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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Summer Round Up! (activities, freebies, ideas, and more!)

I cannot believe summer is around the corner! I know many of you around the country end for the school year in May so I wanted to make sure I posted my round up in time for you! Whether you decide to do summer themed activities the last few weeks of school or if you work summer school, the ideas below may help you plan!

My Summer TpT Activities:

Summer Early Language File Folder Activities

Summer Expanding Vocabulary Fun (EET Companion Pack)

Summer Roll, Say & Color Articulation Fun

Summer Social Skills Pack

Sunglasses Synonyms!

WH Question Summer Scenes

My Summer Freebies:

Shovel and Pail Go Togethers

Summer Themed Say & Color Worksheets

Summer Category Sort

Summer WH Question Board Game

Summer Synonyms

Beach Listening Activity

Camping Noun Sort

Summer Good vs Bad Behavior Sort

Some Other Resources & Ideas:

Summer Resources for SLPs & Parents

Some Food Crafts/Easy Recipes Perfect For The Summer:

My Favorite Summer Books:

Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.

I hope this round up will help you plan for the last few weeks of school or for summer school. I tried to share with you the various summer themes that many classroom teachers use:

Beach
Ocean
Camping
Picnic
Ice Cream
Watermelon
Baseball
Swimming/pool
Summer clothing

What other themes do you use?! What books do you like that I might have forgotten?! Feel free to share!

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Summer Expanding Vocabulary Fun! (EET Companion)

Were you hoping I would create a summer EET companion pack?! I did!! It is available and ready for you to grab and use in your therapy rooms over the summer or the last few weeks of school!

**Reminder, this is a companion pack! It has been created to be used WITH the Expanding Expression Tool. Learn more about this tool kit by clicking HERE!

What can you find in this summer EET companion pack?!

Expanding Vocabulary Beach Game:
-Print and laminate a sandcastle for each student.
-Print and laminate the beach items and place them in the middle.

-Print and laminate the visual/directions and display them for your students. If you have a Smart Board you can display this page on it for your students to see while playing. This will help them understand what they need in order to win!

-Place the object pile in the middle. Students will take turns picking an object. On each object card is an EET “bead”. They must express the describing concept requested (EET bead). Once they express that description, they can locate the beach item that has that EET bead on it. Students will take turns picking an object and describing it while adding the items to their sandcastle until all of the cards run out. The first student to fill their sandcastle with all 7 types of beach items/EET beads is the winner! (**48 object cards included!**)

-Review worksheets are included!!

-A generic board game is included that can be used with any targets. Students must roll a dice to move along the game board. They must express the description based on the space they land on. All spaces have correlating EET “beads.”

You can access this EET companion pack in my TpT store by clicking HERE!!

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Summer Early Language File Folder Activities!

Do you work during the summer? What kind of students do you work with during the summer? I know I work with low functioning students trying to prevent regression. With that said, I knew I had to create a file folder pack with a summer theme to get me through the summer! It is available and ready to share with all of you. You can use it during the summer or the last few weeks of school!

These activities that can be used as file folder activities or printed and used as is. Activities are created to build vocabulary, use complete sentences, and answer questions while incorporating theme concepts. Tons of visuals and sentence strips provided!

Activities included:
-What Do They Have?: Print and glue the boy and girl images onto one side of a file folder. For each item card, students must use the sentence strips provided to express which person has the different items. This activity can also be used to work on “who” questions, pronouns, and possessives.

-I Spy In The Summer Scene: Print the scene picture. Students can use the visual to locate all of the named items. Goals you can address with this activity: prepositions, answering/asking questions, describing, and using vocabulary in complete sentences.

-What Color Is It?: Students will sort the spring items into the correct color category. Each color has a sentence strip to encourage students to expand utterances as they express the different colors.

-Singular or Plural?: Students will sort the spring items into the correct category, singular or plural. They can use the sentence strip to express which category it belongs into.

-Where Do You See It?: Students must determine which items are found at the beach and a campground. They can use the sentence strip provided to express the answer to the question using complete utterances.

-Do You See It At The Beach?: Students must determine which items are at the beach and those that are not. They must answer the yes/no question provided and use the sentence strip to express complete utterances.

You can access this file folder activity pack in my TpT store by clicking HERE!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Patriotic Plurals ((plus FREEBIE))

I just glanced at a calendar and realized that July 4th is next week! Holy cow! I won't be starting working again until after the holiday but I know some of you are already in summer school mode! For you...I created a Patriotic themed activity to work on plural nouns! Keep reading!

Have fun identifying and expressing regular and irregular plurals with this 4-in-1 activity!

