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SHOVEL THE SNOW Listen + Describe Winter Vocabulary
$ 6
SHOVEL THE SNOW is a listening and spoken language game where children practice using adjectives to describe winter-themed nouns. Each beautiful snowflake has a winter vocabulary picture and also an a
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so an adjective or a modifier. The Shovel the Snow game gets kids active and competitive while listening, learning, and engaged.SHOVEL THE SNOW. LISTEN. BUILD VOCABULARYChildren who are deaf and hard of hearing often struggle with vocabulary which is an integral part of learning. Describing is a research-supported and effective way to build vocabulary skills. Shovel the Snow can boost a child’s spoken language, communication, literacy, and academic skills. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY THAT TARGET:✧ Descriptions✧ Expansions✧ Categories✧ Sentences✧ Auditory RecallA flexible game that is easy to level up or down to meet a child’s goals.The child listens and repeats both the written modifier (creamy) and the picturednoun (hot chocolate) using hearing alone.The child uses the adjective (creamy) to describe and make sentences about a picture (hot chocolate). (See previews.)Examples:“My mom stirred the creamy hot chocolate.”“I took a sip of the creamy hot chocolate and burnt my tongue.”“I love creamy hot chocolate in a mug with whipped cream on top.”A MUST-HAVE!A favorite grab-n-go game to play all winter year after year.WHAT'S INCLUDED:36 2-sided snowflakes with winter-based vocabularyWinter scene game matA list of the fall nouns and adjectives/modifiersListening & Spoken Language (LSL) TipsEASY ONE-TIME PREPPrint, cut out, fold, and glue the snowflakes. Print the game mat.Hint - I use a sand toy shovel from the Dollar Store. This is not necessary but kids love shoveling in the paper snowflakes.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. 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
Auditory Skill Builder WINTER FOUND IT Listening and Language
$ 6
WINTER Found It is a fun LISTENING & LANGUAGE AUDITORY SKILL BUILDER. Mix and Match the 5 auditory skill builder games with any of the 5 winter-themed game card sets. Players listen, auditory process
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ss information then find engaging seasonal images. This resource is a stress-free way for practicing listening skills, building spoken language, and communication skills with the kids you see at school or for therapy.Found It can be played cooperatively, for a predetermined period of time, or by filling the cards like Lotto. The games and rules are flexible and open-ended. IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing,Auditory Processing, Speech, Auditory Verbal Therapy, ELA, Teletherapy, Home...✧ Easy to level up or down based on the child✧ Flexible! Use auditory targets you write with the game card sets✧ I’ve done the planning for you in the guide! ❤FIVE GAMESAuditory Identification (Listening Lotto)Auditory Memory (Listen and Remember)Auditory Association (What goes together? What doesn’t belong?)Descriptions - Critical Elements (Listen and Describe)Categories - Critical Thinking (Can you find it?)FIVE DIFFERENT GAME CARDSWinter ObjectsSnowmenHot CocoaWinter Action VerbsMittens✧ Mix and match the 5 Auditory Skill Builder Games with any of the 5 winter-themed game card sets.✧ Each game card has 16 seasonal pictures.✧The cards can also be used to teach other fall vocabulary lessons and can be played as LOTTO games.GAME ONE: Auditory Identification (Listening Lotto)Auditory identification is the ability to use the auditory channel to understand the meaning of spoken language. The Object: is for the child to listen, select and mark the correct picture named from on the board. ★ Example prompts for Game One: Auditory IdentificationThe complexity varies according to the game board and the auditory skills.- Winter Objects - “Find the ice skates.”- Hot Cocoa - “Find the hot cocoa in the yellow and orange mug with marshmallows.”- Mittens - “Find the green mitten with a penguin wearing a red stocking cap.”- Snowmen - “Find the snowman wearing earmuffs and mismatched mittens.”