FREE Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Comprehensive Literacy Pack

Here is a comprehensive literacy packet focused on Martin Luther King, Jr. Find it HERE on TpT. It will be FREE until after Christmas- as a THANK YOU for supporting me!

The download includes:

•Page 3- MLK History

•Page 4-I have dream- speech highlights

•Page 5-WH comprehension questions

•Page 6- Higher order language questions (thinking questions)

•Pages 7-10-Vocabulary (I recommend reviewing the vocabulary before reading the story)

•Pages 11-13- Fact Vs. Opinion Anchor chart, sorting activity and writing activity. (use the story to check Facts)

•Pages 14-16- Cause-Effect Anchor chart, Matching activity and Writing page

•Pages 17-18- “I have a dream” Writing Tasks

•Page 19- Black and white cutouts of MLK to color for a Bulletin Board.

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FLASH FREEBIE!! Holiday Christmas Speech and Language Literacy Mega Pack

2 hour Flash Freebie! Mega Speech and Language Packet for the Christmas Holiday! Find it HERE on TpT

•Pages 3-6:  Holiday Vocabulary

–Can use to target multi-syllabic words-Includes worksheets for extra practice/homework

• Pages 7-8: Phonemic Awareness: Identify beginning and ending sounds in words

•Pages 9-14: Prepositions, following directions and expressive language

–Decorate a Christmas Tree

–Make Christmas Cookies

•Pages 15-17: Sequence and Following Directions “Making Cookies for Santa”

•Page 18-19: Compare and Contrast holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas)

•Pages 20-22: Cause and effect anchor chart, matching and writing activities.

•Pages 23-24: Making Predictions

•Pages 25-26: Identifying Facts versus Opinions

•Pages 27-36: Articulation Cards R, S, L (12 initial and 6 final words for each sound)

–Can use as a game with the mat on page 27. Have students draw cards with their sound and match images when they say the sound correctly.  The first one with

   a full mat wins!

•Enjoy and please leave feedback on TpT!

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Speech and Language Daily Lesson Plan and Data Sheet Forms

Several people have complemented my lesson plan and data sheet formats so I thought maybe you can use them too!  After several versions and tweaks, I am happy to share!

You can find this download HERE on TpT.

This download includes a 3 page Daily lesson plan and a 1 page data Sheet.
The lesson plan has space to write plans for 8 groups per day, plus a "to do" and "notes" section.

Print one data sheet per student and use it for the year to keep track of how your students are progressing.

I find it easiest to write my lesson plans by day (Monday, Tuesday, etc.).  This way, I just grab the lesson plan for the day and I'm ready to go (I copy the first two pages on one sheet so I only use 2 sheets of paper per day).  My lesson plans include the date, time, materials, procedure, student names, target behaviors, and evaluation for each group.  At the end of each session, I transfer the evaluation/ data onto each student's data sheet.

I hope you find this useful!  Please leave feedback and follow me on TPT for more materials.

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Let It Fall by Maryann Cocca-Leffler Book Companion!

This is a comprehensive speech and language book companion to use with the story "Let it Fall" by Maryann Cocca-Leffler.  There are several activities you can use to target Fall vocabulary and the seasons, without the book too! 

FIND IT HERE ON TPT.

The packet includes:

Pages 3-5:  Compare and contrast seasons 

use page 4 as a branching strategy  to have students match vocabulary words to the season(s) they belong with on page 3

Pages 6-8: Sequence the story with the choice of 2 sequencing mats.

Pages 9-12: Target Vocabulary found in the story

Includes a matching worksheet for homework/ extra practice.

Pages 13-14: Concrete “WH” Questions targeting seasons with matching answers..

Pages 15-18: Higher-order Language Questions.  

Use page 15 and print multiple copies as a “mat” for each student.  If they answer the questions correctly, they place the card on the same image.     The first student to fill up their mat wins!

Pages 19-24: Articulation Cards R, S, L (initial, medial and final)

Can use with the same mat on page 15 as a reinforcer.

Or have students find their word in the story for extra articulation and phonemic awareness practice.

Enjoy and please leave feedback on TpT:)

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Story Caterpillar Web Freebie

Well, I have survived the first month of school! In celebration, I have a freebie to share!

