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SCE Speech Daily Email Activities
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6/4/20 - SUMMER HOME PACKETS
Use the link to access summer home worksheets, including: Daily Calendars (Language and Articulation), Home Programs (information for targeting specific goals), and a list of fun car games/activities. You can also use the resources that I shared yesterday.
6/3/20 - Home Therapy Websites
Here are some great sites to use this summer. Check them out and let me know if you have any questions. Tomorrow I will share a full summer packet.6/2/20 - Summer Seek and Say
Use the Summer Speech and Language worksheets to practice speech sounds and vocabulary. If you have access to a printer, it's a fun page for your student to color!6/1/20 - Phonological Awareness Calendar
Phonological Awareness involves many skills with regard to sound identification and manipulation. It can be a great tool for literacy development. This calendar includes daily activities for you and your child to practice phonological awareness. If the tasks provided are too easy for your student, you can read an appropriate book and then apply the same tasks to bigger words. If the tasks provided are too difficult for your child, you can model them while reading a book.5/29/20 - *Today marks the last day of eLearning. I will continue to provide home Speech activities until June 4th. I will also provide summer calendars so you can work on Speech and Language at home over the summer. Please feel free to email or call me if you need anything or if there is anything I can do for your family as the school year ends. I have absolutely loved working with your children and I have missed them a lot!
Work with your child to determine the correct order of the pictures. Have your child tell the story in order using sequence language (e.g., first, then, last). For students with speech sound errors: make sure to use your best sounds when telling the story. Practice any words that are difficult to say. For older students: tell the story verbally and then write an expanded version of the story. Be sure to add details and new information (be creative!). Use great sentences! For nonverbal students: ask your child receptive questions about the story that can be answered through gestures, actions, or pointing. Imitate the actions in the pictures while you retell the story in order- emphasize new vocabulary words and action words.5/28/20 - What's Wrong?
Study the picture with your child. How many things can you find that are wrong? What should they look like? Encourage your child to use great sentences and complete explanations if possible. If your child is minimally verbal, work on imitating words and receptively identifying silly parts of the picture. If your child is working on speech sounds, in addition to finding all the silly parts of the picture, have them find 5-10 items with their sound(s) in them. Practice those words in word drills and sentences.5/27/20 - Backwards Sentence Challenge
Write any sentence with at least 8 words. Now write it backwards (e.g., "words 8 least at with sentence any Write). Try saying it over and over until you can say it with great speech sounds every time. If you're working on language, try it again and make a longer sentence, then longer and longer. Can you make a 15 word sentence that makes sense?5/26/20 - Homonyms
Practice homonyms with you student. Use the worksheets to talk about how words can sound the same but mean two different things. If your child is working on speech sounds, they should find the words on the second page with their target sound(s) and practice those words 5 times each. For older students: challenge your child to think of words that sound the same AND are spelled the same, but mean different things. Like trunk and bow and bat.5/22/20 - Weird, but true!
National Geographic has galleries with weird, but true information about all kinds of things! Have your student browse around and find some interesting facts to share. Encourage great sentences and speech sounds when sharing the facts. I always love to learn new things, too!5/21/20 - Hidden Picture Games
Highlights has Hidden Picture games on their website. This is a great opportunity to talk about vocabulary, prepositions, and practice speech sounds. Vocabulary - Name the items you find. What other items are around it? What category does it go in? What do we do with that item? Prepositions - Describe where you found the item. Use words like: in, on, over, under, beside. Speech Sounds - How many hidden items have your sound(s) in their name? How many other items in the picture can you find with your sound(s)? Find 5 total items with your sound(s) and practice saying them 10 times each.5/20/20 - Sound Scavenger Hunt
Pick a letter sound (if you're working on articulation, pick one of your target sounds). Try to find 15 things that have that sound in the word. It doesn't have to be at the beginning of the word. Can you find 5 with the sound at the beginning, 5 with the sound in the middle, and 5 with the sound at the end? Remember that some objects can have more than one name (e.g., stove/range, couch/sofa, etc.) - that might help you find more items!5/19/20 - Retelling Stories
Choose at least one of the stories and use the owl cues to retell the story using all the important parts. Working on speech sounds - find all of the words with your sound(s) in the story. Practice those words 3 times each before you retell the story.5/18/20 - Hello from SCE!