- Winter Action Verbs and Activities - “Find the boy who is snowboarding.”GAME TWO: Auditory Memory (Listen and Remember)Auditory memory is the ability to recall auditory information both immediately and after a delay which is an extremely important aspect of spoken language development. Auditory memory growth enables children to speak in longer and more complex grammatical sentences. The Object: is for the child to listen and recall two, three, and four-word sets.Game Three: Auditory Association (What goes together? What doesn’t belong?)Auditory Association is the process of attaching meaning to something heard by relating it to previously learned information.The Object: What Goes Together?Have the child listen, repeat the words and explain how they go together or are associated. Next, find and mark the correct pictures on the board.The Object: What Doesn’t Belong?Have the child listen, repeat the words using their auditory memory then tell what doesn’t belong and why. Next, find and mark the correct pictures on the board.Game Four: Descriptions - Critical Elements (Listen and Describe)Descriptive language adds information that makes the language more colorful and appealing.The Object: is for the child to listen and identify a picture based on descriptions and critical elements.This activity builds vocabulary and descriptive language skills.Game Five: Categories - Critical Thinking (Can you find it?)Categories are a group or class of items with shared characteristics. The ability to use categories builds vocabulary and logical thinking skills. It includes auditory reception, memory, and comprehension.The Object: is for the child to listen to the category then identify the picture(s).Easy Game Prep Print Version: Print the game cards and laminate them. Gather game markers like winter-themed winter erasers or Bingo Chips.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. Use the annotation tools to mark the game cards.Resource Includes:- Listening & language guide- Target or goal suggestions- Directions to level up or level down- Individual directions for each of the 5 games- 6 game cards with 4 variations of each (24 cards in total)- Listening and Spoken Language Tips- Print and digital options◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈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:InstagramFacebookPinterestHearSayLW.comHearSayLW BlogTwitterKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
NOVEMBER LISTENING VOCABULARY COMPREHENSION
$ 5
The NOVEMBER Listening and Language By The Month resource includes seven activities that can be used ALL MONTH for auditory memory and comprehension, seasonal vocabulary, developing grammar, and build
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SPRING Working Memory Three Listening Finger Walk Games
$ 350
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
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ow 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 Lion2. April Showers Bring May Flowers3. 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 PlayYou need one listening game sheet per child.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.Then, ask them to describe that block which is a great language expansion opportunity.If correct, they landed on a specific image and completed that round.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 TipsDirections - No Prep!Three Listening Finger Walk Gameboards
SANDWICH SCRAMBLE 5 Ways to Play Game Listening and Language
$ 5
Sandwich Scramble is a fun, flexible, and engaging listening and spoken language resource. Players listen, play, and talk while scrambling to make burgers and sandwiches. It can be played again and ag
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again with many kids and goals across your whole caseload. It's easy for you with a one-time prep.➼ Children have a blast and don’t realize they are following and giving directions, learning spatial and temporal concepts, vocabulary, auditory memory, comprehension, and sequencing skills. Sandwich Scramble grows social skills and kids learn turn-taking, problem-solving, and self-advocacy while role-playing. ➼ Sandwich Scramble is a flexible resource. 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.ONE PRODUCT - FIVE GAMES OR WAYS TO PLAYSandwich Scramble targets auditory goals that relate to following directions:✧ GAME 1: Highlights temporal concepts and sequencing.✧ GAME 2: Targets critical elements and complex directions.✧ GAME 3: Focuses on spatial relationships.✧ GAME 4: Role-playing turn-taking, problem-solving skills social, pragmatic,and self-advocacy skills.✧ GAME 5: Auditory comprehension and listening for detailINCLUDES:➼ A guide with instructions ➼ 16 Large colorful mix-and-match sandwich/burger ingredients and a digital pdf PDF for screen sharing➼ 5 games with examples➼ Lesson expansion ideas with read-aloud story suggestions➼ Listening and spoken language (LSL) TipsIDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing Disorder, Speech and Language Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, Homeschoolers, TeletherapyFACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep and use time and time again✢ DIGITAL - The digital page can be opened and played with your favorite PDF reader app on a tablet or iPad. Tokens can be placed directly on the screen.- On a computer open the PDF with the sandwich ingredients and use a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free. The listener can use the annotation tools to mark the card.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Auditory Rehab - Auditory Training GUESS WHO? Game
