I always start out my summers with the best of intentions: Wake up every morning at 7:00 Get in shape (AKA exercise every once in a while) Become smarter (AKA “read more books”) Feel like I accomplished everything I wanted Shreeeech…….BUT, I fall apart without routine. I found myself hitting that snooze button and I’ve […]

Guess what?!?! It has officially been 1 year since I started in on this crazy          fun                amazing                             terrifying                         […]

To the teachers, children and SLPs in Oklahoma….you are in my prayers. Sometimes, this life hurts and no one knows why. For those of you who lost someone or your house or your school, I pray that God is holding you close tonight. (Graphic courtesy of Mia owner of Putting Words In Your Mouth) Amy […]

Every year, around this time, I write an annual report. It goes something like this: General:             Speech-Language Pathologist:Nicole Allison             Year: 2012-2013             Position: Full-time             Scheduling: Traditional pull-out with teacher collaboration/ consultation, 2 classroom lessons per week, classrooms by request/topic             Parent Contact: Progress reports per 5 weeks, notes […]

With only 7 (that’s right SEVEN) more days of school, this SLP and her peeps have been gearing up for some summertime rays. “What have we been doing in room 135” you may ask? First up, we have been busy making our Summer Speech Packets.  I started off by printing all the packets I would […]

He’s done it again! Erik X. Raj has created a second articulation app. To see a review of his first, Multiple Choice Articulation, click HERE.  In a nutshell, the I Dare You Articulation app provides specific scenarios that guide students to practice their sounds while in conversation. This app provides questions targeting the following sounds: […]

It’s that time again! The time that joyfully comes around every quarter and I get to empty out my wish list on TPT. You know by now that I love sharing what I bought with you because a lot of thought goes into my purchases prior to buying them. Hey!-a house renovation is not cheap, […]

Whoo Hoo! By now you’ve heard of the huge TeachersPayTeachers sale going on May 7th-8th. All of my products will be an additional 28% off! This would the perfect time to grab all those items you’ve been longing for all year. And what a great opportunity to get a head start on materials for next […]

I can’t prolong it anymore-I am sooo excited for summer!  Here are the Allison Household plans for this week: Monday: cookout with my in-laws Tuesday: switch out my winter clothes for my summer ones Thursday: order mulch Saturday: plant flowers If you’re like me, this winter has been abnormally long. That’s why I just couldn’t wait any […]

Here in Mrs. Allison’s room, my little chipmunks have “spring” on their mind and so does this lady! With the nice weather and beautiful flowers also comes busy bodies, bottoms that can’t sit, and hands that just can’t seem to keep to themselves! So…in order to keep their little hands busy, I created this free […]