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PSA! Save the thank you notes! Those sweet carefully formed signatures from students and grateful messages from parents ...
05/20/2025

PSA! Save the thank you notes! Those sweet carefully formed signatures from students and grateful messages from parents can lift you when the going gets tough. (And the going WILL get tough at some point in your career 🙄)

If space is an issue, take photos and add them to a “happy speech day” album.

Hit ❤️ if heartfelt notes make you teary too 🥹

Winter sensory box for the win! Filled with soft squares of cotton batting “snow” and a variety of snowy/icy items, kids...
01/24/2025

Winter sensory box for the win! Filled with soft squares of cotton batting “snow” and a variety of snowy/icy items, kids from 2-6 years are frozen in one place for at least 15 minutes! ❄️ ❄️❄️

Throw in artic cards (I use seasonal ones because I’m a little extra) and you can hit an extremely wide range of goals.

❄️ artic/phonological processing
❄️ phonemic awareness: id the first/last sound of each object or give a rhyming word
❄️ spatial concepts: pull things out and arrange them in front of/next to/behind the bin
❄️ descriptive concepts: color words, size comparisons, shapes, sparkly/squishy/hard/soft

Where do you land with sensory bins? Love or loathe them? I find this one a little easier because the “snow” isn’t as messy as beans or other tiny objects. Plus it’s much lighter—key for me who works out of a rolling bag.

Perfect practice! We’re working on winter vocabulary and verbs but the answer is always “the snowman!” Setting up activi...
01/15/2025

Perfect practice! We’re working on winter vocabulary and verbs but the answer is always “the snowman!” Setting up activities where children have lots of success is the key to motivation and learning.

Want to give it a try? Comment SNOWMAN for a copy.

Start thinking beyond color words! This simple activity—dropping colored sticks into slots—is intended for color matchin...
01/13/2025

Start thinking beyond color words! This simple activity—dropping colored sticks into slots—is intended for color matching and fine motor practice. For me it’s an opportunity to work on S blends (one of the most common phonological processing goals) and early language.

When to focus on the color names? To expand your artic/phono trials to phrase level or if you have a child with a preferred interest in naming colors.

Ready, set, go! Think of one child you know who would like this activity. Comment with the target(s) words you’d focus on.

Themes don’t have to equal holidays!
10/09/2024

Themes don’t have to equal holidays!

We're still melting in NC so there is no way I can kick off September with classic fall themes. Is this you too? I hold ...
09/01/2024

We're still melting in NC so there is no way I can kick off September with classic fall themes. Is this you too?

I hold squirrels for late September and leaves for October 🐿🍂 What themes do you like to start the year with?

Bookmark for reference!

Hello September!
09/01/2024

Hello September!

Even now he can be hard to contain on a "field trip" 😂 But he still my favorite travelling companion and team player eve...
08/22/2024

Even now he can be hard to contain on a "field trip" 😂 But he still my favorite travelling companion and team player even after 29 years ♥

Ever look at your partner and think the same thing?

You're the only one who can make your schedule (sorry!), but I can help with planning your first week back! Comment FIRS...
08/21/2024

You're the only one who can make your schedule (sorry!), but I can help with planning your first week back! Comment FIRST and I'll share the exact items I use ⭐

A school year metaphor if ever there was. Shiny, new, even hopeful sneak ready to take on back-to-school. The other is a...
08/13/2024

A school year metaphor if ever there was. Shiny, new, even hopeful sneak ready to take on back-to-school.

The other is an end-of-year sneaker. Tired, a bit worse for wear, but also comfortable and unfazed by anything that might come its way.

Both have their strengths.

As you head back to your speech room or classroom, remember new and shiny isn’t always better (can you say blister?) Your students are grateful to see YOU.

SLPs are often one of the more consistent adults in a child’s life. Most kids take comfort already knowing what your room looks like and how speech “works.” Don’t kill yourself trying to freshen and update ☀️

How are you feeling about the new year?
💚 ready to go!
💛 cautiously optimistic
❤️ can’t even think about it

SLP

Just getting started in pediatrics? Feeling a little nervous at how COMFORTABLE even new kids seem with the old timers? ...
08/12/2024

Just getting started in pediatrics? Feeling a little nervous at how COMFORTABLE even new kids seem with the old timers? There are several tips a uses which draws kids in AND also avoids meltdowns and tantrums.

✨ Show them you're happy to be there!
✨ Respond to their cues
✨ Accept their play style and temperament
✨ Be responsive!

These are also important lessons to share with parents who may feel they aren't connecting with their child as much as they'd like to especially during play.

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