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How To Be The New Teacher … Again

by Heather Hoeft | Jun 9, 2021 | Academics, Basic Skills, Classroom Setup, Data, Organization & Classroom Setup, Schedules | 3 comments

I started a new teaching job and the days leading up to my start date were full of anxiety! I took a chance and left the public school setting after 10 years to join a team of professionals at a therapeutic day school. I am so happy that I made this change and I now...

Summer Learning Bags For All

Heather Hoeft 05.26.21 Comments: 0

by Heather Hoeft | May 26, 2021 | Academics, Art & Fine Motor, Basic Skills, Math | 0 comments

Purchasing Materials Our school district administration was able to purchase materials for each student in our entire school! We used these materials to create and send home Summer Learning Bags. These materials differ from what was sent home throughout the...

Vehicle Themed File Folder Activities

Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP 05.18.21 Comments: 0

by Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP | May 18, 2021 | Basic Skills, Communication, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Uncategorized | 0 comments

My theme these past few weeks has been all about vehicles. I’ve been using vehicle themed adapted books, sorts, games, and other fun activities to work on various language skills with my students. To add to my vehicle fun I created a set of Vehicle Themed File...

Planning For the Extended School Year And Beyond

Heather Hoeft 05.12.21 Comments: 0

by Heather Hoeft | May 12, 2021 | Basic Skills, Classroom Setup, Organization & Classroom Setup | 0 comments

The extended school year is a wonderful time to practice the maintenance of skills that our learners gained throughout the school year. This is an important time for teachers and families to work together to incorporate generalization opportunities. When planning for...

Counting and Sorting Vehicle Fun

Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP 05.04.21 Comments: 0

by Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP | May 4, 2021 | Basic Skills, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Uncategorized | 0 comments

I’m finishing up my vehicle themed adapted book series this week with the book “How Many Vehicles Do You See?” This book is great to continue to build up those vehicle vocabulary terms while also working on those number concepts. I paired the book with a fun vehicle...

What Color is the Vehicle? Adapted Book and Free Vehicle Themed Bingo Games

Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP 04.20.21 Comments: 2

by Sarah Allen, MA CCC-SLP | Apr 20, 2021 | Basic Skills, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Uncategorized | 2 comments

I’ve been using my vehicle themed adapted books paired with a variety of vehicle themed activities to work on all sorts of language skills with my students. This week I’m using the book “What Color is the Vehicle?” to work on color concepts while also learning common...

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