I'm at Sue Cleveland today, cleaning out the Speech classroom. I am desperately missing my Speech friends - it is so strange to be at school without them. I'll resume with Speech/Language activities tomorrow, but for today I'd like students to share their favorite part of this school year with their families. Maybe a field trip, or new friend, or book they read... what was their favorite part of the year? I miss you all!5/15/20 - Scavenger Hunt
Happy Friday!It's supposed to be a hot weekend. Here's a little Speech and Language scavenger hunt to enjoy while playing outside.Try to find one thing that fits each description: - Something that starts with the letter R. - Something that has wheels. - Something that can be used inside or outside. - Something that ends with a "t" sound. - Something that can't move at all. - Something that is alive. - Something that is orange. - Something that has a name that is at least 3 syllables long.
I'd love to hear about what you find! Can you find anything that fits in multiple categories?
5/14/20 - Practice Following Directions
Practice basic concepts and following directions with this activity. If it is too hard for your student, use it as an opportunity to teach the concepts (right, left, first, second, third, etc.). If your child is working on speech sounds, have them try to think of a word for each letter that also includes their target sound(s).5/13/20 - Memory Game
Play a memory game! I've provided a link to an online version, or you can play with cards or pictures that you have. Talk about the strategies with your child and encourage them to think about their choices before making them. Have your child name the picture that they see when the card turns over. When a match is made, the student should make a sentence using that word. Use great sounds and encourage good sentence structure while playing.5/12/20 - Farewell Challenge
"See you later, alligator!" "In a while, crocodile!" Try to think of your own, silly farewell phrase! Make sure it rhymes and if you're working on sounds, try to make sure your phrase uses your sound at least once. Good luck!5/11/20 - The Doto
Here's a YouTube read aloud for a book I love! Talk about the story with your student. Ask questions about the characters, events, and details. If your student is working on sounds, encourage them to identify 5-10 words with their target sound(s) and practice those words.5/8/20 - Mad Gab
You can use the link to play Mad Gab online. It's the silly game where you say a random series of words and try to figure out what common phrase they sound like. Example: Dew Wino Hew ("Do I know you?). This game has a lot of relationships to speech sounds, but I won't bore you with the details. It's also really silly and fun and requires some problems solving and logic. It's also a great way to talk about figurative language because a lot of the phrases are idioms. Have fun!5/7/20 - What's the weather?
Have your child check the forecast and deliver the weather report to 3 people. Use great sentences and sounds!5/6/20 - S&Z Questions
Help your child vocabulary, recall, and logic by asking your child these questions. Encourage full sentence answers when appropriate. If your child is working on speech sounds, have them practice at least 5 words that have their target sound(s) in them.5/5/20 - May Activities: Speech - Language
Here are some calendars for daily Speech and Language activities throughout the month of May. I will continue posting daily activities here, as well.5/4/20 - 1 Picture, 20 Questions
Look at the picture and discussion questions with your child. For speech students, ensure they are using their best sounds during the conversation. Try to write down 5 words they used with their sound(s) while talking about the picture, and practice those words. Language students should focus on answering the questions appropriately and then trying to ask three questions of their own (they don't have to be directly about the picture).5/1/20 - The Lorax Video
Take it easy today! Use the link to watch a video of a man rapping The Lorax. It's a fun, unique way to talk about the book with your child. See if you have any rhyming books that you can turn into a song!4/30/20 - The Kitchen Picture
Articulation: Find the words in the list that have your sound(s) and circle them or write them down. Are there any other items in the picture that have your sound(s)? Practice all those words. Language: Answer the questions about the kitchen picture. Can you think of any other questions to ask?4/29/20 - Antonyms
Complete the antonyms worksheet (no need to print - you can just talk about it and point to items). Talk about opposites. Advanced students: find items in your house that are opposites in some way. Speech sound students: before working on the antonyms, first circle all items that have your sound(s) somewhere in their name.4/28/20- Compare and Contrast - Outer Space
-List similarities and differences between these items. For younger students: focus on simple similarities and differences and short responses (e.g., moon at night, sun during the day). For older students: try to focus on more complex similarities and differences and use of complete sentences (e.g., The sun gives off light by itself, but the moon just reflects the light from the sun.) -Students working on speech sounds should identify their speech sounds in their statements and practice using great speech while comparing and contrasting.4/27/20 - Speech Picture Story
Read the picture story with your child. Encourage them to retell the story using great sounds. Ask questions about the main events and details of the story and check for comprehension. Encourage your child to create a picture story of their own! I'd love to see some silly examples!4/24/20 - Would You Rather?
