No prep activity booklets are a great way to practice speech sounds. This minimal pairs bundle is perfect for your phonology students. This is a bundle of the activity booklets for: Final Consonant Deletion - 4 booklets Fronting - 2 booklets Stopping - 4 booklets Please see each individual resource for more info. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

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This is a bundle of all of my current articulation sudoku Boom Card sets. THIS BUNDLE ONLY INCLUDES BOOM CARDS. If you are looking for the printable sudoku pages, check out the Articulation Sudoku Bundle. Email any questions to [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Boom Cards: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you'll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. You may be eligible for a free trial from Boom Learning. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. If you choose not to stay on a premium account after your free trial, you will still be able to assign all your Boom Cards to as many students as you see fit using Fast Play pins (which give instant feedback for decks that are self-grading). Boom Learning and Boom Cards are the trademarks of Boom Learning Inc. Used with permission.

This is a great, interactive way for students to practice answering wh- questions. Note: This Boom Card deck is included in the Leveled Wh- Questions resource in my store. This deck contains 50 wh- question cards: 10 who questions 10 what questions 10 where questions 10 when questions 10 why questions Each card includes a visual cue for the type of wh- question, a picture, a question, and 2 answer choices. It is recommended that the SLP/teacher present the card to the student with a verbal prompt (i.e. The boy is holding a large flower), then ask the question (i.e. Who is holding a large flower?). The student can tap an answer choice and it will indicate whether the choice is correct or incorrect. To proceed to the next card, click NEXT. This allows you to stay on one card for teaching purposes before moving on. FREE PREVIEW: Download the preview file for a free playable version of this deck. Email any questions to [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Boom Cards: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you'll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. You may be eligible for a free trial from Boom Learning. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. If you choose not to stay on a premium account after your free trial, you will still be able to assign all your Boom Cards to as many students as you see fit using Fast Play pins (which give instant feedback for decks that are self-grading). Boom Learning and Boom Cards are the trademarks of Boom Learning Inc. Used with permission. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Products Leveled Wh- Questions Vocalic /r/ Sudoku Boom Cards No Print Articulation Scenes No Print Minimal Pair Bundle No Print Adjectives and Opposites Interactive Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to visit me on Facebook Click here to follow me on Instagram

I Have, Who Has? is a great game for speech practice. It is a quick-paced, cooperative game that keeps all students engaged, paying attenti...

Don't throw out your newspaper ads! There are so many ways you can reuse these ads in speech. This is a great way to incorporate the importance of reusing and recycling into your classroom. I keep a bag full of ads in my room all year long. Below are some activity ideas for these ads! 1. Letter Hunt: Young students learning letters of the alphabet can go on a letter hunt. Give them a magnifying glass and you've got them hooked! 2. Letter/ Sound Collage: have your students look for letters and pictures that include their target sound and make a collage. 3. Go Shopping: have your students "go shopping" for items that contain a specific letter sound. 4. Categories: students can find items that belong in a specific category you are working on (for example, food vs. non food items or summer vs. winter clothing.... keep those ads all year long!) 5. Letter/ Sound Book: Have students create a book with items they find in the ads. This is a great way to expand from the basic A is for apple, B is for ball, etc. (Avoid my mistake and preview the ads first... I have had students try to put B is for beer or bra in their books!) 6. Get To Know You Activity: have students look through ads and make a collage based on things they like. When they are done, they can share their collage and tell you and their peers about themselves. Great opportunity for baseline speech data as well as practicing asking and answering questions! There are endless ways to reuse these ads in speech... have you used ads in your therapy sessions?

Final /th/ (voiceless) Card Set To download click on the image to open it full size. Then right click on the image, choose "save as" and s...

These basic concepts booklets are great for teaching and practicing concepts that all children need to learn. These booklets are no prep and great for use in the classroom, speech therapy, or as home practice. This bundle includes 3 sets of basic concepts activity booklets: Set 1: big/little, big/small, empty/full, many/few, same/different Set 2: beside/between, in/out, in front/behind, on/off Set 3: up/down, above/below, long/short, hot/cold Each booklet comes in color and black & white. Printing instructions are included. Booklets can be printed front-back and folded to make a booklet, or print single sided and use as a worksheet. Email [email protected] with any questions!

