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I have worked as a speech-language pathology assistant for more than 20 years, and I have more than 25 years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
Creating Communicators provides online therapy, training for staff on how to provide speech and language therapy, and ideas for teachers on how to increase speech and language in the classroom.
Owner of Creating Communicators,
Mindy
Check out my blog http://creatingcommunicators-mindy.blogspot.ca/
www.creatingcommunicators.net
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Seven Sacred Teachings EAGLE
Bring Indigenous teachings into your classroom in a meaningful, hands-on, and developmentally appropriate way with this Eagle: Love resource from the Seven Sacred Teachings! This engaging printable pack helps children explore the teaching of Love through the Eagle while building early learning, fine motor, literacy, math, and social-emotional skills. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, special education, Indigenous education, and early elementary classrooms, this resource includes a variety of
PreK - 4th
Canadian History, For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning
Heavy Work Activities for Kids | Sensory Regulation & Proprioceptive Input | K–3
⭐ My Heavy Work: Classroom-Friendly Regulation Activities (K–3) Looking for simple, effective ways to help students regulate, focus, and calm their bodies—without derailing your entire lesson? My Heavy Work is a teacher-friendly guide packed with easy-to-implement heavy work activities designed specifically for Kindergarten through Grade 3 classrooms. Heavy work activities provide proprioceptive input through pushing, pulling, lifting, and weight-bearing movements—supporting attention, se
PreK - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Goldfish Centers
Goldfish Centers – Math, Literacy & Fine-Motor Fun!Make a splash in your classroom with these hands-on, low-prep Goldfish Centers designed to support early learners in math, literacy, phonemic awareness, concepts, and fine-motor skills. These activities are flexible, engaging, and easy to adapt for whole-group instruction, small groups, centers, or independent practice. And yes, you can absolutely use real Goldfish crackers. (Snacking optional… but let’s be honest, inevitable.) ⭐ What’s Incl
PreK - 1st
Alphabet, Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Sorting- A fun Garbage Can Activity
🗑️ Fun Garbage Can Sorting Activity – Animals, Food, Clothing & Vehicles Make sorting and categorizing a blast with this hands-on sorting activity! Perfect for speech therapy, preschool, kindergarten, or early elementary students, this interactive game helps children strengthen language development, categorization, and critical thinking skills — all while having fun! ✨ What’s Included Sorting Mats: 4 colorful garbage cans labeled Animals, Food, Clothing, and Vehicles Sorting Cards: Eng
PreK - 1st
For All Subjects, Vocabulary
Apples, Pumpkins and Halloween Centers
🎃 Apples, Pumpkins & Halloween Language Centers Age Range: 3–6 years | Theme: Fall, Apples, Pumpkins & Halloween Bring hands-on fun and language learning together this fall with these Apples, Pumpkins, and Halloween Centers! Perfect for speech-language pathologists, preschool teachers, and early childhood educators, this engaging set is designed to build essential communication and pre-literacy skills through play-based activities. 🌟 What’s Included: Apple “Go Togethers” Game Teach asso
PreK - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary
Parent Handout for Ages 2-3
🌟 Speech and Language Development Handouts for Parents (Ages 2–3)By Mindy Olson, Creating CommunicatorsHelp parents understand what to expect and how to support their child’s communication development! These beautiful, parent-friendly handouts explain what typical speech and language skills look like — and when to seek extra support — in a way that’s clear, encouraging, and easy to share. 💬 What’s Included✅ Parent Handout: Ages 2–3 – Early speech & language milestones, practical home ti
PreK
For All Subjects
Parent Handout For Ages 4-6
🌟 Speech and Language Development Handouts for Parents (Ages 4–6)By Mindy Olson, Creating CommunicatorsHelp parents understand what to expect and how to support their child’s communication development! These beautiful, parent-friendly handouts explain what typical speech and language skills look like — and when to seek extra support — in a way that’s clear, encouraging, and easy to share. 💬 What’s Included✅ Parent Handout: Ages 4-6 – Early speech & language milestones, practical home
PreK - K
For All Subjects
Arctic Theme
Arctic Theme! Here are 30+ pages of fun activities. This includes a circle story for your group, concept pictures, and an association language activity. This is great for kinder and grade 1 with home readers and practice printing arctic-themed vocabulary. If you have any questions, please email me at mindy@creatingcommunicators.net. Thank you! Did you know?Check the green star! Follow my store to see new resources up to 50% off!TpT Credits: Review purchased products to get credits toward your
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary
Seven Sacred Teachings Interactive Book
Hello! Here is a simple interactive book for younger children to open up the conversation about the Seven Sacred Teachings (Grandfather Teachings). It is a simple interactive book that explores the Seven Sacred Teachings and the animals that represent each one. Let me know if you have any questions! Mindy@creatingcommunicators.net Did you know?Check the green star! Follow my store to see new resources up to 50% off!TpT Credits: Review purchased products to get credits toward your next purchaseI
PreK - 2nd
Native Americans, Vocabulary
Interactive Book- Early Skills
