With continued recommendations to maintain social distancing and patients whose parents are concerned about the vaccine I’m continuing to brainstorm games that actually include social distancing that I can use during speech and language treatment. All of these games can be used as rewards or breaks while using common speech and language techniques. Some of …
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FREE Minecraft Create-A-Story Slideshow
I made this FREE Minecraft “Create-A-Story” slideshow that you can download and use without even downloading Minecraft! I use it in “edit” mode and have the kids choose the setting from the left of the 1st slide and the characters from the right of the 1st slide. Then I copy-and-paste their selection to the 2nd …
FREE Conversation Cocoa Slideshow
For my patients who master the conversation trains I switch to multi-timers. Once they master the multi-timers I start using this FREE conversation hot cocoa slideshow – this shows them how many turns they’re taking compared to their peer or me. I start by showing them the first slide, which has ideas for conversation on …
Narratives, Grammar, & Fluency with Toca Boca World
For patients who are working on creating narratives, grammar, and/or fluency, I’ll have them make narratives in Toca Boca World using the “movie” button. This button is only available in community locations (not in the houses you can customize). When you press and hold the button it will begin recording the video on the screen …
Updated COVID-19 Safety Procedures
With the CDC’s changed recommendations based on community risk levels we’ve canaged some of our safety protocols. You can see our county’s risk level and sign up for updates here. Here are our continued, new, and permanent protocols.
Irregular Past-Tense Verbs with Li’l Woodzeez, Calico Critters & Honey Bee Acres
I love using these toys for irregular past-tense verbs! I use the Li’l Woodzeez camper set (cost: $34.99) for “drove” (but you can also use the Calico Critters car for $23.99 or the Honey Bee Acres school bus for $24.99), the Li’l Woodzeez airplane (cost: $32.99) for “sat,” “read,” “ate,” “fell (asleep),” “slept,” “woke,” “stood,” …
Articulation/Phonology with Toca Boca World
This is how I spent so much money on Toca Boca World: each addon you buy gives you new items in your house “store” (accessed by touching the blue chair button once you’re inside one of the houses in the neighborhood where you can build them). I prefer getting my articulation targets from there (rather …
FREE Conversation Train for Basic Conversational Turn-Taking
Years ago I read a blog about using trains as a metaphor for turn-taking during conversations. I can’t find the blog, but it must have been written by Joel Shaul since he came out with a book with the same premise. I bought the book and it’s great for talking kids through conversation, but not …
FREE app: Multiple Timers for Advanced Conversational Turn-Taking
For my patients who have mastered conversation trains I’ve been using this FREE app. I involve the kids in making their timer – they get to choose the timer’s color and symbol. This helps them see which timer is theirs and keeps them motivated to participate. One tap on a timer starts it, a second …
FREE Spinners!
Spinners for Games I’ve made these FREE spinners for the old Candy Land (with Nana Nut’s house), the new Candy Land (with the Chocolate Falls), and Sorry so that I can use the easy-to-disinfect iPads instead of the cards that came with the board games. Spinners for Articulation/Phonology Drill is my least favorite technique and …