Worth it Wednesay {Newspaper Companion: Speech and Language Pack for any Newspaper}

I'm sure you've heard of my friend Jenna over at Speech Room News, right? Well she has developed a great resource (not that ALL her products aren't great) called Newspaper Companion: Speech and Language Pack for any Newspaper.

This is such a great activity in that it requires virtually no planning- who doesn't love that! All you need is a newspaper. Yep, you heard me right, that's all that you need! 

This 41 page download includes 27 different activities:

Main Idea
Newscaster retelling
Perspective taking
Most/Least comparing
Opinions
Cause/effect
Current event conversations
Category sorting by type of article
Evaluating Weather
Vocabulary
Problem Solving
Synonyms/Antonyms
Multiple Meaning Words
Current event summaries
Fact/Opinion
Sequencing (recipes & comics)
Syntax (finding parts of speech)
Humor, figurative language
Inferencing from titles
Job search matching
Compare/Contrast ads/articles
Persuasive writing
Name the caption
Narrative writing
Inferencing from pictures
Perspective Taking from advice columns
Articulation

It also includes a letter to send home to parents and blank templates to make your own activities! 

What I love:

The possibilities with this product are endless! 

There are so many different activities that target endless goals. 

All you need is a newspaper-no planning required. 

I especially love that it would be a wonderful resource for older students. It's a way to keep your students interested and work with materials relevant to the world around them, all while focusing on their IEP goals. 

Thinking about buying this product yet? You can get it here. And in the meantime, follow Speech Room News on Facebook and her blog. As always, be sure to leave feedback if you download!

The preceding thoughts are solely mine and were written on my own terms, no person asked me to write this review. 

What is a product that you've purchased that you thought was worth it?

Whooooo can follow directions?

Whooo, Whoooo, Whooooo can follow directions? Can your students? My newest download targets 2, 3, and 4 step directions using an adorable owl theme!

This 17 page download includes 24 cards each of 2-, 3-, and 4-step directions. All directions can be performed in your speech room. I've also included a blank sheet for you to add your own directions!

At the end of the download there is an open-ended game board as well as game pieces to use with the board. 

You can check out my following directions download here! If you download, I would love your feedback. 

What's your favorite way to target following directions?

4th of July TPT buys!

I hope you all had a fabulous 4th of July weekend! My husband and I spent our weekend camping with friends and going on a float trip- my first one ever! I also hope you were able to get some great products during the huge TPT sale this weekend. 

Below is my list of buys from the sale:
Newspaper Companion: Speech and Language pack for any newspaper
Grammar Dice and Pronoun Pop-up
Speech Therapy Organization and Data Binder
Wh- Whale Questions {Who, What, When, Where, Why & How}
Go Fly a Kite: Idioms and Other Sayings
Directing the Action: Social Skills/Pragmatics
Common Core State Standards for Speech Pathologists
6-12 Common Core State Standards Supporting IEP Goals for English Language Arts

What did you get? I would love to know what to put on my wishlist!

Did you leave feedback yet? Don't forget, if you leave feedback, you earn TPT credits that can be used towards future purchases!

Thank you to everyone who made purchases from my store this weekend, you all are the best! 

There's still time!

I hope you all had a fabulous 4th of July! I also hope you snagged up some deals at the sale yesterday! Think you missed my sale? Well, you're in luck- my sale is still going on until July 7th! 

And as a special incentive, if you buy 2 items from my store, you get the 3rd one free! 

Here's how it works:

1. Buy 2 items from my store
2. Leave me feedback so I know you bought the items
3. Email me at sharon.schackmann@gmail.com and let me know which item you would like for free! (I'll send them to you late Sunday night or on Monday)

This deal is good through Sunday, so use those TPT credits you earned yesterday by leaving feedback on your purchases and keep shopping!!

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th everyone! Today is all about celebrating America's independence, thanking those that have served for our country, spending time with family and friends, and getting great deals on TPT! You heard that right, there are TONS of stores that will be 20% off for the 4th of July, and I'm one of them. What's better- my entire store will be 20% through July 7th! That's the entire weekend!

So hop on over to TPT and check out the great sales. While you're there, be sure to stop by my store! And don't forget to leave feedback- you get TPT credits that you can use towards more great stuff!

And don't forget to enter my giveaway for "Listening Detectives", the giveaway ends tonight!

Worth it Wednesday {Articulation Menus}

I'm back with another Worth it Wednesday! This Wednesday, I'm looking at the Articulation Menus by Speechy Musings. 

How do I begin-this resource is AMAZING!! You get 18 different menus: 2 targeting initial /s/, 2 targeting initial /f/, 2 targeting initial /l/, 2 targeting initial /k/, 2 targeting initial /g/, 3 targeting initial /r/, 1 targeting /sh/, 1 targeting /th/, 2 targeting /sp/, and 1 targeting /st/. Whew, that's a lot of menus!

Each menu has its own theme and menu items. You can order a "Shellfish Shake", a "Raisin Wrap", or a "Coconut Cookie". Seriously, there are so many different menu options it's crazy!

Not only do you get the 18 menus, you also get some extra worksheets. The first set of worksheets you get are "My Speech Menu". This has spaces for questions such as "The most expensive thing on the menu?" and "Where is it located?". Then you get a worksheet that targets sequencing, e.g., I would order ____ first. What's the best part, the whole time you are working on producing your student's target sound- talk about mass productions!!

There's a dice game, a note to send home to the parent, and progress notes. Also included are a game board with cards and a general reinforcer game resembling a lunch tray. 

This packet can be used for so much more than just articulation. Use it to work on social skills - like ordering food/taking a food order in a restaurant, what's appropriate in a restaurant. Use it to target vocabulary- what exactly is rhubarb? Use it for expressive language and comprehending questions. The possibilities really are endless.

Have I convinced you to go download this packet yet!? Go get it here, and follow Speechy Musings on Facebook and on her blog. As always, if you download, please leave her some feedback! 

The preceding thoughts are solely mine and were written on my own terms, no person asked me to write this review. 

What's a product that you've purchased that you thought was worth it? 

Be a Listening Detective!

Get those detective hats on- we have some listening to do! And what better way to do it than with my newest download, Listening Detectives: Auditory Memory and "Wh-" Questions.

This download includes 114 cards! 36 each of Word cards, Sentence cards, and Wh- Question cards, and 6 special cards. 

Word Cards: The 36 cards each contain between 3 to 5 words. Read the word list to your student and have them repeat the list back to you. If they are having troubles, cue them by asking what word was first, second, etc. 

But that's not all! Use this as a grammar activity as well- After you read the word list to your students, ask them which word was the noun, verb, adjective, etc. The possibilities are endless!

Sentence Cards: The sentences gradually get longer as you go through the cards. Read the sentence aloud to your student and have them repeat the sentence after you. 

Wh- Question Cards: Read the short story aloud to your student and have them answer the questions at the end of the story. 

I've also included a game board to use with the cards, including 6 special cards. 

Get the download here! As always, if you download, please leave me some feedback. And enter the Rafflecopter below! One lucky winner will get their own copy of "Listening Detectives." 


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