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    Valentine Activities for Preschool Speech Therapy
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    Goldilocks & the Three Bears for Preschool
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Construction Theme for Preschoolers

In my quest for the most engaging, most comprehensive speech therapy activities for preschool students, there is no doubt that some of the most favored activities with preschoolers have the following components: dirt, wheels, noisy toys and a little mess! That’s why this week I’m talking all about preschool activities for construction theme! Construction Theme for Preschoolers Today…you will get…
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Dinosaur Theme Activities for Preschool

Are you looking for exciting Dinosaur Week activities? Your preschool classroom will be roaring with fun with these dinosaur reading activities and dinosaur music activities! Everything you need for Dinosaur Week When our preschool classrooms have dinosaur week, we get fully on board in our speech therapy room. After finding the perfect themed outfit, pulling out all of my dinosaur…
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valentine themed activities for preschoolers

Valentine Activities for Preschool Speech Therapy

February speech therapy activities with preschoolers are a lot of fun! My Valentine activities for preschool students include books and songs for vocabulary. We also play games that target vocabulary and action words. I also use Valentine’s Day worksheets for preschoolers working on articulation skills. Valentine Activities to promote language and communication Preschool Valentine’s Day Songs When looking for songs…
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Goldilocks & the Three Bears for Preschool

During our fairy tale unit, one of my favorite stories to read is Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It is easy to use Goldilocks and the Three Bears for preschool students with language goals. The story is wonderful for targeting many aspects of language: WH questions and comprehension skills, basic concepts like size and time, household vocabulary, reality/fiction and more….
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Fairy Tale Themes for Preschool

Which Fairy Tale Character are you? I would probably be Rapunzel because over the years I have grown out my hair and drastically cut it more than a few times. I’m also pretty resourceful in a bind. As for today, I hope you are relieved to find these activities if you too find yourself in a bind. This fairy tale…
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Darla Gardner

Darla Gardner is an ASHA certified Speech Language Pathologist with extensive experience in both the skilled nursing and educational settings.
“Ms Gardenia” was created after an adorable and otherwise quirky second grader with autism lovingly referred to her by that name on a daily basis despite multiple attempts to correct. Although he is no longer on caseload, many more students like him remain and his nickname is used as a reminder that although therapy can be frustrating and challenging it is the most rewarding and life changing field to be a part of.
This site was created as a resource for parents, therapists and other professionals to share therapy ideas and activities, to encourage therapists and parents who feel overwhelmed and to promote products that improve communication across settings.
If you would like to read more about my professional journey please click the read more link below. Read More…

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Just posted these create-your-own-code coloring wo Just posted these create-your-own-code coloring worksheets! Each one will be unique when you let your students choose which colors to use in their project.
45 pages of initial, medial and final words targeted to specific speech sounds.
Discounted now: https://bit.ly/st-patricks-day-worksheets
Do you have any favorite books for Rodeo Week? Co Do you have any favorite books for Rodeo Week? 
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I found these little characters at a Goodwill a couple of years ago. Paired with a split pea sensory bin, they make great conversation starters!
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Sensory bins are back and here to stay! One of my Sensory bins are back and here to stay! One of my favorite activities with preschoolers was thwarted by COVID and virtual learning this time last year. 
It’s time to bring them back! We have learned several different ways to keep them as germ free as possible.
😷sanitize before and after
😷wear face shields
😷use filler that is cheap and can be thrown away
Do you have any more tips for safe sensory play with preschoolers?
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Construction week continues with tool vocabulary a Construction week continues with tool vocabulary and even more books. I have saved resources and book suggestions in my IG highlights. Just go to @msgardeniasspeechroom and click on the 🚧.
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Here we go Monday! I have countless IEP Meetings t Here we go Monday! I have countless IEP Meetings to reschedule from last week, even more therapy sessions to make up. Testing to reschedule and timelines to double check.
I’ll be making a list and checking it 2, 3, 4...or more times until it is finished!
How do you get your mind  in order after a major disaster or just at the beginning of the week?
Send tips please! 😳
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There’s just something about little ones and con There’s just something about little ones and construction activities! They love all things digging, building and tearing down!
Our next theme in #preschoolspeech will center around Construction Zones 🚧.
👉🏼Swipe through to see just a few of the many activities in this unit.
#anchorcharts #whquestions #vocabulary #articulation #basicconcepts #earlyliteracy #verbs #earlylanguage .
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To see the blog post that highlights this activity and has a TON of free links, click on the pic in my profile!
One of my favorite Valentine’s books is Love Mon One of my favorite Valentine’s books is Love Monster. I’ve done a few variations of the craft over the years. Once an AAC assisted craft, another time, a directed drawing.
#slp #msgardeniareads #speechtherapy #aac #prekcrafts
To those who faithfully follow my store and purcha To those who faithfully follow my store and purchase my products, to those who comment on my posts with encouraging words, to those who reply to my emails with words of thanks…THANK YOU. What started as a hobby to buy more toys and TpT products for my prek speech room 8 years ago (this month!) has turned into the biggest blessing of my professional life. You have all taught me about hard work, dedication and perseverance. I have grown professionally but also spiritually as a result of this community. My words of thanks will never be enough to cover all of the support you have given me.
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I look forward to the next 8 years and many more to come! 
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Paper bag puppets are a hit with preschoolers! Thi Paper bag puppets are a hit with preschoolers! This sweet little book about the Grouchy Ladybug has tons of animals in it-which preschoolers also love 🥰.
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Just a friendly reminder that activities don’t h Just a friendly reminder that activities don’t have to be “cute” or expensive to be FUNCTIONAL and ENGAGING! Using tweezers or lip shaped chip clips to pick up “chocolate candies” (pompoms) and place on the hearts (laminated @astrobrights ) works just as well as board games or mini erasers for reinforcement.
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