Spring Articulation {with freebie}

We're in the home stretch of the school year. If you're like me and working this summer, you can't quite turn off your speech brain just because it's May! To get my through May, I whipped up this set of articulation cards for Spring using adorable little birds! 

My articulation packets are split by 'later sounds' and 'earlier sounds'.  Let's start with the later sounds packet. The huge packets includes 75 pages of articulation card games (hint: print them half size to save ink!) This later sounds pack features 384 color pictures, using smarty symbols, for S, L, TH, SH, CH, J, R, S blends, L blends. There are 12 cards in the initial, medial and final position for each sound. The R sound includes 12 prevocalic, and 12 of each vocalic /r/ sound in mixed positions. 

Not be left out, I have a set for the 'early' sounds too!  The 'Earlier Sounds' packet features initial and final positions of P,B,M,K,G,T,D,F,V. The packet is 46 pages with 216 color pictures using Smarty Symbols. 

And now for that Freebie I promised you! 

I also pulled out the 'L' sounds so you can have them as a preview of the activity! Perfect to send home for practice with any kiddos working on 'L'.

You can find both packets in my TPT Store. Early Sounds here and Later Sounds here.  Grab the Freebie here.

This week, TpT is having a Teacher Appreciate Sale. So we had to make that a speecher appreciation sale! All the SRN materials will be on sale. If you need a reference list of current TpT shops check out the Resource List.  Happy Shopping! 

12 Earth Day Freebies for Speech and Language

Monday is Earth Day! I didn't have time to make anything this year for Earth Day, so I headed to Teachers Pay Teachers and found some freebies for my students. I linked 12 of my favorite freebies below! All credits go to the original authors, listed by the items! 

Earth Day Sequencing, by Maggie Lewis. This activity focuses on sequencing by different attributes. 

Earth Day Math Freebie by Games 4 Learning. These simple dice games are good reinforcers for articulation groups and while sneaking in some math skills. 

Earth Day Patterns, by D Conway. Make this a game by putting the pattern completion cards in a bucket. Children draw cards and try to find the card they need to complete their patterns. 

Earth Day Word Work, by Sunny Days. Use these vocabulary word worksheets. 

Earth Day Social Problem Solving, by CC. These social problem solving cards will leave with plenty to discuss with your social groups! 

Celebrate Earth Day Reinforcer!, by Simply Speech. This game is perfect for ALL your groups! 

Everyday is Earth Day Game, by Mary Carr. This matching game will help kids identify the best ways to help the environments! 

Earth Day Facts & Task Cards, by Sunny Days. These cards are great conversation starters. 

Earth Day Mini-Unit, by Rachelle Smith. Huge unit with tons of activities!  My favorite is 'Is it a sentence?'

Earth Day Bingo, by Jason's Online Classroom. Bingo is a great way to work on vocabulary with your students! 

Earth Day Craftivity, by The Lesson Plan Diva. This adorable craft can be used for anyone! Great for classifying types of ideas. 

Earth Day Report Card, by Runde's Room. This is a great activity for problem solving! 

I hope you enjoy the items I found! Happy Earth Day!


Edit: I missed this freebie the first time, go check it out!

Miss Speechie: Earth Day Vocabulary Activities

NOTES ON AN APRIL DAY

by David Chorlton

We returned a pigeon to the sky
where he belongs this morning.
Otherwise, it’s a quiet day

if we ignore the news
of the nuclear mouthed supreme
leader watching oriental snow
fall through his binoculars.
There’s fresh snow too

in the country we left behind
where spring comes in disguise.
Is it caused by climate change

or was the past like this
and we simply forgot?
It’s ninety degrees today
in Arizona, where the legislature
wants to take away civil unions
and give schoolteachers guns.

The mailman delivered only
the usual requests for money
while the same message keeps landing
in the electronic inbox
from a friend whose mind

we hear is becoming like snow
and melting away. What use
is information to her, from radio
or the press? Why bother
telling her the world she tried to improve
is refusing assistance? It’s better to reply

with a few words to say
how gently the afternoon has passed
and hold on to whatever peace
is ours to share.

David Chorlton has lived in Phoenix since 1978, and still sees his surroundings with an outsider's eye. This helps his writing projects, which include a new poetry collection, "The Devil's Sonata," from FutureCycle Press.

