Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in your speech room? If not, you may want to try it! There are so many fun activities and books that you can use to target speech and language goals at Thanksgiving. Your students will love this craft!  Try this easy turkey craft. It requires a little bit of prep work but really pays off. You'll need to cut: brown circles multiple colors of feathers turkey legs beaks (add a piece of red tissue for a wattle) You'll also need my all-time favorite craft item: GOOGLY EYES! Googly eyes make everything better, right? I cut my students pieces for them, but if you have older students they may be able to do this quickly. When I am doing crafts like this I like to have everything prepped ahead of time so that the focus of our session can still be on speech and not just creating something. Language We were able to target so many language concepts while working on this craft! I used five different colors  of feathers that the students named and requested. We w...

Are you looking for ways to play with preschool-age children? It can be tricky to know what to do to encourage play and language while you are with small children. I know that when I started working with preschool students it took some time to really learn how important play was in their learning.  “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning.  Play is really the work of childhood. ” Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers. I learned quickly how much language learning happens during play with preschoolers. Here are some tips that you can use today to start playing with your preschoolers while encouraging tons of language! You can also grab this freebie Tips for Playing with Preschoolers that is great for giving to parents to play at home. JOIN IN! Start by noticing what the child is interested in. It could be something they are playing with like some blocks or something they are doing, like jumping on cracks in the sidewalk. A...