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Monday 24 December 2018

SPINGO-Giveaway



GIVEAWAY!
Recently I tried out this new game in my therapy room! The kids and I loved it!
 It's a bingo game that you focus on different attributes of similar items- like ice
 cream, and candy. It's perfect for working memory (you can hide the dice
after they've been rolled) and building sentences with different attributes.
 
If you want a game for your therapy room you can purchase it from Amazon
here!


                                   Spot on Speech Spingo
  •     targets sentence structure
  •     following auditory directions,
  •     descriptive language
  •     compare and contrast- chose 2 pictures on the board and ask the kids to state the similarities and differences
  •     deductive reasoning and asking questions


How to play:All player have matching boards of the same theme, the caller rolls

 the dice and then formulates a sentence using the description based on the

attributes on the dice. The order of the dice is on the board to help the caller

 with word order. You can also play the game with a barrier- so the other players

can't see the dice. This will help strengthen their listening skills. :)





 This game is a great price at 25.99!

 Anyone who comments on this blog will be entered for a draw to win their own copy!! Give away will be drawn on January 1st! Good luck!~

Friday 21 December 2018

Tara West- Homework Mats!

Homework Learning Mats: Preschool Edition 


If you've ever read this blog before you know I LOVE Tara West! And her products have so many uses in speech.

I bought these learning mats and I am going to send them home with my caseload. They have a tone of ideas for parents on how to target reading and language at home! The best part is they are editable- so you can target just language and reading if you want ;)

In Canada, the preschool pack is equivalent to our kindergarten, so I send them to that age group and I can edit whatever I like :)



This is what Tara says:


" What are the Homework Learning Mats?
Thanks so much for viewing my Homework Learning Mats: Preschool Edition. This packet is designed to offer a fun and engaging way to practice learning skills throughout the school year at home. The packet includes 40 weeks of learning mats and a parent note. The learning mat gives the students 5 days of math and ELA practice each week. The students will also be able to practice additional skills via the Three-In-A-Row game board. Along with practicing skills, the students will have a built-in incentive right on the mats. Each day the students complete a task, they will add a picture to the image in the lower left corner.


**VIEW A DETAILED VIDEO ABOUT THIS PACKET HERE**



What is included?
- 40 weeks of Homework Learning Mats (4 weeks per month September-June)
- Parent Note
- Editable Homework Learning Mats (Math Skills, ELA Skills, Three-In-A-Row board)
- Editable Parent Note
- SPANISH version **INCLUDED**
Tell me more about the Homework Learning Mats!
The Homework Learning Mats give students five days of practice for ELA and math. The five days breakdown like this:
  • Move-Your-Fingers Monday
  • Tap-It-Out Tuesday
  • Whip-Up-A- Web Wednesday
  • Think-It-Out Thursday
  • Fast-N-Fluent Friday
What skills are covered?
September Math:
  • Oral Counting
  • Colors
  • Sorting
  • 2D Shapes
  • Numbers to 5
September ELA:
  • Writing First Name
  • Letters within their Name
  • Alphabet
  • Rhyming
  • Syllables
October Math:
  • Oral Counting
  • 2D Shapes
  • Patterning
  • Numbers to 5
  • Counting
October ELA:
  • Writing First Name
  • Letters within their Name
  • Rhyming
  • Drawing/Telling a story
November Math:
  • Oral Counting
  • Positional Words
  • Numbers to 10

November ELA:

  • Writing Letters in Alphabet
  • Beginning Sounds
  • Rhyming
  • Fluency for letters & sounds
  • Drawing/Telling a story
December Math:
  • Oral Counting
  • Numbers to 10
  • Measurement
  • Comparing to 10

December ELA:

  • Counting Syllables
  • Fluency for letters & sounds
  • Drawing/Telling a story
January Math:
  • Oral Counting
  • Patterning
  • 3D Shapes
  • Comparing to 10

January ELA:

  • Beginning Sounds
  • Word Families
  • Fluency for letters & sounds
  • Drawing/Telling a story
February Math:
  • Oral Counting
  • 3D Shapes
  • Counting
  • Writing #’s to 10

February ELA:

  • Rhyming
  • Word Families
  • Fluency letters & sounds
  • Drawing/Telling a story
March Math:
  • Oral Counting
  • Comparing #’s to 10
  • Sorting
  • Writing #’s to 10
March ELA:
  • Responds to text
  • Word Families
  • Letters in Last Name
  • Drawing/Telling a story

April Math:

  • Oral Counting
  • Estimation
  • Writing #’s to 10
  • What Comes Next
April ELA:
  • Asks/Answers questions
  • Drawing/Telling a story
  • Environmental Print

May Math:

  • Oral Counting
  • Subtraction/Addition
  • Comparing by Size Combos to 5
May ELA:
  • Beginning Sounds
  • Asks/Answers questions
  • Drawing/Telling a story
June Math:
  • Oral Counting Numbers to 10
  • Write Numbers to 10
  • Combos to 5
June ELA:
  • Counting Syllables
  • Asks/Answers questions
  • Drawing/Telling a story"


Tara is awesome!
Check it out!

Tuesday 18 December 2018

FREEBIE!!

Santa, Santa What Do You See  


Here is a freebie for your little guys! You can print this off and send it home to help with your beginning readers or for your speech kids and use it for vocabulary!

It also includes activities that target  
  • beginning sounds, 
  • syllables, 
  • sequencing 
  • and extra worksheets and activities.


Santa, Santa What Do You See                   Santa, Santa What Do You See



It also includes a page where the kids can write about their family traditions and their favorite thing about Christmas.

Monday 17 December 2018

Pre Christmas Sale!~

Everything in my store is 20% off this weekend AND starting Monday I've put 4 

of my top sellers on sale for only $1 for December! That's over $10 of products

for $4! These products are great for preschool aged kids :)






https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pronouns-Receptive-and-Expressive-Activities-1588274
 
Vocabulary- Associations, What Doesn't Belong, and Categorization



https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vocabulary-Associations-What-Doesnt-Belong-and-Categorization-578985

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vocabulary-Associations-What-Doesnt-Belong-and-Categorization-578985


The Wheels on the Bus- Preschool Pack 



The Wheels on the Bus- Preschool Pack





Saturday 15 December 2018

Great introduction to Aided Language- AAC's




And if you're on FB and you want teacher tips and an quick tips for speech language, and AAC's click here 
https://www.facebook.com/pg/creatingcommunicators.net/videos/?ref=page_internal
And here is my Youtube Channel

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Matman

Matman 




 


Recently I had an OT that works for Creating Communicators provide Matman to a kindergarten class. 
It turned out so great and the benefits were apparent right away. My OT worked  with the teachers and aides in the class(es) to provide them with materials and instruction on how to carry out the lesson plan, then she provided it to the class.
She did Matman in a class that targeted so many goals:
  • Body awareness 
  • Learning body parts
  • Learning about senses
  • Preparation for writing 
  • Fine and gross motor sills 
Just take a look at the before & after versions of this drawing - that were literally done within 30 minutes of each other!!!


You can find it Here on YouTube!


Before picture:

   



After:

   



You can buy the pieces from HWT
here  


Wood Pieces Set for Capital Letters



or on Amazon