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VALENTINE Listening Critical Elements Directions Descriptions
$ 6
Kids love playing Valentine Snatch, a fun, and competitive game. Players listen to descriptions and try to be the first to SNATCH colorful and engaging valentines and fill their mailboxes. Valentine S
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e Snatch is for students with hearing loss or an auditory processing disorder with goals for listening to critical elements. Players listen to the description and race to find the valentine that was described. The first player to find the valentine that matches the description places it on their mailbox in front of them. The player with the most valentines in their mailbox wins!Valentine Stash is a flexible game. It is easy to level up or down the directions to meet a child’s needs. You can play using all the cards or sort out the descriptions ( number of critical elements) that fit the child's goals.YOU CAN TARGET: Listening to critical elements, and descriptions, following directions, auditory working memory, auditory processing, auditory comprehension, executive function, and communication skills.INCLUDES:✧ A guide with instructions ✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips✧ 30 Valentine description cards✧ 30 Fun and enticing Valentines ✧ A Digital playing card with all 30 ValentinesFACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME✢ DIGITAL - can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free. ✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the 30 valentines, print the 4 mailboxes, print and cut out the 30 direction cards.COMPANION RESOURCESYou’ll ❤ these VALENTINE ACTIVITIES & GAMES◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Self Advocacy Scenarios TURNING LEMONS INTO LEMONADE
$ 7
20 Real-Life Scenarios portray common situations encountered by school-aged children who are deaf and hard of hearing. They are derived from true stories I have heard from children over the
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years. The scenarios are of real photos that elicit language and engagement.Discussion prompts are included with each scenario and include guidance for the therapist, teacher or parent to incorporate when leading the discussions. The scenarios foster problem solving and brainstorming for possible solutions for each difficult communication situation.When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade - While the theme is lemons the scenarios are common listening situations where problems may occur due to the setting, the listener or the person talking.A scaffolding strategy, I find successful when introducing self-advocacy begins with an experiential language activity of making homemade lemonade. This rich experience sets a foundation for an ongoing series of lessons on self-advocacy and the premise of this resource. Children in my practice learn early, they are the boss of their hearing loss. Sometimes life hands them sour lemons but they can choose to turn those lemons into sweet lemonade.Digital - No PrintInteractive PDF with clickable buttons to navigate between pages.Teletherapy and as no print in face-to-face lessons/sessions.Read more on the HearSayLW blog. Any questions? I'm a great listener.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ➼ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn NewsletterLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much! Lynn
VALENTINE DOGS Puppy Love Listening for Critical Elements Directions Descriptions
$ 7
VALENTINE DOGS - PUPPY LOVE is an engaging following-direction game with critical elements that get kids listening and engaged. Kids love the loveable puppies that challenge auditory working memory, c
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mory, comprehension, and auditory processing speed. The game uses descriptions that boost critical thinking, executive functioning, and communication skills.VALENTINE PUPPY DOGS is a flexible game where you can play using all the cards, sort out a smaller set, or simplify the directions. It is easy to level up or down the directions to meet a child’s needs and goals.VALENTINE PUPPY DOGS is effective for all children and outstanding for kids who are deaf and hard of hearing and who struggle to recall longer sentences or remember only part of the information that was said. A child’s capacity to listen, remember, and recall impacts their ability to follow complex instructions, understand detailed conversations, and learn new information.INCLUDES:✤ A Huge Resource of 78 playing cards✤ 36 Valentine Puppy Dog picture cards✤ 36 description/direction cards✤ Six Game Mats✤ A set of PRINTABLE game cards✤ A DIGITAL game board✤ Data Collection Sheet✤ A Guide with instructions ✤ Listening and Spoken Language TipsFACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the Valentine Dog picture and description/direction cards, and print the 6 game mats.✢ DIGITAL - Screenshare the gameboard with your favorite PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Read the descriptions and the listener marks the dogs using the annotation tools.
