Common Core Task Cards for Speech Therapy K-2 {GIVEAWAY}

Today is Monday and I'm not at work!  I'm sitting on my couch and enjoying a nice cup of tea on this muggy October day.  It's fall break down here, so we get a couple of days to recoup and rest and gear up for the crazy school days ahead.  Fortunately for me, this means I get a little time to devote to my blog.  Oh, how I've missed you.

Here in Louisiana we are currently using the Common Core State Standards as the basis for our curriculums across the state.  Though our governor and state superintendent of education are in a bit of a dispute right now over it, we as educators are still trucking along, educating our children, and using these rigorous standards the best way we can...whether or not we agree with it.

As an SLP, I see the standards that apply to my students and immediately deconstruct them in my head.  I try to see the underlying skills that my kids may not be able to do and try to bridge that gap.  Now, this is obviously easier said than done.  Sometimes the gap is so wide that it's looking like the Atchafalaya Bridge, but hey you've got to start somewhere.

My new product was made to specifically help address some of the CC standards in my speech room and I know you are going to love it as much as I do!

Enter: Common Core Task Cards for Speech Therapy K-2!

This download includes 12 cards for each of the following areas:

• Kindergarten - WH questions, phonological awareness, language concepts, and grammar
• First Grade - WH questions, phonological awareness, language concepts, and grammar
• Second Grade - WH questions, vocabulary, language concepts, and grammar

There are 156 task cards in all.  Also included are the Common Core State Standards that are addressed in the packet.

I love these cards because I can use them in so many different ways.  They're great for practicing in the therapy room or on-the-go.  You can use them as a ticket out the door activity, out in the hallways, or even to bring them into a classroom.  Sometimes we'll review a card or 2 if we have a few minutes left in a session.

Assembling them is easy.  Just print on card stock, laminate, and cut them out.  Then punch a hole in the corner and attach a book ring.

There are deck covers for each area.  You can put all the cards for the grade on one large book ring or put them each on individual small rings.

What do you think?  Is this something that might help you?  :)  You can find it in my TPT store here!

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Fluency Task Cards & a {giveaway}

It's Mardi Gras, y'all!  I'm enjoying my day off work avoiding going outside, since it's full of yucky icy rain.  Blah.  I'm SO ready for spring and flip flops!  Time off work means a little more time to work on materials, sooo I've got a new one for you!

Lots of you grabbed my Task Cards for Articulation during the big TPT sale, so I'm happy to introduce Task Cards for Fluency!

There are 10 fluency decks included in this download.  The topics include:

Each of these topics contain 12 task cards (except Speech Machine, which has 8).  The way you can use these can vary depending on the age and abilities of your student.  Some kids who have been in therapy a while might be able to do most of these independently, making it great as a center activity.  Some kids who are new to therapy or who are younger may need more of your guidance.

Here are a few examples of some of the cards:

Relaxation Exercises

Strategy Definitions

Types of Disfluency

Myth or Facts - based on information from stutteringhelp.org 

Strategy Practice - words, phrases, sentences, and conversation levels 

Feelings and Emotions

Speech Machine

These are perfect to use alongside a game or other reinforcement activity.  I find it to be a great resource in general to have on hand.  Th fluency cards can be organized the same way as the artic cards are organized.  I use a flip flop holder.  

Since there are more decks, I might just put one ring in the corner and do one deck on each side.  I've included a top cover sheet as well as deck covers in the packet.  There are also FEB strategy cards and a definition page, which you happen to also be able to grab for free here.

These Fluency Task Cards are available for purchase at my TPT store!

I'm also ready to giveaway a FREE copy of this entire packet!  Just enter in the Rafflecopter below!!  

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Speech Therapy Task Cards for Articulation!

I'm so excited to share this new product with you.  It's something that has been super fun for the kids and helpful for me to make the best use of my time.  Enter: Articulation Task Cards!

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Several of my teacher friends use task cards as early finisher activities in their classrooms.  Whenever a student finishes an assignment early, they just head to the card holder, grab a deck, and get to work!  I thought these would be great to implement in my speech room as well...not necessarily as an early finisher activity, but for anything!

I set out to make cutesie decks for articulation and loved them so much that I'm in the process of making decks for Common Core-based language skills and fluency skills as well!  So stay tuned!  :)

Check out my artic decks!

These are for later sounds and were made for kids that read, so there is just text on these cards.  There are 16 cards for each of these sounds: R, S, L, Sh, Ch, J, Th, and a generic deck that can be used for any sounds.  There are 128 cards included in all plus deck covers for each!

Each sound deck includes 4 different activities: movement, spelling, spontaneous sentences, and story telling.  The generic deck includes all sorts of different activities that are fun and engaging for the students.

These decks are great for independent practice in between turns during group therapy, to use as an articulation center, or even to use during quick drill activities.  I love them for carry-over practice too.  You can grab these at my TPT store HERE!!

I also wanted something cute to organize them all in my room.  After scouring pinterest for a while, I found that several teacher blogs have such fun ideas for holding them.  This one uses a flip flop holder, which you can grab on Amazon (like this one
Closet Skinnies Bronze Flip Flop Hanger by Beehive) or from Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

If you know me, then you know that I love to craft.  Sooo I was all set to make one of my own.  I attempted this one out of wires, ribbons, and clothespins:

It was cute and worked for a bit, but the decks kind of slipped off the clothespins, or the clothespins would slip down the ribbon sometimes.  I decided to admit FAIL lol.   So, I just bit the bullet went for the flip flop holder with sturdy hooks! :)

Much sturdier for sure, even though you can only fit 6 decks at a time.  :)  Anywho...I'm loving these decks and I hope you will too!

PS I've also recently made some Fluency Task Cards which you can check out HERE!