Cariboo is a fun and engaging game for speech therapy, perfect for targeting articulation, basic concepts, vocabulary, AAC, and more!
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I am constantly on the hunt for any fun ways to get my students excited about therapy, especially articulation. I have a love/hate relationship with articulation therapy. There is so much room for creativity when planning your sessions, but the games and crafts can get old quick. (This post contains Amazon Affiliate links which means if you purchase something from my link, I may get a few bucks!) For years I have been playing a game called Kaboom! If you haven't heard of it, it is simply a game that requires popsicle sticks and a container. Target words are written on the popsicle sticks. Students take turns choosing a stick out of the container (I use a recycled 32oz yogurt container.) If they say their word correctly, they keep the stick. If they don't they put it back. (Now here comes the fun part!) If they pick a stick that says KABOOM on it, they have to yell KABOOM and put all their sticks back. So simple, right? But I swear the kids LOVE this game and you can elicit SO many good speech sounds in a short amount of time... data win!! I did not come up with this game, another fabulously creative teacher did, but I have seen this game used for letters, sight words, addition facts... anything! The best part about this game is that it can be used for SO many goals. The bad part about this game was that I was purchasing way too many sticks and running out of room to store them. You can check out my blog post about this game from 2013 here. This was when I first started using the game and my baggie method of organizing the popsicle sticks were working. Throw in some mixed articulation groups and 7 different Kaboom game versions and that method quickly failed me. So flash forward to 3 years later and I finally came up with a way to organize my sticks. In fact, the new and improved game I now call, KAPOW! Only requires 25-30 sticks. I created target pictures/cards that I organize in a binder and attach to the sticks with velcro. (I bought a giant roll of velcro dots on Amazon for under $15)The game can be changed in a snap depending on what goal you are addressing. I am so excited to have this new and improved version of the game and I am very excited to share it with you! You can download KAPOW from my TpT store by clicking, here!
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Creating a play-based lesson plan for speech and language therapy is easier than you think! Here are some quick ideas to get you started.
Cluttering is a fluency disorder characterized by fast speech that is difficult to understand. Try these cluttering therapy strategies to help your child.
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Our freebie "Math RTI Goals Made Simple" outline possible goals related directly to grade level math TEKS that could be used for struggling students. This document provides 6 versions of short assessments related to each of those goals for 1st grade that can be used for progress monitoring to tra...
We used plastic insects to compare length. We placed the insects in order from tallest to shortest. Then the students illustrated their own ...
Rainbow season is almost here! I just love spring in the speech room. Rainbows, butterflies, and flowers are just a few of my favorite things! It’s no secret around here – I don’t have a crafty bone in my body! haha.. When I blog about crafts, you know it’s going to be something easy and ... Read More about Rainbow Craft for Speech Therapy!
Need a little beginning of the week inspiration today? It's a mix of shamrocks and basketball in my speech room this week. I wanted to show you two more basketball ideas! A free app plus
Today we had fun using the game Headbanz along with the Expanding Expression Tool (EET) for describing. Normally, the game Headbanz has students asking about what is on their head. They are supposed to ask questions that will guide them into figuring out what item is on their head band. My students and I had an idea today to use Headbanz with the EET. We decided that instead of asking questions, we would have to describe what is on other people's heads using the EET. We also decided that you would "win" the card if the person guessed what item was on your head. I got some great descriptions from students using this game and the EET. They all tried to guess the items after just a few beads, but I made them describe using the entire string. I got a lot of "oooh, oooh, oooh, I know it, I know it!" But, I made them wait so that the other student got practice with describing. My students especially like when I play the game with them. I may get a few looks from passersby, but it is so fun. I love to get a grin from someone passing by my room, and the great laughs from my students when I look like this: You can check out the game Headbanz here (this is an Amazon Affiliate link):
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We have been learning about landforms. Here are the things we did this week. You can get all the words and clip art for what we did here . ...
