Christmas Bingo

I heard my first Christmas song on the radio today, so I figured I should start preparing my activities. I know the holiday season is coming quickly and I want to make sure I get my therapy materials in order. I made this simple little bingo game to use as another holiday reinforcer. It works great with my articulation kiddos. I usually bring out Chipper Chat pieces for bingo markers (it makes for easy clean up). However, if I can pull it together, I may use some holiday treats for markers. Marshmallows or chocolate chips always have a special way of motivating. 

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Dinner Dash

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To get in the festive spirit, I created this Thanksgiving Dinner Dash board game. Move the game pieces through the maze of Thanksgiving dinner by drawing from the card pile. Be careful not to spoil your appetite or burn the rolls! This game was designed to be a fun reinforcement while addressing goals.

This activity includes a board game, game pieces, and 18 festive cards to move you through the game. For easy storage, I stapled the game board inside a manila folder. This way you can throw the cards and game pieces inside and keep everything together.

Apple Picking

Since Halloween is over, I figured it was time to start some other fall activities. To create this tree I used some paper bags, construction paper, and sticky back Velcro. I also purchased some fake apples and fall foliage from Hobby Lobby. 

I created the tree trunk with the paper bags and laminated green construction paper for the tree top. I glued the tree to the side of a cardboard box. I plan on putting different trees on each side (one for each season).

I attached the leaves and apples using sticky back Velcro. 

 I thought this would be great activity for expressive language (leaves on/off, apples fall down...etc). I also thought I could use it as a reinforcer with some of my artic kiddos as we work on their sounds. 

ps. Please ignore the date on the photos, I'm not great with my camera.

First Steps

The first step onto The Speech Path Place:

 I have been perusing and using various education and speech pathology blogs for quite some time. I am so impressed by all the creative individuals out there. As a fairly new graduate, I am always looking for ways to add to my collection. Also, the materials I found in the blogsphere kept me afloat during my CF.

I love using fun and creative ways to address speech goals, and if I can do it cheaply, even better! Some of the best advice I received in school was, "If you're bored, then the kids are probably bored too." Sometimes you just need to shake things up, if not for the kiddos, then for your own sanity. 

I am so grateful to all those bloggers out there who help keep my therapy new and exciting. I figured it was time to give back. Now that the craziness of the CF is over, I have some to make and share materials. 
-Allison