Speech games

Toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary students alike love using games for speech therapy! Lucky for us SLPs we often have a collection of games for speech therapy that we use. Over the years, I have collected a variety of speech therapy games and I have compiled a list of the best games for speech therapy. These games are all quick turn taking games and can be used to get a tonne of trials while targeting a variety of speech therapy goals, such as: articulation, phonology, apraxia of…

Low-prep/no-prep articulation activities for kids! Find 12 quick & easy game ideas you can use with your students in speech therapy today!

Use barrier games in speech therapy to target social skills, expressive and receptive language skills, and much more. Barrier games are a fun way to encourage conversation between students. You could even have a child give YOU some directions to follow as you play together!

Confession time...I'm a terrible singer. Like, turrible. But I don't let that stop me (Follow your dreams, people) from belting out my own little diddies and dance moves in my therapy sessions. Why? Mostly because it draws attention and makes my students laugh. But also, I know that movements and chants and rhymes can all help my students engage and learn. Like the kind of learning that sticks. Let's take a look at some research:

What’s its function or purpose? This is the number one question I ask myself when I pick an activity or game for therapy. There is no doubt that my students enjoy playing games during speech therapy; however, I cringe when I am walking with a student back to class and their teacher asks, “what do […]

There are SO many everyday items that can be super fun and effective to use when targeting speech and language skills. In this blog post you will find ideas about how to use muffin tins and cups in the therapy room or at home.These activity ideas are ideal for preschoolers and early elementary aged children. CUP IDEAS

Someone is learning and making progress! Meredith of Peachie Speechie and I (Mandi of Panda Speech) have teamed up to talk about how we play games in speech! It is a commonly known fact that SLPs use board games in therapy sessions to engage their students. It is definitely not as easy as it sounds! We have to incorporate other materials relevant to each of the student’s objectives in between turns, not to mention cueing and modeling social skills. Let me say this, it is NOT all fun and game

Speech therapy at home can be affective, and fun by using these 6 simple tips and tricks for practicing at home. Use games, art, sensory bins and more!

I guarantee if you left me alone to wander through a school, I'd end up rummaging through cabinets to see what resources teachers and therapists had stashed away in their closets. Since we live in

There are SLPs out in the world that are the queens and kings of using everyday items in speech therapy. DIY speech therapy materials are the best because they are kind on the wallet and helpful for a lot of goals. Bottle caps are an amazing household item that SLPs can use in speech therapy! (amazon […]