What Do STEM & Speech Therapy Have In Common?
Learn what STEM is all about
Hi All! How is everything going? I hope your caseloads are manageable and you are enjoying your students! I had the summer off for the first time in my 49 year career and wasn’t sure how I would feel working, but so far it’s ok! I only have 3 students in my home office and love it! Two students are repeats. I was surprised when mom brought my new student and his brother and sister as well. It was a little chaotic! We will see how it goes!
I have always been enamored with the varied levels of Following Directions. I’ve included 2 FREE handouts and 1 Sample Shapes Boom activity below about following directions. I embed linguistic concepts in critical elements. My new series combines STEM LEARNING with listening comprehension! I have already been testing the activities with my students and they LOVE IT! I use the timer on my phone so they know when it’s time to clean up. Two resources are FREE for now including Matching Sensory Fidget Shapes & Colors and Matching Fidget Balls & Animals. Two resources will be half price for a limited time and COMING SOON - Following Directions with Magnet Tiles and Following Directions with Magnet People.
What is STEM? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It’s an approach to learning that integrates these subjects through hands-on, problem-solving activities. Instead of teaching each subject in isolation, STEM encourages children to apply knowledge across different areas, just like they would in real-world problem solving. Why Do STEM and Speech Therapy Go Together - When we pair STEM activities (e.g. magnet block building) with speech-language goals we provide an opportunity for : 1.Concrete, motivating hands-on learning to incorporate language skills 2.Support listening comprehension, sequencing & vocabulary in the same way they’ll need to follow instructions in the classroom. 3.Support success in reading comprehension and problem solving 4.Creative challenges during a functional language activity. Speech skills can be addressed too
Thank you so much for your support! Being an SLP has been my passion and I still love every moment helping others. I KISS YOU ALL - KEEP IT SIMPLE SPEECHIES! I see so many awesome ideas out there, but to be honest, many are labor intensive! I used to be one of those SLP’s who spent hours organizing and planning.
CLICK HERE FOR Link to my Early Language Resources. This will take you to the SHOP PAGE - link for Early language is at the top of the screen - on a mobile phone click on the 2 lines by the shopping cart and you will see EARLY LANGUAGE. Other freebies are below.
Here is the September Calendar for Monthly Events- Literacy Month, National Fruit & Veggies Month, National Chicken Month, National Honey Month, National Potato Month
September Calendar Link - Sept 5-cheese pizza day, Sept 9 - Teddy Bear day, Sept 19 - talk like pirate day , Sept 22 - first day of Fall & National Elephant & Rhino Day, Sept 26 - Johnny Appleseed Day
Predictable Books Facebook Group has 2 Admins! Trish & I would love to hear from you! Please share this link, Predictable Books with your friends! This group is dedicated to sharing, discussing, and discovering predictable books—those magical, repetitive, patterned stories that boost motor planning, confidence, and participation in therapy and at home. Here you’ll find: lists of the best predictable books for SSD & apraxia….with your input!! Ideas for therapy activities, extension tasks, and adaptations
Speech Moments - Below are the books & links mentioned for back to school in our Predictable Books Facebook Group. This week we posted below:
I created 8 Favorite Speech Strategies That Work (12 pgs) because I wanted to simplify terminology of all the varied approaches! It can get overwhelming at times - it is not cookie cutter either. Every child has different needs. I utilize a variety of techniques and assess ongoing progress. As a therapist, it's crucial for me to explain a child’s motor speech disorder to parents & staff in a way that’s easy to understand—KISS (Keep It Simple SLP”s!).
All FREE RESOURCES are on my website in the PS+ Store or on TPT. I hope you find them useful! If there are other resources or checklists you are looking for, I am happy to add more to my website!. Check out TPT and MY RESOURCES for practically any checklist you may need. If you would like a PDF with links please email me at ricki@preschoolspeechieplus.com . (FYI adding more than 1 item to your cart can be a little tricky - when you add first free item, after you click on purchase, arrow back to add another item…it will say “adding”. You can keep adding product this way. When you click on continue, it will take you to checkout.)
One other important bit of info about Updated Products - I am often updating my products and so are many other companies! To find these updates….1. Go to My purchases (upper right hand corner) 2. Click on Recently purchased and scroll down to RECENTLY UPDATED. Under View Receipt it will show you date when you last opened the file and date when it was last updated. I recently updated several covers!
BELOW ARE SEASONAL ITEMS YOU MAY LIKE - CLICK ON IMAGE TO CHECK IT OUT! MY 2 NEWEST SETS ARE HOW DO I FEEL & SORT & MATCH - CHECK OUT THE PREVIEWS TO SEE A SAMPLING OF WHAT IS INCLUDED! BOTH SETS ARE ON SALE RIGHT NOW - WITH THE TPT SALE COMING UP THIS WEEK THEY WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT!!
ENJOY!! Ricki
