Spring Ideas

Phonemic Awareness

 

This is a fun and functional pack that can be used for centers in your class or speech therapy to keep the students phonological and phonemic awareness skills sharp.
There are 49 pages that you can mix and match (use in different ways) that target:

• beginning sounds
• middle sounds
• final sounds
• identify the sounds
• segment the word
• change the sound
• identify the digraph
• and identify the blend

You can use the first pages of cards for many different purposes- to identify the beginning, ending or middle sounds, segmenting and/or cvc words. You can laminate and use as a center, or cut each picture up individually and use the b&w sheet as the answer sheet.
Use the change the sound sheets as mats for centers. The students only need to change one sound- wither the first sound or last, most of the sounds that change are the beginning sounds. You will want to go over the pictures so that the students know the vocabulary.

  

 

We were on a break!

We're on a break! This time this phrase means something a little different!
These are uncertain times. Parents, teachers and students are wondering when school will be back in?
In Alberta, we have heard not until September!?!? I hope that isn't so... but I guess we will see. 

Until then I have made some parent-friendly products free! 
Just click, download and then leave me a review. Hope you like them! 

  

Parents- you can talk about the items, have your child pick the 2 that go together and have them explain how they go together. 

Help them to explain why the items are related if they are having trouble. 

Remember to limit the number of questions you ask!

  

Print off and have your child practice their fine motor skills. 

 

  

 

Jar Categories- have your child put the items in the correct category. Label the category name and talk about other items in that group.

  

 

 

Talk about the first sound you hear in each item and then help them identify the corresponding letter.

   

 

With this product, they can practice verbs, pronouns and printing practice!

Enjoy!

Stay safe, and hopefully, school is back to business as usual :)

Free Self Regulation Poster

 

Self-regulation is an important skill for all people to use. It is the ability that helps us to control our behaviours/emotions to help us make the right decisions, rather than just doing what we want at the moment.
Here is a free poster to encourage self-regulation skills with the kids on your caseload.
The skills include practicing mindfulness, using breathing techniques, journaling, and more. There is a black and white version so that you can talk with your students about each of the skills. You can use this poster in your classroom or send home with parents. 
This poster is provided by Pathway 2 Success- take a look in her store for more classroom ideas :)

 

7 Sacred Teachings

 

 Do you work with a First Nation population?

Here are some ideas that increase the speech and language of children while respecting the First Nation culture. 

 

RESPECT

This package is a starting point for children (aged 5-10) that targets traditional teachings and language targets. The first of the seven sacred teachings, also known as the Grandfather Teachings, is the Buffalo (a symbol of respect). In this pack, I use traditional items to teach language skills that we target in speech therapy. These targets are useful to know for the classroom as well as at home.
•This pack is meant to be used in conjunction with your traditional teachings and beliefs with the help of your elders. Feel free to change/add/modify the lessons to accommodate your beliefs are and the beliefs of the people in your area. It is important to seek out an elder to help teach students your language and to share stories.
This 69-page pack targets Respect- the Buffalo.
Included in this pack are activities on:

• categories- traditional and non-traditional items
• sorting vehicles, food, animals and clothing
• prepositions
• sensory bin items
• Respect- what it looks like, how we can show it in our home, school and community. 

And much more!

 

Reading and Comprehension

 

Let's talk about a little thing called Canada! Now, as a Canadian, I have travelled, and nobody knows anything about Canada except that its cold. Well, now that might be true (sometimes), we have a lot more going for us than just harsh winter weather. 
Canada is a magnificent, beautiful country with friendly, smart people that say more things than just "eh!"
I put some of that information together for our students. 


This Reading Comprehension Packet is filled with 4 Canadian topics that are 1 page each. Each topic contains 5 response sheets to help build comprehension. This packet is designed to build comprehension for older students- grades 4-7.
Topics

• Canada's Climate
• Canadian Cities
• Northern Lights -Aurora Borealis
• Canadian Lakes

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Also Included in the download: Just print, and stack, no laminating or cutting required!
This packet can be used in a variety of ways...
1. Orally- this is a great way to build comprehension with students who are not yet ready to write a response or read the books independently. You can read the book out loud and students can practice responding orally in a group setting.
2. Small Groups or Partners- The topics include short topics with many new words to increase vocabulary. This would be a perfect way to incorporate shared reading and group work.
3. Independent Work- For students who are more fluent in their reading, this would be a great way to assess their reading comprehension and ability to respond appropriately on the response sheets.
The response sheets are multiple-choice, short answer and fill in the blank. 

 

Valentine Centers!

 

Well the big V day is coming up and I made something that you can use in your class or with your caseload and it won't take forever to prep. The best part is I've made it so that you can use each of these activities in different ways- depending on your student needs. 

 

For example, these mats can be used to identify the first sound, segment the sounds, label the category name or list 3 attributes of each item. 

This other product can be used for: 

associations- match the items that go together

identify the beginning sound of the item

label the category that the items are from.