A FALL CRAFT THAT ACTUALLY GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO TARGET IN SPEECH.
Craft days are fun. Craft days where you are trying to invent a speech or language target while everyone is holding glue sticks are... less fun.
This The Leaf Thief speech therapy craft turns a leaf-tail squirrel craft into a story-connected speech and language activity. Students cut and arrange leaves to create Squirrel's colorful tail while you work on individualized articulation, language, conversation, and story-retell goals.
The craft connects back to the book, giving students a familiar literacy context while also creating natural opportunities to request, describe, follow directions, answer questions, practice speech sounds, and talk about the story.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Teacher prep and material directions
Step-by-step print-and-cut craft directions
Squirrel craft template with facial and body details already included
Printable leaf templates
Story and craft word lists for a variety of speech sounds
Two pages of language targets and prompts
Opportunities for describing, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem solving, perspective taking, opinions, story retell, reasoning, conversation skills, and personal connections
WH questions, categories, functions, synonyms, antonyms, attributes, sentence formulation, following directions, vocabulary, and more
6-step visual directions page
Visual materials page with communication supports for "I want," "more," markers/crayons, paper, glue, and scissors
Print the templates directly onto colored paper for a quicker prep option, or print on white paper and let students color their own pieces. Students can practice a speech target or respond to a language prompt as each leaf is added.
The finished craft also gives you an easy reason to extend the session into describing, sequencing, story retell, conversation, and carryover rather than having the activity end as soon as the glue dries.
Perfect for fall speech therapy, literacy-based speech therapy, autumn book companions, articulation groups, language groups, and mixed speech therapy sessions.
Please note: The book The Leaf Thief is not included. This resource is an independent educational companion.
A FALL CRAFT THAT ACTUALLY GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO TARGET IN SPEECH.
Craft days are fun. Craft days where you are trying to invent a speech or language target while everyone is holding glue sticks are... less fun.
This The Leaf Thief speech therapy craft turns a leaf-tail squirrel craft into a story-connected speech and language activity. Students cut and arrange leaves to create Squirrel's colorful tail while you work on individualized articulation, language, conversation, and story-retell goals.
The craft connects back to the book, giving students a familiar literacy context while also creating natural opportunities to request, describe, follow directions, answer questions, practice speech sounds, and talk about the story.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Teacher prep and material directions
Step-by-step print-and-cut craft directions
Squirrel craft template with facial and body details already included
Printable leaf templates
Story and craft word lists for a variety of speech sounds
Two pages of language targets and prompts
Opportunities for describing, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem solving, perspective taking, opinions, story retell, reasoning, conversation skills, and personal connections
WH questions, categories, functions, synonyms, antonyms, attributes, sentence formulation, following directions, vocabulary, and more
6-step visual directions page
Visual materials page with communication supports for "I want," "more," markers/crayons, paper, glue, and scissors
Print the templates directly onto colored paper for a quicker prep option, or print on white paper and let students color their own pieces. Students can practice a speech target or respond to a language prompt as each leaf is added.
The finished craft also gives you an easy reason to extend the session into describing, sequencing, story retell, conversation, and carryover rather than having the activity end as soon as the glue dries.
Perfect for fall speech therapy, literacy-based speech therapy, autumn book companions, articulation groups, language groups, and mixed speech therapy sessions.
Please note: The book The Leaf Thief is not included. This resource is an independent educational companion.