Are you looking for a fun, NO PREP way to practice language skills? On the Ranch Language Practice is a fun way to directly target skills! Print and go black and white and full color pages included! This product includes a variety of language targets. Click HERE to see the articulation bundle. Directions for Assembly: For color pages, print desired pages and laminate (or use sheet protectors). Print desired spinner (color or black and white). For black and white, simply print and go! Instructions for Game Play: For color pages, students will use a paperclip and pencil to spin. They will then pick a target word that matches the picture they landed on. Students will practice their target word as the SLP/teacher sees fit. Students will then cover the target word with a token or marker of some kind. The winner is the first student to cover all of their words. For black and white pages, students can color their target words. Black and white pages/spinner can also be sent home for homework or home practice. Every page includes 15 target words. Pages can also be used without the spinner as regular color and say pages or as play dough mats. 15 Different Pages Included! All pages come in blackline and color: Verbs Pronouns Antonyms Synonyms Associations Categories 1 Categories 2 Categories 3 Categories 4 What Questions Who Questions Where Questions When Questions Why Questions Blank page ***************************************************************************** Other great language resources you might be interested in: Language on the Go Bundle No Prep Language Activity Booklets Basic Concepts Activity Booklets ***************************************************************************** Click below to follow me on social media. Click here to visit me on Facebook Click here to follow me on Instagram Email any questions to [email protected]

These sound loaded articulation scenes are great no print option for working on carryover in sentences and connected speech. Use these scenes in mixed groups, too. Scenes can be used to elicit language and target phonemes at the same time. Now includes a Boom Card deck with moveable pieces! Click HERE to preview the Boom Card deck. This pdf file includes 15 sound loaded articulation scenes for the following phonemes: /t, d, k, g, f, v, s, z, l, r, th, sh, ch, dj/ and s-blends The pages are full color and intended to be used as a no print resource on a tablet, computer, smart board, and/or teletherapy platform. You can also print and laminate the pages and store them in a binder. To use as a no print, download the file to your computer or tablet. You may do this in iBooks, or in any pdf viewer (such as Adobe Acrobat). To navigate from page to page, swipe or use the page up/down feature in your pdf viewer. Suggested Use These sound loaded scenes are great for working on articulation carryover in connected speech. Use the suggested prompts to elicit target words in sentences, stories, or conversation. Ask the students to describe each scene, providing target words as needed. Tell a story about each scene and ask the student to retell the story. Have the student make up their own story about the scene. Use the scenes in mixed groups. Possible language targets include: Describing, compare & contrast, narrative & retell, and increasing MLU --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other great articulation resources: • Phonology on the Go - Minimal Pairs Bundle • No Prep Articulation Activity Booklets - Later Sounds BUNDLE • Articulation Sudoku MEGA BUNDLE - No Prep Artic Worksheets --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click below to follow Kristin and be the first to find out about new resources and deals. Click here to visit me on Facebook Click here to follow me on Instagram Email any questions to [email protected]

This freebie is for use with working on big-little. It contains pages for practicing big-little in 3 levels of difficulty. I use this book with my speech therapy students. It can also be used with ELL, special education, and preschool students. The concepts of big-little are the main focus, but you ...

This is a simple but engaging language activity to use to address a variety of skills. This activity is designed to be open ended for you to use in creative ways to address language skills. Students can: -describe each shape -name objects hidden behind the shapes -describe objects -use propositions to tell/describe where an item gets moved to -name actions in pictures -compare and contrast -request Email any questions to [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Boom Cards: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you'll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. You may be eligible for a free trial from Boom Learning. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. If you choose not to stay on a premium account after your free trial, you will still be able to assign all your Boom Cards to as many students as you see fit using Fast Play pins (which give instant feedback for decks that are self-grading). Boom Learning and Boom Cards are the trademarks of Boom Learning Inc. Used with permission. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Products Leveled Wh- Questions Vocalic /r/ Sudoku Boom Cards No Print Articulation Scenes No Print Minimal Pair Bundle No Print Adjectives and Opposites Interactive Book --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to visit me on Facebook Click here to follow me on Instagram

This freebie is for use with working on big-little. It contains pages for practicing big-little in 3 levels of difficulty. I use this book with my speech therapy students. It can also be used with ELL, special education, and preschool students. The concepts of big-little are the main focus, but you ...

