Kelly's Speech Therapy Room

Good morning! Today is World Animal Day, a day to celebrate all critters, great and small. I plan to concentrate on seahorses, in particular. They always make me smile, mostly because I can't help but picture sea monkey cowboys riding them across the ocean, into the sunset.   World Animal Day Worksheet

Alexa Good Morning Happy Techies Day! Techie Day Worksheet Technology is the tools that help us do our jobs and enjoy life.     Techies are the people who enjoy using technology, especially the new or unusual technology. IT professionals are the people who help others use their technology. When there is a problem, sometimes the "fix" is easy:     .... and sometimes the "fix" is a little more difficult: Alexa gave us an example of a "screw in the lightbulb" format of joke.  The premise of this joke is that an easy task (such as screwing in a lightbulb) might require more people depending on differing points of view or background.  Here are a few "light bulb" jokes to illuminate this genre: ...and lastly, one more look at the multiple meaning of "Light" in lightbulb:

Alexa, Good Morning!!  Good morning! One year ago today, sportscaster Vin Scully called his last Dodger's baseball game. After 67 years, his tenure with the Dodger's is the longest any broadcaster spent with a single team in professional sports history. Vin, a very pleasant good morning to you, wherever you may be. Vin Scully Worksheet So, yes, it was a really rough morning:  my computer was running slower than molasses and I was trying to read all my email from my three days of sick...  so what do you do when your first student arrives on your doorstep before the worksheet is finished?  Improvise!

 Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's National Comic Book Day! Evil doers beware! I've been working on my one-two punch. Kerpow! Whammo! If you want some more heroics, say "pretend you're a superhero," and get ready for some action-packed fun. Comic Book Worksheet

Kelly has a few words I generally do not work with children on Fridays, so there is no Alexa Good Morning today, but I thought I might take a moment to discuss the theory and practice of using this and the worksheets. Recently, one of the aides who has a student I work with gave me a paper that looked like this: I was really touched that she would use this curriculum and I said, "Well, I am really touched, you did the Alexa off the internet, how great!  But... you didn't make the student answer in full sentences?"  As this was one of those twenty second conversations that are the glue of our program, I realized that I just didn't have the time to explain all the reasoning that goes into one of my simple looking worksheets.  A little later, when she walked by again, I showed her this from the same student:  I began to talk about this page.  Imperfect as it was (I forgot to print Alexa Good Morning on the document, so I had to print it along t...

Good morning! Today is World Gratitude Day, and I couldn’t be more grateful for curiosity. It always leads to questions and discovery, which are some of my favorite things. Oh, and kittens! The Internet just wouldn't be the same without them. World Gratitude Day Worksheet I am thankful for  Alexagoodmorning.com   !

Alexa Good Morning  Good morning! The Jewish New Year festival, Rosh Hashanah, begins today at sundown, marking a time of deep reflection and new beginnings. To all observing the first of the High Holy Days, I say Shanah Tovah. eat apples and honey for a sweet start to the New Year Happy New Year! Blow the shofer, a carved horn to celebrate with an awesome sound! Rosh Hashana Worksheet

Alexa Good Morning   11-19-2017.mp3     Talk-like-a-pirate Day Worksheet ...and now for a joke!    Why is this funny?     

  Good morning. The first edition of The New York Times was published on this day in 1851. One of the front page stories featured a 2-lb tomato grown on Long Island. Hmm. Guess it was a slow news day, and they were trying to catch up. New York Times Worksheet