Wilbur doesn’t get it. He loves fancy clothes. Why do naked mole rats have to miss out on dress up? Who made the rules? Scooped up by his colony of...
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Celebrating Martin Luther King Day With Books
I was in a second grade class yesterday and as part of their preparation for Martin Luther King Day, they were studying African American authors....
Video Chat to Keep in Touch with Kids
On Sunday, The New York Times ran an article, Living Apart for the Paycheck, about the challenges of commuter marriages. One dad who is profiled...
Picture Books Build Social Language
I love to go to our children's library and browse through the books. I use good children's literature for all the kids I work with, whether they are...
Speech Therapy for Nasality
Throughout my career as a speech pathologist I have worked with children with varying degrees of nasality. Some were purely functional and responded...
Diner Provides Preschool Play Dinner
My friend, Jody, wrote to say that she had gotten the Step2 Diner for her 5 grandchildren from birth to 2 years old. Christmas morning the diner was...
Happy New Year! Ideas for Giving Back
Happy New Year to you all! (or y'all as my southern friends would say!) What is it about January first that turns a switch and causes us to reflect,...
Kids’ Poetry–Laugh and Learn Language
Poetry is a wonderful way to enrich and build your child's language. For the preschool gang, hearing the rhyme and rhythm sets the stage for...
Kids Say the Funniest Things!
I just had to share some funny things that happened to me yesterday. Kids are funnier than any comedians on TV in my book! I was talking to Emma...
Happy Holidays to All from Playonwords!
I wish all my readers a blessed holiday season with family and friends!
Kid’s Frog Tent for Pretend Play
I included the Circo Frog Tent from Target as one of my selected items for holiday giving. Since we celebrated Christmas as a family at...
Games for Speech Therapy and Home Fun
I love to hear from parents and Speech Therapists with ideas to stimulate speech and language. Keep the e-mails and comments coming! Today I heard...
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