by BeckyWanca
on May 6, 2012
in Articulation, Articulation, Basic Concepts, Basic Concepts, Colors, Colors, Games and Activities, Games and Activities, Ideas, Language, Language, Matching, Matching, Materials, Speech, Speech
I’ve always got my eye out for easy and fun activities to use in my sessions and share with you. I saw this activity on PBS Kids Sprout a while back and loved it! It’s easy for little ones to do and is a an adaptable and easy craft. I’ve included free printable pages of [...]
by BeckyWanca
on April 28, 2012
in Baseball, Games and Activities, Language, Materials, Math, Sequencing, Sports, Themes
These baseball cards are great for working on a variety of number-based skills. Students can practice counting objects and matching the amount to the correct number, sequencing numbers, and comparing amounts with “more than” and “less than”. There are many language concepts in math and the skills you can address with these cards help provide [...]
by BeckyWanca
on April 19, 2012
in Bingo Games, Game Types, Games and Activities, Language, Materials, Reading, Rhyming
These colorful pictures make it fun to practice identifying words that rhyme! Two levels of play (3×3 boards and 4×4 boards) are available for our members. Each of these levels includes six bingo boards and a page of calling cards. The materials provided can be used in a few different ways. Bingo Play bingo by saying [...]
by BeckyWanca
on April 15, 2012
in Games and Activities, Language, Materials
Working on “always”, “sometimes”, and “never” can be tricky if your students have limited background knowledge about certain topics. For example, if your students are unfamiliar with earth-space science, they may not be able to accurately answer whether the planets always, sometimes, or never orbit the sun. It’s for this reason that I’ve made a [...]
by BeckyWanca
on April 10, 2012
in Games and Activities, Kitchen and Food, Language, Materials, Math, Other Themes, Picnic, Seasons, Spring, Themes
Some language impaired students need direct, specific instruction for learning concepts such as “neither”, “either”, and “both”. Use this cute caterpillar activity to teach and reinforce the meanings of these terms. How to use the materials After reading a card or rebus sentence, your student puts the two food items listed in front of him. [...]
by BeckyWanca
on April 1, 2012
in Grammar, Language, Materials, Seasons, Spring, Themes
Working on parts of speech may seem like something that should happen in the classroom, not in language therapy. But consider that metalinguistics, an awareness of the rules of language, is critical for language development. And it’s not surprising that students with language impairments often have poor metalinguistic skills. I have found that while all [...]