Pot of Gold Activity
With over 100 kids total on my caseload (at five different schools), I am a busy speech-language pathologist just like you. So I’m always looking for quick, easy, and flexible activities that I can use in my therapy sessions to keep them fun and productive. This one meets all of those criteria and [...]
“Take a Peek” at this Therapy Idea
Here’s a way to make practicing words and sentences more fun and “focused” without spending time or money on it’s preparation. The activity is simple, but makes practice seem like a game. And since the materials don’t cost anything, you can let the child take it home to encourage carry-over.
Materials:
- a cardboard tube [...]
Snowball Fight – A fun, easy therapy activity
Want to have some clean wintry fun in your sessions? Have a “snowball” fight! This version works in all climates (even in Florida) and is a great motivator for heaps of repetition or practice.
Materials:
1. Scrap paper, ripped (letter size paper ripped in fourths works great)
2. Stimuli for what you are working [...]
“Hang in There” with this Speech Therapy Activity!
Could it be? Could hanging laundry actually be fun? With this speech therapy activity it can be!
What you’ll need
- Picture or word cards cut out in the shape of clothing (e.g., shirts, shorts, mittens)
- Yarn or string (and a simple way to hang it)
- Clothespins or large paper clips
- Small basket or container for the [...]
Tongue Tip Trouble- Fronting /t/ for /k/
How can you quickly solve the fronting of /k/? Tackle the tongue tip! Getting /k/ in isolation is easily achieved by keeping the child’s tongue tip from making contact with the alveolar ridge or teeth. Some ideas for doing this include:
• Use a tongue depressor to gently hold the tongue tip down while the child produces [...]