Love is in the Air
- have a big heart
- eat your heart out
- have your heart set on it
- a heart of gold
- cold-hearted
- pour out your heart
- wear your heart on your sleeve
- cross your heart
- with all your heart
- from the bottom of your heart
- heart and soul
- heart skipped a beat
- change of heart
- heavy heart
- whole-hearted
- half-hearted
- in my heart of hearts
Another way to stimulate speech is with thought provoking questions.
- What would be a great gift to give a woman/ man on Valentine's Day?
- What is the best/ worst Valentine's Day gift you ever received?
- What happens to people when they fall in love?
- What are some Valentine's Day traditions you enjoy?
- How have dating traditions changed over the years?
- What's your opinion about on line dating?
- What's your idea of a perfect date?
Print copies of this heart shaped word search to address scanning, reading, attention and/or concentration. For extra fun, use a pink highlighter to complete the task.
For patients that need to improve oral motor strength or range of motion, assign homework: ask that they give or blow 10 kisses before your next session. No one has ever refused this assignment!
Have a conversation about conversation hearts. Take turns reading and discussing the sayings printed on the tiny candies. Feel free to eat as you go! Brainstorm your own list of two or three word expressions that would be appropriate for printing on a heart. To target writing, cut out construction paper hearts and have your patient write a few of these new sayings on the heart shaped candy. Use them for door or window decorations when you're through.
