I’m still developing my monthly themes that I’ll be able to reuse each year to save myself time and energy. You can find the rest of my monthly themes here. I’ve made my theme for September “Wildlife.” Here are the ways I’ve incorporated “wildlife” into my practice this month… You can find my other themed virtual …
I had a hard time finding wildlife prizes that would appeal to a variety of ages (since I see kids as young as 2 and as old as 18), but I settled on these wind-up sloths and these finger-sized skateboards. You can find more themed prizes here.
For my wildlife sensory bin I decided to use popcorn kernels (the kids love these each year and I like to use them in fall) and add wildlife minis. I’ve gathered these minis from various products, including the pets Toobs from Safari Ltd (I actually have 2 of them!), the North American wildlife Toobs from …
I’m still developing themes for each month so that I can recycle materials each year (to save myself time and energy). My theme for September is “wildlife.” Click here to visit my wildlife-themed virtual treatment room and see the webcams, apps, videos, and websites I’m using this month. Here’s a link to my folder of …
I love animal miniatures! I’ve boughten a lot over the decade I’ve been practicing, including the farm Toobs from Safari Ltd, pets Toobs from Safari Ltd, the North American wildlife Toobs from Safari Ltd, the Terra by Battat ocean animals (which used to be available at Target), the Terra by Battat miniature animals (which also …
For patients who are working on articulation/phonology I use mini objects from Speech Tree Company (you have to get on the waiting list to be able to order them). For word-level I’ll tell the child the critters are going to a store and then pretend to be a baby critter and ask about each item …
My patients love using Calico Critters and Li’l Woodzeez during treatment! And I love that the kids are motivated to do their work while we play with them. There are so many less expensive dollhouse sets! Yet, these are the most motivating that I’ve found. My patients have always tired of the other dollhouse sets …
Last month I wrote about using Li’l Woodzeez and Calico Critters for irregular plurals. I also use them for irregular past-tense verbs. I use the Li’l Woodzeez camper set (cost: $34.99) for “drove,” the Li’l Woodzeez airplane (cost: $32.99) for “sat,” “read,” “ate,” “fell (asleep),” “slept,” “woke,” “stood,” “flew,” and “went,” and the Calico Critters …
My in-person patients of all ages are loving my Li’l Woodzeez and Calico Critters sets. I originally bought the Li’l Woodzeez camper set (for $34.99) and the Li’l Woodzeez chipmunk family, which is apparently no longer available, (for $9.99) because I thought they were adorable, but I’ve since added pieces and sets to target various …
