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 Remote Learning IdeasWebsitesWebsites that can be used to target receptive and expressive language skills: Duper offers a year’s worth of free calendars that target a variety of language based skills. Readworks is a website that provides free kindergarten-12th grade passages that incorporate curriculum content. These passages contain age appropriate vocabulary. To build expressive language skills parents can read the passages aloud, discuss the vocabulary, and ask the child to re-tell the story. Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Various subjects including math, science, history, and more are incorporated into the programming. Idiom Connection is a website that includes an abundance of free idioms. The figurative language phrases are defined and used in sentences. Children who are working on figurative language development can use this website to increase their familiarity with idioms. After reviewing the idioms the children can be asked to express when they might use the idiom in conversational speech. Additionally, the children can be asked to use the idiom in a sentence. 2 Learn provides free pages with social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, and academic materials.parent-resourcesVooks is an online animated stories site with lesson plans available to read books and answer questions: Vooks is a great resource to use in the home with your children. Vooks is a streaming library of ad-free, kid-safe animated read-aloud storybooks, trusted by teachers and enjoyed by millions of children around the world every week. It is an entire library of storybooks, brought to life, to help encourage the love of reading. You can sign up for Vooks and use the take-home resources to help keep your children reading 20 minutes a day during these extraordinary times. Pinball is a motivating game that works on spelling and vocabulary development as students are asked to define words while playing a pinball game. The free game currently has 3rd to 4th grade words. Infercabulary is a website that is currently offering families a free two week trial. This website has students actively infer the meaning of words based on seeing multiple images illustrating the word used in different contexts. Students study image sets which illustrate different contexts of a single word. Boyd’s online language games target a variety of expressive language skills including vocabulary and sequencing. is a free resource that provides kindergarten-6th grade children with 20 days of cross-curricular journeys via articles and stories, videos, and fun learning challenges. Using the text to speech option children can listen to the stories orally to strengthen their listening comprehension skills. website provides free parent handouts for thematic vocabulary that are paired with book/app suggestions and language strategies: is offering their ELA, Social Studies, and Science content for free. Students can work on listening comprehension if the stories are read aloud to them. They can work on recalling details from the passage and on answering a variety of “Wh” questions. They can work on expressive language by re-telling the stories, talking about their favorite parts of the story, making predictions about what could happen next, and define words that are presented within context. is a free website that is designed to help students from the 4th grade on. It is an adaptive learning game that will have children mastering new words in no time.Highlights for Kids offers a variety of activities that tap into different language skills. Children can listen to a podcast, they can play games, they can hear jokes, and they can finish open ended sentences to name a few. Concepts Scavenger Hunt is an interactive activity that sends children on a scavenger hunt to locate items that match basic concepts within the home. A free website offering a variety of language based options. Flashcards, stories, games, jokes and riddle, and worksheets can be accessed through this website. The flashcards target a variety of thematic vocabulary and can be used to make memory games. If memory games are played when the children make matches they can use the word on the card in a sentence. They can also express two objects that go with the object printed on the card, express the group/category the objects belong to, describe the object on the card, or define the object on the card.A free website that streams videos featuring actors reading children’s books, Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading. Language skills can be targeted before, during, and after the stories are read aloud. Children can be questioned about the story and they can be asked to re-tell the story. games that target adjectives, antonyms/synonyms, conjunctions, homonyms, homophones, nouns, prepositions, pronouns and verbs. Websites that can be used to target articulation skills: Provides sound specific word lists that contain words, phrases, sentences, and passages for practice website provides free games that target phonological awareness (i.e. rhyming) and sound production. Teammate offers free articulation worksheets. AppsArticulation Articulation StationSpeech BlubsArticulate It!Listen Close ArticulationArticulation ScenesWhat’s The Pic ArticulationCharades ArticulationWord Search ArticulationSpeech with Milo Articulation Board GameClassifying, Associations, and CategorizingCategory TherapyLet’s Name Things Fun DeckEarly Child Education Associations GameDescribe it to MeAutism & PPD AssociationsAutism & PPD CategoriesCategories Learning CenterGo-TogethersAssociations from I Can Do AppsCategories from I Can Do AppsFactory of CategoriesCategories with SplingoName That Category Fun DeckAutism iHelp-SortingIdiomsPopular English IdiomsIdioms in ConversationsIdiom LandThe New Animal Metaphors & IdiomsEnglish Idioms Interactive HDPronounsPronouns with SplingoUsing I and Me Fun DeckPronouns-EnglishPronouns by Teach Speech AppsPronoun Fill-In Super Fun DeckActivitiesSpeech and Language Activity Guide Go on a scavenger hunt- send your child around the home looking for a variety of different objects.Articulation: ask your child to find items around the house that contain the sound they are working onLanguage: ask your child to find items around the house that belong to a specific category (i.e. things that are red, things you can write with), ask your child to look for two objects that are similar