Monday Inspiration

FREE printable rewards charts

Here are some brilliant free printable reward charts that we have discovered online.

Lauren and I often use these charts to motivate and encourage kids during therapy sessions. It is also a lovely visual reminder of the reward that they will receive for all their efforts.

Print here at All things simple

Print here at Alana Lee Designs

Print here at Alana Lee Designs

 Print here at Charlottes fancy

Print here at Kids reward chart

Print here at Rewardcharts4kids

Love, 

V & L

FREE Printable Spelling Rule Worksheets

I love it when I come across resources on the internet that are not only free but are really useful and beautiful.  These spelling rule worksheets are one of my favourite finds as they are so easy to use and are a great way to teach spelling rules with many opportunities for repetition. 

Click HERE to have a look at the extensive range and print some or all of them for FREE! Bonus!

Have fun little spellers!

love L & V

FREE Nursery Rhymes with words and makaton signs

Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign are free downloadable, web-based communication resources for all young children.  It includes 14 favorite Nursery Rhymes. Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign provide a particular focus on communication strategies known to help communication and language development in children with communication difficulties. 

Difficulties may include:

• delayed speech
• speech that is hard to understand
• problems with comprehension
• difficulties with concentration and engagement

Being unable to communicate and participate impacts on a child’s overall development, well being and quality of life.  The Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign communication resources include:

• a picture song board using Picture Communication Symbols
• a Key Word Sign poster (Makaton) for each Nursery Rhyme
• a song lyrics sheet highlighting the key signs is also available for each song

Resources

How to Use Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign (PDF 146 KB)

Old MacDonald had a farm (PDF 229 KB)
Wheels on the bus (PDF 349 KB)
Baa Baa Black Sheep (PDF 236 KB)
Der Glumph (PDF 161 KB)
Hey Diddle Diddle (PDF 226 KB)
Miss Polly had a Dolly (PDF 303 KB)
Moo Moo Jersey Cow (PDF 245 KB)
Ten Fat Sausages (PDF 170 KB)
Five Little Ducks (PDF 182 KB)
B.I.N.G.O. (PDF 179 KB)
The Alphabet Song (PDF 252 KB)
Five Cheeky Monkeys (PDF 191 KB)
Three Blind Mice (PDF 165 KB)
The Turtle Song (PDF 273 KB)
Song Choice Cards (PDF 110 KB)

 Happy Singing!

Love,

Vanessa & Lauren

Monday Inspiration

Monday Inspiration

Autumn Leaf Fun + FREE Printable

Autumn is more than upon us, it is almost over. So before we dive head long into winter we thought we should take a minute to have some fun despite the cold mornings and early sundowns. 

The following Autumn leaf activities are all from the wonderful inspiration over at Picklebums.

First of all we have free printable finger puppets with a song to accompany it. Have a look at the full article here,

or Download PDF here.

For a lovely fine motor task for your littles, have a go at this Autumn leaf threading task. 

Click here for the details

Lastly, quench all your crafty cravings with Autumn Leaf Crowns and Autumn Leaf Collage

These tasks all provide ample opportunities to develop both your child's fine motor skills as well as their language content (vocabulary) and language structure (grammar).

Build your child's vocab with less frequent words by having them describe the colour, shape and texture of the different leaves e.g.

- jagged

- smooth

- pointy

- rounded

- sharp

- rough

- flat

- curled

- dry

- scratchy

Or target their concepts and grammar with varying sentence structures e.g.

- before I thread the bead, I will thread the leaf

- after I thread the leaf, I will thread the bead

- the brown leaf is beside the red leaf

- I have 5 gold leaves

- I am threading___, I thread___

- I am sticking___, I stuck___

Have fun, stay warm, and another big thank you to Picklebums for their wonderful inspiration.

love L & V