I really should take stock out in PlayDoh. Seriously. I have used PlayDoh to help my students reach more goals than any other toy or material. They love it. And I don't blame them. It's squishy, it's fun, and it's super motivating. With the love of PlayDoh so high amongst my students, I decided to make some activities that would help them learn as they played. And this is how Smash Mats were born! My original goal for Smash Mats were to simply teach vocabulary. After we read story, I would name a target vocabulary word, and the child would smash a ball of PlayDoh on the picture of the word. Simple, yet effective! It was a great way to keep data on receptive and expressive vocabulary. But then so many more on the spot, teachable moments happened while using the mats. And now, the use for smash mats has grown to reach so many different areas and therapy goals. Here are a few examples of how I am currently using the mats.... Articulation, Apraxia, and Phonology. I created smash mats for every consonant, blend, and diphthong. I have my students practice their target word before they smash a ball of PlayDoh on the word. But I have been able to use smash mats to target articulation even with my vocabulary mats. If a child is working on the /s/ sound but we are using the under the sea mats, I will have them say, "I see a crab" or "I see a shark." Answering Wh-Questions. I created a whole packet just for Wh-Questions. Having the visual available is great for younger children or those just learning the concept of answering who, what, where, and when questions. Asking Questions. This can often be a tough concept to teach. We ask our students questions all day long. But how do you teach a child to ask us questions? I have had a lot of luck using smash mats and letting the child be the teacher. Start with a simple imitation, but let them ask you where the target word is on the mat, "Where is the bat?" Story Sequencing. This has been so much fun. After we read a story, I love using the smash mats to help my students re-tell and sequence the story. The visuals of the characters and vocabulary words are so helpful for them. Pronouns. Using he/she/him/her/them/them can be a tricky concept for so many students. Why not make the learning process more fun with PlayDoh? My students have a blast finding the picture that matches the description then smashing a ball of PlayDoh on top! I also have used it expressively by having the child describe the picture using correct pronouns before the smashing begins! Sight Words. These mats were created specifically for one of my students that hated practicing sight words. Enough said! Categories. This has been a very effective way to teach about items that belong in the same category and items that don't belong! Now with all these mats, how do you store and organize them? I use a binder. I print, laminate, and hole punch the mats before I stick them in my binder. It's easy to store them this way and very easy to take with me as I travel to see my students! Smash Mats are so much fun and definitely something I will continue to use to help my students reach their goals!
We painted different size flowers and identified smaller and taller. We also measured one of our flowers with unifix cubes and made a smart guess about the size of one of the other flowers. This idea came from Kim Adist's Spring is Here Fun Activities for Math unit.
Articulation Therapy for S Your student has an interdental lisp– or maybe a lateral lisp– and you’re feeling stuck. This feeling is something I came across often in my speech therapy sessions. One day, I decided it was time to do something about it. I wanted to correct those lisps. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist...
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Oral motor exercises improve coordination, strength, and mobility of the mouth to facilitate feeding, oral discrimination, or sensory needs.
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. After some trial runs, I found a way to, hopefully, demonstrate the concept of 'flexible thinking'. With the help of tissue paper, plastic wrap, a sharpie, and some classroom objects I managed to create a
With the start of fall I find that both the professionals and students I work with are often learning to manage a new routine and new responsibilities which makes it the perfect time to reflect on time management, responsibility and goal setting, and self-care. This is a great activity to jumpstart conversation around coping skills,
Perfectly demonstrate articulatory placement with new work out of the University of Iowa. Don't rely on your primitive cave drawings any more!
A gift to our local elementary school. A toilet paper roll holder on the back holds a strip of red felt that sticks to the Velcro on the white part of the thermometer. PTA did a great job painting it.
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Chicken, chair and cheese are some words which are included in the digraph Ch book list I recommend. If you scroll down this post, you...
Do you need some phonology therapy ideas that are hands-on, can get a lot of practice opportunities in and are meaningful to your students?
