Language Activities
List of Games/Activities to Facilitate Speech and Language
Bubbles- requesting, counting, prepositions
Play Doh- requesting, following directions
Puzzles- labeling, requesting, turn taking
"I Spy"- turn taking, describing, categorizing
Heads Up- describing, turn taking
Would You Rather..? (pragmatics, questions)
Arts and Crafts- following directions, requesting, prepositions
Scavenger Hunts- following directions, reasoning
Pop-up Pirate- color awareness, counting, turn taking
Guess Who- inferencing, asking/answering questions
Headbanz- categorization, reasoning
5 Second Rule- naming, vocabulary, categorization
Connect 4- prepositions, turn taking
Zingo- naming, spelling, categorization
BOARD GAMES are a great way to learn the following skills:
Turn taking, communication, vocabulary, following directions, resilience, healthy competition, literacy, math skills, reasoning, problem solving, fine motor skills, joint attention, sequencing, articulation, inferencing, WH questions, body language, etc.
*The majority of games/activities can incorporate all of these skills*