Hi speechies! Is it just me or is January kind of an awkward month for therapy in schools? October-December is packed with holiday themed activities that are fun and engaging for our students. Then we go away for winter break and return in January to cold weather and are expected to jump right back into it. We only got 1.5 weeks for break this year so I wanted to make sure that the first activity that I came back to school with was engaging, motivating, and exciting for the kiddos. I give you: I came up with a game called SLIDING SNOWBALLS and my kids went totally crazy over it. So crazy that we're playing it again next week! You can grab your SLIDING SNOWBALLS game in my TpT store! Here's the rundown: - I printed out an igloo, laminated it (mine is from Teaching in the Tongass), and hot glued it to a tissue box. - I put together 5 stacks of question cards: opposites, synonyms, wh- questions, categories, and social skills. Each stack has 20 question cards. - I wrote the 5 categories on a piece of paper, balled them up into "snowballs" and put them in the brown paper bag. - The kids take turns drawing a category out of the bag and then answering a question from that stack. After they answer the question they get to slide the snowball (aka a pom pom) into the igloo. We keep track of points on the white board. Y'all, THEY LOVE IT! Let me know if you try this activity with your kiddos! I'll use this through mid-January then I'll be busting out ALLLLL of the emotion activities for Valentine's Day! Make sure you're following on Instagram + YouTube so you don't miss any of my activities!

Perfect for Winter Speech Therapy! Increasing sentence length, expanding utterances and speaking in complete sentences during speech and language therapy are IEP goal areas that SLPs work on daily. Finding motivating activities that also teach key vocabulary and semantic skills is often difficult. This life skills therapy language activity has a Winter theme that students find motivating. The students will request the items needed to Build a Winter themed Cookie Sheet. The following goal areas are easily addressed with this activity: Color Identification Increasing MLU Vocabulary Syntax Answering WH ? Requesting Items Sequencing Fine Motor Skills Following Directions Adjectives This activity would also work as a file folder game for speech and language therapy or as a motivational game activity for mixed groups. Find more resources just like this one by following this link: Build A ____________ ❤️If you have any questions about a resource please utilize the "Q & A" tab. I am very prompt at responding to my buyers. ❤️If you want to earn points toward free/discounted items, please leave a review of this bundle! I work incredibly hard to make these resources and love a 5 star review!! I read and respond to every review left for me because I appreciate my buyers and love to see how they are using my resources around the world!! ❤️If you want to know when new resources pop up ( sometimes with a surprise discount for 48 hours) please follow my store Here!

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Winter printable and digital activities and freebies for speech and language therapy and special education classrooms!

Need some new articulation activities that will get high trials? This post has free winter articulation activities to get lots of reps while having fun.

Spark student engagement in speech therapy and easily tackle articulation IEP goals with these fun seasonal (fall, winter, summer) articulation stories that can be used during the entire school year to work on the correct production of the /k/ and /g/ sounds in the initial, medial, and final positions of words! This bundle targets /k/ and /g/ at the reading and conversational levels and is great for articulation carryover! The holiday-themed sound-loaded stories can be used as a therapy activity or given as a homework assignment for home practice. They provide multiple opportunities for self-monitoring and spontaneous production of the target phoneme. Each reading passage includes a data collection form for progress tracking. In addition to articulation, the reading passages can be used to work on a variety of language (e.g., sequencing, "wh" questions, summarizing, comprehension) and conversational skills. This seasonal product includes the following: -8 articulation stories! -Picture cards for story retelling -Lists of words used in the story -Comprehension questions -Data collection forms for easy progress tracking (all but the summer story) Ready to add fun while building students' articulation skills? Click here for more articulation & Mad Libs stories! Your feedback matters to me! Please leave a review and earn TPT credits. Thank you for visiting my shop!

We are getting super close to winter break, and my students are so excited! In my speech room, we’ve been celebrating the upcoming holiday season in a variety of ways. In honor of one of my favorite Christmas movies, Elf, I decorated my door and asked each of my students to tell me how they...

