SLP Lesson Plan Memberships: The Best Way to Work Smarter, not harder!

​We've all been there- between paperwork, evaluations, IEP meetings, bus/lunch/recess duty, PD that doesn't apply to our profession, fire drills, etc- sometimes there just isn't time to plan the therapy we envision. More than once, I've decided on a therapy activity while walking the students down the hall for their session. In general, those sessions have worked- a hallmark of being an SLP is being able to think on our feet and modify sessions as needed- but having an overall goal and theme for sessions is a useful practice. Thankfully, many talented SLP's have created membership-based sites that do much of the planning for you, so I've compiled a list of those sites below to help you work smarter, not harder! 

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3DSLP

3DSLP is a subscription box run by amazing SLP Amy Kunstle. It combines literacy-based activities with materials guided by Universal Design for Learning tenets. It's mission is "To delight, de-stress and deliver to you high quality, professionally-curated language and literacy materials to teach and empower children through language learning." Each month's box has a specific theme, ranging from cars to spring foods and once they're gone, they're gone. I've used this resource myself and was able to use it for an entire month of therapy with a preschool age caseload. 
Ages: 

• 3DSLP Original: Ages 5 and up (due to small parts)
• 3DSLP Jr: Age 3-5. 

Contents:

• book
• worksheets
• game
• surprise gift for you!

Price: $50/box

The Speech Therapy Solution

Carrie Clark, CCC-SLP, founded The Speech Therapy Solution as a way to help make other SLP's lives easier. It includes many different options for learning, materials, and feedback. 
Ages: Not specified; school-based SLPs
Contents:

• The SLP Survival Kit: ready-to-go therapy materials, with more sent weekly
  
• Low-Prep Materials Library: worksheets and activities you can print and go
  
• On-demand Training Videos: covers over 300 different topics, based on questions that other group members have asked
• Mini-Course Library: includes the following courses (as of July 2017) 
  • Using AAC to Help Minimally-Verbal Children Communicate
  • SLP’s Field Guide to Speech Therapy for Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
  • What to Work on in Speech/Language Therapy for Children with Autism
  • SLP’s Field Guide to Improving Fluency and Decreasing Stuttering
  • Where to Start in Therapy for Children who aren’t Speaking Yet
  • SLP’s Field Guide to Working with Children with Behavior Problems
  • SLP’s Field Guide to Improving Social Language Skills in Children
  • How to Improve Syntax and Grammar Skills in Children with Language Delays
• Monthly Webinars: beginning Fall 2017, these will be ASHA approved for CE hours! 
• Private Facebook Group and Website Membership Forum: ask questions and connect with other SLPs
• Discounts on Carrie's library of e-books

Price:

• $200/year or $20/month for Premium Membership (includes all of the above)
  
• $50/month or $5/year for Lite Membership (includes SLP Survival Kit, weekly emails, and Materials Library only) 

SLP Now Membership

Marisha is an SLP who loves to share her amazing organization tips and tricks along with helpful information for other SLPs. She created the SLP Now membership to save other SLPs time and headaches. 
Ages: not specified; school-based SLPs
Contents: 

• Literacy & theme-based activities: book guides, crafts, open-ended activities, reading passages, etc. 
• Common-Core Aligned Resource Library
• Organizational Tools: including a planner designed for SLPs
• Private Facebook Group and SLP Now Membership Forum: ask questions and connect with other SLPs
• Chat support for technical questions
• Digital tools for caseload management, therapy planner, and more (*available soon)

Price: $120/year or $12/month

SLP ToolKit

More of set of therapy tools than a lesson plan membership site per se, SLP Toolkit was created by SLPs Lisa Kathman and Sarah Bevier to streamline paperwork for SLPs.
Ages:  3-adult
Contents: online resources accessible anywhere including

• Present Level Assessments: screen any child on your caseload with customizable screeners
• Goal Bank: choose from preset goals or write your own. Includes targeted skills, levels of cueing, criteria for mastery, assessment methods, and assessment frequency in all goals. 
• Caseload Management: record each student's demographics, IEP/Evaluation dates, service times, and treatment area
• Strategies List: use for accommodations on IEPs. 

Price: FREE for 5 or fewer students; $180/year or $19/month for unlimited students

Those are the sites I know about. Let me know if you have a favorite site in the comments or an email! 

Happy learning!