SpeechTea Blog

  • A Day (and Craft!) for the Dads!

    by Erin Larsen
    Hey SLP friends! 👋🏼 One of the (many!) perks of being a speech therapist? We get allll the tea. Okay, maybe not the juicy celebrity kind... but let...
    Posted in crafts, therapy tips

  • Speech Therapy Crafts for Mothers Day Sessions

    by Erin Larsen
    Hi SLP friends! 👋🏼 With Mother's Day around the corner, let's take a second to talk about how you can use Speech Therapy Crafts for Mothers Day Ses...
    Posted in crafts

  • Spring into Speech Therapy Fun: Bunny-Themed Activities for April!

    by Erin Larsen
    Happy April, friends! 👋🏼 Spring is in the air, and the thought of Spring Break has me feeling extra energized. I don’t know about you, but these n...
    Posted in crafts, speech room, therapy tips

  • Using Crafts During Your St. Patricks Day Sessions

    by Erin Larsen
    Hi friends! 👋🏼 St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate in your speech therapy sessions than with some fun, f...
    Posted in crafts, language, speech room

  • Celebrating Valentine’s Day in Speech Therapy: Fun Craft Ideas for SLPs

    by Erin Larsen
    Hi friends! 👋🏼 Valentine’s Day isn’t just about love and chocolate; it’s also a golden opportunity to make your speech therapy sessions more engag...
    Posted in crafts, therapy tips

  • How to Have a Holiday Speech "Party" (without an actual party!)

    by Erin Larsen
    Hey speech friend! 👋🏼 Are you feeling a bit stressed about “that” week before winter break? ❄️   You know, the one where all the kids are begging...
    Posted in crafts, speech room, winter

  • An Easy Fall Themed SLP Lesson Plan 🍁

    by Erin Larsen
    Raise Your Hand If… -Your caseload is out.of.control. -Your kids are sick -The kids at school are also sick -You are surviving on coffee, dry sham...
    Posted in crafts, early intervention, language, speech room, therapy tips

  • Back to School Speech Therapy Tips: Building Rapport and Engaging Crafts for the First Week

    by Erin Larsen
    Hi friends!   It's that time of the year when the kids are cracking open those new notebooks and headed to school feeling refreshed from a nice, l...
    Posted in crafts

  • Using Crafts in Speech Therapy

    by Erin Larsen
    I have bad news…August is here, and some of you will be headed back to work next week! For those of you in private practice, many of your clients will be back to all-day learning, which can be tough for our little friends to adjust to (which means we really have to bring our A-game to those sessions). As we gear up for another awesome school year, let’s spice up those first sessions post-summer with a fun twist: crafts!
    Posted in crafts, speech room, therapy tips

  • Using Winter Crafts in Speech Therapy

    by Erin Larsen
    Winter crafts can be a valuable tool in speech therapy, offering a hands-on and engaging approach to address various speech and language goals. The...
    Posted in crafts, winter

  • Celebrating Birthdays in Speech

    by Erin Larsen
    Hi SLP friends! Let’s talk about celebrating birthdays in speech. I LOVE celebrating birthdays in speech. I always know when their birthdays are an...
    Posted in crafts, speech room

  • Speech Therapy Crafts: Going Beyond the 10 Targets Given

    by Erin Larsen
    I've read the feedback before on speech therapy crafts (and always fear for the feedback on my own crafts) that say something along the lines of, ...
    Posted in crafts, therapy tips