In this set you will find 30 interactive task cards with 3 words and 3 sentences per card. That equals 90 opportunities to practice the /R/ sound in words and 90 opportunities to practice the /R/ sound in sentences! Initial, medial, and final positions are included. Each sentence includes 2 words with the target sound.   Prefer a NO PRINT (digital) version of this resource? Click here.    ★ How do DICE DECKS work? ★ DICE DECKS are highly engaging and make learning fun! Have a student roll a die. If the die lands on a 1 or 4, task A will be completed. If it lands on a 2 or 5, task B will be completed. If it lands on a 3 or 6, task C will be completed. ★ What are SLPs saying? ★ “My kids love using dice in games and these cards are perfect!” -Kelsey L. Perfect activity for all of my “R” kiddos!” -Dana H. “Great activity! My older kids really like this, and it’s hard to find engaging artic activities for upper elementary!” -Heather F. “Huge fan of these dice decks. Perfect way to get a lot of productions in while still having fun!”  -Julia C. What's Included?  ★ What’s Included in this product? ★ • 30 interactive task cards x 3 opportunities each = 90 opportunities to practice this sound • Black and white {printer friendly} version of task cards • Data Sheets BUNDLE Purchase this item in the following bundle and save 20%:  Articulation DICE DECKS Mega Bundle

Ready to "cook up" a great first day of school? It's easy with this recipe for a successful start to the school year! PREP: ➤ Think about how you will set the tone for your classroom on the first day of school. ➤ Plan to keep students engaged and active. ➤ Prepare to build a positive rapport with students from the first instant that they become a part of the classroom community. INGREDIENTS: ➤ Warm-Up Activity ➤ Get-to-Know-You Activity ➤ Game that gets students out of their seats ➤ Get-to-Know-the-Teacher Activity ➤ Writing Prompt ➤ Extension Activity Once you've gathered your ingredients, you can get "cooking!" (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE RECIPE!) PROCEDURE: STEP 1: Begin with a warm-up activity. Place an activity on students' desks that they can complete independently. You might try a simple survey or poster. An All About Me poster is a quick way to learn about students. You can even gather them together for an awesome classroom display. Or, a survey is a wonderful way to collect information about students. You might include questions about where students like to sit, their favorite way to learn, and activities that they enjoy so that you can start connecting with students. Another awesome warm-up activity is an "All About You" name tag. Students answer questions about themselves while coloring in a name tag based on their responses. Then, students can place the name tag on their desks to help you learn your students' names. This activity is particularly awesome if you have multiple sets of students. You can collect the name tags and re-distribute them each day during each class while you learn names. Oh, and as a bonus, you can gather them together and leave them with substitute teachers throughout the year! If you'd like to check out ready-made Back to School Warm-Ups, just click here for the poster, here for the survey, and here for the name tags. STEP 2: Mix in a get-to-know-you activity. Give students a chance to share about themselves and learn about their classmates with an engaging get-to-know-you activity. One of my favorites is a doodle-inspired mini-book. Students transform a single sheet of paper into a doodley mini-book all about themselves. After students make the mini-book it's fun to hang them on a clothesline. Then, as students finish their work during the first days of school, you can encourage fast-finishers to grab a classmate's mini-book and learn about him or her. Check out the doodle mini-book HERE. Or, you could have students create this 3-D About Me Activity. Students create an infographic-style book about themselves. After answering some simple questions, they do a little cutting and gluing to create a 3-D "About Me" display. These are especially fun because students can set them on their desks and then everyone can tour around the classroom and learn about their peers. (These are awesome for Open House too!) Learn more HERE. STEP 3: Scatter in an activity that gets students moving. Since students crave opportunities to get up and out of their seats, plan to get your class moving on the first day of school. You might have students complete a scavenger hunt or even play a learning game that requires students to move around. I'm a huge fan of this simple get-to-know-you activity that gets students moving (and you can download it for FREE here.) First, students make paper airplanes. They write their name and 3 interview questions on the wings. Then, students line up shoulder-to-shoulder and launch the planes. Next, they pick up a classmate's plane, find him or her, and ask the interview questions. You can repeat the airplane launch as often as you'd like! Find everything you need to do this activity in this FREEBIE. If you'd like to combine movement and learning on the first day of school, then you and your students will love this Back to School Doodle Infographic. First students fill in the infographic with facts about school. There are 21 facts and you can hide them around the room to get students moving. Then, they put together the infographic to make a fun and doodle-y poster! Check it out HERE. STEP 4: Sprinkle in a chance for students to get-to-know-you (their teacher). On the first day of school, students are very curious about you. They want to learn about you, so you'll want to be sure to share about yourself. You can give a simple biography of yourself, or you might try these easy and engaging activities: Create a teacher interview question along with 4 or 5 prize cards for each student in your class. Then, tape the questions and the prize cards under students' seats before class begins. During class, explain to students that they all have something under their chairs. It might be a question and it might be a prize. If they get a prize card, have students keep it quiet. Then, call on students. They can either read a question for you to answer or reveal that they won a prize. If they won, you might give them a pencil, piece of candy, or a homework pass. You can find all my favorite questions HERE. Or, you might have students complete a "Teacher Guess" about you. First, they predict the answers to questions about you. Then, as you reveal the answers, they earn points for every correct prediction. It's a fun activity that students truly enjoy! You can check it out HERE. STEP 5: Add a fun writing prompt to your back to school activities. A writing prompt is a great way to gather a baseline for students' writing on the first day of school. You might give students a simple prompt about their summer or goals for the new school year. However, I love to add a fun creative writing prompt into the mix. For example, with this writing prompt students select a setting, character, problem, and 3 random objects. Then, they need to work them all into a story. It's fun, engaging, and a great way to see where your students are starting the school year. Find this writing prompt HERE or check out this collection of 10 creative writing activities. STEP 6: Top it off with a review of tomorrow's warm-up. Set students up for success during your next day of school by quickly reviewing what they will need to do when they arrive to class. If you're planning to have students work through warm-ups like these This or That ELA warm-ups where students choose to do the "this" or the "that" activity, then you might quickly review what will be waiting on their desks when they arrive. Taking the time to preview tomorrow's warm-up is a great way to set expectations for students! If you're looking for some daily warm-ups, you might want to check out these This or That ELA warm-ups or these This or That Writing warm-ups! STEP 7: Don't forget to have an extension activity just in case your lesson ends early. I love playing games like "Move If You..." which you can find for FREE HERE. While you may never get to the extension activity, it's a lifesaver if you need it! TIPS: When you're following this recipe for a great first day of school, you might want to: ➤ Greet students at the door and answer these questions for students right away: ➨ Where do I sit? ➨ Am I in the right classroom? ➨ What should I be doing right now? ➤ Also, be prepared to manage students' behavior on the first day of school. Ensure that you have a positive classroom management system in place and ready to use if you need it! Well, there you have it, my recipe for a great first day of school. Be sure to download all the ideas with links AND the FREE airplane activity HERE! CHECK THIS OUT! I've put together a 100+ page guide for back to school for teachers. It includes tips, tools, and printables for classroom décor, classroom organization, lesson planning, community building, and planning the first day of school. 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We’ve all been there. After months of drill and practice and tongue depressors, he’s finally got his /r/ sound! He can say it in words, in phrases, even sentences and short conversations. You’re thinking he’s definitely on his way out the door with a “graduation” certificate soon. Then you see him in the hallway. He grins […]

