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Synonyms

Hey there. Many of my students have goals for vocabulary and therefore work on synonyms.  I wanted to get away from worksheets that they don’t really seem to enjoy and frankly neither do I.  So I took matters into my own hands.    My kids like games, I like games, so I figured it wouldn’t hurt to get creative.  Soooo…
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Pocket SLP’s Artic App

I love technology…shocking.  It engages my kids, is fun for me, and it is may more organized than my speech room, which on some days looks like something exploded in it can be a tad messy at times. After my hubby got an iPad for Christmas last year I decided to see what was around for SLPs in the way of apps….
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Christmas Time Pragmatics

I am a bit a junkie when it comes to looking around the web for speech therapy ideas and materials for my kids. I came across this super cute pragmatic activity just in time for the holidays from Just a Figure of Speech blog and I had to share.  In my opinion you can never have to many pragmatic materials, and…
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Quick Tip

Ok, so my kiddo who I was hoping to work on Following Directions Fitness with was sick today. So, I decided to share a quick tip of mine instead.  These are some major category bowls from a categorization activity of mine “Ice Cream Categories”. It’s on my Teachers Pay Teacher store ‘The Speech Bubble’. We all know how nice it…
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Following Directions Fitness

We all know following directions is one of the most common and sometimes most difficult goals for kiddos in speech. All that is required to follow a simple direction can be a daunting task for them. I have come across some articles that have been talking about how incorporating movement into activties can help students retain information better.  So I…
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Ready, set, blog!

Well here goes nothing. I love what I do. I am a speech-language pathologist in an elementary school. With inspiration everywhere from blogs, Pinterest, etc. I decided to venture out and test my skills. I love creating new materials for my kids, because lets face it, you can only use the same activity so many times before even you start to get bored.  So I…
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Can’t figure out how to give screen control in Google meet during your speech therapy sessions? This post will help you do just that.bit.ly/2WPwGUw ... See MoreSee Less

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Are your students a too quick to share their responses? As in, you haven't even finished the question and they are started trying to answer? This little trick has been fun and worked wonders!bit.ly/2lx5FQX ... See MoreSee Less

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  • I was introducing SuperFlex (by Social Thinking) to some new students. One student was having a really tough time understanding how his brain could be ‘flexible’.  I explained how his not his brain, but his thinking, needed to be flexible. Again, I was met with, “How can my thinking be flexible?”  I could see I needed to think outside of the box for this one.
  • Can you really go paperless in speech therapy? Yes, yes you can! Here's how.
  • Speech slime! Your kids will love this (slightly messy) DIY speech slime activity.
  • Are you a speech therapists and are feeling a bit out of the loop among teachers at school? Take a look at this article about when the SLP isn't in THE PLASTICS (get the Mean Girl reference?) at school. #SLP #fittingin #niche #makingfriends #community #SP
  • Trying to see if a student has difficulty with WH Questions? This screener uses real pictures and lots of opportunities to help give a thorough picture of a students ability to answer questions.
  • Are you ready to LOVE your work? Did you get into speech therapy thinking it would be ice cream and butterflies and now you're kneed deep in the trenches?? Check out this blog post about things that HAPPY SLPs are doing differently than you! Keep that pos
  • SLPs rely on grouping students to meet goals and required minutes.  Articulation groups are one of the most common ways SLPs use to help students with articulation ( and phonological ) disorders.  While this may be the most common we need to ask ourselves, is it really the most effective?
  • 5 GAMES 5th GRADERS WILL PLAY! Reinforcement is hard when with older students. Things can be too young but still have to be engaging. Here are 5 games that even my 5th graders will give their best effort for.
  • Books are like an SLPs Swiss Army knife. So much possibility and versatility in a such a small package. Yes, you can do more with books that ask WH questions.  What’s not to love?! Well, the price for one.  Books can be expensive! Sure it may be only $9, $10, $12, but that all adds up. So what books does an SLP really need to have in their library so that you can be equipped without going bankrupt?
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