Your little one is now toddling into the “terrible twos.” Or has he already hit them? At 21 months my own son started becoming more….independent and opinionated which resulted in an increase in the tantrums that are so well known for the “two’s.” On top of that, your two year old can understand a WHOLE […]

Are you looking for a NO PREP articulation activity? This game is a fun way to practice! Great for distance learning or in person sessions. Print and go black and white and full color pages included! Fun for a variety of ages! This resource includes 30 different pages: Initial, Medial, Final /s/ Initial /s/ blends Initial, Medial, Final /z/ Initial, Medial, Final /l/ Initial /l/ blends Initial, Medial, Final /sh/ Initial, Medial, Final /ch/ Initial, Medial, Final /dj/ Mixed /th/ Prevocalic /r/ /ER/ /AR/ /EAR/ /AIR/ /OR/ /IRE/ Initial /r/ blends Blank page Directions for Assembly: For black and white, simply print and go! For color pages, print desired pages and laminate (or use sheet protectors). Print desired spinner (color or black and white). Instructions for Game Play: For color pages, students will use a paperclip and pencil to spin. They will then pick a target word that matches the picture they landed on. Students will practice their target word 5 times (or use it in a phrase/sentence). Students will then cover the target word with a token or marker of some kind. The winner is the first student to cover all of their words. For black and white pages, students can color their target words. Black and white pages/spinner can also be sent home for homework or home practice. Every page includes 20 target words. Practice each word 5 times for 100 trials per session! Pages can also be used without the spinner as regular color and say pages or as play dough mats. ***************************************************************************** Other great articulation resources: Mega Articulation Sudoku Bundle Teacher Friendly Easy Articulation Screener Articulation Scenes Minimal Pairs for Stopping ***************************************************************************** Click below to follow Kristin on social media. Click here to visit my blog Click here to visit me on Facebook Click here to follow me on Instagram Email any questions to [email protected]

If you missed my post recently I am joining up with a bunch of awesome other bloggers and taking part in the Virtual Book Club for Kids this year! Our spotlight author for September is Lois Ehlert and I checked out a few of her books from the library this month and used them both […]

Word Retrieval is the latest app from the Virtual SpeechCenter, Inc. From VSC Inc.:

I was playing around with a possible homework sheet format and I came up with this. It has a section for the parents to give their child vi...

A school based SLP navigating the muddy waters of low budgets, high numbers and a wide variety of student needs. These are some of my therapy ideas, tricks, tips and activities!

You should definitely teach sequencing skills to your students. Sequencing is a skill that impacts so many areas of language and comprehension. When we teach sequencing skills, we give our students a necessary tool to help them both in and out of the classroom. Here are three tips to help you teach sequencing skills in […]

In December’s Kid Confidential column, I discussed the advantage to using thematic lessons in speech therapy. Last month, I explained how I write goals when using thematic lessons in therapy and the need for additional sources of data throughout the academic environment.

Try these fun speech and language games that you can do with a bunch of popsicle sticks and a marker. Great for home, a classroom, or in speech therapy

Crash! Yet another articulation activity adapted from a sight word game! The idea for this one came from a teacher in my building. I also have every intention of making language versions to this game including: regular/irregular past tense verbs, plurals, questions ect. To create this game you need: Draw Container 35 slips of paper Word list of target words Baggies for card storage. My container is a (Target Brand) tall food container, I've also seen people using empty nut jars/cans ect. I decorated a large sized index card and taped it to the outside. I cut a bunch of standard sided index cards in half for my draw slips. Write Crash on 5 of the slips of paper. Write 10 initial position words, 10 medial position words and 10 final position words (or whatever division of word positions suits your needs) on the remaining slips of paper. Fold all your papers in half and put them in the draw containers. I only made 2 draw containers. I've been putting the extra sounds into baggies for storage between sessions. Game Play: 1) Students can either have individual draw containers or share one if they are working on the same sound. They draw out a word and practice it in words or sentences depending on their needs. After a student practices a word they put the word in front of them and it's the next player's turn to draw. 2) Students keep drawing words and practicing as play passes around the table. 3) Crashing! When a student draws out a "Crash!" paper all of the words they collected have to go back into the container (or to the side). Any words that are discarded after a crash aren't worth points at the end of the game or the student has to start counting again. 4) Winning - you can either decide to have the student who has the most words at the end of the session be the winner, or you can keep track of the biggest number of words collected between crashes and have that student win.

