7 Crafty Ways To Turn Every Day Items Into Speech Therapy Games
- Gina Britt
- Apr 23
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 13
As a speech therapist for over 14+ years, my mission is to provide effective and accessible speech therapy games to keep you entertained...... while you soar above those tricky goals.
This article will give you easy ways to turn every day items into speech therapy games for kids, speech therapy games for middle school, speech therapy games DIY, speech therapy games for elementary, and more!.
Because let’s be honest - winging it without a plan can feel like feathers going everywhere.
This post is all about speech therapy games
01 Uno | Speech Therapy Games For Middle School
Grab a game of Uno and practice working on naming the colors, numbers and don't forget to yell out Uno when you have one card left!
02 Guess What? | Speech Therapy Games DIY
Tear up a sheet of paper, write down random items and pick them out of a cup. Take turns pulling out an item and describe it to the other person without saying the word.
03 Storytelling | Speech Therapy Games For Kids
Grab a random item off your shelf. Use this to inspire a story telling game. Each person goes back and forth and states a sentence that forms a story. This is great for group settings.
04 I Spy | Speech Therapy Games For Elementary
I spy with my little eyes... use the objects around your house or backyard and create a game of eye spy. This is great to work on descriptive words (i.e. colors, shape, sizes, function).
05 Watch A Show | Speech Therapy Games For Older Kids
Watch a free youtube short and talk about the characters, make predictions, label items.. You can also find a show on TV to do the same. See who can spot the most red items and label them. Write them down and compare- whoever found more is the winner!
Youtube short that is simply duck-lightful and full of talking points:
06 Free House Labels | Speech Therapy Games For Articulation
Label household items in the kitchen/bedroom/bathroom/living room. Have a race to see who can collect the most labels. After they are collected practice producing the words and putting them into sentences.
07 PBS Kids | Speech Therapy Games For Kids
Use the free website PBS kids online to find a fun game! I like the game that allows the child to create a magical fairy tale scene. Speak about each action as you go along! Essentially you can use this game to target any of your speech goals.
🐥 Do not get too caught up in the rules of the game game or following the exact directions. Remember your speech therapy goal and ONLY target that.
🐥 This does not have to be time consuming.
🐥Keep your sessions short and sweet.
🐥A short fun session that is super engaging is more effective than an hour of your child being bored and checked out.
Thank you for reading this post about speech therapy games.
Speech therapy tips served with a side of sarcasm.
