My Top 10 TpT Back-to-School Purchases

If there’s one thing I love almost as much as cooking (up good speech),  it’s shopping—and boy did  I have fun shopping for back to school items at the huge TpT Back to School Sale!

Unlike some of the personal purchases I’ve made in the past– like those really pretty etched wine glasses that I just had to have even though I already had perfectly good wine glasses at home…or the cute but pricey little black party dress that I only wore once but couldn’t resist buying for a special function I was attending,  this is one shopping spree I don’t feel one bit guilty about!   I know I will put these items to great use in my therapy room—they will enhance my student’s learning and be great additions to my bag of tricks.  I work primarily with middle/high school students and a small caseload of preschoolers. Since I have tons of stuff for the little ones, I made purchases that would benefit my big kids. So here’s what I splurged on during the TpT Back to School Sale (in no particular order):

 

1. “Don’t Say It” Describing Dash from Teach Speech 365.  I can tell this is  going to be fun and challenging for many of my big kids.  Students draw cards and describe the given item, but they can’t use the word(s) on the card!  A great variety of categories and playing cards are included.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Activities for Older Students Bundle by Speech Time Fun. so many activities in this one bundle.  It was my most expensive purchase, but I will get plenty of use from it so it was well worth it! The bundle includes 136 pages of the following activities:
Building Vocabulary For Older Students
Character Traits Fun
Glasses Building Vocabulary Fun
Go Together Pack for Older Students
Sequencing & Recall for Older Students
Summarizing Fun
Synonyms & Antonyms for Older Students
Tricky Comprehension Questions Card Game
Wild Word Fun: Prefixes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.   Social Problem Solving Scenarios for Adolescents:  Jeopardy Style  by Splashy Speech Stuff.  This print or no print game includes social problems related to Dating, Graduation, Employment, Utilities, and Schedules.    I spend some of my time in the “Careers” class with the high school kids.  This is going to be the perfect reinforcer to use when I work with them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Graphic Organizers for SLP’s from Speech Time Fun.  I loved the variety!  I use graphic organizers a lot so these will definitely be used all year long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Articulation Menus by Speechy Musings.  I currently have a very language-based case load and I’m not sure I will be using this with too many kids for articulation right now, but it was too amazing to pass up!  I think I will try using it for working on social skills related to ordering in a restaurant or auditory memory for remember the foods ordered.  There are lots of practical uses for this one outside of the articulation realm!

 

6. Idiom of the Week by Speech with Sharon. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!  The graphics that go with these idioms are great!  I address idioms constantly with my older kids—so many of them need to strengthen their figurative language.  Now I can feature one per week– will make for a great warm-up activity!

 

7.  Universal Newspaper Activities by Jenna Rayburn.  I love practical, real-world activities that are also great for language building.  This newspaper themed packet addresses so many skills:  Opinions, Cause/effect, Problem Solving, Synonyms/Antonyms, Multiple Meaning Words, Fact/Opinion…the list goes on and on!  This one is going to be a lot of fun!

 

8.  Sandwich Writing by Figuratively Speeching.  I have a hard time passing up a food-themed item, especially when it addresses writing skills and the higher grades.  This one fit the bill on all counts!   Writing a story just got a lot more appetizing!

 

9. Reading Comprehension Tic Tac Toe by Speech in Secondary.  I like her products for the older students!  This item turns all those comprehension skills like fact/opinion, problem/solution, main idea, and author’s purpose into a fun tic tac toe game.  My students will definitely be motivated by a little friendly competition!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Practical Problem  Solving by Carly Fowler.  This one is so perfect for my middle/high schoolers who need work on perspective taking and problem solving. It’s full of everyday scenarios related to school, time management, and working with others.