Target Treasures

Sometimes I feel like I could have a weekly post on the dollar bin treasures at Target, but then I would have to commit to spending too much money on a weekly bases and not an "occasional" basis.
Too many Target treasures seems to be detrimental to the ultimate purpose, so for that matter, I'll limit my posts...maybe.

Treasure Find #1: Story Starters
A quick page flip left me grinning at few of the quarky writing prompts in here.  It makes me curious to see how the students will respond to them during their creative writing time.

Treasure Find #2: Crazy Chalk

Crazy Chalk!  It's the answer to my younger speech and language students.  Practicing articulation words on the sidewalk with nontraditional chalk and describing objects on a nice, sunny day seems like a nearly-perfect summer therapy session. 

Treasure Find #3: Cones

Yes, cones.  My daughter started playing soccer this year, so they can serve a dual purpose OR I could just buy a few more :)  They come in sets of two, so these four cost only $2.00.  I plan to use these for kids to practice speech sounds while expending energy, using them in one of two ways: place a card at each cone, collect the cards, and then practice the words OR set them up as goals and have the kids kick a goal, retrieve a card from the goal, and practice each word five times.   

Treasure Find #4: Conversation Starters

I'll be working with a few new kids this summer, and these seem to be the perfect ice-breakers!  They are also great for articulation carry-over, working on grammatical structures, or electing speech-language samples.

Treausre Find #5: Dinosaurs!

While I'm not a fan of dinosaurs, it seems that almost half of the boys who I work with are!  This book will serve as a great motivator, work on speech sounds and even the challenging multi-syllabic words, giving descriptions, memory recall (this book is full of facts), or again, to elicit  speech-language samples.

What treasures have you found?  We'd love to hear about them!