Preparation Grab a muffin tin or empty egg carton. Gather enough pipe cleaners or pieces of yarn for everyone in your group and a bunc...

I heard buzz about a children's game called HedBanz and wanted to see the speech & language opportunities awaiting from inside the box. It didn't disappoint!

Ahoy mateys! Are you ready for Pirate Week? I am soo excited for next week. I have been pinning and searching for pirate activities every day. So I'm sure you can imagine that I was super excited when I found out that you can make your own treasure map on LessonPix! (Pssst...Have you used LessonPix yet? It is totally kicking Boardmaker's "booty"!) I decided to do a following directions activity with this awesome treasure map! The students will follow directions that take them to the cafeteria, the front office, the music room, the art room and then to the treasure! (I'm thinking eye patches and beads!) You can download a copy of my treasure map here, or go to LessonPix website to make your own! There were no students at school yesterday so I decorated my door! Like my paper plate pirates? The kids will make their own next week with activities that go along with them... check back for pictures of those activities as the week progresses! I love Jack Hartman! (and I just found out he is a Tampa Bay local!) This is a great pirate song to use with your younger students. If you haven't heard of Jack Hartman, check him out on youtube, the little ones love him! Don't forget to check out my Pirate Week Pinterest Board for more ideas!

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This post is about what I would call my secret weapon when trying to keep kids on task. Unfortunately, I as I tell everyone about it, I can't really speak to it's secrecy. As you will be able to tell from my pictures, I have far too many wind-up toys and it has really become a full-blown collection. I find them in the dollar section at Michaels, for 2-4 dollars apiece at places like Barnes and Noble, JoAnn Fabrics, Lakeshore Learning and recently in the new section at my local Goodwill store. (I also picked up bunch the more expensive kind on clearance at a closing Borders store). I am endlessly amazed at the variety of wind-up toys available. Now that I'm looking at the picture again, I should officially admit: I really do have too many wind-up toys. I'm a little afraid to count them. First and foremost, no students ever get to see the entire collection. I keep six to eight at a time in a pencil box by my speech table. Some kids choose from only 2-3. I’m not waiting all day to choose the right toy to look at. The toy rotation also keeps interest in the activity. My students never know what will be in the box and surprises are always popular. You might be thinking, How do wind-up toys apply to therapy? In many different ways. I'm always finding new ways to use them. You have no idea what kids will do to be able to look at a wind-up toy. I am still pleasantly surprised at the different ways I find to use these. 1. Standardized testing This is the primary reason for the existence of my wind-up toy collection. I started using them as short breaks during sub-tests of standardized tests. Many kids get test fatigue, especially when you are administering something like the PLS-4, the CASL, the CELF-4 and sometimes even the OWLS. Not to mention all of those times you are giving the same student multiple tests back to back. I use the wind-up toys as a structured break during extended testing sessions. The student gets to choose one toy to look at 1-2 times, or two toys to look at 1 time. I typically do the winding; most students struggle to wind them up. They either don’t wind it up enough to actually go, or wind it too much. I’ve really found them to be the perfect break for testing. There is a definite end point – when the toy stops, the break is over. It’s also a great time for me to take a few notes on the last subtest while the student is occupied. As a double-plus bonus, for some reason kids develop a positive association with you and testing. On initial evaluations, students might not know me outside of administering a test, and many of those students are excited to come back and work with me. As I am never excited to spend more time with the CASL, I'm making an educated guess it has something to do with the toys. 2. Instead of a game during therapy sessions As much as I love being able to say "I played Candyland at work today," I’m trying to move away from games with most of my groups. I think we all can picture the student, who takes a solid minute to shake the dice, who has to carefully take their time to think through every step in the game. This makes me impatient since I feel we are wasting valuable therapy time. Enter – Wind-ups. I have each student in the group take 1-2 turns practicing their sounds, or completing a language task. Then one student will pick a wind-up toy for the entire group to look at. Everyone else thinks about what they will choose on their turn. We look at the toy and then do another round of practice. The next student selects a toy and so-on. Typically every student selects a 1-2 toys through the entire session. I’ve found that this seems to eliminate the extra time spent on the game in therapy. Also, like for testing, it gives me a second to take some data or notes during the session. I also think that it’s important to remember that doing something different makes kids excited again. I’ve done this with students from kindergarten all the way up to sixth grade. 3. As a reward my non-compliant friends I’ve also had great success using this as a reward for my more obstinate students. I have some very clear memories of how difficult it was to get one of the students I worked with last year to do ANYTHING. She has down’s syndrome and perfectly fits the stereotype of the student who is adorable, sweet and funny when doing what she wants to do and will do absolutely nothing that she doesn’t want to do. I couldn’t beg, plead, or force her to do anything. Partway through the year she displayed an interest in several windup toys in my office. I started having her select a windup toy to look at at the end of each session. After we started the system she would select one for the next session to have look forward to it. While we still had challenging days, it decreased from three out of four days with challenging behaviors to one out of every four of five days. We had a chart so she was also able to see when she had a prize day coming. Here it is in a google doc: Windup Toy Motivational Chart. I laminated it and crossed out each day with a dry erase marker and washed it off for the next time through. I’m doing something similar with another challenging student this year. It was amazing what the change was. Who couldn't have fun with these little guys?

