{"id":4096,"date":"2013-06-04T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T11:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T18:25:12","slug":"sizzling-summer-themed-activities-for-speech-and-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/speech-therapy-techniques\/sizzling-summer-themed-activities-for-speech-and-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Sizzling Summer Themed Activities for Speech and Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4099\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/?p=4096\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4099\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4099 lazyload\" title=\"beach race language game\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/beach-race-pic.jpg\" alt=\"beach race language game\" width=\"645\" height=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 645px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 645\/480;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: letstalkslp.blogspot.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Summer is here and if you haven\u2019t got your speech and language materials ready now is the time to do it. Some children start summer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speech services<\/a> in July, while others might go year-round. It is important to take advantage of the \u201csummer theme\u201d because it helps to build new vocabulary and relate activities the child may be currently participating into their speech and language goals. If they are not receiving summer services, it\u2019s still <a href=\"http:\/\/www.handyhandouts.com\/viewHandout.aspx?hh_number=264&amp;nfp_title=Maintaining+Speech+and+Language+Skills+over+Summer+Break\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">important to maintain skills<\/a> and promote language throughout the sunny season. Brainstorm a few summer themed activities or look here to get started.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Grilling\/Barbeque<\/h2>\n<p>This theme involves a lot of food ideas in the context of a sizzling grill. <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/mooresueann\/preschool-cooking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooking themes<\/a> can include food vocabulary as well as direction following with concepts used in the kitchen like <em>stir, turn, flip, mix, hot, cold, too much, too little, yummy, gross <\/em>etc. Ideas include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brainstorming a grocery shopping list by category to practice <strong>category naming<\/strong> (e.g., We\u2019re going to shop for the cookout, what do we need for drinks? What do we need that is a fruit?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Following directions<\/strong> by cooking what the guests want (e.g., practice giving cooking directions to follow such as, \u201cafter you cook the hotdog, I\u2019d like some mustard on top.\u201d) For props, of course pretend food can be used, as can some fun apps for simulating a grill. Check out Yummy Burger Maker or BBQ for Free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4098\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/395141226xscreenipad2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4098\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4098 lazyload\" title=\"Yummy Burger Maker app\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/395141226xscreenipad2.jpg\" alt=\"Yummy Burger Maker app\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/395141226xscreenipad2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/395141226xscreenipad2-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/576;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: iosnoops.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Traveling<\/h2>\n<p>Traveling is a great summer theme because parents can carryover the same targeted language goals if they decide to take a trip.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pack a \u201csuitcase\u201d by identifying <strong>items from their function<\/strong>. For example, instructors can give children clues to help them find each item to pack by its function. Examples include: \u201cwe need something to keep our skin from getting burnt,\u201d \u201ccan you find something that\u2019s round and floats in the pool?\u201d etc.<\/li>\n<li>Another great way to pack a suitcase with language goals is by using <strong>rhyming words<\/strong> or <strong>phonics<\/strong> clues that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/speech-therapy-techniques\/3-listening-games-to-promote-comprehension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encourage the child to listen<\/a> and follow through with finding specific items that follow the instruction such as \u201ccan you find something that sounds like <em>clip clops [flip flops]?\u201d <\/em>\u00a0Or \u201cwe need to pack something that starts with \u201ct,\u201d do you see anything that starts with \u201ct\u201d?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Storytelling and narrative development is an easy topic to tackle when it comes to summer vacations. Ask children to re-tell their vacation stories while targeting sequential concepts, past tense,\u00a0 and true narratives. Motivating ways to do so might include having parents send in pictures from the actual trip, redrawing it, re-enacting it with toys or using an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/speech-therapy-techniques\/the-best-storytelling-apps-for-speech-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPad story-telling app<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4100\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/013.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4100\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4100 lazyload\" title=\"travel items for kids\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/013-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"travel items for kids\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/013-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/013-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/013.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: speech2me.blogspot.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>The Beach<\/h2>\n<p>What summer wouldn\u2019t be complete without the beach? Ocean animals, surfing, swimming, and sandcastles are all great topics that instructors can use when <a href=\"http:\/\/2galsspeechproducts.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/beach-themed-language-unit-is-now.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using a beach theme.<\/a>\u00a0Try a beach-themed barrier game for targeting expressive goals by giving yourself and the child a sand scene and various props such as a shovel, crab, castle, boy etc. Put a barrier between yourself and the child and ask them to describe their picture to you in a way that lets you make an exact copy. This is great for targeting prepositions (e.g., \u201cput the castle <em>next to<\/em> the shovel\u201d). For targeting pronouns such as <em>your<\/em> and <em>my, <\/em>encourage the child to review the pictures afterwards using these words (e.g., \u201c<em>Your<\/em> picture has the shovel in the wrong place! <em>My<\/em> picture has the shovel on the bottom.\u201d)<\/p>\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"\">\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-node \" id=\"\">\n        <!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]-->\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/speechbuddy.com\/guides\/communication-challenges\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img lazyload\" id=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 655px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 655\/211;border-width:0px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/533600a3-8950-4500-aa3b-fab8818be024.png\"  alt=\"Parent's Guide to Speech & Communication Challenges\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is here and if you haven\u2019t got your speech and language materials ready now is the time to do it. Some children start summer speech services in July, while others might go year-round. It is important to take advantage of the \u201csummer theme\u201d because it helps to build new vocabulary and relate activities the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1239,1172,1238,1237],"class_list":["post-4096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speech-therapy-techniques","tag-barrier-games","tag-following-directions","tag-speech-and-language-activities","tag-summer-theme"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4096"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12129,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions\/12129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}