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Therapy ideas to use to target an Arctic Animals Theme in Speech Therapy! Includes crafts, games, therapy ideas, books, tele-therapy resources and freebies!

Target basic concepts for all four seasons in your classrooms or speech therapy sessions with this bundle! Includes themed flashcards & worksheets for fall, winter, spring, and summer.The following concepts are targeted in this packet:1. Quantitative Concepts (big, little, biggest, smallest, sam...

Print this Hot Chocolate Winter Speech Therapy Articulation Craft for easy, on-the-go therapy! This comprehensive articulation winter activity includes all sounds in the initial, final, and medial position in addition to initial /r-blends/, /l-blends/, /s-blends/, and vocalic /r/. There is even a blank copy to target additional concepts. Each sound contains 12 marshmallows with target words and a complete word list is included. Targeted Sounds Include: Initial /p/ - pg. 13 Medial /p/ - pg. 14 Final /p/ - pg. 15 Mixed /p/ - pg. 16 Initial /b/ - pg. 17 Medial /b/ - pg. 18 Final /b/ - pg. 19 Mixed /b/ - pg. 20 Initial /m/ – pg. 21 Medial /m/ - pg. 22 Final /m/ - pg. 23 Mixed /m/ - pg. 24 Initial /n/ - pg. 25 Medial /n/ - pg. 26 Final /n/ - pg. 27 Mixed /n/ - pg. 28 Initial /w/ - pg. 29 Initial /h/ - pg. 30 Initial /t/ - pg. 31 Medial /t/ - pg. 32 Final /t/ - pg. 33 Mixed /t/ - pg. 34 Initial /d/ - pg. 35 Medial /d/ - pg. 36 Final /d/ - pg. 37 Mixed /d/ - pg. 38 Initial /k/ – pg. 39 Medial /k/ - pg. 40 Final /k/ - pg. 41 Mixed /k/ - pg. 42 Initial /g/ - pg. 43 Medial /g/ - pg. 44 Final /g/ - pg. 45 Mixed /g/ - pg. 46 Initial /s/ - pg. 47 Medial /s/ - pg. 48 Final /s/ - pg. 49 Mixed /s/ - pg. 50 Initial /z/ - pg. 51 Medial /z/ - pg. 52 Final /z/ - pg. 53 Mixed /z/ - pg. 54 Initial /f/ - pg. 55 Medial /f/ - pg. 56 Final /f/ - pg. 57 Mixed /f/ - pg. 58 Initial /v/ - pg. 59 Medial /v/ - pg. 60 Final /v/ - pg. 61 Mixed /v/ - pg. 62 Initial /sh/ - pg. 63 Medial /sh/ - pg. 64 Final /sh/ - pg. 65 Mixed /sh/ - pg. 66 Initial /ch/ - pg. 67 Medial /ch/ - pg. 68 Final /ch/ - pg. 69 Mixed /ch/ - pg. 70 Initial /th/ - pg. 71 Medial /th/ - pg. 72 Final /th/ - pg. 73 Mixed /th/ - pg. 74 Initial /j/ - pg. 75 Medial /j/ – pg. 76 Final /j/ – pg. 77 Mixed /j/ – pg. 78 Initial /l/ pg. 79 Medial /l/ - pg. 80 Final /l/ - pg. 81 Mixed /l/ - pg. 82 Initial /r/ - pg. 83 AIR – pg. 84 AR – pg. 85 EAR – pg. 86 ER – pg. 87 IRE – pg. 88 OR – pg. 89 Mixed Vocalic R – pg. 90 SW Blend – pg. 91 SM Blend – pg. 92 SP Blend – pg. 93 SN Blend – pg. 94 ST Blend – pg. 95 SL Blend – pg. 96 SC/SK Blend – pg. 97 Mixed S Blends – pg. 98 BL Blend – pg. 99 CL Blend – pg. 100 FL Blend – pg. 101 GL Blend – pg. 102 PL Blend – pg. 103 SL Blend – pg. 104 Mixed L Blends – pg. 105 BR Blend – pg. 106 CR Blend – pg. 107 DR Blend – pg. 108 FR Blend – pg. 109 GR Blend – pg. 110 PR Blend – pg. 111 TR Blend – pg. 112 Mixed R Blends – pg. 113 Blank Copy – pg. 114 How to Use: Color the hot chocolate mug. Find the correct page of target words needed and color. Cut out the marshmallows and paste them in the mug. Practice each target word throughout the entire craft. A colored copy of the mug and marshmallow are provided for reinforcers in therapy sessions. Language Bonus: Use the reinforcing pieces to describe the marshmallows. While placing the marshmallows throughout the hot chocolate mug, target direction following and spatial concepts. Be sure to grab our Winter Hot Chocolate Categories Sort & Worksheets too! These hot chocolate categories are the perfect companion to our hot chocolate articulation craft. Ideal for those mixed goal speech and language sessions! Like this Hot Chocolate Winter Speech Therapy Articulation Craft? Check out our other winter activities to target vocabulary building, expressive language, phonological processes, and more! Winter Phonological Processes Smash Mats BUNDLE plus BONUS Vocalic R Smash Mats Winter Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt Winter Articulation Drill Punch Cards Lastly, we think you are pretty awesome so let's be friends! To follow our store, click here. To follow us on Instagram, click here. To join our email list, click here. Thanks!!! Talking Mama Bears