WITH GENTLY STREAMING EYES

by Jerome Betts





FARMING leaders have warned that up to an estimated 10,000 ewes and lambs have died in the recent snowstorms, costing the industry hundreds of thousands of pounds and leaving farms struggling to stay afloat. --The Herald (Scotland), 10 April 2013
 

Poor lambs! No chance to play your parts
On legs that learn to leap and run
And touch so many human hearts
With games and gambols in the sun?

Your jumping joints won’t now assert
That spring’s a time to cast off cares −
Though youth and charm would not avert
Your fate as bloody butchers’ wares.


Jerome Betts lives in Devon, England, and has contributed verse to LightenUp OnLine, New Verse News, Per Contra, Snakeskin and Tilt-A-Whirl, as well as numerous print publications.

Carrotville Expressive Language (& a giveaway)

Is it me, or is the week after Spring Break a total workout? I'm totally wiped out! Thanks to all of you who have requested language packets that match the spring grammar unit. I've got the Expressive Language version of Carrotville completed! I'm so excited about this clipart. I love the veggies and bunnies that are appropriate for all of Spring! 

You can find this new unit on Teacher Pay Teachers. Read through the post to see how to win your own copy too! 

This 38 page download features Carrotville, a nice little town where bunnies live and play. It features homes, apartments, a grocery store and even a bunny barbershop! 

The activities center around the Carrotville board game. Two ways to play are included. The first option features specific skill development, while the second features carryover of language skills by targeting mixed stimulus cards.

Game point and score cards are included. Each type of building corresponds to a language activity to complete. When students land on a building they answer the corresponding questions.

Included: 
Compare & Contrast (24 cards) Identifying features that are the same/different for the listed items
Retelling Familiar Sequences (18 cards) Tell the steps in sequence to complete the given task
Generating WH questions (48 cards) Develop a WH question, that will match the answer given on the card
Attributes (24 cards) 1Read the attributes and name the listed item or name attributes for the item
Multiple Meaning Words (24 multiple choice) Name two different meanings for the given word.
Special Cards (12 included)

You can find Carrotville, here on TpT. And if you'd like to see the Grammar Version, check it out here. These work out perfectly for your mixed groups! 

I'm participating in the speechy spring sale today and tomorrow. Click on the picture above to visit the sale! 

OK - Now let's throw a giveaway of the Carrotville! Enter on the rafflecopter widget below! 

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Spring Fever

It's Friday!

And for me that means Spring Break next week plus Monday!

And I really mean a BREAK!!! I'm really excited to give myself a full week 'unplugged.'

I scheduled some posts to run during the next week... a review, a tutorial and some new units. But I'm planning to totally unplug from life! So if Blogger doesn't post them right, or something weird happens. Just hang tight! I'll see you after a week of bliss! Hope you're unplugging too!

Carrotville: Spring Grammar Games

I've been living in Carrotville for a few weeks now. No, that doesn't mean I'm on some weird juice diet where I eat only carrots. It just means I found this amazing spring clipart and have been working on this spring grammar activity. Pack your bags and head to Carrotville! 

This 30 page download features Carrotville, a nice little town where bunnies live and play. It features homes, apartments, a grocery store and even a bunny barbershop! 

The activities center around the Carrotville board game. Two ways to play are included. The first option features specific skill development, while the second features carryover of grammar skills by targeting mixed stimulus cards.

                                   

 

Game point and score cards are included.  Each type of building corresponds to a grammar activity to complete. When students land on a building they answer the corresponding questions.

Included:

•Subjective & Possessive Pronouns (24 multiple choice)

•Irregular Plurals (18 sentence completion)

•Irregular Verbs (18 multiple choice)

•Helping Verbs (24 fill in is/are/has/have)

•3rdPerson Singular (18 multiple choice)

•Special Cards (12 includes)

                           

                       

                        

I finally got this one laminated to test it out before sharing it with you this week. The kids thought Carrotville was hilarious! Here are some shots from our game! 

You can find the full download in my TPT Store! Let me know if you download it! Leave a comment below if you'd like to win a copy and I'll pick a winner later this week!