You win some. You lose some.

I recently had a few speech students get upset when they lost a game during speech. I used to reward the winner with a few skittles. However, I don't like to see the kids get sad. Therefore, I developed a new system. Every time a student wins, he or she earns a sticker. Once the student receives ten stickers, he or she wins a prize. I think it is a way for the students to learn to work towards a goal instead of immediate gratification. I keep the students' sticker charts on the wall for all to see. This shows the other students that many of their peers work on their speech too. Also, the student that loses doesn't get upset! I'm sure all of you have some great ideas! I'm all ears!

Quick Speech Therapy Game

This is my first post! I wanted to share an easy DIY speech game that my kiddos love! My supervisor gave me this idea for a Halloween activity. I used green, orange, and purple construction paper. I separated each paper into three columns. In one column, I wrote, "trick." In the second column, I wrote, "or." In the third column, I wrote, "treat." I flipped the pages over and put Halloween stickers on the other side. This way the students can't see through the construction paper. I laminated the sheets and cut them up so that each word was a separate piece. The students reach into a Halloween bag and draw one colored piece. Whoever earns the most, "trick or treats" at the end of speech wins! This game is great because it is a quick and easy, so you can squeeze in ALOT of speech practice. Also, you can recreate this game for any holiday or a fun phrase with targeted speech sounds. I usually have the students take a speech turn to earn their draw. For the students that can't read, you can do this with colors and have them create a specific pattern. It's a super versatile game! Have fun!