Here's what you need: (1) some type of stimuli (real objects, vocabulary cards, association cards, articulation cards, etc), and (2) some type of material to run from one card to the next (think sensory input here in addition to getting kids up out of the chair or down on the carpet-yarn, silky ribbon, party beads, sequin ribbon, old shoelaces, etc)
Here's what you do: break the stimuli materials into pairs (examples: If you are doing articulation cards have 2 of each S-blend, 2 cards targeting the sound in each word position, or 2 cards targeting each vocalic /r/ ending. If you are working on vocabulary cards sort words by category-in the example I have pictured I chose animals that live on the farm, under water, or at the zoo). Next, gather your "material" for students to lay on the ground from one card to the other (if you want to really get your kids moving try to find long pieces of string etc.)! Here's an example of my "set up" and my "in progress" activity.
Here's why its GREAT: It takes little to no prep on our end, it gets the kids out of their seats, it is versatile that it can be adapted to target nearly any skill, and it gives the kids some sensory input if you choose a variety of strings to "connect" the cards.
So cute and simple!!Love that you "speechified it"! I'll be using this idea for articulation task!
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