My favourite Things Archives - The Speech Meadow

Using Woven Books in Speech Therapy

June 18, 2018

I wish that I could take credit inventing this little gem, but I can’t. An Educational Assistant/Speech-Language Pathology Assistant showed me how to make these

Four Activities for Parents to do in the Summer to Help with Speech and Language Skills

May 20, 2018

It’s that time of year when many students are either finished, or school is wrapping up. Parents start to ask, “What can we do over

Using Songs in Speech Therapy – “Ducks Like Rain”

March 26, 2017

When I’m in a preschool class, I sing ALL. THE. TIME. The running joke is that we are professional singers even though we are not

Using the Game “Tummy Ache” in Therapy

February 20, 2017

As you have seen, I love using Orchard Toys in therapy. They have great, educational games that children seem to love playing (as usual, no affiliate

Ten Ways to Use the Post Box Game in Therapy

January 29, 2017

With Valentine’s Day approaching, many SLPs are looking for theme related ideas. One game that I bring out often, is Orchard Toys Post Box Game.

5 Reasons I Like to Change it Up and Use Flubber

September 11, 2016

There are lots of posts about using play dough in therapy so I thought I would write about using flubber instead. You can use flubber

Why I like to use cooperative games in therapy

August 21, 2016

I frequently use cooperative games when working with 4, 5, 6 and 7 year olds. Here is why I find them valuable. They reduce the

Using Orchard Toys in Speech and Language Therapy

April 5, 2015

First off I’m not benefitting financially in anyway from this post. I just love Orchard Toys. These games are some of my “go to”