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Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope that everyone has a restful and blessed break.
Please fill out the following worksheet for homework and return it when we come back!
It is my pleasure to serve your child, if you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]
Sarah Beckman M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Peek At Speech: The Little Red Hen
Theme: Harvest/Farm
Book: The Little Red Hen
Vocabulary: pig, duck, flour, little, grain, goose, hen, cat, wheelbarrow, eat, bake, plant
This week in speech we are reading The Little Red Hen as part of our farm animal theme. We will be talking about farm animals and sorting between farm animals and other(ocean/zoo) animals. We will be discussing WHERE they live (farm vs. ocean vs. zoo). In addition, we will continue to discuss the concepts of Who is in our story, Where our story takes place, and How do the characters in our story feel? We will also talk about What the characters do (events) in our story. Suggested activities to complete with your child to incorporate both language enhancing strategies and articulation practice include:
1. Here is a sequencing activity about how the hen makes the bread. Help your child put the pictures in order and work on describing/telling what is in the picture. Practice using cohesive ties, such as “first, then, next.” Try to incorporate the story of The Little Red Hen while completing this activity.
2. Here is a worksheet that provides practice answering wh questions from our story.
3. Here are some pictures of characters/items from our story. Please color the pictures as directed. Practice describing and increasing utterance length, for example, "I see a red hen."
4. Make puppets with the following pictures. Practice retelling the story using the character puppets. Make sure to practice, "Not I!!"
5. Here are the vocabulary words for the unit. Practice expressing and identifying the words.
**Use these activities to practice articulation for target sounds and fluency skills. If your child says his/her target sound incorrectly, take the opportunity to repeat back what your child said and over emphasize the target sounds. Talk about how your child can HEAR the sounds produced and can LOOK in a mirror to watch their mouth produce the sounds. If your child has bumpy speech while completing an activity, practice with your child using smooth and slow, easy speech. Remind them to slow down when expressing their ideas to help increase fluent speech.
It is my pleasure to serve your child, if you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]
Sarah Beckman M.Ed., CCC-SLP