Fun Brain Breaks for Winter Days!

Follow this link for fun videos and active activities for long winter days at home (or classroom)! 

http://kathygriffinteach.blogspot.com/2014/02/brain-breaks-for-winter-days.html

Ideas for Building Language

Great ideas and simple explainations using techniques speech-language pathologists use!

http://letsgrowspeech.com/playing-with-language-building-activities-for-building-language/

Gross Motor Balloon Bop

 This cute idea from The Weekend Homemaker has been popping up all over Pinterest, and I've been wanting to try it for a while now.  I thought it would be fun to make a heart shaped "paddle" and try it out for V-day.   I just laminated a sheet of red paper, cut it into a heart shape and stapled it to a craft stick (taping over the back staples with electrical tape so no one gets poked).  It was kind of floppy though, so I also taped a wooden skewer to the back, and it worked out great! Say your speech sound each time you hit the balloon with a paddle!

Steal My Heart Fine Motor Game

This game is lots of fun! You will need candy conversation hearts and chopsticks. Who says you can't play with your food! Follow the link below.

http://spoonful.com/family-fun/steal-my-heart-game