Make one ice cream toy work for multiple speech and language goals!
This Ice Cream Speech Therapy Toy Companion is designed to keep the physical toy at the center of the session while adding structured opportunities for early language, later language, articulation, fluency, pragmatics, AAC, and mixed-group practice. Students can continue building, stacking, choosing, ordering, and serving while you select the visuals and activities that match each student’s communication goals.
The companion is built around 7 unique ice cream scoops, with one scoop for each color/flavor: blueberry, banana, apple, grape, strawberry, orange, and avocado.
Use this speech therapy toy companion to target:
Early language and language expansion
Core words, requesting, protesting/rejecting, actions, and turn taking
Receptive and expressive language
1-step and multi-step following directions
Spatial and temporal concepts
Sequencing and retelling
WH questions
Describing
Compare and contrast
Problem solving and reasoning
Inferencing
Narrative language
Flexible language
Articulation from word level through carryover
Individualized fluency practice and reflection
Pragmatics and social communication
Initiation, repair, flexibility, advocacy, perspective taking, and negotiation
AAC-supported communication
Mixed speech therapy groups
What’s included?
This ice cream speech therapy resource includes:
How to Use This Play Companion guide
Color + flavor visuals
My Ice Cream Order activity
Build the Order Cards, Levels 1, 2, and 3
Following Directions visual
1-step following directions cards
Concepts and multi-step following directions cards
Secret Ice Cream Order barrier game
Describing prompts
WH question cards
Problem solving and social communication prompts
Sequencing and retell activity
Compare My Ice Cream activity
Compare and contrast sentence supports
Say It • Earn It • Build It articulation reinforcement
Articulation sheet with natural ice cream-related target words
Mixed-group therapy guidance
Early Language Play Targets
Early Language Expansion Ladder
Later Language Play Targets
Reasoning + Language Challenge Cards
Articulation Toy Play guide
Fluency Ice Cream Shop
Ice Cream Shop Social Communication
One Toy • Different Goals mixed-group guide
Carrier phrase visuals
Quick Data Sheet
SLP Quick Reference
Great for mixed speech therapy groups
Everyone can stay in the same ice cream play routine while working on a different target. Early language students can request or comment, later language students can follow directions or reason, articulation students can practice individualized speech sounds, fluency students can use individualized tools or reflection, and pragmatics students can work on initiation, repair, and negotiation.
The included activities also allow you to increase or decrease support within the same play routine, making it easier to use the toy across different communication levels.
Keep the toy in their hands and the goals built into the play.
Use the physical ice cream toy for repeated, hands-on speech therapy practice while the printable visuals provide structure, language opportunities, directions, prompts, and support. Choose the pages that match your students’ goals, build your ice cream, and keep multiple communication targets moving within one shared activity.
Make one ice cream toy work for multiple speech and language goals!
This Ice Cream Speech Therapy Toy Companion is designed to keep the physical toy at the center of the session while adding structured opportunities for early language, later language, articulation, fluency, pragmatics, AAC, and mixed-group practice. Students can continue building, stacking, choosing, ordering, and serving while you select the visuals and activities that match each student’s communication goals.
The companion is built around 7 unique ice cream scoops, with one scoop for each color/flavor: blueberry, banana, apple, grape, strawberry, orange, and avocado.
Use this speech therapy toy companion to target:
Early language and language expansion
Core words, requesting, protesting/rejecting, actions, and turn taking
Receptive and expressive language
1-step and multi-step following directions
Spatial and temporal concepts
Sequencing and retelling
WH questions
Describing
Compare and contrast
Problem solving and reasoning
Inferencing
Narrative language
Flexible language
Articulation from word level through carryover
Individualized fluency practice and reflection
Pragmatics and social communication
Initiation, repair, flexibility, advocacy, perspective taking, and negotiation
AAC-supported communication
Mixed speech therapy groups
What’s included?
This ice cream speech therapy resource includes:
How to Use This Play Companion guide
Color + flavor visuals
My Ice Cream Order activity
Build the Order Cards, Levels 1, 2, and 3
Following Directions visual
1-step following directions cards
Concepts and multi-step following directions cards
Secret Ice Cream Order barrier game
Describing prompts
WH question cards
Problem solving and social communication prompts
Sequencing and retell activity
Compare My Ice Cream activity
Compare and contrast sentence supports
Say It • Earn It • Build It articulation reinforcement
Articulation sheet with natural ice cream-related target words
Mixed-group therapy guidance
Early Language Play Targets
Early Language Expansion Ladder
Later Language Play Targets
Reasoning + Language Challenge Cards
Articulation Toy Play guide
Fluency Ice Cream Shop
Ice Cream Shop Social Communication
One Toy • Different Goals mixed-group guide
Carrier phrase visuals
Quick Data Sheet
SLP Quick Reference
Great for mixed speech therapy groups
Everyone can stay in the same ice cream play routine while working on a different target. Early language students can request or comment, later language students can follow directions or reason, articulation students can practice individualized speech sounds, fluency students can use individualized tools or reflection, and pragmatics students can work on initiation, repair, and negotiation.
The included activities also allow you to increase or decrease support within the same play routine, making it easier to use the toy across different communication levels.
Keep the toy in their hands and the goals built into the play.
Use the physical ice cream toy for repeated, hands-on speech therapy practice while the printable visuals provide structure, language opportunities, directions, prompts, and support. Choose the pages that match your students’ goals, build your ice cream, and keep multiple communication targets moving within one shared activity.