$ 6
Play Guess Who? the classic board game with an auditory spin using this Auditory Rehab Game Changer™. This activity is designed for individuals that are deaf and hard of hearing and for use in cochlea
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cochlear implant rehabilitation for older children, teens, and adults.IDEAL FOR: Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Listening & Spoken Language, Auditory Training, Auditory Rehabilitation, Speech...The GUESS WHO Game Changer✤ is played with special directions and rules✤ challenges beginner and intermediate listeners✤ works in closed and bridge listening sets✤ practices identifying words in sets and within connected speech✤ focuses on taking turns, talking while advocating for hearing needs✤ encourages gameplay and practice at home with family and friends✤ practice can lead to communication success✤ is motivating and funGameChangers™➼ result in natural listening practice much different than contrived lists or online or programs.➼ allow for real-time modifications based on the player's auditory skills➼ fosters self-advocacy skills➼ improves communication confidence and successINCLUDES:a pre-game companion that prepares the Listener to play the gamefeatures practice exercises and activities.offers clear directions for therapists, teachers, a listening coach, family members, and friendsincludes listening tips and strategiesfollows an auditory hierarchyNOTE: The amount of practice necessary will vary before a listener is ready to play the game and is dependent upon the listener’s listening skills
SANTA DOGS Listening for Critical Elements Directions Descriptions
$ 7
SANTA DOGS is an engaging following-direction game with critical elements that get kids listening and engaged. Kids love the delightful dogs in costumes that challenge auditory working memory, compreh
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mprehension, and auditory processing speed. The game uses descriptions that boost critical thinking, executive functioning, and communication skills.SANTA 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.SANTA 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 Santa 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 Santa Dog picture cards, and the 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.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS❤ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.➼ Follow me to be updated with newbies and freebies!❤ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn
Auditory Association Smart Mouth
$ 5
Smart Mouth is an easy grab-and-go fast-paced LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE activity. It fosters quick thinking and allows kids to “blurt” out associated or related words. Then an opportunity for the
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or the child to use these words expressively is offered which can stretch auditory memory and descriptive skills. Smart Mouth includes answers and data collection and progress monitoring sheets. YOU CAN TARGET: Listening, Auditory associations, auditory processing, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Language can explode while focusing on naming skills, categories, descriptive and expressive language, and communication skills. IDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing Disorder, Speech and Language Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, PreK-K and Primary Teachers, SPED Teachers, ELL Teachers, ESL/EFL Teachers, Homeschoolers, Teletherapists SMART MOUTH CARDS CAN:accompany motivating companion games by answering a card before each turncan be played for an allotted time using a sand timer or timer appbe played as an active listening activity be an effective brain break when transitioning between activitiesare fun as a reward during the last few minutes of a lesson or session INCLUDES:✧ A guide with instructions ✧ 40 Smart Mouth game cards➼ A set of DIGITAL game cards➼ A set of PRINTABLE game cards✧ Answers for each game card ✧ Progress monitoring or data collection sheets✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips FACE 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.