In this activity:
-Regular vs. Irregular Plurals sort: students can sort the plural noun cards into the appropriate category. There is a worksheet provided to document answers.

-Regular Plurals Matching Cards: Print and laminate or glue cards onto card stock. Use cards for drilling or playing memory matching games. Students can practice matching the singular and plural pair! Review worksheet provided!

-Irregular Plurals Matching Cards: Print and laminate or glue cards onto card stock. Use cards for drilling or playing memory matching games. Students can practice matching the singular and plural pair! Review worksheet provided!

-Story Fill-In Fun: Print (and laminate for safe keeping) the story page. Can use one for the group or provide a copy for each student. Print and laminate the plural choice cards. Students can read the story and decide which plural will fill in the blanks to help the story make sense. There is a worksheet provided to document responses.

You can access this activity in my TpT store by clicking HERE!

Want to try before you buy? I took 1 of the 4 activities and made it available as a FREEBIE!! Click HERE to check it out!

Monday, June 10, 2013

Main Idea Flip Flops!

Are you looking for activities to work on reading/auditory comprehension over the summer?! Keep reading! I have created a summer themed main idea activity!

Using this activity:
-Visual to display while using activity

-Card game with paragraph level passages. Students must read or listen to the passages and express the main idea.

-Two ways to play!

-Either when students respond accurately, they can hold onto their card. If they get a “bonus turn” they get an extra turn and if they get a “lose a turn” card they lose a turn. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner.

-Board game is provided to use as well. Students can take a turn in the board game after they respond accurately with the main idea. You can even use the “bonus turn” and “lose a turn” cards with the board game as well!

-Review worksheet is provided!

You can access this activity in my TpT store by clicking HERE!

Monday, June 3, 2013

Summer Social Skills Pack!

Have fun practicing social skills with this summer themed 5-in-1 activity pack!

In this file:

-Good Seahorse vs. Bad Seahorse: Students will sort the scenarios listed into the correct categories. Use these scenarios to elicit conversation!

-Sunglasses Topic Maintenance and Turn Taking: 6 topic cards are provided. Sorting cards: questions and answers related to the topic cards. Students must sort these cards to the appropriate topic. Once sorted, students can work together to arrange the conversation in the correct order to make sense! Act it out! Have students act out the conversations! Can they add to it and keep it going? Can they work together to make a list of more questions and answers related to the topic?

-Conversation Starter Scene: Print and laminate a beach scene for each student. Students must pick a card and start that conversation. Once they do so appropriately, they can add the image on that card onto their beach scene. Once all of the cards are used, the students can ask each other for images to help complete their beach scenes. Can they describe their scenes to each other?

-Flip Flop Conversation Topics: Print and laminate the board game provided. Grab a dice and game pieces. Students must roll a dice and move along the game board. Each spot has a topic on it. When students land on a flip flop, they must express a sentence that is related to that topic.

-Beach Ball What Should You Do Card Game: Students must pick a card and respond with what they would do based on the scenario on the card. If they pick the “bonus turn” card they can go again. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner!

4 Review worksheets are provided throughout the pack to assist with carryover and practice of the skills!

You can access this activity in my TpT store by clicking HERE!

Summer Resources & Ideas for SLPs and Parents!

It is June! I know some of you are already on summer vacation. For others, like me, summer is in the foreseeable future! As I attend IEP/CSE meetings, many parents ask me what can I do to help my child over the summer maintain their speech & language skills. Keep reading to learn more about products/resources I have create as well as others I have found that can help!

I have many summer themed activities (free and for sale) that can be sent home in a summer packet or used for those working during the summer months. Click the links/titles to check out my blog posts about these activities:

Summer Articulation Roll, Say & Color :

Summer Themed Say & Color Worksheets:

Summer Category Sort:

Top 10 Websites to Recommend:

Summer Wh- Question Game Board:

Summer Wh- Question Scenes:

Summer Synonyms:

Sunglasses Synonyms:

Beach Listening Activity:

Shovel & Pail Go Togethers:

Ice Cream Adjectives:

Ice Cream Conjunctions:

Miss Speechie's Speech & Language App List:

BBQing Language Fun:

Ice Cream Parts Of Speech Sort:

Summer Good vs Bad Behavior Sort:

Camping Noun Sort:

What are some themes/vocabulary I use over the summer?!

Swimming
Beach
Pool
Camping
Ice Cream/Popsicle's
July 4th/Fireworks
Summer clothing
Hot vs. Cold
Ocean/Under the sea/Fish

What are some of my favorite summer books to use in speech?!

I have gathered a list of resources/materials from other bloggers, websites, and companies that can also help you out (mix of freebies, online games, and for purchase materials):