and have them explain why they are the same (i.e. a fork and a spoon are the same because you eat with them).Resource: a Speech Box or Bag- decorate a tissue box or small type of box/bag and fill it with different items that you can use to work on your speech and language skills (change the items every few days).Articulation: Look through magazines, newspapers and cut out pictures that have your speech sound. You could also find small household items, personal photographs, or print images off of the computer. Pull the items out of the box and label them. Try using the word in a sentence. Place objects that have your speech sound in the box/bag and try to use your sense to guess the mystery object as you pull it out. Once you identify the mystery object, label it, and use the word in a sentence.Language: Place small objects within the box/bag and upon retrieving one, play a guessing game by describing the item. Say a sentence about each item as you pull it out. Try to use 2-3 describing words in your sentence. Here is a link to help your child describe Hide objects around the room and provide directions to help a family member find them. Have a family member hide objects around the room and give directions so that the child can find the hidden object.Use Board Games and Card GamesArticulation: Have the child produce a word that has his/her target sound 3-5x before taking a turn. As a challenge have the child use the word in a sentence.Language: While playing games work on eye contact and turn-taking skills. War and Chutes and Ladders are a great game for reinforcing language concepts such as before and after and more and less. Games such as Clue Jr. and Apples to Apples are great for comparing and contrasting and games such as Guess Who and Headbandz are great for working on “yes/no” and “wh” questions and descriptive language. Scrabble, Outburst, and Scattegories are great games that help with vocabulary development and retrieval skills. Games such as “I am going on a picnic and I am going to take ________,” and “I am going to the beach and I am going to bring ________,” are great for building categories and for making associations, and improving memory skills. Category Game- One person thinks of a category and the other person names things that fit into that category. The category creator tries to recall the items that were listed by the other player. Roll-A-Dice: grab some dice and roll awayArticulation: Roll the dice and match the number on the dice by saying words or sentences with the target sound.Language: Pick a theme (i.e. animals, food, colors, weather words, sports) and roll the dice. Match the number on the dice by making associations with the selected theme.Picture Books: read books with your child or have them read silentlyArticulation: listen for words or have your child look for words if he/she is reading silently. Practice the words that have the targeted sound on each page.Language: Read the words and talk about the pictures Predict what might happen next based upon clues that are observed throughout the story. Ask questions about events that are occuring in the story. Talk about the characters and how they feel. Have your child re-tell the story using a beginning, middle, end format. Have your child look at the pictures and tell you the story in his/her own words using sequencing language (i.e. first, then, next, last). Engage in conversation by talking about what is happening in a story and when possible relate relevant parts of the story to your child’s experiences. Talk about story elements- characters, settings, problems, Solutions.Here is a link you can use while reading Strengthen vocabulary- when your child comes across an unfamiliar word, encourage him/her to use the pictures and the context to figure out the meaning of the new word. Have them create a vocabulary deck of cards using index cards. Print or draw a picture on one side of the card and print the word on the other side. Once you have compiled a deck of new vocabulary words you can play a memory game to reinforce and review the vocabulary words. Vocabulary Graphic OrganizersWord Searches: grab a pen or pencil and have some funArticulation: Identify 10 words that have the targeted sound and create a word search. Practice saying the words 2-3x as you create the word search and/or complete it. Language: Create a spring-themed word search (e.g. flower, grow, sprout, blossom, warm, hatching). Have your child formulate a sentence for each word or try to incorporate the words into a short story.Resource: Lists- create lists and add pictures to go with them.Articulation: Make a list of words that contain the target sound and then draw pictures next to each word. Practice saying the word and/or using it in a sentence.Play- break out the toys and have some funLanguage: Sort objects (i.e. Legos by color, size, shape). Build a creation with Legos or blocks. Instruct your child on where to place the Legos using prepositional words (e.g. on top, next to, beside, between). Expand on your Child’s sentences (add a few words to the sentences that your child produces.Calendar- grab a crayon and color boxes as you complete activities.Articulation and Language: Super Duper offers a year’s worth of free calendars that target a variety of speech and language based skills.Resource: ’s Talk and Let’s Listen Calendars:March CalendarApril CalendarCook with your kids- having fun in the kitchen lends itself to great speech and languageArticulation: Compile a list of kitchen appliances, utensils, and ingredients that contain the targeted sound. Language: Work on following directions by having your child set the table. Ask your child to describe the functions of different items found around the kitchen. Ask your child to compare and contrast items found within the kitchen (i.e. how are a spoon and fork the same, how are they different). Work on following directions, sequencing, and vocabulary by following recipes.Take pictures as you complete each step of a recipe. Print out the pictures and make a visual guide for the recipe. Have your child use the visual guide to teach someone else how to make the recipe. You can also have your child summarize what he/she did after each step of the recipe. Once you have finished the recipe have the child re-tell what they did using sequence words such as first, second, next, last etc.Arts and CraftsArticulation: Ask your child to draw pictures or make memory cards with words that have his/her