One of my favorite things to do is hang out in a neighborhood book store and check out the new picture books. As a matter of fact, when my husband...
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Zoo on the Loose, Perfect Language Learning Game
I love to "find" a fantastic language learning game and in this case, it was on the game shelf at my grandkids' house and due to the kids'...
New Preschool Games from Toy Fair New York 2017
As I walk through the aisles of the New York Toy Fair, I get hit with the amazing ingenuity of toy designers. This year it was evident that there...
Literacy Lessons Reinforced with Art
I had a great outing to the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin today. After a yummy lunch in the ArtCafe we visited the exhibits...
Build and Imagine Sets Ignite Pretend Play with Kids on the Autism Spectrum
I love to share amazing experiences I have with kids, ones that surprise even me as children lead the way and show new dimensions of play with an...
Toy Trends For Learning, The Best of Toy Fair 2013
Last week, the American International Toy Fair in New York City was a blitz of excitement, innovation, creativity and fun. I look forward to it...
Comparisons Lessons in Speech Therapy
I recently took a new book out of the library to use for speech language therapy sessions and realized it was perfect for teaching comparisons and...
Move! Sing! Play Along and Sing! CD’s for Therapists and Parents
I learned about this wonderful set of CD's created by music therapist and educator, Margie La Bella, when she submitted them and won a PAL Award....
How to Choose and Use the Best Games for Children with Special Needs
I want to write a series of blogs on how to choose and use the best games, toys and books for children with special needs, since that is where my...
Speech Therapy Games, “S’ Match” by Thinkfun
I use fun commercial games for speech therapy all the time. Some are valuable as a reinforcer after a turn of saying a sound, practicing a language...
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