Here are some fun 'Would You Rather?' questions that you can use to work on articulation and language at home. Encourage your child to use great speech sounds and answer questions in complete sentences. Prompt them to explain their answers and tell you what makes their choice better than the other one.4/23/20 - Naming Activity
This is originally written as an articulation activity, but it is also a great language activity for vocabulary development! If your child is working on language, pick any letter/sound to complete the task.4/22/20 - Earth Day Following Directions
Simplify the directions for your student, if needed. It can also be helpful for students to repeat the directions aloud (with great sounds).4/21/20 - Vocabulary- Three Choices
Language: Complete the activity as described. Expand: Generate a definition for the selected word (category, function, parts, materials, location). For older students: pick three sentences at random and write a story that uses all three sentences. Nonverbal language: Reduce sentence completion choices to two options. Read sentences and present options using hands (hold up one hand, say one option- then second hand, second option). Student should touch/indicate which hand is correct to finish the sentence. Articulation: Say each sentence using your best sounds. Identify which sentence uses your sound the most.4/20/20 - Terrific Tongue Twisters
Articulation: Have your child practice saying each tongue twister slowly, using their best sounds. Then try to go faster and faster. Don't forget those great sounds!Language: Have fun with your child as you both try to say each tongue twister as fast as you can. Take some of the key words in the twister and try to create a new sentence that can be added to the end.4/10/20 - 4/19/20 - SPRING BREAK
4/9/20 - Rhyming Activities
Rhyming is a great way to work on early literacy skills. It is also a great skill to have for older students working on poetry writing. If your child is working on speech sounds, encourage them to use great sounds while completing the activities.4/8/20 - What Doesn't Belong?
Expand: Language: Discuss why the different item doesn't belong. Is it in a different category? Does it serve a different function? Can you think of more things that would fit with the item that doesn't belong? Articulation: Generate a sentence to explain your answer. Use your best sounds while sharing that sentence.4/7/20 - Multisyllabic Words
Expand:Articulation: Say each word and clap out the syllables. Only color the pictures with names that include your target sound(s). Make a sentence using the word for each colored picture. Language – Story-telling: Say each word and clap out the syllables. Pick three items per page to color. Make up a silly story that includes those three items. Be sure to use good story language (e.g., first, then, last). Language - Vocabulary: Say each word and clap out the syllables. Pick one item per page and try to list: category, function, appearance, materials, parts, and location. (Example: Elephant. –Animal. -Walks, eats, sprays out of his trunk. –Huge, gray. –Made of skin, bone, blood. –Four legs, two large ears, tail, big belly, trunk, tusks. –Found in Africa, India, Zoos.)Non-verbal Language: Name each picture and clap out the syllables. Describe an item and have your child identify and point to the item you’re describing. Start with easy tasks then use harder clues to challenge them. Ask questions that can be answered based on the pictures on the page (e.g., If you had to go somewhere really far away, how would you get there? –Airplane.)4/6/20 - Speech and Language Fun
Here's a handout with a list of ways to work on Speech and Language skills though board games and apps at home. It's always good to incorporate a little fun!4/3/20 - Spring Questions
Expand:Articulation: If your child makes errors with a word, model the correct production of the word. If your child is able to imitate your model, have them repeat it a few times and repeat the sentence they made. If you child is not able to imitate your model, say it a few times so they can hear the correct production, then move on. Language: Expand on the questions. Example: ‘Why do we need umbrellas?’ What parts are there on an umbrella? Walk me through the steps of using an umbrella. Can you think of any time other than rain that an umbrella would be helpful? Tell me a story with an umbrella in it.4/2/20 - Loaded Sound Scenes
