If you have kids that need help with auditory working memory, executive functioning, and following directions, the Spring Listening Finger Walks are a must-have!

Working memory plays a big role in how we auditory process, follow, and remember information on a daily basis. Working memory is one of the brain's executive functions. Children and teens who have a hard time “staying on track” might have problems with something called working memory.

Ideal For: Listening & Spoken Language, Executive Functioning, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing, Speech, Auditory Verbal Therapy, ELA, Teletherapy, Home...

➼ Three SPRING HUNT Listening Walks are FUN for the kids and SIMPLE for you!

Fun themes for therapy sessions or school lessons to use all season long.

1. March Comes In Like a Lion and Out Like A Lion

2. April Showers Bring May Flowers

3. Spring Activities and Verbs

➼ Each of the three games has three rounds that increase in auditory complexity.

➼ Listening Walks can help build listening skills and working memory by allowing kids to work with auditory information without losing track of what they're doing.

➼ The games target vocabulary, descriptive skills, spoken language, and communication skills.

Game Play

You need one listening game sheet per child.

1. The child listens and follows verbal directions while walking their fingers around the grid until they hear STOP. They are using their working auditory memory to follow the directions without losing track of what they were doing.
2. Then, ask them to describe that block which is a great language expansion opportunity.
3. If correct, they landed on a specific image and completed that round.
4. Let the child take turns giving you the directions. This helps build expressive language and turn-taking skills.

Game Prep 

• Print Version: Easy one-time prep. Print the five-game cards and laminate them if you wish.
• No Prep - Digital Version: Play on a computer with your favorite PDF reader app or on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. The child uses their finger or the annotation tools to mark their walking path on the game cards.

Resource Includes:

Listening and Spoken Language Tips

Directions - No Prep!

Three Listening Finger Walk Gameboards

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