Community Helpers with Snowmen at Work~ 50% off until 2/16!

Here is a great packet to target community helpers vocabulary and knowledge and to use with the book "Snowmen at Work" by Caralyn Beuhner. Find it HERE on TpT.

Directions/ Contents:

• Print and Laminate all pages for durability.

•Page 3- Community Helpers Anchor Chart

•Pages 4-12:  Community Helpers Picture Cards

–12 common Community Helpers

–12 Community Helpers from Snowmen at Work

–Each have a picture card, description card and “Who am I?” Question clues to match to the picture

of the community Helper

–Use for Pronouns, sentence creation or comprehension

•Pages 13-18 Vocabulary

–Page 13-14 Vocabulary from Community Helpers Cards and descriptions

–Page 14-17 Vocabulary from Snowmen at Work (use the story to find context clues)

•Pages 19- 22 Compare and Contrast Jobs

–Teacher/ Nurse and Doctor/Firefighter

–Comes with ideas of similarities and differences to be used as a branching strategy

•Pages 23-28 Rhyming Cards

–Use the train on page 23 to identify the ending sounds in words

–Match Cards that Rhyme.  Then have students think of additional words that rhyme or use each

word in a sentence.

•Pages 29- 32 Prepositions and Following Directions (on, Next to, Below, Above)

•Pages 32-35 Articulation “100 times Challenge” for R, S, L,

–Includes blank game board

•Pages 36-27- Writing Pages “I help the community” and “I would be a “

•Page 38- Open-ended Game 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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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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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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Mother's Day Print & Fold Booklets!

Freebie Alert! Mother's Day booklet up on TpT here.

Directions:

Choose one booklet per student.  Print and either fold, cut out pages and staple to make a book, cut out pages and glue to construction paper hearts, string hearts together for bulletin boards- the possibilities are endless!. 

Page 3- Describing (level 1)

Page 4- Articulation (choose words

with target sound)

Page 5- Similes (level 2)

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

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FROZEN the Movie Activity!!

There is not one child I know who is not OBSESSED with the Disney film Frozen (me included)! I have seen the movie countless times and I don't even have my own kids!  

My kiddos at school have been watching the film for the past 2 months over and over again and always tell me I look like Elsa (it's a major compliment but they just don't know too many blondes ha!)

So after a lot of planning, I am so happy to have completed a 40 page companion pack focused on the movie! You can find it HERE on TpT. 

It is jam packed with activities, including:

•Pages 3-4:  Describe the Main Idea, Details, Setting & Characters

•Pages 5-7: Describe the characters

•Pages 8-11: Compare & Contrast Characters & Seasons

•Pages 12-14: Sequence the story with the choice of 2 sequencing mats.

•Pages 15-16: Comprehension Questions (12)

•Pages 17-10: Vocabulary commonly used in the movie and the song “Let it go”. Fill in the blank worksheet included.

•Pages 21-32: Articulation: /R/ pg 21-23, /L/ pg. 24-26, /S/ pg. 27-29, multi-syllabic words (2, 3, and 4 syllables) pg. 30-32

•Page 33: Problem & Solution identification & Writing Activity

•Pages 34-36: Cause & Effect (Includes writing activity)

•Pages 37-38: Predicting (includes writing activity)

•Page 39: Game board

All activities are aligned with Common Core State Standards.  Use youtube clips of the movie as refreshers if needed!

I LOVE FROZEN!

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Minimal Pairs Phonemic Awareness

I have several kiddos who have difficulty with minimal pairs.  These tricky sounds that only differ by voicing, give us a run for our money!  I created a matching activity to target discrimination between /p, b/ and /t, d/ using pictures of common objects.  I used this activity last week and began by having the student produce the target sound in isolation and "feeling" for voicing.  They are always amazed when they can feel their neck vibrate with /b/ and /d/!  

Once students have a handle on which sound is voiced, they can match objects to the initial sound from a field of 2-4.  I always use a train as a visual enforcer and to ensure my kiddos remember where beginning sounds are. (this is included in the download)  Or you can create a pawprint puzzle with all four sounds!  To create a puzzle, print 4 copies of the blank pawprint and adhere to poster board.  Then attach velcro (or I like to use sticky putty) to paw print pieces.  Students can draw cards, match objects by initial sounds and use in a sentence!

I also laminated the paw prints with blank toes for extra practice.  Once laminated, students can use dry erase markers to write words or draw pictures of items beginning with the target sound.

You can find this activity on tPt here.

I also have been using a cute youtube video from TLC's Lively letters for /b and p/.  You can find that here on youtube.

Common Core Standards Aligned:
RF 2d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant- vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.
RF 2c. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single- syllable words.

Happy minimal pairing!

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