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Speech & Language Home Activities Kit

Parent-friendly activities to reinforce speech therapy goals at home. Builds articulation, vocabulary, conversation skills, and reading comprehension using everyday materials.

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01

Articulation Sound Stations

Speech sound production, auditory discrimination, motor planning
Best for ages 3–8
Materials: Index cards, small objects around the house, a paper bag
  1. Choose 1–2 sounds your child is working on with their SLP (e.g., the "S" sound or "R" sound)
  2. Go on a "sound hunt" β€” find 5 objects around the house that start with that sound
  3. Practice saying each word clearly: say it slowly, then fast, then in a sentence
  4. Play "Did I say it right?" β€” say the word correctly and incorrectly, have them identify which
  5. Celebrate every correct attempt β€” accuracy builds through repetition plus positive feedback
Carry 5 picture cards of target words in your bag. Practice during car rides, waiting rooms, anywhere. 5 minutes daily beats 30 minutes on weekends.
02

Vocabulary Treasure Hunt

Vocabulary building, word categorization, verbal expression
Materials: Paper bag or basket, sticky notes, pencil
  1. Pick a category: things that are "soft," things that are "round," things in a kitchen
  2. Give your child a bag and 5 minutes to collect examples from around the house
03

Conversation Builder

Conversational turn-taking, topic maintenance, asking follow-up questions
Materials: A deck of cards (or dice), conversation topic list (write 10–15 topics)
  1. Write 10 conversation topics on slips of paper (school, favorite food, pets, a movie you saw)
  2. Player 1 draws a topic and talks about it for 30–60 seconds
04

Reading Comprehension Retell

Listening comprehension, narrative sequencing, vocabulary in context
Materials: A picture book or short story (5–10 minutes to read aloud)
  1. Read a short story aloud together β€” pause at 2–3 points and ask "What do you think will happen next?"
  2. After reading, ask: "Who is the story about? What did they want? What happened? How did it end?"
05

Oral Motor Exercise Routine

Oral motor strength, speech clarity, jaw stability
Materials: Mirror (handheld or wall), straw, bubble wand,ηΊΈε·Ύ or cheese cloth, a button on a string
  1. Warm-up: Open mouth wide and say "ahhh" for 5 seconds β€” watch in the mirror. Repeat 5 times.
  2. Lip strength: Use a straw to suck water up and down a straw (bubble chase game β€” make the water travel up and down)
06

Sentence Builder Game

Sentence formation, grammatical structure, expressive language
Materials: Index cards or sticky notes, a toy or picture book character (any small figure or doll)
  1. Place 3 picture cards on the table: a person (draw a simple stick figure), a place (house/park/store), and an action (running/jumping/eating)
  2. Have your child pick one card from each pile and put them together: "[Person] [is] [action] [place]"
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