This print and go describing story caterpillar web can be used for any story or passage.  Identify all of the main comprehension targets on one student friendly sheet.
Level 1- characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, title, author
Level 2- characters, setting, main idea, problem, solution, title, author

I use this for almost every book or passage I read in therapy.  Find it HERE on TpT.  Pretty please leave lovely feedback if you snag it and want to see more:)

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Picture This! A Describing FREEBIE

I am pretty excited to go back to school and see all my kiddos!  I've been getting organized and working on some materials that I think they will love.

Check out my latest FREEBIE Picture This! A describing activity:) Find it HERE on TpT.

•Print. Laminate and cut all cards.

•Use page 3 to introduce the topic of describing and offer models.

•Let each student choose their own camera to use during the activity for fun.

(page 4)

•Students take turns choosing “picture” cards. (pages 5-10).  Go through these cards and select the ones most relevant to your students before use.  There are plenty to choose from and some may not be relevant to every part of the county.

•On each students turn, they will read the card silently and describe the place printed using attributes. 

•The other students must guess the place being described.

•Prompt students to describe the place as if they are describing a picture to someone who has never seen it. 

•If another student guesses the place, the student describing keeps the card.

•The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

Enjoy and please leave feedback on TpT if you want to see more!

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Back to School with Anna and Elsa!

Here is a great Back to School packet to use with Pre-K through 2nd grade!  Get to know your new kids this year with a Frozen theme!!

The packet includes the following:
 “Getting to know you” sheets- 4 choices (Anna, Elsa, Sven or Olaf).  Pages 3-6

Emergent reader book.  Page 7

Sight word identification books.  (Target sight words: I, see, look, is, at, and).  Pages 8-10.  Use booklets to identify sight words- have student point to or color target sight word.  Can use for following directions (ex. Every time you see this word “is”, color it red)

Phonemic awareness: Initial and final phoneme identification (laminate and use dry erase markers to cut down on printing!) Pages 11-13.

Following Directions and Prepositions (on, above, below, next to).  Pages 13-15.

Game board to be used with any activity. 

Enjoy and happy Back to School! Please leave feedback on TpT!

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Summer and 4th of July Speech & Language Mega Pack on sale 50% off until July 4th!

Here is a mega 60 page pack for summer Speech and Language therapy or Literacy groups. Includes a story about independence day with many activities, summer vocabulary, compare and contrast, articulation cards and more! On sale 50% off until July 4th!  You can find it HERE on TpT.

Directions and Contents:
Print and Laminate “card” pages for durability.
Compare and Contrast Seasons (pages 3-4)

Summer vocabulary with matching definition cards and fill in the 
blank writing activity (Level 1 Pages 5-9 and Level 2 pages 10-14)

Summer synonym cards (pages 15-20).  print one mat and record sheet for each student to draw cards and match synonym cards.

Independence Day History Story Pages 21-26 (includes story comprehension questions, main idea and details, problem/ solution writing and sequencing activities)

Summer causes and effects Pages 27-29 (includes matching and writing activities)

Summer Idioms Matching and writing activity (pages 30-32)

Summer Articulation Cards for initial, medial and final 
R (34-38), S (39-43), L (44-48), TH. (49-53)

 Print the board on page 33 for each student.  Have each student draw cards 
with their sounds to fill up their summer articulation board by matching images! 
 The first one done wins! Also  includes reinforcer pages for coloring to use individually. (pages 54-59)








Enjoy!

Please leave feedback if you like it cause it makes me feel good:)

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Facts versus Opinions in Writing Take 2!! (Freebie until Sunday!)

As the school year is dwindling down, I am trying my BEST to keep the kiddos (and myself) entertained.  They all loved the Reasoning With Rain Facts Versus Opinion activity, so I figured I would make another one!   ( if you missed it, find it here for free)

Here is Petal Pondering.  It's a fun spring/summer themed fact vs. opinion activity complete with a sun themed board and flower sentences.  

It also includes a homework/ carryover sheet for extra practice.

It will be FREE on TpT but only for a limited time. Grab your copy and pretty please leave me lovely feedback if you like it! Find it HERE!

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