Focused Enrichment
Activities for Home
Primary & Elementary Students
Articulation: Model Model Model!
There are many sites for resources for specific sound production. You can google 'picture words with /th/' or go to specific sites. Please see the Articulation Tab for more ideas (fyi, mommyspeechtherapy.com is great!) I also use the app 'Articulation Station.' The students love it. It comes with a couple of free sounds but the other sounds need to be purchased.
Board Games: Any games that promote interaction, conversation and building of vocabulary
Go Fish, Uno, Memory, Guess Who, Apples to Apples Jr., Headbands, 5 Second Rule Jr., Clue or Clue Jr.
Listening games and activities for preschoolers:
https://www.virtualspeechcenter.com/blog/214/20-listening-games-and-activities-for-preschoolers
Following directions:
https://www.home-speech-home.com/following-directions-activities.html
Easy Speech and Language CRAFT Ideas:
https://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/crafts-for-speech/
Listening and reading comprehension (Gr. 2-4):
http://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/
Read a book with your child or have your child read a book to you, they can even make up a story based on just looking at the pictures----Ask a simple question about a picture using:"Who" "What", "Where", "When", “How”,"Why"
If your child has a favorite book, change the story while reading it and see if he/she notices it was changed. Ask what is wrong and what it should be.
***Please see under the Pragmatic Language Tab all of the short films listed. Great for all ages. Some have words, some do not. Students can do retells, identify the problem/solution, learn about perspective taking, etc. Older students should journal about these short films and connect the theme to their own personal experiences.
Middle School Students
Board Games: Any games that promote interaction, conversation and building of vocabulary
Apples to Apples, Times Up!, Headbanz, Outburst, 5 Second Rule, Moods, Catch Phrase
Pictionary, Memory match games, Can you name 5?
Social skills fun activities:
- Drawing/coloring
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- Arts and Crafts- making slime, painting, etc..
- Practice with your musical instruments
- Write music or poems
- Create stories
- Challenge yourself to learn something new like: crocheting or drawing (many great You Tube vidoes)
- Write a letter to grandparent or family member
- Practice phone skills by calling a relative you haven't spoken with in while
- Scrapbooking
- Board games
- Obstacle courses and include exercises such as: Core exercises such as sit ups, push ups, planks, etc.
- Completing daily chores
- Baking or cooking with guardian permission and supervision
Reading for perspective taking skills
Fun things you can read besides books, social skills too!
http://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/
Social Skills- Look for free social skills activities posted by each website
APPS:
Gr. 5-12
Heads Up, Word Scapes, Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune, Words with Friends, Word Stacks
Word Search, Boggle with Friends, 4 Pics 1 Word, Words Story, Toontastic, Trivia Crack
Stop-Categories Word Game, Hear Coach, Isentence,Story builder, IExpressive