I love using this book in my speech sessions!! So many targets: This story allows a fun and exciting way to recall sequences of details. The title alone is in the past tense. You can review your verb tenses and regular vs irregular verbs with this story. “Now the wind is blowing.” “The wind blew.” You can do a KWL…
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Top 10 Prizes
I am always trying to find prizes that are cheap and can motivate most if not all of my students. Whether you have a sticker chart for good behavior, or rewards for students completing home practice, I think it is important to promote positive behavior. It can be challenging to motivate all students, especially when in speech we aren’t giving…
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Shrek Opposites
Like I have said before, I LOVE incorporating movies and TV into my therapy sessions when appropriate. Another movie that has so many elements you can use is Shrek. Yes, I know there are multiple Shrek movies, I have seen them all! Whether it’s the first, when Shrek saves the princess, or the last when Shrek is fighting with Prince…
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Adventures of Lucky the Leprechaun
I love quick and easy sequencing and listening/reading comprehension activities. So many fun ways to incorporate St. Patty’s day vocabulary! So, I created the Adventure of Lucky the Leprechaun activity. You can either read it to your students or have them read it themselves. You can use the visuals while you read and then have them retell the story using…
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St. Patty’s Day Wh – Question Board Game
Since my Groundhog’s Day wh- question board game was such a hit, I created a board game for the St. Patrick’s Day theme. Help the leprechaun get to the pot of gold! Way to incorporate theme vocab while targeting wh- questions. I plan on laminating the board onto a file folder and have my wh-visuals on the top to help…
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RTI Update
Oh those lovely letters…RTI! You are either smiling or rolling your eyes! Well, for those not aware, RTI is a GENERAL EDUCATION initiative to help at risk students “catch up” without having to be placed in special education. There are 3 tiers: -Tier 1: the general education teacher will try to implement strategies provided by special educators in their classroom. …
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Finding Nemo Homophones
So, one of my favorite movies for kids is Finding Nemo. My students know it too! I try to incorporate it into my sessions as much as possible! So, introducing, the Finding Nemo Homophone Practice cards. I use them to review the homophone pairs. Once I feel my students are ready to demonstate mastery, and can remove visuals, I use…
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Top Ten Websites for Materials
It’s that time again, Miss Speechie’s weekly top 10 list! I listened to your request and compiled a list of websites that I use most often to find materials for my speech and language sessions. Since I work with a variety of ages and levels, my list will be for a variety as well. I use these websites for inspiration,…
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Valentine’s Day Wh- Questions Picture Book
As I sit here trying to process that the weekend is over and I have to get ready for the full week ahead, I decided to create one more Valentine’s Day themed activity. I have been working on wh- questions with several of speech kiddies. For most, we are at the phase where we need to learn how to answer…
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Valentine’s Day – teaching”on” “or” concepts
I have so many students that do not know how to respond or use “or”. I created an activity that can be used to work on several concepts and skills. Students can respond to the questions that have “or”, they also will work on the spatial concept “on”, and they even can verbally express categories since each card has two…
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