Expand: Articulation: Name as many items as you can, use your good speech sounds. Tell a story about the picture. Record yourself telling the story and identify any errors you made with your sounds. Language: What are the absurd things in the picture? Why are they so silly? Can you describe a similar scene that would make more sense? Tell a story about the picture. Be sure to use your story words (first, next, then, last). Your story should have a main idea and include details from the picture. Language: If your child communicates nonverbally, ask questions about the picture that can be answered through gestures or actions. Show me where the __ is. Where are the __? Can you move like a __? What is next to the __?4/1/20 - Describing
Expand:-Put all the descriptors into a long definition. Example: A bike is a kind of transportation. It can take you places, as long as they’re not too far away. It can be any color and it has two wheels, a seat, handlebars, and pedals. It is bigger than a scooter, but smaller than a car. You can find a bike in a garage or shed, usually. You can buy one in the sporting section of a store. -Find two items from the ten that share a descriptor in common. How many common things can you find? Be creative!3/31/20 - Power of Books
Take some time to read with your child and work on their speech and language using the suggestions on the worksheet. The sheet includes ideas for articulation (speech sounds), language, fluency (stuttering), and pragmatics (social skills).3/30/20 - Bunny Story - Visual Answers
Expand:Language: Talk about gardens! What is a garden? What are some things that grow in a garden? Can you name three fruits that may grow in a garden? Three vegetables? Who takes care of a garden? What tools do people use to take care of a garden? What kind of weather is good for a garden? Language: Retell the story! Have your child retell you the story. What happened first, second, third fourth? Encourage them to use sequencing words: First, then, next, last, etc.Articulation: Have your child circle all the words in the story that include their target sound(s). Practice saying them in words and sentences. Have your child retell the story using their best speech sounds.3/27/20 - Same and Different
For today, I want the kids to think about people they see, places they go, things they do, and consider:-3 things that are the SAME as they were when school was open-3 things that are DIFFERENT right now3/26/20 - Picture Search
Today’s activity is a picture search! Count how many of each item you and your child can find (answers included). Expand:Articulation – have your child say each word 5 times and then in a sentence. Make sure they use their best sounds. Language - have your child develop a meaningful sentence using each word. Try to encourage them to use a variety of sentence structures, including statements, questions, and exclamations.3/25/20 - Spring Homophones
Homophones can make reading a little more challenging. It’s important for kids to understand that there can be more than one meaning for a words that sound the same. Talk through the worksheet with your child – if they are working on articulation, have them read the sentences with good speech sounds. (It may help to circle the letters with their target sounds.)3/24/20 - Household Categorization
If your child is working on speech sounds, you can work on their target sounds in the context of the activity.3/23/20 - School snow day - no activity
3/20/20 - Mystery Word/Drawing Activity
Your student can use the given guidelines to try to draw the pictures associated with each of the 6 letters. (You can print the pages or work off the screen and draw on a separate sheet of paper.) - Have your student mix up the 6 letters and try to determine the mystery word. They can email me when they know what it is! The first five correct responses will get a small prize when we get back to school. - Use the drawing activity to build upon your child’s speech and language skills. Here are some ideas:o Set a timer for one minute for each given letter. Work together to name as many words as possible that start with that letter. Make sure your child correctly produces each word. Take the picture with the least amount of words generated – make a sentence using each of those words. Again, make sure your child uses great sounds. o Have your child draw a picture scene that includes the given picture. Your child should then describe the picture to you using good sounds and meaningful sentences. o Help your child write a story that includes all 6 elements (alligator, insect, lion, etc.). Write the story and have your child illustrate it.3/19/20 - Jokes!