Time for BACK TO SCHOOL articulation fun! Check out these word search activities for 3-5th grade students in speech therapy. This resource supports the practice for production of /r/, /s z/, /sh/, /ch/, /j/, /th/, /l/. Try this engaging and interactive product to keep your students from getting bored with drill work. There are 8 different speech sounds featured in all positions of words. Your students will be able to practice at the word, phrase, and sentence levels in a back-to-school-themed game format. Here is what is included: Word Searches for each speech sound. Different tongue twister templates for students. Students can use the templates to create their own tongue twisters with the word search or challenge words or their target words. To see this resource in action, check out the preview. Looking for more seasonal resources in this series to support your students with articulation deficits? Get the bundle and save 20%. Click on the link below to learn more. ⭐ Articulation Word Search Activities Bundle | R S Z SH CH J TH L You can also try the Articulation Games and Activities Bundle in my TPT store, SpeechTeachPro. ********************************************************************************************************* Customer Tips:  Don’t forget to leave feedback. You will receive TPT credits that can be used on future purchases. Just go to your "My Purchases" page (may have to log in). Beside each purchase, you’ll see a "Provide Feedback" button. Click on it to give a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Thanks so much!!  Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies, and product launches.  Just click here and follow me.  You will now receive email updates about this store.  Follow me on Instagram and Pinterest too! Happy Teaching!! SpeechTeachPro

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This digital and print S,Z articulation and past tense resource consists of 20 task cards to help older students (grades 4-6) practice speech sound production of /s/ and /z/ in various positions of words and regular and irregular past tense verbs in sentences and structured spontaneous responses. Use it with students who have articulation or mild to moderate language deficits during your speech therapy sessions or for homework. DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO USE THIS ACTIVITY On each card, students read a sentence loaded with 4-7 /s/ and /z/ words, in all positions. Next, they answer a question about the sentence, with a complete response to practice structured spontaneous responses, to support carryover skills. For example, “Zoe watched busy bees zoom around the room .” “What did Zoe do?” Practicing out loud helps students hear their speech sound or past tense productions when spoken in context. This activity can be printed out and used during drill work or with a commercially available game like Trouble, Sorry etc. It can also be used in a digital format such as with TPT EASEL. It is aligned with the following common core state standards in grades 4-6: • SL 4.4-SL–6.4 • L.4.1-L.6.1 For more products like this one, check out these resources and others in my TPT Store, SpeechTeachPro: Related Products ⭐ Digital and Print R Articulation and Past Tense Task Cards ⭐ S Articulation Games and Activities ⭐ Past Tense Verbs Speech Therapy | Sports Blast Bundle ⭐ Regular and Irregular Past Tense Verbs Bundle ****************************************************************************************************************************** Customer Tips:  Don’t forget to leave feedback. You will receive TPT credits that can be used on future purchases. Just go to your "My Purchases" page (may have to log in). Beside each purchase you’ll see a "Provide Feedback" button. Click on it to give a quick rating and a short comment about the product. Thanks so much!!  Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches.  Just click here and follow me.  You will now receive email updates about this store.  Happy Teaching!!

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