It's that time of year again when classrooms are a buzz about pumpkin patches, corn maizes, harvest time and seeds. I have a real live pumpkin...
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Back to School and Back to Blogging
I am reminded it is Back to School time as I see empty busses practicing their routes, parents running around with lists in their hands looking for...
Let the Children Learn Through Play in the New York Times
My daughter-in law texted the link to this article before it arrived on my driveway Sunday morning. She knows I am a big proponent of play in young...
Bring Your Beauty Kit to Speech Therapy for Fun
We have been reading "Ruby's Beauty Shop" by Rosemary Wells for several sessions with a little boy on the autism spectrum. He loves the book, as...
Mixing Puzzles and Playdoh in Speech Therapy Activities
Everyone has challenging preschoolers to work with who go through your therapy bag of activities quickly and you scratch your head trying to find...
Plush Book Characters Encourage Language
Over the years I have gathered several plush book characters to introduce when reading some of my favorite picture books with kids. They naturally...
Splat the Cat Lesson Plan for Preschoolers in Speech Therapy
This winter just never seems to end (we're home AGAIN with schools closed and this beautiful fluffy stuff coming down all day), so the opportunity...
Using YOXO Construction to Liven Up Speech Therapy Sessions
I got a "Wow," and "Can I keep that?" just by taking the YOXObot Orig out of my therapy bag. My friend is working on his articulation goals and we...
What Articulation Norms Do You Use?
This is a great question and I often pose it to other private therapists that I meet with so I am keeping up to date with the latest. I regularly...
Kids Making Their Own Language Toys
Okay, it's an ice storm in the northeast today and I am once again stuck inside, so I found myself going through old pictures. I came across this...
Sneak Peek at New Games Debuting at New York Toy Fair
Blue Orange (they brought us the fun Spot It! game series) has a big surprise for you... They tell us," We will release our first "heavy" board...
Best Play Food for Toddlers
After spending 2 days with my twin 20-month old grandchildren, I am stuffed with soup, cheese topped cheerios, blueberries, and apples. They spend...
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