Self-Advocacy Mini Lessons Year Round Holidays and Social Events
$ 7
Ten Self-Advocacy Mini-Lessons with Year-Round Scenarios Featuring Social Events and Settings For Kids That Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Each scenario is made up of 3 parts:➼ Part One Real photos illu
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otos illustrating a challenging listening situation at a celebration, gathering, or holiday event.➼ Part Two Guided questions, talking points, and discussion prompts.➼ Part Three Each scenario has a paired Try This! section with advocacy strategies to guide further learning.★ Digital No-Prep or PlanningEasily used by parents at home, teachers, and therapists both face-to-face and on tele-platforms. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. It can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet or on an iPad.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS➼ Questions? EMAIL ME before purchasing this resource or anytime later♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s ConnectInstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
Vocabulary and Category Fast Thinking JUST SAY IT! Game
$ 5
JUST SAY IT is a no-prep, fast-paced competitive game where kids score points and build classification skills, vocabulary, and auditory memory. Learning new vocabulary by categories can result in impr
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oved comprehension and retention. JUST SAY IT is easily leveled up or down to meet a variety of children's goals. Kids ask to play the game over and over again. It's a must for your listening and language toolbox.You can target :Just Say It! encourages listening, concentration, and attention skillsteaches classification skills and critical thinking skillsbuilds vocabulary and word recallencourages verbal expression expands auditory memory and recallfosters cooperation, turn-taking, and social skillsWhat's included:32 category prompt cards32 cue-to-listen cards designed to build ear contact before eye contact, which is critical to growing a child’s brain for auditory skills.Listening and Spoken Language TipsJust Say It! can be easily leveled up or down to meet a variety of children's goalsExamples: Things that are roundThings in a kitchenAnimals that swimSchool suppliesThings made of metalKinds of containers➼ DIGITAL - NO PRINT can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free. ➼ PRINT - Print the game cards➼ PLEASE NOTE: Just Say It! can also be found in my Listen With Lynn™ Boom Learning Store. To use BOOM CARDS, you must be connected to the Internet.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Valentine Mail Auditory Working Memory
$ 4
VALENTINE MAIL is a simple, effective, and well-loved ❤️ Valentine's game to target auditory working memory and auditory sequencing skills. The activity is so motivating that the listeners never reali
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ever realize they are listening and learning.The GOAL is to listen, think, recall, and repeat a string of numbers in the same order while mailing Valentine to a selected mailbox.The CHILD chooses an envelope and then using their imaginationtells who the valentine is for and why. This builds critical thinking andexpressive language skills.Includes:❤️ NINE Mailboxes❤️ TWELVE decorated valentines❤️ Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Tips❤️ Benchmarks for auditory working memoryEasy Prep: Print out the mailboxes and valentines on pages four and five. Have the child choose valentines to mail by cutting them out and gluing them tothe mailboxes following the activity directions.ORLaminate both pages and have the child write the address (numbers) with a dry-erase marker following the activity directions.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Figurative Language & Self Advocacy PERK UP YOUR EARS
$ 7
A must-have GRAB-N-GO language-rich resource that builds figurative language skills while encouraging self-advocacy. PERK UP YOUR EARS contains 20 passages with ear-related sayings or idioms with stun
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stunning photographs kids love. It builds figurative language, nuances in word meanings, and vocabulary that are essential to spoken and written language, pragmatics, and communication competence.INCLUDES:- 20 Passages with Ear-Related Sayings and Idioms- Listen-Talk-Reflection Discussion prompts- Guide with instructions- Listening and Spoken Language TipsA no-prep or planning because everything is in this resource.This Digital - No Print resource can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.Ideal for: Speech Language Therapy, Listening and Spoken Language, Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Auditory Verbal Sessions. It can be easily used by parents at home, teachers, and therapists both face-to-face and in teletherapy.Boom LearningPerk Up Your Ears is also available as a Boom Deck in the Listen With Lynn Boom Learning store. ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Feel free to email me with questions, before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➼ Click here to stay updated!➼ Be the first to know about freebies, sales, and product launches.➼ New products are 50% off the first 24 hoursSTAY CONNECTED:✧ Sign up here for the Listen With Lynn Email✧ Follow on Facebook✧ Follow on Instagram❤ Keep up your excellent work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much! Lynn
