These digital game companions for speech therapy were created to help you make the most of your favorite board games. They are no prep and no print!! Just grab your device and the actual game and you are ready to play! Spin the spinner to reveal your game piece/s and your speech word. Choose to target one of the 14 phonemes included or use the open-ended spinner with the included themed editable worksheets to target any other goal you need to target! Just add you targets to the worksheet/s, print, spin and play! Great for mixed groups!
These activities open in PowerPoint on both iPads AND computers (that means smart boards too)! The free iPad based version of PowerPoint is perfect for this game companion!!
DIGITAL GAME COMPANIONS FOR SPEECH THERAPY
Included in Each Companion:
- 2 editable worksheets to use with the open ended spinner. Open these in adobe reader (it’s free) to edit them.
- An ‘instructions’ document.
- A link to a video tutorial showing how to open this download on an iPad (also linked below).
- A PowerPoint show file with 40 interactive spinner and speech target pages. In each companion 14 phonemes are included with 3 spinner-target sets each; initial, medial and final position. There is also an open ended game piece spinner in each companion.
Included Phonemes:
- ch
- f
- g
- k
- l
- l blends (1 slide)
- r
- r blends (1 slide – not included in the ‘pop the pig’ and ‘pop the pirate’ companion)
- s
- s blends (1 slide)
- sh
- t
- th
- v
- z
- open-ended spinner for other targets.
PLEASE NOTE:
THESE ARE DIGITAL COMPANIONS NOT DIGITAL GAMES! YOU NEED THE REAL GAMES THEY GO WITH TO USE THEM!
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Important Information!
Computer Users
If you are using these on a computer, you will need to open them in the desktop version of PowerPoint (2016 or newer). We can NOT guarantee these will work in the browser-based web app version of PowerPoint on a computer.
iPad Users
If you are using these on an iPad you will need to open them in the free iPad app version of PowerPoint. No paid 365 subscription is needed for these games when played on an iPad.
Teletherapy Use
To play these games in teletherapy you need to open the game on your computer and then share your screen within your teletherapy platform. Then IF your platform allows it you can share mouse controls so the student can interact with the game. This step is NOT essential, you can still use these in a fun engaging way without giving mouse controls, you can just interact with the game for the student. In this situation I have the student tell me what to choose and when to do certain things in the game. It helps them maintain a sense of control and participation.
DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGITAL GAME COMPANIONS HERE
These are digital, no print, PowerPoint files! They work interactively on your device. Please read the information provided above regarding which software you will need to use them. We have provided links to tutorial videos in the downloads. You can also find the tutorial videos linked below.
Digital Game Companions
Click the download button/s to start the download. Our resources are jam-packed with goodness and sometimes that means the download may take a few moments longer than you expected. Please be patient, these activities are worth the wait! Once downloaded, the files will likely save to your downloads folder on your computer. Be sure to remove them from the folder they were downloaded in and save them somewhere easy to access on your computer. Don’t forget to watch the tutorial video provided with the download so you get the most out of these fun and engaging resources!
Open Ended Activity Companions
These are open ended companions you can use with a bunch of different games and activities. Tutorials and tips are included to help you use these in a variety of ways.
Tutorial Videos
We want you to feel confident using our materials, so we provide detailed tutorial videos with every download. Click the buttons below to learn more about setting up and using this material. In some of our tutorial videos, we show this activity available on Teachers Pay Teachers, but if you are a Simply Speaking SLP Club member, you don’t need to access these on TPT, you can download the materials right from this page.