SELF-ADVOCACY Fake It To You Make It Communication Success Activity
$ 7
FAKE IT TO YOU MAKE IT is a fun and motivating no-prep grab & go SELF-ADVOCACY resource for elementary and middle school-aged kids who are deaf and hard of hearing. If you're looking for a new twist t
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st to self-advocacy lessons you are at the right place.THIS RESOURCE HAS THREE PARTS:PART ONE:The part of the lesson and self-advocacy content is taught through a colorful nine-page story.Buffy the main character hears with cochlear implants and is relatable for kids that are deaf and hard of hearing. Kids love the comic-like story format!The story is great for auditory comprehension, story recall, and re-telling activities.PART TWO:Next, we meet eight of Buffy's friends who are also deaf and hard of hearing.There are eight situations - one for each friend.The goal is to identify different ways the kids try to bluff or fake it to get by.Each scenario is a common situation that kids with hearing loss face at school, at home, with peers, and in their community.Talking points with guided questions/discussion prompts for each scenario.Kids grapple with the challenging situations to foster self-advocacy learning.PART THREE:Buffy has learned a lot about self-advocacy and shares -Tips For Communication Success.Most importantly Buffy learned that bluffing doesn't work!INSTRUCTIONS1. The therapist, teacher, or parent reads the story about Bluffy and leads a discussion.2. The children listen to each of the eight scenarios. Each scenario can be taught as individual mini-lessons and introduced over time. One or more scenarios per lesson/session.3. The adult uses the questions and discussion prompts to foster self-advocacy learning.WHAT'S INCLUDED:✧ A PDF story that teaches the lesson content.✧ 8 situations or mini-lessons✧ Comic-like pictures illustrate the situations✧ Talking points with guided questions/discussion prompts✧ Advocacy StrategiesDIGITAL - NO PRINT The PDF can be opened and played with your iPad or tablet. When playing on a computer, open and use a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC which is free. ➼ PRINT - This is an option but will use a great deal of ink due to the graphics.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ 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
SUMMER Listen, Search & Find
$ 12
The Listen, Search & Find resources are favorite listening and spoken language activities for auditory learning and practice for kids, teachers, and therapists! The original is my number one Liste
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n With Lynn TOP SELLER!Each of the Listen, Search and Find games of the year-round series are digital interactive PDFs that keep listeners active and engaged. They include fun slides spouting words of encouragement like Good Listening, Keep It Up... for correct responses.YOU CAN TARGET: Listening to critical elements, descriptions, following directions, auditory working memory, auditory processing, auditory comprehension, executive function, and communication skills.WHAT'S INCLUDED:Huge 134-page SUMMER resourceFOUR interactive SUMMER game decks1. Auditory Directions2. Auditory Closure3. Auditory Integration4. Listening For InferencesPrompts with answersData collection sheetsListening and Spoken Language TipsTHE OBJECT is to listen, recall, comprehend, search and find the SUMMER pictures from a large closed set of colorful items on each game card. The therapist, teacher, or parent reads the prompts aloud and the child chooses the best response on each game card.FOUR SUMMER AUDITORY COMPREHENSION GAME DECKS Deck 1: Auditory Closure is completing a short cloze passage presented auditorily.★ The goal is for the listener to complete the sentences by filling in the missing words. This targets auditory association, discrimination, word retrieval, and long and short-term memory skills.Example: Before walking the dog I use bug spray to repel the ________. MosquitoesDeck 2: Auditory Integration involves recalling keywords presented auditorily.★The goal is to identify keywords in each sentence. The listener processes information read aloud then answers a question about the sentence.Example: My friend stood up in the canoe and we tipped over. What kind of boat did you hear? CanoeDeck 3: Auditory Directions involves following a series of verbal directives presented auditorily.★The goal is to listen to multi-step commands then perform each task in order.Example: Cross your fingers, pretend to dive in a pool then find the BBQ grill. BBQ grillDeck 4: Listen For Inferences is drawing logical conclusions based on 4-part riddles presented auditorily.★The goal is to make logical guesses and identify pictures by listening to four clues. Each of the clues is increasingly more specific.Example: I am full of water. I can irritate your eyes. I usually have a ladder.I can be shallow or deep.Swimming PoolPlease note: The Listen, Search and Find resources are serve and return conversational games between the adult and the listener. I have been asked if the game includes an audio component that would allow the child to play independently. There are no sound bytes included.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ➯ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Newsletter Be the first to know about freebies, sales, and product launches. ➼ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!
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