Valentine Flexible Listening Language Vocabulary Take A U-Turn
$ 5
Kids practice and learn new VALENTINE vocabulary while using categories, synonyms, functions, location, parts, and appearance clues to get their partner to listen and identify the hidden Valentine pic
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picture.Kids take a U-Turn when thinking of multiple ways to convey an idea in this competitive listening and language vocabulary card game.Take a U-Turn Valentine's Card Game ❤ encourages flexible thinking, and expands vocabulary and descriptive language.❤ helps kids grow their vocabulary instead of getting stuck in a rut overusing words.❤ helps language users learn to express multiple words and ideas for a concept or word.Kids who are deaf and hard of hearing are at risk of not developing complex language patterns and linguistic flexibility without intervention.Includes a zipped file that contains❤ Guidance for encouraging flexible language❤ Listening and Spoken Language Tips❤ Beautiful game cards with winter images❤ 2 Game decks for two levels of play - easy and advanced❤ Take a U-Turn Hint reference card for vocabulary support. Teletherapy, Distance Learning & Face to Face✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. ✢ DIGITAL - NO PRINT can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➼ Earn TPT Credit to put towards your future purchases by leaving a review for this resource.➼ Follow me to be updated with newbies and freebies!♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Questioning & Inferencing Game What's In Kangaroo's Pouch?
$ 5
Get the kids LISTENING and ENGAGED in this QUESTIONING and INFERENCING LANGUAGE GAME. Players LOVE to take turns secretly hiding and guessing the toys and common objects in the kangaroo's pouch. The g
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he game is designed to play over and over again all year round.The player(s) use the 96 game cards to prompt questions and gather clues.- There are Yes/No Question cards- Action-Direction cards- Make Up Your Own Question cardsIDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Speech Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, ELAYOU CAN TARGET:Listening, critical thinking and reasoning skills while asking questions, making inferences, and drawing conclusions. Auxiliary verbs are difficult to perceive for some children that are deaf and hard of hearing.Hearing Loss and Yes/No QuestionsTo ask Yes/No questions, we use auxiliary verbs or modal verbs.These verbs tend to be spoken quickly, unstressed, and embedded in connected speech making them difficult to perceive for some children that are deaf and hard of hearing. Examples: do-does, is-are, can-could, and has-have.Designed for 2 or more players. Easy adaptable for the number of players and difficulty by sorting out cards to meet the child’s needs and goals.EASY ONE-TIME GAME PREP - Year-Round Game◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➯ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn NewsletterLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
SUMMER BUCKET LIST CRAFTIVITY For Listening, Language, Conversations
$ 6
Creating a Summer Bucket List craftivity with children is one of my favorite summer traditions. This engaging activity combines a craft and a planning experience, making it much more than a list of fu
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n things to do. It becomes more than a summer project—it becomes a roadmap for supporting listening and language through real-life experiences. It transforms everyday summer adventures into opportunities for meaningful conversation, connection, listening, and language growth.Listening and Language TargetsAs children brainstorm summer activities and adventures, they:✧ Strengthen listening and comprehension skills✧ Build vocabulary, descriptive language, and critical thinking✧ Express ideas, preferences, and experiences✧ Ask and answer questions during meaningful conversations✧ Connect language to real-life experiences✧ Build confidence in communication and self-expressionBrainstorming a Fun-Filled SummerActivities they would like to tryPlaces they would like to visitPeople they would like to spend time withExperiences they would like to enjoyEncourages The Child ToExplain why an activity is important or excitingPredict what they might see, hear, do, or learnDescribe what they think the experience will be likeShare related memories or past experiencesAsk questions about unfamiliar activitiesCompare new experiences with previous onesA Summer Toolbox Must-Have!• A favorite and effective summer activity• For kids of all ages• Use all summer long• Use year after year• Easy to personalize for each child• Perfect for home, therapy, classrooms, and summer programsWhat's Included• Summer bucket• 30-category picture cards• Step-by-step instructions and coaching directions• Listening & Spoken Language (LSL) Tips◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or at any time afterward. LET'S CONNECT:★ Sign up HERE for the Listen With Lynn emails ★InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way.Thanks so much!Lynn Wood
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