Building Blocks Speech and Language

01/22/2026

Shaving cream… but make it a full-body sensory experience 👣✨
Try spreading shaving cream on a tray or mat and exploring it with your feet—squishing, sliding, drawing shapes, or even spelling letters. Sensory play doesn’t have to stop at the hands!
Why full-body sensory play (not just hands) matters:
    •    Supports body awareness & proprioception by engaging larger muscle groups
    •    Builds tactile tolerance in less-used areas like feet
    •    Encourages bilateral coordination and core engagement
    •    Helps with sensory regulation through deep, organizing input
    •    Promotes motor planning as the body figures out new ways to move
    •    Increases confidence and flexibility with new sensations
    •    Feels novel and motivating for kids who avoid messy play with hands
Tip: Start slow, model first, and always follow the child’s lead 💛

01/13/2026

Come join our language groups! These popular classes fill up quickly so sign up soon! Fun activities, social language activities. Contact us for more information at 916-287-1914.

01/13/2026

Pediatric therapists spend hours meeting kids where they are… literally.

Sitting on the floor, squeezing into child-sized furniture, bending, twisting, reaching — all so kids can feel safe, connected, and ready to learn.

It might look silly, but posture, positioning, and proximity matter.
How we sit, move, and engage helps support:
• attention and engagement
• emotional regulation
• joint attention and connection
• learning through play

So yes, our backs hurt 😅
But there’s intention behind every awkward position.

Tiny chairs. Big impact.

12/30/2025

Swinging isn’t “just play.”
It’s powerful vestibular input that helps children regulate their nervous systems, improve focus, and feel more organized in their bodies.

For many kids with sensory processing differences, movement like swinging supports:
✨ emotional regulation
✨ attention and engagement
✨ body awareness and coordination
✨ a sense of calm and safety

When a child seeks movement, their body is communicating a need—not a behavior to stop.
Meeting that need through purposeful play can make learning, transitions, and daily routines feel more manageable.

Play with purpose!

12/08/2025

Check out these upcoming December activities! Enjoy this holiday season with your families! Use this time to teach your child new holiday vocabulary, create family traditions and routines. Reminder that we will be closed on Dec 25 and Jan 1st.

11/05/2025

Our November Newsletter is Here!

It’s packed with fun activities to help your little ones grow and thrive this season! 🍂🦃✨

From engaging fall activities to cozy family routines that build communication skills — there’s something for everyone.
Don’t wait — schedule your Speech or OT evaluation today! Let’s make progress together before the new year!

📞 (916) 287-1914
💻 buildingblocksspeechandlanguage.com

11/03/2025

We hope you all had a wonderful Halloween! Use your candy to “crush” and “mix” into cookie dough and cook with your child. Focus on following directions and repetitive words! Have your child help clean up Halloween decorations. This targets motor movements, following directions, and targeting short phrases like “bye-bye ghost”, “bye-bye pumpkin”. Help your child retell Halloween to others: “first I put on my costume, then we went to houses for candy, last I ate some candy!” Post holidays can be sad but we can still work on our speech, feeding and motor skills!

10/29/2025

🎃🗣️ Halloween Fun for All Communicators! 👻

At Building Blocks Speech & Language, we love helping every child join in the Halloween excitement — whether they use words, gestures, or pictures to communicate!

This Trick-or-Treat bag with a mini core board helps our friends say things like:
🍬 Candy
🎉 Fun
🙏 Thank you
🙋 Help, please!
🎃 Trick or treat!

Every way of communicating is special — and all ways are welcome! 💬
Thank you to our therapists Sophi and Angela for creating these amazing bags! Come and get one at Building Blocks Speech and Language!!

10/28/2025

Exciting News!
Building Blocks Speech & Language now has Occupational Therapy (OT) appointments available immediately!

Our OTs help children build confidence in everyday skills like fine motor coordination, sensory regulation, and self-care — all through play!

✨ No waitlist - for morning, mid afternoon and early morning times.
✨ Expert pediatric therapists
✨ Collaborative care alongside speech therapy

📞 Call us today at 916-287-1914 or visit buildingblocksspeechandlanguage.com to get started!

10/22/2025

Come dress up in a Halloween or Harvest costume next week at Building Blocks Speech and Language!!

10/09/2025

09/26/2025

At Building Blocks Speech & Language, we “be-leaf” in every child’s potential!
Our team of Speech, Language, Feeding, and Occupational Therapists helps kids grow strong skills for every season of life.

Just like these colorful leaves, each child brings something unique and beautiful to the world — and we’re here to nurture their growth.

📍 Rocklin, CA | 💡 Therapy with play, purpose, and progress