Goldilocks and the 3 Bears

 

Jack and the Beanstalk!

 

Little Red Riding Hood

Use this 33-page pack for a week's worth of activities in speech therapy or as literacy centers in your classroom!

Read your book every day and then follow up with these great activities:


Monday-describing & attributes
Tuesday-beginning sounds
Wednesday-categories
Thursday-story sequence 2 versions
Friday-plurals
Bonus-articulation for /g/, /l/ and /r/
wh questions.

 

Teletherapy Idea- Goldilocks!

 

Can't come up with anything for therapy? Try a YouTube video and have the child answer questions and sequence the video!

Also, you can try my Goldilocks Companion!

 

Books Online

Are you looking for ways to build emergent literacy skills in young children?

As we have entered the era of COVID and we are now doing homeschool and a lot of online learning we need to remember books. I love books online and I love how books can increase so many language skills!

Here is a video about turning book reading into a conversation with the fun children’s book Good Night, Gorilla.

Here are some activities I found on Pinterest!

The Old Lady in the Class!

 

I love the Old Lady!! I love this song/book and all things you target with this book. It is so fun in the classroom or speech therapy!! 

I was working with a group of preschoolers and I used this book and we had a ton of fun! I had them form a line and we all did a parade where we all did the actions each of the animals do- we flew, crawled, stomped, etc! So fun! 

We also targeted a lot of vocabulary by talking about each animal and what they look like, and how they were different. The kids were so engaged and they loved it!!

I wanted to share some ideas I use with the Old Lady with you!  I made a pack and it is a great resource you can use in your class or in speech therapy.

It targets rhyming

Sequencing

Comparing and Contrasting

beginning sounds

and more!!!

The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat

The Old Lady...again!

 

OK, so I know everyone and their dog has done an Old Lady Who Swallowed a ... but I am hoping  that mine are different! I have included more activities that are geared toward preschoolers!

In this pack I've included coloring pages, rhyming activities with printing or drawing, sequencing,
beginning sounds, roll and cover and more! As you can see, above I used some cute Halloween related manipulatives for  the roll and cover game. The roll and cover game can be used for any reinforcement or as a social skills game. 


Its free for a short time so get it quick and don't for get to follow my shop or store!

Cheers,
Mindy

Using book to increase language skills

Tips for using books to increase

Speech and language skills of preschooler and school aged children

USing books to help with children's speech and langauge skills is a great and easy way to target their goals.

What should your child be able to do? Check out the talk box for milestones of children!

How to target Speech and languagethru books!

• Copy- copy children’s actions and words- this lets them know that you are interested in what they say and what they do. Encourage discussion, ask open ended questions.

• Model- use correct grammar and pronunciation of words- all the time. If someone is using incorrect grammar or incorrect pronunciation of sounds- don’t tell them they are “wrong” instead just provide them with a model of the sentence/word said correctly. For example “I runned there” you can say “ohh you ran there.” Or “I wike rabbits” you can say “you like rabbits.”

• Add- when you are talking about things with the children- describe them in as much detail as you can. Name the parts, where it lives, what it does, the group it belongs to, what we do with it, what it looks like, etc.

·       By reading slowly to the class, with emphasis on certain words, children are able to listen more intently and follow the story. Children will also gain an understanding of how to pronounce words and will be more attentive. 

    

    Make sure that everyone can see your mouth when you speak.

·       When you read a book – don’t just read it. Encourage open discussions and talk about the pictures if the text is too long for their attention span.

·       Don’t be afraid to read a book at least 4-5 times. They won’t get bored and the more you read it, the more learning they will get out of it! Search the net for coloring pages and other ideas to turn books into activities. For more information check this out!

Working with children

•     It is a good idea to give children positive statements about their work, which will encourage them to think more positively about themselves. Instead of saying “don’t ___” say “I really like it when you are trying”.

•   Treat the children with respect and value their opinions. Teach them to have a “voice.” Encourage them to speak and don’t interrupt. 

• Teach taking turns and providing choices whenever possible.

• Speak to children at their level- actually get down and sit on the floor or squat when you are speaking with them. It’s important that they see your mouth.

• Make books fun!

Cheers,
Mindy

And the winner is........

Our winner is Olga!!!!

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Back to School Giveaway!!!!

Check out my back to school giveaway on Teachers Notebook. You can win my entire What Do You See book that is great for home reading or for an addition to themes in your classroom!

Take a look at all of my items!

Does technology make your baby smarter?

In short no! 
"Everything we know about brain research and child development points away from using screens to educate babies," said Susan Linn, the group's director. "The research shows that machines and screen media are a really ineffective way of teaching a baby language. What babies need for healthy brain development is active play, hands-on creative play and face-to-face" interaction.

Written by Anne Flaherty - The Associated Press.

After School Group- Reading to kids and having a discussion about the book!

If you want your child to interact and use good communication skills you need to communicate with your child. There is no iPhone app that will make your baby speak. Screen time will not guarantee your child's language skills, IQ, or academic success. Yes there are many apps that claim to improve communication, however; you need to interact and speak with your child while using them. It is like finger nails on a chalk board for me when I see babies with TV's in their room or a 2 year old with an iPhone playing games!

You need to talk, sing, read books and interact to get the language going with your children!


Check out this link to learn more!

City, City What Do You See?

Sooo many kids I work with have to work on the vocabulary goal these days; so I started looking for resources. I have a hard time finding resources that work well for younger kids at the beginning of the goal. Normally when I start targeting the vocabulary goal, I start with an associations activity. I will have the children state which items go together, and then explain why they go together?

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

However when I am working with preschoolers or children who have significant language delays,  this can be a very difficult task for them. This got me thinking..... What do I need? I started making books based on themes: farm animals, things at school, ocean items, and things in the city. I wrote these books in an easy, repetitions pattern so that children could read them along with their teacher or SLP. They are written in the Brown Bear, Brown Bear format so that non-readers and beginning readers can read them again, and again.  These books are just a beginning point for you to say all of these items in the book belong to a category- the category name is.....  Then you can go on to tell the kids what are some similarities between the items and what are some differences,  what are the parts, where do the items come from, what is their function, etc. 

Here is a copy of my City, City what do you see which includes many services that are found in our communities.

http://pinterest.com/pin/72972456435558212/

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What do I do about Speech and Language over the summer?

I know we are waiting for the end of the school year, but.... Over the summer your child may not be receiving services, especially if services are directed through the school. I have made a calendar of activities that are good from preschoolers up to grade 3. If your child is older, just up the anti! Make the questions a little more difficult and expect a little more from them! Happy Summer!

http://www.creatingcommunicators.net/#!free-resources/c1atx

The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly- Book Buddy

Check out my book buddy, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly!

You can use this language activity package in the classroom or in speech therapy.

Targets many goals!

http://pinterest.com/pin/72972456434767380/

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mindy-Olson-pizzey