January means back to school, starting our winter vocabulary and celebrating Martin Luther King Day with our students by teaching them about hope, kindness, peace, dreams, and public speaking. I got a cute bulletin board idea from THIS PIN by…
Do you want to make three simple resolutions this year that will boost your child’s language skills for a lifetime? Here are three easy and painless things you can start right now! 1. Read aloud to your child Do you…
When working PRN at a SNF, I often encounter patients with deficits that are apparent but have activities that are limited. Today when I was working with a patient who had apparent working memory deficits, I got an idea that…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the home Not a call light was ringing, not even Ms. Jones’; The TED hose were hung on the bed rails with care, In hopes that the head nurse soon would be…
Working for the public school system has many benefits, one of which is Fall break. This week I was able to enjoy my break from work with my family at home as well as my extended family at the SNF….
To end Red Ribbon Week, our campus encouraged students to dress up as their favorite story book or fairy tale character. If you haven’t read Shel Silverstein’s precious little book The Giving Tree, make it a priority to buy for…
It’s mid-October in Texas and the high temperature is still in the 90’s. We are anxiously awaiting some Fall weather, even going so far as to wear scarves with sleeveless tops. Apparently The Persistent Principal was longing for frigid weather because…
I really am trying to use more games in speech this year. So, in speech therapy today, we worked on categories while playing the Elefun Snackin Safari game from Hasbro. (affiliate link) </p> <p> You can download this activity on my TpT store With the activity you…
After working as a rehab director in a SNF and LTC facility for a few years, my opinion of how things should be have changed tremendously. Even though I now work full time in the public school setting, my experiences…
My students are learning about community helpers and occupations in their Pre K and Kindergarten classrooms. I am always looking for better ways to correlate their speech and language IEPs with their curriculum objectives. I like using these (FREE!) no prep…