Online Activities
Articulation
Articulation Games (by Tracy Gefroh Boyd) Play a variety of fun games to practice r's, s's, l's, sh's and ch's.
Speechers Articulation Activities by Lonn Swanson
The Tongue Twister Database - What speech therapist doesn't love using tongue twisters to practice speech sounds! Here are a bunch of them!
Wacky Web Tales - These "Mad Lib" activities are great for practicing speech sounds. Just have your student think of words containing their sounds, then read their Wacky Web Tale aloud. Lots of fun for 3rd grade and up.
Language
General
KinderCrafts - Easy to make crafts for kids to integrate into your language lessons. Use for following directions, sequencing, explaining procedures, andvocabulary.
Zoom Classroom - An online elementary classroom with lessons in Geography, Science, Language Arts, and more. Take time to explore. There's lots here.
Grammar
Mrs. Casserly's More Fun with Speech and Language Page.
English Activities Homonyms, verb tenses, contractions, parts of speech and more.
Grammar Crackers -Grammar Games by Lonn Swanson
Have Fun Headquarters by Tracy Gefroh Boyd - Lots of fun language games to practice synoyms, antonyms, idioms, categories, grammar, rhyming, and analogies. Check it out!
Idioms and Figurative Language
Cambridge Dictionary of Idioms - Worksheets you can download for your students. Preview these before using...I noticed some mature language
Origin of Phrases - Site for figurative language
Vocabulary
Mrs. Casserly's More Fun with Speech and Language Page.
Compound Clues Get practice with compound words, opposites, synonyms, and defining words.
Crossword Express - Online crossword puzzles. (Number puzzles available too!)
Discovery School Look under their teaching tools for the vocabulary quiz whiz tool and make up a vocabulary quiz for any words you are working on in no time at all.
Fluency Through Fables - Develop vocabulary by working with fables. Activities are included.
Online Games and Activities at Syvum - Here you will find activities for synonyms, antonyms, comprehension, plurals, defining, past tense, spelling, and proverbs. If you like them, you can order more.
Have Fun Headquarters by Tracy Gefroh Boyd - Lots of fun language games to practice synoyms, antonyms, idioms, categories, grammar, rhyming, and analogies. Check it out!
Reading Workshop - Neat site for activities for synonyms, antonyms, analogies, prefixes, suffixes, multiple meanings and more.
Realm of Laughter - Use these jokes for understanding humor.
Realm of Nursery Rhymes - Nursery rhymes are great for developing vocabulary and rhyming skills.
Rhyming Buddies - Also called Stinky Pinky or Hinky Pinkies. Have your students practice rhyming and synonyms.
Vocabulary University Vocabulary tasks for upper elementary through adult ages.
Wild World of Word Challenges Good for rhyming, prefixes, suffixes, idioms, spelling, decoding, and more.
World of Words-Vocabulary games by Lonn Swanson
Word Central- Merriam-Webster's online dictionary for kids. Great for working on defining skills. I also like the "Daily Buzzword".
Words at Random Random House website with dictionary games and quizzes.
One Thousand Free English Vocabulary Building Games The Fun Way to Build Vocabulary Skills!
Sequencing
Sequencing Activities by Tracy Gefroh Boyd Have students sequence steps to explain a procedure. A mystery picture is revealed for a correct response.
GET CAUGHT READING Reading is by far the fundamental skill that affects all other school (or homeschool) learning. A child can learn independently, if they can read. Sure, there are other modes of learning, however, reading is vital to opening the door of knowledge in many areas.
This month is “Get Caught Reading” month, and Learning Games for Kids loves to help get kids reading and having FUN! We’ve got all the letters of the alphabet on our site, ready and waiting to help kiddos understand the symbol and sound associated with each. This is the first step on their reading journey.
Our sister site, Vocabulary Fun has some amazing Phonics games designed to take your child to the next step on the reading adventure. Phonics is the understanding of the sounds associated with the letter symbol, and putting the sounds together into blends.
This word maker game is perfect for those kids who are ready to move on to creating words with the sounds and blends that they’ve learned.
If you’re worried that your child isn’t reading on level, here is a Reading Skills Pyramid that will help you identify your child’s strengths and weaknesses. By identifying weaknesses, you can go back and review and solidify your child’s understanding. A good foundation of the fundamental concepts is essential in building a successful reader.