Jill B the SLP

08/05/2025

🎉Welcome to Jill B… The SLP!
Playful + practical speech therapy ideas kids love!

📚 Play-based learning
🧠 Language-rich activities
📍 Toys & tools we use in our Petoskey, MI therapy room

Fun, functional & full of smiles! 💙
👇 Follow for ideas + inspo!

08/05/2025

Looking for a fun and functional game to add to your speech therapy toolbox? 🐾
➡️Shelby’s Snack Shack Game is a favorite for building communication, turn-taking, and counting skills—all in one playful package!

🎲 Great for:
✔️ Practicing /s/ and “sh” sounds
✔️ Describing scenes and using vocabulary
✔️ Encouraging social interaction and direction-following

Perfect for preschoolers and early learners who love to learn through play!

🧺 Add this to your next session and watch the communication come alive!

08/05/2025

Why use sensory stones in therapy or at home?

💡 These simple tools can support:
✔️ Calming fidgeting
✔️ Improving focus
✔️ Emotional regulation
✔️ Fine motor skills

Perfect for on-the-go, quiet corners, or as a warm-up for speech sessions.
We love using these in play-based therapy to help kids self-regulate and stay engaged!

🛒 Find them in our Amazon favorites – link in bio!

08/05/2025

One of my go-to games for speech therapy! 🐿️
Work on S blends, turn-taking, following directions, and fine motor skills—all in one fun game!
🛒 Check out this game and more of my therapy faves on Amazon.

🔗 Direct link in stories!

08/05/2025

Hands-on. Colorful. Communication building.
Use this toy in speech therapy to target language, concepts, and fun all at once! 🙌

Link to order in the story!

08/03/2025

One of my go-to therapy toys!
Simple. Engaging. Language-rich.
So many ways to play and talk! 💬💡
➡️➡️Check out my favorites over on my Amazon shop! (Link in story!)

07/31/2025

Talking through simple everyday tasks helps your child build vocabulary and understand what’s happening.

Think: short, fun phrases during moments like getting dressed, bath time, or meals. Repeating these routines with language supports speech and connection.

We’ve included a few easy examples you can start using today! Tell us your favorite routines to talk through with your child. What do you say?

06/03/2024

03/18/2024

Are you looking ahead to Spring Break 🌸and looking for some fun activities?

Keep up the momentum for progress with speech practice while enjoying some time outdoors. Spring is a great time to plant some seeds or plants and watch them grow. There's so much to talk about during this process.
🌱 Talk about the steps to plant and grow something. Practice sequencing!
🌱Identify the different parts of a flower or plant.
🌱Keep track of your plants as they grown and describe how they are changing.

Of course, we have a mini garden trinket set in the shop for additional play! Here's the link: https://speechandsmile.com/products/garden-play-sequence-kit-language-kit-speech-therapy-language-kit-speech-therapy-mini-objects-speech-task-box-speech-therapy-garden-trinkets?_pos=2&_sid=8f8b80f3b&_ss=r

03/17/2024

Wishing you a day full of green trinkets, clovers and rainbows!🍀🌈
Dump in your sensory bin to Say & Play.

03/15/2024

You are not alone! Many children struggle with a speech/language disorders. If you notice an issue, a struggle, a delay - seek support. Your child is depending on you to be their advocate. 💙

"Nearly half of U.S. children ages 3-17 with a voice, speech, language, or swallowing disorder have not received intervention services in the past year." (ASHA)

Speech therapy can help and now is the time to take action!