Jill B the SLP

08/30/2025

We literally brought the book Let's go Kitty by to life. ❤️😻. Our new kitten, Mittens ❤️

08/28/2025

✨ Magnet Tiles in Speech Therapy ✨
Comment “magnet” for the link to order! 💙

Here’s how we use them in sessions:
🔹 Work on concept words like on/off, top/bottom, big/small
🔹 Practice colors (pink, purple, green, blue)
🔹 Build vocabulary while creating houses, castles, or towers
🔹 Strengthen fine motor skills through stacking and connecting
🔹 Encourage cooperation & social communication when building together

We love using hands-on tools to bring language and play together — and magnet tiles are a favorite in our playroom!

✨ Check out our speech therapy services in Petoskey, Michigan at speechandsmile.com

08/22/2025

✨ Feeding Toys in Speech Therapy ✨
🍴 Comment EAT for the link to order!

These engaging feeding toys are perfect for younger kids to practice:
👉 Fine motor skills
👉 Sorting
👉 Concept words
👉 Vocabulary

For older kids, you can add in Say & Play Mini Objects from to feed as well, making it even more interactive and fun!

🍴 Comment EAT for the link to order!

08/20/2025

🍕 Pretend Pizza Fun! 🍕
Practice words like cut, eat, hot, cook while you play!
👇 Comment pizza for the link to order!

08/14/2025

💙I love using books in speech therapy but for many kids, it’s all about engagement, increasing attention, and modeling language. 📚💬

🐻It’s not just reading the story—it’s bringing it to life! We love pairing manipulatives with books, and these Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? magnet tiles are one of our all-time favorites.

Even better, they pair perfectly with the Say & Play Story Kit mini objects for hands-on, interactive learning.

✨ Comment BEAR for the direct link to order these awesome magnet tiles!

08/10/2025

Kids can’t resist the lockbox! 🔐✨ We fill it with mini figures, trinkets, and surprises — then watch the fun begin.

It’s perfect for:
👉 “What’s in the box?” games
👉 Working on in/out, open/close
👉 Answering questions
👉 Fine motor skills

Comment LOCKBOX for the link, or find it in our stories! 💬

Learn more about our speech & language therapy services at speechandsmile.com

08/08/2025

How do I use a farm toy in speech therapy? 🐄🚜
This simple toy can do so much! Try these ideas:

• Practice animal sounds (moo, baa, oink)
• Target concepts (in/out, on/off, big/little)
• Work on following directions (e.g., “Put the cow in the barn”)
• Identify and label colors
• Build vocabulary and early sentence structure

➡️➡️Keep it playful, purposeful, and practical!

Follow for more fun, engaging, and easy-to-implement speech and language therapy ideas! 💙

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!

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!