Groundhog Day may not seem like the most fascinating speech therapy theme. But SLPs may find this quirky holiday to be just what their students need to keep plugging away on goals during the long winter months.After all, how can you go wrong with a cute, burrowing animal that predicts the weather? Groundhog Day provides the perfect backdrop for creative, interactive activities that can engage Today, February 2, 2021, is Groundhog Day! Did you know that some therapists prescribe watching the film, Groundhog Day, to their patients? I feel that it’s one of the most perfect movies and definitely in my personal top 10 (fun fact: I went to college with Bill Murray’s son/have met Mr. Murray, and he is as awesome IRL as he is on screen.) Groundhog’s Day Activity. This occupational therapy teletherapy activity is designed to help kids with a variety of skill areas: deep breathing/mindful breathing to warm-up and settle into the session, followed by handwriting tasks, visual perceptual activities, and finally a groundhog fine motor activity. Groundhog Day - Paragraph Writing . Write a story about Groundhog Day. First complete the chart below using the pictures to help you with ideas. Next, rewrite into a paragraph on the next page. Includes 2 versions! 1/4 inch lined paper and 1/2 inch lined paper. Attention 8 Ways to Deal With Groundhog Day Syndrome Try new foods, engage in mental gymnastics, and more. Posted February 1, 2023 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Explore a Groundhog Day theme that addresses your students’ unique needs. Discover practical ideas to enhance your occupational therapy sessions and classroom activities, creating a learning environment that works for both students and educators. Here are a few of my ideas to promote fine motor and visual perceptual skills related to Time the tasks for 1-3 minutes or let the child complete each one at his/her own pace. These pages are great for challenges at home, indoor recess time, rainy day activities and push in or pull out therapy sessions. Find out more. How Does the Groundhog Day Activities Printable Work? All you need to do are these three steps: A Personal Perspective: In a time of climate anxiety, political unpredictability, and technological change, Groundhog Day isn't silly. It's grounding. The history of Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is typically celebrated in the US and Canada and began in the 16th century.This holiday is thought to have stemmed from superstition in the community of Pennsylvania or the Pennsylvania Dutch, though Don Yoder, a University of Pennsylvania professor who specializes in part in the study of Pennsylvania Dutch, believes the tradition may date back to Groundhog Day and Seasonal Affective Disorder February 1, 2024 - 12:57 pm National Depression Awareness Day – October 5th, 2023 October 4, 2023 - 1:21 pm Hispanic Heritage Month Meets Suicide Prevention Month: A Blend of Culture and Mental Health September 22, 2023 - 10:29 am This fun and simple Groundhog Day speech therapy craft activity allows students to review who questions, when questions, what questions, where questions, why questions, following one-step directions , as well as all articulation sounds, in a fun and engaging way. The history of Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is typically celebrated in the US and Canada and began in the 16th century.This holiday is thought to have stemmed from superstition in the community of Pennsylvania or the Pennsylvania Dutch, though Don Yoder, a University of Pennsylvania professor who specializes in part in the study of Pennsylvania Dutch, believes the tradition may date back to This gives me anxiety cause I usually have more stuff ready for holidays! Over the weekend I started freaking out about my lack of time and starting checking out PediaStaff’s Pinterest boards for Groundhog Day, which is up next on my Theme Calendar. (P.S. If you don’t follow PediaStaff, you are missing out!) Attention 8 Ways to Deal With Groundhog Day Syndrome Try new foods, engage in mental gymnastics, and more. Posted February 1, 2023 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch This resource is designed to promote independence and engagement while building confidence in reading and understanding seasonal topics. Ideal for classroom use, speech therapy, or small group instruction, this adapted book makes learning about Groundhog Day fun and accessible for all learners! Includes: 12 pages with facts and visuals Printable & no-prep Groundhog Day themed speech therapy lesson plan with worksheets that target articulation & expressive/receptive language goals, including book companion activities, a language scene, and more! This download targets the following speech and language concepts: -Book Companion Worksheets for The Night Before Groundhog Day including: WH- Questions, Writing Activity, Sequencing Enjoy these no-prep and printable Groundhog Day themed speech therapy articulation worksheets and activities targeting all speech sounds, including blank create-your-own worksheets for CV, VC, and CVC! This download includes 3 activities/worksheets* that target all speech sounds, including pages with blanks for your own sounds/words. Groundhog Day Speech Therapy Printable Articulation Activity Worksheets. Rated 4.67 out of 5, based on 3 reviews. 4.7 Low to no-prep, printable, Groundhog Day themed speech therapy language worksheets and activities targeting many goals including descriptions, verbs, plurals, & more! ***Click for full description.*** This download includes 40 pages of various worksheets to target the following goals: Irregular Past Tense Verbs: 5 Worksheets* This fun and simple Groundhog Day speech therapy craft activity allows students to review who questions, when questions, what questions, where questions, why questions, following one-step directions , as well as all articulation sounds, in a fun and engaging way. This speech therapy activity for Gro
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