Category Archives: play

Speech Therapy Activities for Spring

Posted on May 11, 2009 by sherry

As speech pathologists, we are always looking for new activities to keep our students engaged and improve their speech and language skills. Sometimes we just need a change of scenery ourselves! I was reminded of this when we had an … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 9, 2009 by sherry

I want to wish a very happy Mother’s Day to all of you incredible moms out there! I know we aren’t perfect but even Oprah says we have the hardest job in the world (and the most rewarding!). A special … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter and Passover!

Posted on April 11, 2009 by sherry

I want to wish my readers a happy Easter and Passover. Many of the kids I work with are off on vacation, escaping to warmer weather or visiting “Back Ogama” as one of my little girls said, describing her upcoming … Continue reading →

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A Clever Preschool Teacher

Posted on April 2, 2009 by sherry

While I was visiting with a mom today, her 4 year-old daughter was creating a pretend world with her blocks. The blocks had many different shapes, but were the traditional natural wood blocks, without painted villages or people on them. … Continue reading →

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Teaching Preschoolers To Share Through Books

Posted on March 17, 2009 by sherry

Having just spent an hour with two three year-olds, facilitating play, I realized that sharing is an ongoing challenge for preschool peers. As parents and teachers we need to be patient in the process of teaching this social tool since … Continue reading →

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Play-Doh for Preschoolers and Speech Therapy

Posted on March 11, 2009 by sherry

Certain toys and games are winners as they amuse children and allow for discrete turns so a child can repeat your model, and you give them one more piece to make their masterpiece. Play-Doh’s EZ 2 Do  Zoo is so popular … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Children’s Play

Posted on March 6, 2009 by sherry

My son sent me an excellent article on “The Serious Need for Play” in Scientific American. Psychiatrist Stuart Brown has been studying the effects of a childhood deprived of free play. He has found that children who lack the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Snowstorm in the East

Posted on March 3, 2009 by sherry

Everybody enjoys a day off and yesterday was a day to go nowhere! We had 14 inches of snow overnight and schools were closed. Many kids went “sleigh riding” as they say in the East. I am from the Midwest … Continue reading →

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New Educational Toys to Build Language

Posted on March 1, 2009 by sherry

One of my favorite relatively new brands in kids’ toys is Yookidoo. I was entertained at the International Toy Fair in New York City by the inventor displaying the new bath toys: “Flow and Fill Spout,” “Stack ‘n Stream Fountain,” … Continue reading →

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Grandma Must Be Coming–First Words

Posted on February 22, 2009 by sherry

I realized I am a full-fledged Grandma, known to the kids as Sheshe, when I packed my bag for North Carolina and had only a few items of clothing and the rest of the bag was filled with a baby … Continue reading →

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