Here is a cute interactive book for preschoolers. All of these skills are important language skills for all children. The books included are: concepts beginning sounds opposites. Easy to prep and use over and over. Did you know? Check the green star! Follow my store to see new resources up to 50% off!TpT Credits: Review purchased products to get credits toward your next purchase If you have a question or issue, you can email me at Mindy@creatingcommunicators.net. It is important that you are ha
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts
Valentine Interactive Book
FREEBIE ALERT! Hey Followers! Here is a quick product you can use for Valentine's day. It is an interactive book that targets pronouns, concepts and prepositions. You can also place the pieces in your favourtie February thyemed sensory bin. Be sure to follow and leave me feedback! Much gratitude! If you have questions email me at Mindy@creatingcommunicators.net. Creating Communicators WebsiteInstagramFACEBOOK
PreK - 1st
Valentine Sounds
Hello! I have created this resource to be used the way you need them in your classroom. They are great for phonemic awareness practice, and they are all cvc words that don’t begin with vowels. You can also get a small mailbox and have them put them in the mailbox after they identify the target you have chosen. I have also included a printing page for phonics practice. You can: *hide them around the classroom and have the children identify the first, middle or ending sounds. *You can use them a
K - 1st
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Free Play Fine Motor Bin
Fine Motor Bin- Free play! Fine motor bin for preschool and kindergarten. All of these items were purchased at the Dollar store. This bin works on: scissor skillshand strengthpincer grasppencil graspin hand manipulationand much more!!
PreK - K
Monster Sort -FREEBIE
Cute Freebie just before Halloween! Feed the monsters with the correct cookies. Each monster has a category and there are 4 corresponding cookies for each category. Excellent language center for preschool and kinder. The categories are clothing, transportation, holiday traditions, food, living room items, and animals. Really simple center to try out for Halloween in you classroom, I use it during my monster theme. Just print and laminate! Enjoy! If you have questions email me at Mindy@creating
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts
7 Sacred Teachings Activity
This cute and informative freebie is great for children. They can demonstrate their knowledge of each of the 7 sacred teachings. If you have questions email me at Mindy@creatingcommunicators.net. Creating Communicators WebsiteInstagramFACEBOOK
1st - 4th
Canadian History, Character Education, Native Americans
Holiday Cookies- Language Interactive Books and Centers
This 33 page Holiday themed pack consists of fun activities that you can use in therapy, the classroom, or as centers. The topics covered are: ConceptsVocabulary (sorting items)Go Togethers (items that are associated)OppositesPronounsWH questionsand Verbs.If you have questions email me at Mindy@creatingcommunicators.net. Creating Communicators WebsiteInstagramFACEBOOK
PreK - K
English Language Arts
Arctic Activities
Arctic Activities! Here is everything you need for preschool/kindergarten or speech therapy. There are so many activities included in this 100+ page pack. There are Language activities: including vocabulary, sorting activity and concept interactive bookletPhonological awareness activities: including rhyming, syllables, beginning, medial and ending sounds, and segmenting CVC words.Phonics activities- sort the sounds, match the letter to beginning soundsFun activities- feed the animal activities
PreK - K
English Language Arts
Gingerbread Man and Holiday Centers
Holiday centers that target association matchupsopposites gingerbread story pieces for retelling and sequencewordless gingerbread man story fine motor gingerbread mats for crafts and activities And other fun Holiday themed activities!
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts
The 7 Sacred Teachings
The 7 Sacred Teachings This package is great for your class. There are group activities that work on memory, language skills, & colouring. These activities are great to teach the 7 sacred teachings: RESPECT HUMILITY LOVE COURAGE TRUTH HONESTY WISDOM. You can use this pack to build around your First Nations beliefs. There are 68 pages! UPDATE Aug 2025- I've added some more activities! Mindy
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Native Americans
V & V Structure Card - Poster
V & V Poster size prompts for your classroom :)
4th - 7th
English Language Arts
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About the store
Experience
I have worked as a speech-language pathology assistant for more than 20 years, and I have more than 25 years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
Creating Communicators provides online therapy, training for staff on how to provide speech and language therapy, and ideas for teachers on how to increase speech and language in the classroom.
Owner of Creating Communicators,
Mindy
Check out my blog http://creatingcommunicators-mindy.blogspot.ca/
www.creatingcommunicators.net
Teaching style
Different with every child! Show them, don't tell them and always make it fun.
I love to play games and providing fun, hands on engaging activities.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Hannen Certified- You Make the Difference
Triple P Parenting Certified
My own education history
I have a Rehabilitation services diploma from Grande Prairie Regional College and a Speech Language Pathology Assistant diploma from Grant MacEwan University.
I have been working as a Speech Language Pathology Assistant since 2002.
Additional biographical information
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." - Dalai Lama
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