Kids love toys (that’s a fact) and using toys in therapy can help produce language and target many other goals. It’s also a known fact that many pediatric speech therapists use toys in their speech therapy sessions. What should you do when you don’t have access to speech therapy toys? Well, I’ve created a themed lesson plan based around toys that is full of different speech therapy activities and can be just as fun as actual toys while getting work done.
Vocabulary Cards
You can use vocabulary cards in many different ways in your therapy sessions. You can play a matching game, you can sort them into different categories, or you could use them in a sensory bin. There are many other ways that they can be incorporated into your sessions, too, depending on what goals you are working towards. Below are some toy themed vocabulary cards that most kids should be familiar with.
Create a Robot Activity
Crafts are so fun to do in speech therapy, especially when you can target so many different goals! You can work on articulation and have a child say a sound before earning a piece to make the craft. You can work on language with requesting pieces for the craft. Or you can work on describing when they are creating the craft. My “Create a Robot” activity allows the children to choose the different parts they want to color and cut to make a unique robot of their own. This activity, along with a scavenger hunt activity, are available as a bonus download when you get my weekly toy plan below.
Too Many Toys Book
This book is great if you are wanting to target different goals all-in-one. You can work on sequencing, vocabulary, questions, or even articulation. I have some book companion activities that go along great with this book, including an articulation and writing activity.
Dot Articulation Activities
I love including dot articulation worksheets in my lesson plans. These can be used to target articulation goals but can also be used to target language goals. You can use bingo markers, bingo daubers, paint, crayons, or anything else you can think of to mark off each dot. These are great when it comes to drilling on sounds. See below for an example of how I like to use my dot articulation worksheets in my sessions.
Toy Speech Therapy Lesson Plan
If you are interested in something that is talked about above, my Toy Speech Therapy Lesson Plan is jam-packed with those activities. It also includes many other activities, too. This plan targets various language and articulation goals, including descriptions, negation, and following directions. This theme is great because it is one that can be used year-round. Check it out if you think it might work in your speech room. Enjoy!
