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Where my fellow cheese lovers? Brie in a mini bread bowl, y’all! 😋😋😋 @epcot_center @internationalartsfestival

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Happy Friday from Disneyworld! #girlsTRIP
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It’s #booksharetuesday and I’m sharing “The

It’s #booksharetuesday and I’m sharing “The Cow that Went Oink!” I’ve been using a farm theme with some of my littles the past couple of weeks, and this one fit the bill. It’s the story of a cow who goes “oink” and a pig who goes “moo.”
1️⃣ Obviously it’s great for working on animals names and sounds, but we used it for much more than that!
2️⃣ It lends itself to working on concepts while reading (all, some, one, only,) because they show the animals segmented by fencing on the farm.
3️⃣ Both the cow and the pig who are “different” get laughed at (don’t worry there is a happy ending) so it gives opportunities to talk about emotions, teasing, kindness and helping others. In the end they learn that they’re extra cool because the cow learns to “moo” and the pig learns to “oink.” Essentially, they become bilingual and feel super special. ❤️
4️⃣ After reading we used the animals to play - and by playing I mean practicing concepts and following directions 😉 through manipulating the critters (there are seriously so many in this book)!
5️⃣ Finally, it was perfect for working on answering yes/no questions and that pesky skill of negation. “Do cows OINK!?” “Pigs do not MOO!” “Does the chicken say MOO?”
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Have you used this book? What did you think?

...or your little sister/brother, your niece/nephe

...or your little sister/brother, your niece/nephew, your godchild, etc. I’ve posted this before but it’s worth the reminder. This is NOT to pressure you (further). It’s just what I clung to on days when I was exhausted, overwhelmed or frustrated in the schools. On those really tough days, it can feel tempting to phone it in- to do the minimum. I asked myself what kind of SLP I’d want my own sons to have, and it gave me a second wind. May it do that for you, too. 💛

This week was all about snow globes in artic and p

I am constantly wracking my brain for ways to teac

I am constantly wracking my brain for ways to teach how to answer WHO and WHERE questions! Those wh- words are so abstract for many of our kids with language delays and disorders!!! Anyone else feel my pain? Tough skills!
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Since they’re tough, it’s harder to motivate children to work on them. One of mine often says “let’s pick up” which is his way of telling me “I hate doing this- it’s too hard.”
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Here’s an idea that did the trick today... since I figured some of you might be struggling with this as much as I have been...I fully intended to stick to play therapy today with a farm 🐄 and zoo 🐘 combo. Well, within minutes my little guy was deep into his own schemas with the farm and zoo, and I couldn’t get him to attend to anything I said or did. My session was tanking.
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We put the zoo away, and out of desperation, I lined up all the animals in two rows. I happened to have a little snowman wind up toy in my bag so we took turns winding up the snowman and letting him go.
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Sound is off for confidentiality, but before winding up, I asked “Where will he go?” Or “Who will he walk to?” Then when the snowman stopped, I would say “Who did he go meet” or “Who did he walk to?” If he got it right, we celebrated (applause, high fives, verbal praise galore) and if he didn’t, I scaffolded, “He walked to the _____.” (cloze procedure), and if he filled in the phrase correctly positively reinforced and ASKED AGAIN “Who did he walk to?” We had some serious success with that today. By serious success I mean, any and ALL progress is success . Baby steps get you there - or in this case - snowman steps! We’ll be doing this type of activity again since it made some light bulbs turn on today!
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It’s also a great way to practice turn taking. I heard lots of “My turn now,” “My turn, please,” and “Mia’s turn” - all because he loved winding up the snowman.
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See, this is why we need so many fun thingamabobs in our bags.
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I hope you saw baby step moments today too!! Lemme hear them. ❤️

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Need no prep activities that work with ANY skill?

So basically an unstoppable force in the world.
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Not feeling it? Fake it ‘til you have time for a smallish nap.
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