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Get Your Makeup Ready!
Pretend play involves some great props that suggest a story line but leave the authorship up to the child! Janod's Little Miss Vanity Set was a...
First Games for 3 year-olds, Setting up Play
My twin grandchildren are approaching 3 and interested in playing games. There are so many wonderful first games for 3 year-olds by companies like...
Pumpkin Books for Speech Therapy Activities
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...
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...
Toy Fair 2015 Roundup, Top Trends Through a Learning Lens
Every year I feel like a kid in the candy store as I span the New York International Toy Fair's nearly half million square feet encountering a...
Reading Carryover for Older Articulation Therapy Students
I have found that kids enjoy reading or repeating phrases from books they are interested as they progress past preschool games. This week I asked a...
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...
Playonwords.com Named Top SLP Blog on ASHAshpere again
I am honored to be named to "Heidi's Top Blogs" (Heidi Kay, Founding Partner of Pediastaff) on ASHAsphere this week. Playonwords.com is among the 12...
Two Speckled Eggs by Jennifer Mann, Lesson Plans
I've started up my video reviews, giving language boosting tips to parents, using favorite PAL Award winning toys, books and games. I couldn't...
Kids’ Character Dress Up Builds Language
When I was looking over a recent Pinterest post on great storage ideas, I saw this cute, portable costume holder for the playroom. I've been in...
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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