The therapy planning is done for you with this game. This resource is easy to prep, provides gross motor breaks, and is a simple, engaging way to get a ton of articulation trials. Hide the 10 yetis around the room and have your students find them. Each yeti corresponds to one target word or language concept- something the yeti 'ate'. Your student must practice their word or concept in order to "catch" the yeti! They will seriously have a blast with this resource! ⇨Already own part of this bundle? Purchase the bundle today and TpT's customer service will refund you any portion you already own!! The only catch is you have to have purchased that portion within the last year- so don't wait! ☞ CUSTOMER REVIEWS ☜ ○ "Neat activity to engage students! Love the included worksheets to help with goal targets!" ○ "My kids are having fun using this resource! A great way to get up and moving during drill practice." ○ "I love this resource! I laminated and cut out the Yetis and hid them in "snow" (cotton balls) for an added sensory experience." ⇨ WHAT’S INCLUDED ⇦ ○ 10 yetis- each in both color and black & white ○ Every target page is in black & white for easy printing ○ Blank target page ○ Over 100 target pages for virtually every speech and language goal! Please click on the individual Yeti Hunt listings for more details. ⇨ HOW TO USE ⇦ ○ Print and cut out the 10 yetis (laminating optional). ○ Hide the yetis around the room. ○ Bonus: Give each student a finger light or flashlight and turn out the lights! ○ Print the target page that corresponds to your student's goals (or pull it up on your iPad). ○ Your students will "hunt" the yetis. When they find one, they match it to their target page. They must practice their target in order to "catch" the yeti. ○ The game is over when every yeti has been captured. ○ This bundle is the ULTIMATE for mixed groups! ⇨ OTHER CREATIVE WAYS SLPs ARE USING HIDE & FIND GAMES ⇦ Do you have a new idea? DM me on Instagram so I can add it! ○ Hide the pictures in a sensory bin instead of around the room. ○ Target prepositions by hiding the pictures strategically. ○ Target following directions. ("get the picture, bring it here, and put it on the table") ○ Target vocabulary by placing the pictures in specific places (table, chair, etc) ○ Target descriptors by describing which picture you want the student to find- or have them describe it! ○ Have your students color their goal page while you're working with another student in a mixed group. ○ Alternate between target pages to target multiple goals. ○ Use the articulation pages to work at sentence level. ("I found the X.") ○ Print doubles of the pictures- hide one set and match it to the other. Skipping the goal pages can truly help *everyone* participate in this fun activity! ○ Practice following a point or gaze if the student needs help finding a zombie. This can be thought of as "thinking with their eyes." ○ Use the blank target pages to target ANYTHING that isn't covered in the included goal pages- and then email me at [email protected] so I can add it to the resource! ⇨ STORING HIDE & FIND GAMES ⇦ I recommend laminating the 10 themed pictures to keep and printing off goal pages as needed. I sometimes keep most-used goal pages on hand in page protectors as well. (i.e. K, G, R, S blends, L, L blends, C1V1C2V2, CVC, wh questions, pronouns, and categories). Again, you can pull up goal pages on your computer or tablet if you want this to be no print! ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ SIMILAR RESOURCES ● More HIDE AND FIND resources and themes! ● Sorting Speech & Language - another resource that targets a TON of goals ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ CUSTOMER TIPS ○ Push the green star! Follow my store to see new resources up to 50% off! ○ TpT Credits: Review purchased products to get credits toward your next purchase ○ If you have a question or issue, you can email me at [email protected] or leave a Question in my store. It is important to me that you are happy with your purchases! ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ COME SAY HI! ● VIP Emails : Get access to my freebie library, exclusive deals, and therapy tips! ● Instagram : I’m here most often – therapy ideas, Q&A’s, and daily life ● Blog : helpful ideas and reviews for your therapy room ● Youtube ● Pinterest ● Facebook ● ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ This resource is copyrighted by Lindsey Hockel, MS, CCC-SLP, owner of ©Speechy Things™ . Purchase of this item is intended for use by a single customer and is not to be shared with other professionals. If someone is interested in this resource, please direct them to my store. You are, however, welcome and encouraged to send pages home with students as needed. Thank you for your support and understanding!

