The holiday season can be stressful enough without worrying about continuing to fit speech therapy into busy schedules.
Origami Star Craft with Flashcards
These origami stars are the perfect level of easy to make so you don’t have to fold that carefully meets just hard enough that you think 'wow, I did origami.'
Plus, getting kids to sit down and fold stars can take just a few minutes, or an hour or longer if they’re into it, so it can work well regardless of if you’re an SLP seeing kids for private sessions over break, or a parent looking for a way to get your kids to focus quietly on something for an extended period of time.
Family Games to Promote Speech and Language Practice
There are so many games that are fun for the whole family that encourage talking and language formulation.
Games like CatchPhrase, Apples to Apples, and Taboo for Kids all require kids to practice talking without realizing they’re practicing.
This is great if your child struggles with language formulation or word finding, and is also great as a platform to practice speech sound skills if your child is ready to practice their sound in sentences.
Speech Scavenger Hunt
A speech scavenger hunt is a great way to help keep your kids thinking about speech goals at home.
Keep a running list somewhere easy to access, like the refrigerator or on a note pad somewhere easy to grab, and write their target sound at the top.
Then, encourage them to listen or look for words that have their target sound throughout the day.
Conclusion
These activities can help provide opportunities for practice without making parents seem like a Scrooge.