Leaving the Polar Vortex

I was on hiatus for Winter Break which was lengthened by this polar vortex (not to be confused with polar express). I have returned to the warm cubbiness of my speech room. I thought it would only be fitting to talk snow during speech!

The first game we played with my articulation kiddos was "Snowball Free For All"
                                              

You'll need:
Straws (I got these super cute ones at Target!)
pom-poms (snowballs)
and articualtion pictures (Mine are from Webber's Jumbo Articulation Drill Book)



To play:
1) Cut out target sound pictures and tape them to your work surface
2) Explain the rules:

• You get 10 seconds to blow your snowball toward a picture
• You can't use the same word 2 x's
• Use your best sounds to say your word or create a phrase or a sentece

3) Hand out straws and "snowballs"
4) Have Fun!
The kids really liked this game. I let take their straws and snowballs home along with 5 pictures of their choice so they could practice.

For my younger language kiddos we read "The Jacket I wear in the Snow" and made this spiffy girl.

You can download the girl from Making Learning Fun's website here
You can use the story to ask simple "Wh" questions and make simple inferences as well as make descriptions!
                                              

Another fun following directions activity is in the book "Snow Shapes" There are several fun winter themed crafts to make. My reading students tried it and loved making the snowflakes.
                                               

Additionally, we made snow dough! (cloud dough with sparkles). This let us practice sequencing and following directions! Beware of glitter eaters...it happened.

You can find this free snow dough picture recipe here at my TPT store.