Penguins are the cutest bird! Bring penguins speech therapy ideas into your sessions for more engagement and learning.

Warm weather is finally here! I am so excited because today it’s 81 degrees outside! For Michigan, this is wonderful considering it was snowing 10 days ago! Due to the wonderful weather, I was inspired to create some outside therapy fun and link up with The Frenzied SLPs for their ‘Taking Therapy Outside’ link up. Click the image at the end of the post to see other outside ideas! So,if your students are itching to go outside after being cooped up all winter, here are a few fun activities for you to do! Chalkin’ Directions Materials Needed If Outside: Red, Blue & Green Chalk, Free Following Directions Cards Goals Addressed: Following Directions Set Up Outside: Print out, laminate and cut the free following directions cards. Draw a large game board (in any shape) that contains green, blue and red spaces in the following shapes: rectangle, square, star, circle, triangle and heart. Make sure to use each shape in each color at least one time. You can use them more than once for a large game board. Directions: Have students start at the beginning. Each student takes turns picking one of the following directions cards. The student must follow the direction on the card in order to move […]

I’m so excited to announce that I’m bringing back Theme Thursday for fall and winter! Swing by each Thursday for tons of fun themes for speech-language therapy! To kick this series back off, I’m starting with a classic fall theme – Apples! *This post contains Amazon Affiliate links* Apple Crafts First up, let’s talk ... Read More about Apple Theme in Speech Therapy

I’m so excited to introduce a new blog series – Theme Thursdays! I love using themes in therapy! They’re such a fun way to build speech and language skills. I’ll be stopping in at least one Thursday every month to share ideas, resources, crafts, books, and more that go along with a fun theme! Today, ... Read More about Yeti Theme in Speech Therapy!