The kids love Speech Switcheroo . They enjoyed Speech Fours . Next I decided to try to adapt the classic Old Maid card game (follow the l...

Are you looking for a fun way to practice synonyms and antonyms with your students? These activity booklets are perfect for building vocabulary through fun activities and puzzles. No prep required! Set contains 5 booklets: 2 for synonyms (10 different target words in each) 2 for antonyms (10 different target words in each) 1 for synonyms and antonyms mixed Each booklet is 2 pages, which can be printed or copied front/back and folded into a booklet. You can also use them as worksheets without folding. Booklets can be printed and used one time, or laminated for repeated uses with a dry erase marker. Click HERE for Basic Concepts Set 1 Click HERE for Basic Concepts Set 2 Click HERE for more activity booklets ************************************************************************************************ Looking for other great language resources? Check out these great products! Sentence Packet Freebie Adjectives & Opposites Interactive Book Please email with any questions [email protected] ************************************************************************************************ Click here to visit my blog Click here to visit me on Facebook Click here to follow me on Instagram

Today I took out my Monsters Make Sense-: Topic Maintenance Activity and found my old witch's cauldron that I once got on sale at CVS years ago. I have several 6th grade students with pragmatic skill goals. I thought it may be too easy for them but I took it to a few new levels! (To check out my previous post ...

iName It: Household activities is a Smarty Ears app. The app is designed for word recall of household items. The app includes 50 household items and allows clients to practice in context. Directly from Smarty Ears,

I don't officially go back until the 24th, but I'm already starting to feel a little busy getting ready for the new school year. I took advantage of the sale at TeachersPayTeachers.com so I'm seeing some printing, cutting, laminating and cutting again in my near future! All of this downloading and seeing all of the things that others have made has inspired me to go through some the things I've previously created and found one of my favorite things. A speech therapy diploma! As we all know our kids work just as hard as we do and deserve the recognition. I usually print these out on the resume paper I purchased at the end of graduate school that will likely never be used again now that everything is done online. The kids love it! I've been a little disappointed when I've had kids not react at all to their diplomas when they receive it, and been surprised later with a parent call or teacher email to tell me about how it was put up on the bedroom wall or didn't leave the desk for the rest of the school day. I thought that this would be a great way to start the new school year! Some kids do make surprising progress over the summer and we can all use smaller caseloads so here's one for positive thinking! Grab the Google doc here!