sounds.Language: Have your child make a small book with illustrations and ask him/her questions about the pictures. Make a WH chart with each type of WH question in a separate column. Show your child a picture and ask him/her to place the picture in the correct column. For example, you show the child a picture of a man - he/she puts the picture in the Who column. Who(person)What(object or action)Where(place)When(time)Why(cause and effect, reason/explanation) Make silly pictures- Cut up old magazines and make silly pictures (i.e. glue a car in the sky) and have your child talk about why the pictures are silly. Create cartoons- Cut out or create cartoon characters and draw speech bubbles. Write things for the characters to say to one another.Create a scrap book from a past family vacation or event. Have your child talk about the memories that were created. Have them think of words to describe each picture. Create art projects that reinforce categories. Have your child make something that is made up of things that are red, small, hard, round etc. Watch TelevisionLanguage: Ask your child questions about the characters and the actions that are occuring Ask your child questions about the television show. Ask your child to compare and contrast characters from the story. Ask your child how he/she feels about how the characters behave. Ask your child how he/she would feel or what he/she would do if he/she were the character on the show.Watch different versions of movies and compare and contrast them.Watch a movie/show and then read the book. Compare and contrast the two.Go Outside and ExploreArticulation: Go for a walk and look for objects that have target sounds. Practice labeling the items as you find them.Language: Go for a walk and use your senses to describe what you hear, see, smell, touch. Go for a walk and talk about concepts that relate to direction and motion. Talk about turning right and left, moving fast and slow, speeding up, going forward, going in reverse, accelerating, passing, and following. *When practicing articulation sounds it may be helpful to refer to your child’s speech notebook if it is home. Practicing in front of a mirror can be helpful and asking your child to explain how to produce the sound may help them get their mouth ready for the production.*Dictionaries can be good places to identify words for articulation practice. Sound production lists can also be found on the following websites: speech-therapy-word-lists.html and * has a wealth of informative handouts that can be found on their website under the free stuff tab and then by selecting handouts.Barrier ActivityYou will need: Papercrayons/colored pencils/markersany type of barrier, such as a large book, folder, open laptop, etc.Directions:Sit across from a sibling or parent. Each of you takes a piece of paper. Place the barrier between you so you cannot see each other’s paper. Crayons can go in the middle next to the barrier.Each person starts drawing a picture. The picture should be fairly simple with some details. If you don’t like to draw, you can draw basic shapes or pictures of different colors and sizes. If you enjoy drawing, you can make your picture more detailed. This should take no more than 5 minutes.One person will verbalize directions, and the other will draw. The person who is verbalizing will use specific language to tell the other what to draw and where to draw it. For example, “Draw a large round yellow sun with 8 yellow rays in the upper right corner of your paper.” When directions are done being given, remove the barrier and compare pictures. Do they basically look the same? What could have been said to make the pictures more alike?Reverse roles and do the same. Have fun! Category Hot PotatoYou will need:A ballA timer (you can use one on your phone)A pad and pencil to keep scoreDirections:You will need at least three people to play this game.Decide on a category. Some ideas are: animals, games, foods, sports, school supplies, etc. You can make each category as specific or general as you would like. For example, instead of animals, you can decide to do ocean animals. You can also use curriculum categories, such as countries, Native Americans, science terms, etc. Set one minute on the timer. Name a member of the chosen category and then pass the ball to the next person. The next person does the same, and so on. If someone says an answer that was already stated, that person gets a strike! When the timer goes off, the person left holding the ball gets a strike!The object of the game is to be the person with the fewest strikes! Make sure you are marking down strikes on your pad. Remember, no one is eliminated in category hot potato! :) Multiple Meaning Scavenger HuntYou will need:Paper and pencilDirections:Go on a multiple meaning scavenger hunt! Look around your house and find 10 words that have multiple meanings. Write them down, and write a sentence and/or draw a picture of each meaning!For example, “light”. 1905000681038628650709613#4 WH Sum It Up!You will need:Paper and pencilYour favorite TV showDirections:Choose an episode of your favorite TV show. Please choose a show no longer than a half hour. Watch the show.On your paper, write WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and WHY like this:WHO:WHAT:WHERE:WHEN:WHY:Write WHO the characters were, WHAT happened in the episode, WHERE the story took place, WHEN the story took place, and WHY something happened. Using your answers to the WH questions, write a brief summary of the plot of the episode. Be the Teacher!You will need:Paper and pencilSign up for Morning Smile at (Have a parent help you with this!)Directions:Once you have signed up for Morning Smile, you will begin to receive emails containing inspirational true stories! Choose one of the stories and read it. You can print it out or read it on the computer. You will be creating questions, just like a teacher does! Write down one WHO question, one WHAT question, one WHERE question, and one WHEN question. Write down three WHY DO YOU THINK questions related to the story. For example, Why do you think the teacher offered to carry the student on his back during the field trip? You can then give the story and the questions to a parent or sibling to complete. Once they are done, grade the work! Did your “students” answer the questions in full sentences? Did they use capitals and punctuation? Did they use specific terms? ................
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