Keep these handy cards ready to go to target articulation, language, fluency, and more in multiple levels. Perfect to laminate and put on a ring for grab and go use for the busy SLP! This is a money saving GROWING bundle! This bundle includes: Articulation Drill Cards Language Drill Cards Phonological Processes Drill Cards Apraxia Drill Cards (coming soon) Pragmatic Language Drill Cards Phonological Awareness Drill Cards Fluency Drill Cards Grammar Drill Cards Literacy Drill Cards Winter Speech and Language Drill Cards Spring Speech and Language Drill Cards Summer Speech and Language Drill Cards Fall Speech and Language Drill Cards  (Note: All activities are included in The Speech Therapy Toolbox)   Articulation Drill Cards Levels: phoneme, syllable, word, phrase, and sentence (all on one page!) Sounds Included: P, B, T, D, F, V (all positions only), K, G, M, N, R (initial, medial, all positions), Vocalic R (all positions only), L, W (initial only), H (initial only), S, Z, SH, CH, TH, J, S Blends, R Blends (initial, medial, all positions), L Blends (initial, medial, all positions) Cards: 4 cards per phoneme (unless otherwise noted): initial position, medial position, final position, and all positions. Data pages Language Drill Cards Includes: visuals, picture representations, lists, interactive pages, and more. Concepts Included: spatial concepts, size, emotions, plurals, irregular plurals, object functions, pronouns (he/she/they), action verbs, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, WH questions (pictures, lists, and interactive cards), yes/no questions, and following directions (1 and 2-step) Data pages Phonological Process Drill Cards Levels: auditory discrimination (or alternative visuals), syllable, word, phrase, and sentence levels on one page! Phonological Processes Included: final consonant deletion, fronting, gliding, consonant cluster reduction, weak syllable deletion, stopping, backing, vowelization, affrication, deaffrication, alveolirazation, depalatalization, labialization, assimilation, denasalization, final consonant devoicing, prevocalic voicing, initial consonant deletion, and epenthesis. Data pages Phonological Awareness Drill Cards Targets: phoneme identification, phoneme blending, phoneme segmentation, syllable segmentation, phoneme addition, phoneme deletion, phoneme substitution, rhyming, and onset-rime. Visuals and data pages included Pragmatic Language Drill Cards Targets: emotions, facial expressions, tone of voice, appropriate behavior, problem solving, perspective taking, manners, answering questions, asking questions, making comments, initiating conversation, taking turns in conversation, and topic maintenance. Fluency Drill Cards Strategies Targeted: cancellation, pull-out, preparatory sets, easy onset, light contacts, slow speech, pausing, stretchy speech, and syllable-timed speech. Activities: types of disfluencies (description and matching activity), fluency shaping/stuttering modification techniques (description and matching activity), myth vs fact activity, student questionnaire, scenarios (emotions and problem solving), speech machine-interactive learn about activity, tips for smooth speech, smooth vs. bumpy I.D. activity, self-assess fluency activity, pacing activity, car activity (blank page also included), one-page picture targets (45 pictures per level-word, phrase, sentence), one-page word targets (45 targets per level-word, phrase, sentence), paragraphs (4 non-fiction passages for readers), real pictures for conversation (5), and answering personal questions activity. Grammar Drill Cards Targets: regular plurals, irregular plurals, personal pronouns, objective pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, subject/verb agreement, regular past tense, and irregular past tense. Data pages Seasonal Drill Cards Language Concepts Included: vocabulary, size, same/different, associations, categories, plurals/irregular plurals, object function, pronouns (he/she/they), action verbs, synonyms, antonyms, Wh- questions (what, where, why), yes/no questions, 1- and 2-step directions (**Also included are 4 visual cards for: size, spatial concepts, synonyms, synonyms, antonyms, same/different, and WH- questions). Articulation Sounds Included: p, b, t, d, s, z, k, g, r, l, j, ch, sh, s blends, r blends, l blends, CVC, 2-syllable, and 3-syllable words (10 themed words per sound covering all positions of words, blends include 20 target words. Note: these are word lists, not pictorial representations.) Phonological Processes Included: final consonant deletion, weak syllable deletion, consonant cluster reduction (s, r, l), stopping, fronting, backing, and gliding (10 themed target words per phonological process. Note: these are word lists, not pictorial representations.) You might also like: Speech Therapy Homework Bundle Articulation Lists Bundle  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As always, please contact me with any questions at [email protected]. Thank you so much! Erin Larsen ------------------------------------------------------- Let's connect!  Blog/Website Instagram Facebook Pinterest The Speech Therapy Toolbox

A digital game of Don't Break that Ice! Your students are going to have so much fun playing this! You can use this game in speech teletherapy on a computer, or you can use it on a smartboard or on your iPad!

