A Rainbow of Articulation and Language : A Speech Therapy Craft Activity

This activity was designed to be a no prep activity to target articulation and language skills in an engaging way. It is an activity that keeps students busy during practice! Make a rainbow with cotton balls clouds while practicing speech therapy objectives! Perfect for spring lessons or St. Patrick's Day themed lessons. This product is also available in my Cotton Ball Craft Bundle (do not buy this if you own the bundle)

This download contains following sounds: initial/final: p, b, m; final: n, t, d; initial/medial/final: k, g, f, v, l, s, z, ch, j, th, sh; pre-vocalic r; vocalic r (er, ar, or, air, ear, ire); rblends; lblends; sblends (separate mats for sp, st, sm, sn, sk, sl, sw, mixed). Language targets included: categories, association, object functions, compare/contrast, spring vocabulary, actions, positional vocabulary, plurals, idioms, multiple meaning words, adjectives, and antonyms/synonyms. I also included open-ended pages. First practice, then make a rainbow.

*Please note on the articulation pages: There are 14 target words on each page (2 of each, totaling 28 words).

Materials Needed: Small cotton balls, glue, and a A Rainbow of Artic and Language sheet (use the small, light cotton balls: the cheaper the better!)

Assembly: None! Print & go!

Tips: If you can, print on card stock to make it less flimsy (I use paper when I am using it with all of my groups). Tear apart the small cotton balls to make it less heavy (this can also keep hands busy in between turns).

To use:

Articulation pages: The student will practice the target word and then glue a cotton ball over it. Continue until the rainbow is complete (therapist will determine the number of trials per word). You can have the students fill in the cloud with extra cotton balls if desired. The word/picture list on the bottom is to encourage caregivers to practice the words at home.

Language Pages: These pages are more open-ended, the targets to practice are on the bottom of the page. Use at your discretion. The student can practice a skill then put on 2-3 cotton balls until the rainbow is complete.

In between turns the students can color the rainbow!

Variations:

• Use bingo chips to cover up the pictures as a drill mat
• Use torn up tissue paper to create the rainbow
• Use paint, crayons, or markers

Also check out my other cotton ball crafts!

Boo! Articulation and Language Cotton Ball Craft!

Ho ho ho! Artic and Language Cotton Ball Craft

Snowman Articulation and Language Cotton Ball Craft