My Truck is Stuck!

In Class:
This week in class we read My Truck is Stuck!


This book is great for targeting s blends as well as final k, and many kiddos are working on both of those! It can be hard to find in libraries, but Walmart does carry it online.

We played with trucks in a sensory bin full of rice so we could make them get "stuck!" You could also do this at home with rice, beans, sand, etc.

At Home:
Print out the trucks (preferably on cardstock) and color them. You can put them in your sensory bin if you make one, or drive them on the road provided or around the house. Have them get stuck and say "My truck is stuck!!!!" Make sure your kiddos get their good /k/ sounds (remind them to get their tongue back) and s blend (show them the snake motion). Have fun getting stuck!

Dog Breath

In Class:
This week in class we read the book Dog Breath!


Just like Hally Tosis has stinky breath, we talked about other animals that have specific features that are unique to them!

• Kangaroos have pouches for their babies
• Skunks can spray when scared
• Pufferfish puff up and when feel threatened
• Porcupines have quills to protect them
• Octopus can squirt ink to help them escape danger without being seen
• Anglerfish live in the dark and have their own "flashlight"

Home Activity:

Find ten items in your house that have a scent. Decide if they are STINKY or NOT STINKY. Make sure that your child says their good /s/ blend word when saying "Stinky"! How many stinky items did you find? How many not stinky items?

My Daddy Snores!

In Class:
This week in class we read My Daddy Snores! We were practicing our /s/ blend words.


We mostly worked on our speech sounds in class this week. We played a version of the activity that you can make to play at home!

At Home:

That's Good, That's Bad!

In Class:
This week in class we read That's Good, That's Bad!


We practiced the initial z sound and talked about what has happened when we have gone to the zoo!

In Apple class, Miss Marcia brought the cutest snacks. We made lions to eat!

Home Activity:

Find which words have the "good" or "bad" /s/ sound. In each box, one word is an s blend word, and the other is not. You can have your child circle the "good" s sound word, and then practice saying each word 10 times. Also, do this multiple times throughout the next week to get maximum practice! Use the words to make stories as well and make sure your kiddos use all their good snake sounds.

A Very Special Snowflake

In Class:
This week in class we read A Very Special Snowflake and practiced our /s/ blend words (s + another consonant like SNow SPoon SWing, etc)! Snowflake is hiding on different pages throughout the book, so we found where she was and described her using our best language and articulation skills!

We sang Little Snowflake by Super Simple Learning and had our snowflakes land on our heads, noses, and hands. 

For Snack in APPLE, we made snowflakes using marshmallows and stick pretzels! During centers we worked on individual language and speech sounds 

Home Activity:

Print (preferably on cardstock) and cut these s blend word cards out. You can choose black and white or color. Play Memory or Go Fish! When you get a match, say the word 5 times with your good /s/ blends!

Winter & Christmas Books!

December is such a busy month at work and at home. Here is a list of the books we read during December! We focused on /s/ and /s/ blends the entire month.

Merry Christmas, Splat!


The Snowy Day


Where oh Where is Santa Claus?

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp

In Class:
This week in class we read Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp and practiced our /s/ blend words (s + another consonant like STomp SPoon SWing, etc)!

We sang Here Come the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner (this is a huge hit!). During centers, we did a small group language/artic activity with dinosaurs. We took turns building the 3 magnetic dinosaurs and finding which one it matched with on the board. Then we learned some fun facts about each dinosaur. We described what they looked like, what they eat, and what they did in the book. We also practiced saying their names!

Home Activity:

Make your own dinosaur book! There are two book pages on each printed page so print and cut them all in half. Assemble them and staple together with My Dinosaur Book as the cover. Go through the book with your child and have them find all the items on each page. Have your child color the items hiding in each picture after they say each /s/ blend word 3 times. Help them remember to get their snake sound! You can cue by making a snake go up your arm with your index finger while you make the ssssss sound. Practice this book every day- it is great practice!!!

Who's Making That Smell?

*You are encouraged to get the books we read in class and read them at home. The library is a great place to get the books if you don't have them already! Please print off and do any home activities that are posted throughout the year. This is a great way to keep your child progressing on their goals! If you ever need a paper copy of the activities, just let me know and I will send one in your child's backpack. Another great way to use this page is to talk to your child about what we did in class. You can show them the pictures and ask them "tell me about..." to get some good language and descriptions. Give them support where needed so they always feel successful in their speech and language skills!*

 In Class:

This week we are reading Who's Making That Smell? Its a fun lift-the-flap book that is very interactive. We are targeting /s/ blend words, such as smell. 

To go along with the smell theme, we took turns smelling different scents and deciding whether is "smells good" or "smells bad." It was interesting to see what the kids thought smelled good and smelled bad. 

Meet Miss Emily!! She is an SLP assistant intern from ASU. She will be helping me through December. She made a fun game for centers called "Smack!" The kids took turns smack-ing the flies with a fly swatter. Then they pulled the fly off to see what s blend word was behind it. It was a huge "hit" (a little pun intended) and the kids have asked to do it again another time. Thanks Miss Emily!

Home Activity:

If you didn't receive one of these elephants in your child's backpack, you can make one with the template below.

Use your elephant to find things around your house to smell with his trunk. Ask your child if it smells good or smells bad. The kitchen is a great place to find lots of smells! 

Print on cardstock if you have it. Have your child color their elephant to make it their own!

Please let me know if you do not have consistent access to the internet or a printer and I can send home these activities in your child's backpack!

A House for Hermit Crab Activity

We are reading A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle. We focused on the /k/ sound like in "crab" and /s/ blend words. There are many words in the book with these sounds: coral, crab, sea star, snail, etc. As you read you can have your child say these words a
fter you.

Print off the crab picture. You can decorate his shell by coloring, and also add the /k/ target sound words on his shell by coloring and gluing them on. Have the child say each word 5-10 times as they glue it on.

Cactus flowers and s blends

Print a large cactus picture (or you can draw an outline yourself!). It needs to be large and fill up the whole paper.

Cut out and color the 15 target words and 15 flowers. Glue the flowers on to the cactus and glue the target words onto the flower. As you glue each word, say the word 5 times. Once you are done, you can practice, practice, practice all those s blend words on your beautiful cactus!!!

My Daddy Snores Activity

Color and cut out all pictures. Have your child close their eyes (or leave the room if necessary!). Put an /sn/ word under/behind each of the 7 place pictures, and hide them around the room (or on the table if you want, place picture face up). Choose one to hide a mommy behind. Have your child open their eyes and try to guess which one the mommy is "sleeping in." They can use a flashlight to shine it on the picture to make it more fun, and say "Is mommy sleeping in the bed?" and then flip it over. Say the /sn/ word underneath. If mommy is there, then your child gets to hide mommy while you close your eyes and then you get a turn to guess. If the mommy is not there, your child gets to keep guessing until they get it. 

S blend words

ST blends words and sentences

SP blends

Yesssssss blends!

Print out two copies and play a matching game. Make sure your child uses their good snake sound (tongue behind front teeth, or "tiger in the cage").