Sunday!  In addition to the sale, all of my TPT followers will be receiving a special message within the next 2 days with a special FREEBIE note inside! If you are not a follower yet, just visit my TPT store and click 'Follow Me' at the top of the page.  Then, email me at speechtherapyfun1@gmail.com or comment on this post with your email address.  I will send you the special follower message that contains the FREEBIE note!  I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Activity

Need a last minute activity for Valentine's day?  Well, hopefully this will be a fun activity to do with your students this week.  I just bye two boxes of Valentine's day cards for about $1.50 each.  I buy one 'girl' and one 'boy' box.  For example, I just recently bought a princess and a superheroes box of cards.  Besides the box of cards, you will just need crayons or markers, construction paper, glue and some stickers if you would like.  Once in therapy, have your students pick out one or two cards to glue onto their paper.  Once glued, start doing your therapy by asking questions, having them describe it or compare and contrast the pictures.  Here is how I address each goal.

'WH' Questions - Ask the students different questions about the card they picked.  Have them write their answers around the card and then decorate the paper.  Questions could include, 'Why did you pick this card?', 'What is the person doing?', 'Where else can you see this character?', etc.

Describe - Have the students glue a card in the middle of the paper.  Have them decorate around the card with descriptive words.  You can prompt the students by asking them questions or make it harder and don't give them any prompts.

Comparing - Have the students pick 2 cards and glue them next to each other.  Make 2 columns and label one 'Similar' and one 'Different'.  Have the students write down (or name if they can't write) 5 different similarities and differences under each column.  Then, have the students decorate their papers.

I hope you have fun with these Valentine's project ideas!

What Do You Want For Christmas?

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This FREE activity is a fun way to work on 'wh' questions, conversation skills, problem solving and descriptions.  Have one student ask another student questions about what he/she wants for Christmas.  For example, 'What color is it?" The student answering the questions should describe the item he/she wants.  The lines on the stocking are for 'taking notes'.  After enough questions have been asked, have the student draw his/her guess at the bottom of the stocking.  It's fun to see if the kids can guess right!

There are 3 pages in this file each for different levels.  One has blank lines for kids who can write and are higher level.  One has lines with 3 clues on what questions to ask.  One is blank for the little kids who can't write yet.  Have them draw the clues instead!