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

If you need Christmas speech therapy activities use the iconic Elf movie clips in your speech therapy sessions.

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These February speech therapy lesson plans include a free calendar download with articulation and language activities for Valentine's Day.

You really can use one articulation activity (and keep it fun!) for speech therapy in ten different ways. All you need is an engaging activity!

March is my favorite month for so many reasons: Daylight Savings Time, spring, my birthday, St. Patrick’s Day, and college basketball! The big tournament is starting and it’s the perfect time to bust out some basketball themed materials! *This post contains Amazon Affiliate links* Let’s talk about some fun crafts! I know I’ve said this ... Read More about Basketball Theme In Speech Therapy

Whether you are a monolingual SLP, bilingual SLP, or a parent, these websites will sure be handy for any speech therapy session, tele-therapy session, or for in-home speech therapy practice. I have complied a list of my favorite FREE websites to use for speech therapy. Check them out!

Take a look at the speech and language goals you can target in speech therapy using the picture book Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. #childrensbooks #picturebooks #speechtherapy #juliadonaldson #axelscheffler

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For the rest of the month I am focusing on the one thing that gets me through: The beach. I can't wait for summer break to start so I can go there whenever I want! But until then, I'm dreaming of those days from work and creating fun, beachy activities for my students… articulation sand castles!

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Negation is critical to a child's ability to communicate. Negatives development and ideas for speech therapy!

I have been using interactive books like these for years. My ASD team purchased a few of the Pyramid Educational Consultants books back when I started in the ASD realm. I can't even find the books that I have for sale anywhere now. After we started using these, I realized that I wanted to make my own. This was way before I really knew how to create products, and I think I created it in Microsoft Word. For my friends who make products, you will understand that it took a LONG time to create this original product. I have a really hard time formatting anything in Word. It is just hard for me to get things to go where I want them to. Anyway, back to my original books. I made several winter themed books about what we do in winter vs. summer and also what do we wear in winter vs. summer. These books were a big hit, and I used them for years. Fast forward to now...I have so many students who are struggling with sentence expansion, vocabulary, and answering simple questions. I wanted to update my books (they were looking a little old, tattered, and dated) for use with a variety of my students. The first two that I have made are: Winter Activities and Winter Clothes. Both of these books have already been big hits with my students with ASD (and their teachers) as well as some of my students in Kindergarten and First Grade who are working on some different language skills such as answering questions and expanding utterance length. These books are really easy to put together and use: •Print and laminate all pages. •Cut the top half of the book pages. Leave the last page whole (this is where you will store your interactive pieces. •Hole punch all pages within the black box. I use two holes. Then, place the book pages on top of The last page. Bind the book using book rings. Another option would be to bind the book with a binding machine. •Cut out the interactive pieces. •Place a piece of hook Velcro on each sentence square on each book page, as well as on top of each square picture on the last page. Place a piece of loop Velcro on the back of each interactive piece. Store these pieces on the last page. •Students will read the book, and move the interactive pieces to the sentence box for each page. You can find these books at my TpT store HERE. There will be more to come! I already have my summer ones completed, just haven't totally tested them out yet. I'll keep you updated as more of these come out. ***Updated Winter 2015!!! I have added an additional book to this set. What Do You See? is the latest book. My students did really well using the spring, summer, and fall versions of this, so I went back and added the What Do You See? for winter. Hopefully you and your students enjoy these as much as we have!

If your child struggles with articulation, fluency, voice regulation, understanding and expressing himself through language, or nonverbal autism, these speech therapy activities are a great place to start!

Core vocabulary dice are a fun way to learn, practice, and play with AAC core words. Perfect for AAC and sentence formulation goals!

Speech therapy sensory bins! Exploring sensory strategies has helped with productive sessions with the children who can’t seem to sit still.

Activities Your Gifted Students Will Love will give you ideas on activities that will keep your gifted students engaged and learning.