Attention speech therapists: Are you seeking dynamic and effective strategies to enhance articulation skills in your young clients, specifically targeting the 'k' sound? Look no further!
Our comprehensive list offers a treasure trove of play-based articulation ideas tailored to engage and motivate your students! From interactive games to imaginative activities, each suggestion is carefully crafted to make learning enjoyable and impactful. Dive into our expert-curated resource and unlock a world of creative techniques to elevate your therapy sessions and PLAY while teaching and practicing the 'k' sound!
Movement Idea:
WALK LIKE AN ANIMAL: Get pictures of animals (or just name them) and then say, “walk like a _______“. Animal ideas: camel, chicken, kangaroo, peacock, cat, donkey, coyote, cow, chipmunk, caterpillar, crab, cobra.
Fine Motor Idea:
CUTTING: Cut strips of paper and say ‘cut’ while you are cutting. Talk about what you are making and make sure to be careful!
Dramatic Play Idea:
BAKERY: Set up a bakery. You and your students can make cookies and cupcakes, cut them, bake them, and decorate them. Put sprinkles on them, “lick” the spoon, and look at them. Serve your customers and make sure to take cash and coins for payment! Don’t forget a cup of milk or coffee!
Sensory Bin Idea:
COLORFUL BIN: Make a bin that is filled with a variety of colors! Don’t forget to include pink items! You can take turns looking and peeking for different items. Take the items out and sort them by color. Take turns asking “what color?”.
Books with the K Sound:
Peck, Peck, Peck: peck, clever, book, skirt, sink, think, fantastic
Five Little Monkeys: monkey, doctor, called
If you Give a Cat a Cupcake: cat, cupcake, sprinkles, clean, take, sandcastle, pick, climb, ask
Mmm, Cookies: whack, plunk, sprinkle, clay, scritch, yuck, covered, class
Stir, Crack, Whisk, Bake: crack, whisk, bake, cupcakes, counter, mix, cake, kiss
Little Blue Truck: cow, wink, truck, croak, oink, cluck, duck, course, chick, stuck, scrambled
Kiss the Cow!: kiss, cow, called, curious, curving, squeaked, silky, milk, thank, drank, took
One Duck Stuck: duck, stuck, muck, squishy, can, clomp, crickets, creaky, croaky, six, skunks, crawl, slink
Duck! Rabbit!: duck, talk, carrot, quack, cooling, drink, binoculars
The Cow that Went Oink!: cow, oink, moink, mook, oink-ha
Toys and Games for the K Sound:
Melissa and Doug Cookie Set: cut, cookie, bake, sprinkles, color, keep, candy, chocolate
Critter Clinic: lock, key, peek, look, take, knock, pick, color
Melissa and Doug Ice Cream Shop Set: cone, candy, chocolate, cup, cash, scoop, sprinkles
Shark Bite: shark, color, quick, catch, stick, scary, sneaky
Lucky Ducks: look, duck, peek, color, quack, ducky, catch, quick
K Words for Play Based Articulation Therapy
Key, King, Cash, Cup, Cake, Cat, Candy, Breakfast, Back Pack, Cookie, Bicycle, Book, Block, Park, Track, Music, Rock, Keep, Count, Color, Cut, Practice, Bake, Talk, Look, Like, Lock, Knock, Peek, Walk, Lick, Take, Make, Stick, Pick, Colorful, Quickly, Quiet, Complete, Clean, Cold, Kind, Cute, Cool, Yucky, Sneaky, Sparkly, Broken, Icky, Pink, Thick, Stuck, Black
Want a copy of these ideas (and more!)? Download the free sample from the Play Based Articulation handbook! Includes the K unit word list, low prep activity ideas with detailed instructions, dramatic play ideas, gross motor ideas, fine motor ideas, and game/toy/books/songs suggestions!
Also includes a cheat sheet for Play Based Articulation using a Toy Farm!
