Minecraft inspired speech room

If you live anywhere other than under a rock, chances are you've probably heard of Minecraft.  If you're a school-based SLP, you probably have students who play it. And if you're like me, you have both students and sons who are obsessed with it. See exhibit A:

Yes, I made him a Minecraft Creeper cake. I stole this idea from thatneatblog.com. 

We SLPs are always looking for ways to connect with our students and engage them in conversation. What better way to engage them all year long than surround them with their interests. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Right? So I give you the Minecraft-inspired speech room. 

The door. It's a little busy, but I like it. The little signs, block letters and penant were all downloaded from ZisforZebra's TpT store. It's an editable pack, y'all. Get it here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Minecraft-Classroom-Decoration-Organization-Mega-Pack-Editable--1260608

And this grammar chart is directly from ZisforZebra's editable pack as well:

Don't you love that fun duct tape?!!? I do!

Tissue boxes.

 

Hand sanitizer that says 'germs are creepy' on the other side. My amazing student intern created this.

Fans. 

Above the homework chart.

Saw a really cool Minecraft bulletin board on Pinterest. I just had to give it a go. It says 'mine for speech and language' in the clouds.

 I plan to have my students complete and post this visual aid as a reminder of their speech/language goals for the school year. We will post them around the bulletin board. You can grab my goal visual aid for FREE at my TpT store here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Minecraft-speech-goals-1406655

And don't forget to grab my FREE student desk reminder card featuring Steve here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Minecraft-Steve-desk-reminder-1409013 

One last look at it all. That's son #2 at the PC. No, he wasn't playing Minecraft right then. 

So there you have it. I hope my students love it. Most of all, I hope it will motivate them to work hard on their speech/language goals! I have a great group this year (as I do every year) and we are ready to craft our speech and language skills! 

P.S. I plan to use Liz Haider's Minecraft therapy materials next week, too. Get them here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Minecraft-for-Language-1234838

Welcome to FFSS!

Hi there! My name is Katrina, the freckle-faced speechie. 

I'm an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist hailing from Circleville, OH, home of the Pumpkin Show. We're serious about our pumpkins, can you tell?

 Learn more here: http://www.pumpkinshow.com

So, I've decided to jump on the bloggin' wagon and see where the bumpy road may lead. My goal for FFSS is connection and growth for myself and readers. As my tagline "faith*family*speech*language*love" indicates, this blog is not solely dedicated to all things speech-related. Because it will often be my heart leaping onto the screen, I will also blog about my faith and family from time to time. Speaking of which, here's a recent family selfie:

Oh, the little one is also a boy incase you're curious! Yes, I live in a testoster-home (not sure who coined that term, but I LOVE it)! 

Now that you know a little of me and my heart, I'd like to know more about you! Leave a comment about who you are AND what you'd like to gain from reading this blog. 

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