What do you think of when you see a wall of eggs this time of year? Most people think of egg hunts and baskets. What do we see? A wall of endless prop possibilities for thematic units! Eggs are most definitely not just for Easter anymore! For the last few years, stores like ... read more
Christmas Fun in Virtual Therapy Sessions
We are all used to creating fun and engaging therapy sessions for our in person speech therapy sessions! However, when our sessions quickly shifted to virtual, we felt like we were starting at ground zero with our creativity and planning. Trying to think about how to engage students through a ... read more
5 Fun St. Patrick’s Day Ideas for Speech Therapy
5 Fun St. Patrick's Day Ideas for Speech Therapy That tricky leprechaun keeps things exciting in our speech room! We have 5 fun St. Patrick's Day speech therapy activities that are perfect for mixed primary groups as well our preschool friends. 1. Decorate!Changing up the decor in our ... read more
There was an Old Lady…
Ahhhh the Old Lady series... who doesn't love the old lady books? We all reach for for an old lady book whenever we set up a new thematic unit. Why? because kids love it!! We know using an Old Lady book makes it easy to work on many, many skills! What do the kids love about the old lady? ... read more
Bring the Snow Inside!
SNOW SNOW SNOW!!!Snow came early to the Midwest this year! So what did we do? We scrapped the Fall and Leaves themed activities we had planned for the day and grabbed some snow! We take full advantage of the four seasons where we live although sometimes we get the extreme weather both hot and ... read more
Veteran’s Day Writing in Speech Therapy
In our therapy room this fall, the students had two different opportunities to express themselves in writing. For Veteran's Day, the children were able to color a picture and give it to a Veteran they know or they were able to complete a writing prompt, which was then sent to an active United States ... read more