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2 Facts and a Fib Blog Hop

Thanks Kelly at Speech2U for putting together this Awesome April blog hop.

We had a blast behind the scenes as we played 2 Facts and a Fib with each other and shared some wild stories from our pasts. We came up with our best facts and fibs and are excited that you're joining in on the fun!

If you're just joining you may want to start HERE for the map and instructions.

Grab your answer sheet and take your best guess at mine:

Keep an eye on my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

pages for clues!

Answers and winner will be revealed on April 7th.

Good Luck!

Top 3 April Fool's Pranks

My top 3 April Fool's Pranks

Countdown!

3. Trick 'em with food! Ask your students if they want some ice cream. They say yes: you scream! Well that wasn't nice so share some brownies. Check out Teaching In The Tongass Freebie:

2. Post a "Please Use Other Door" sign on your office door. Obviously this will only work if you have one door like me. I am excited to peek out my door to see staff and students pause at my door. Grab your free sign HERE.

1. Challenge your students to an eye-hand coordination test. You'll need a quarter, pencil, and paper for this trick. Ask your students to firmly trace a quarter with a pencil to make a circle on the page. Students need to roll the quarter down their face from their forehead to chin and try to drop the quarter in the circle. Wait until your students look up to see everyone's face covered in pencil marks, including their own!

Here's my good sport daughter who agreed to let me post this pix. In turn I had to agree to help her trick her sisters on Wednesday.

I'm a sucker for holiday and seasonal idioms. Here's a list of April Fool's Idioms that I'll post on my board and review.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.
Fool’s paradise or Fool's gold.

Check out my post from last year HERE for another idea with a freebie.

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Life's a Beach ~Cabin Fever Freebie!

It's cabin fever week at my school and I went all out with my speech room luau! Complete with Hawaiian music, island food and festive decor, my office made quite the splash. It was a treat to see the reactions of my students as they showed up for their sessions!

I found pomegranate coconut juice and offered healthy snacks of pineapple and watermelon. Many of my kids tried the fruits for the first time and even ventured out to sample the macaroons.

Beach balls were bouncing, shades and leis were donned, but no current party would be compete without photo props.

I contacted Linda from Love the Day and she gave me permission to share her way cool Photo Booth props. I look forward to sharing my students' pix with their parents at our open house this week.

Summer Photo Booth Props

Students worked on summertime games and activities while relaxing in their lounge chairs.

Summertime Products

It's funny how mixing it up a bit can really cheer everyone up and help with the hum-drum of the same ol'. If you're sick of feeling stir crazy with cabin fever shake it up with a luau!

Time for the FREEBIE! If you haven't tried language logic tasks with your students, you're in for a treat. I made a cabin fever themed logic puzzle for you to enjoy.

Cabin Fever Freebie!

Favorite Blog Posts from February

I'm participating in Old School Speech's linky party to highlight some of my favorite February posts.

Sublime Speech was honest in her post "What I learned about that parent." It highlights the importance of putting aside self and opening up our minds to being good listeners and better clinicians.

HERE

Mia, from Putting Word in Your Mouth, linked up with my Creative Storage linky party to highlight some of her storage ideas. This is a fun post that shows a bit of my buddy's wild personality.

HERE

Nicole Allison, from Speech Peeps, expresses that it's time to be clear and honest about our employment with our high school students. I appreciate this perspective, especially in our world today as jobs become harder to find.

HERE

And for a great series on dyslexia, check out Tatiana's (Smart Speech Therapy LLC) posts. This three part series covers an array about the often confusing topic of reading disabilities.

HERE.

You can't go wrong grabbing a cup of coffee and reading Old School Speech's blog for tips, app reviews, and fantastic products.

Be sure to head back to the linky party.

Helping hands! Card holder creations.

Years ago my co-worker made these fabulous and functional card holders for my students. I needed more for larger groups and since I'm no carpenter, I decided to find some alternatives.

In this image, students are playing an inferencing game from Tie Dye Language

Duct Tape

My child is obsessed with duct tape wallets. She's made one for every family member and is moving on to her classmates. It was no surprise to me that she found this great use for the wallets.

Pool Noodles

I love this one since it's inexpensive and so simple to make. I could make 6 card holders with just one $1 noodle!

Snapping Blocks

These are so popular! This simple arrangement was made by snapping together two lines which formed a natural slot to hold up the cards.

Or you could have your critical thinkers create something a bit more elaborate like this one.

Check out Allison's blog at No Time For Flashcards for these fantastic ideas using everyday household items.

I would love for you to share your helping hands ideas. Feel free to share on my Instagram and Facebook page!

Top Hits Figurative Language FREEBIE for upper grades

I don't think I've ever used the expression it's raining cats and dogs, but I have told my students to "shake it off!" My middle schoolers LOVE pop music and think it's really cool to learn language through song lyrics. I decided to share what has been successful in my room by creating a product with the latest hits for you.

Top Hits uses today's pop music to explore figurative language.

Multi-Model Approach

You may find it helpful for students to read the full song lyrics and watch music videos prior to using the cards. Be sure to preview videos for appropriateness and search edited lyrics as needed.

I also wanted to let you know that my SLP Runner store is participating in the TpT SALE! I have lots of spring products and upper grade goodies similar to this freebie, but with added rubrics and data charting pages.

Be sure to check out my bundles as they are heavily discounted for 28% off ALREADY discounted prices.

Have Fun shopping and enjoy the freebie!

What's in Your TpT Cart Linky Party.

Thanks Speech Room News for putting together this linky party for the BIG Spring Sale!

Speaking of Speech Room News, Jenna's store is exploding with Interactive Vocabulary Books which are perfect for preschool-1st graders or use them for your life skills learners with language needs. Check them out HERE

My SLP Runner store will be 28% off, including already reduced BUNDLES! with the code: HEROES!

I would like to highlight some of my Spring products that include data charting pages and fun activities to see your students bloom with progress!

My Spring Figurative Language product has multiple meaning words, idioms, personification, similes, and metaphors. It includes at least two activities for each area as well as black/white printables for easy prep. Data tracking forms are included for baseline and progress charting.

The skill of describing is so important in all modes of expressive language. Dazzling Daisies is able to be used with Sara Smith's EET and comes with bulletin board daisies, printable daisies, cuing daisies, and describing data may be collected in oral and written forms.