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Well done, you! 👍💪👊 TGIF 💛

Well done, you! 👍💪👊 TGIF 💛

So if you’ve hung out here for a while you know

So if you’ve hung out here for a while you know that open ended games are my THANG! I mean, who doesn’t love a therapy activity that’s useful for ANY skill!? Suit Up Santa is one my most simple (and cheap 🤑) ones. Basic premise? The Santas in the game are half-nakey, and whoever finds the missing parts of his outfit first, WINS. That’s it....which is why I have no idea why these clients of mine want to play it over and over, but they DO. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Find it while the tpt sale is still happening at bit.ly/suitupsanta or you can always click the link in my bio. 👆🏼

I’m pairing it with my Christmas word lists and Santa’s naughty and nice lists for #articulation (also in my tpt store). There’s no better way to drill (IMO) than by using the names of misbehaved children and their naughty deeds and the nice deeds of their people pleasing classmates! 😂 If that sounds like fun to you, 1) we should be friends and 2) go to bit.ly/2naughtynice or my store to grab them!

Raise your hand 🙋‍♀️ if either ✅ open ended games or ✅ making kids giggle is your “thing,” too!

THANK YOU for shopping small businesses! I grew up

THANK YOU for shopping small businesses! I grew up in a family who owned/still own a small business. Small business are places where customers become friends or even honorary family. The friendships I’ve made here are priceless. That’s my favorite part of having a small biz of my own (along with seeing you using my products in your therapy)!

It’s just me - a one woman show- but YOU are the stars of it 🌟. Here’s me Sending y’all all the love and gratitude on this #smallbusinesssaturday. Because of YOU, I wake up every morning excited about the resources I get to create for you, and I’m constantly amazed by the opportunities it provided my family - including my kids. It makes his mom’s heart want to burst! I never lose sight of the fact that’s it’s ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for every like, comment, share, DM, review, and cent spent.
Your kindness is what keeps me inspired and creating!

Did you know that you can support small businesses in many ways besides just spending your money? Each time you save, like, comment, repost, share, or click on a link they’ve put out into the world, you’re helping to get their content seen. That’s a very big deal to all small business owners! 💛 Including me!

If you’re a follower with a side gig (It makes me sad that so many of us SLPs and educators even need to have a side hustle 😏), please comment below so more people can find you!

Seriously, y’all! Thanks for your support & for

Seriously, y’all! Thanks for your support & for just hanging out here with me! Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. 🧡 We can’t help but see our blessings more clearly this year - one of the few benefits of 2020. I don’t know what this year has brought you, but here’s to brighter days ahead. ☀️

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If you’re a prime member, you got this catalog i

If you’re a prime member, you got this catalog in the mail. It’s been my therapy go-to lately (plus it makes me happy because it’s like the old Sears wish book I used to make my Christmas list from- page numbers, item numbers, prices and all- hello type A) Any other Gen Xers here do that?

Of course, I only got one of these gems so I’ve been having to scan the pages for sessions. For language, my face to face kids have been cutting and pasting items they like onto a page while either 1️⃣ describing the item 2️⃣ answering questions about the item 3️⃣ making inferences about how it works, who might want it, what ages it’s for 4️⃣ using the EET 5️⃣ comparing/contrasting items. For virtual kiddos, they use annotation to circle what they like - while doing the same as above! Then, I send them a screenshot because they want to show their mom, dad, Nana, etc.

My articulation students have been 6️⃣ finding items that have their target sound 7️⃣ drilling with those and 8️⃣ then practicing them (at the word, phrase or sentence level) for speech homework!

Next week we will peruse it again during voice therapy to talk about the potential VOLUME of the various items. Being conscious of volume is hard, y’all. This is one of my most prized possessions right now. I’ll try to remember to take pictures to share soon.

Do you have this little book from Amazon? Is this something you’d try?

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#nov2020halfoffspeech Trust me when I say these op

My husband and I had finally hit the wall of covid

My husband and I had finally hit the wall of covid grief from all the isolation, so we went I search of a change of scenery this weekend. New Orleans is just 45 minutes down the road from us. (See more photos and feel the vibe by going to my stories). The city was hit hard during this pandemic, but just like after Katrina, it keeps resurrecting. Our state recently turned “green” even though, for a long while, we had the most cases per capita. I feel grateful that Louisiana has had a mask mandate for many months (even though it’s no fun). NOLA was more charming than ever with all the outdoor seating everywhere. And we were happy to spread some goodwill and love to all the musicians, artists and street performers trying to make a living in an economy that has kicked their butts. As per usual, we ate some of NOLA’s scrumptious food, too! We had perfect timing since it was restaurant week! With all the precautions in place, we felt safe and also felt like we had a life beyond our work and our home’s walls. It definitely recharged us and was a much needed getaway.

Have you ventured out safely yet?

What has helped your mental health? We need all the suggestions we can get right now.

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Y’all, I can’t post speech stuff because I nee

Y’all, I can’t post speech stuff because I need closure from this mayhem first. Who else needs closure!!? Count your little butts off, good people! Count like you’ve never counted before- except faster! Then somebody announce a winner before we all collapse!

Exercise your right to vote - a right countless ot

Exercise your right to vote - a right countless other humans around the world dream of. May we never take it for granted. ❤️🤍💙

#vote #votingmatters #righttovote #electionday #election2020 #vote2020 #voteyourvoice #GodblessAmerica

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