Although it has been a couple years since I
have worked in an EI/Preschool setting, many people have been questioning and
requesting ideas for this age group. I
felt the following toys were a great asset to my speech toy collection. Every now and then, I take out one of these
toys to use with younger elementary students.
I hope it helps!
1. Adapted Penguin Race
Great
for:
for:
·
Visual
tracking
Visual
tracking
·
Concepts
up and down
Concepts
up and down
·
Concepts
top and bottom
Concepts
top and bottom
·
Joint
attention
Joint
attention
2. No-Spill Bubble Tumbler Minis
Can get a group
set, stores bubbles and NO SPILL! Easy clean up!
set, stores bubbles and NO SPILL! Easy clean up!
Great for:
·
Oral
motor activities
Oral
motor activities
·
/p/
popping sounds
/p/
popping sounds
·
Requesting
more
Requesting
more
3. Sound Shape Sorter
Sort and be
reinforced with sound!
reinforced with sound!
Great for:
·
Concepts
in, out, up, down
Concepts
in, out, up, down
·
Requesting
more
Requesting
more
·
Requesting
“give me”
Requesting
“give me”
·
Basic
turn taking
Basic
turn taking
·
Cause/Effect
Cause/Effect
4. Piggy Bank
Great for:
·
Fine
motor skills
Fine
motor skills
·
Turn
taking
Turn
taking
·
“Give
me”
“Give
me”
·
Eliciting
/p/, /b/, /m/, or /k/.
Eliciting
/p/, /b/, /m/, or /k/.
5. Fisher-Price Roll-a-Rounds: Swirlin'
Surprise Gumball Machine
Surprise Gumball Machine
***ALL TIME
FAVORITE!!!***
FAVORITE!!!***
Great for:
·
Concepts
in, out, up, down
Concepts
in, out, up, down
·
Turn
taking
Turn
taking
·
Cause/effect
Cause/effect
·
Identifying
objects and labeling
Identifying
objects and labeling
·
Eliciting
sounds /b/ and /m/
Eliciting
sounds /b/ and /m/
·
Basic
requesting: “give me” “more”
Basic
requesting: “give me” “more”
·
Ready,
set, go!
Ready,
set, go!
·
Joint
attention
Joint
attention
6. Farm Sound Blocks
Great for:
·
Cause
effect
Cause
effect
·
Concepts:
in, out, on, off
Concepts:
in, out, on, off
·
Basic
requesting: “give me” “more”
Basic
requesting: “give me” “more”
·
Turn
taking
Turn
taking
·
Joint
attention
Joint
attention
·
Animal
vocabulary: lamb, horse, dog, pig, cow and rooster.
Animal
vocabulary: lamb, horse, dog, pig, cow and rooster.
·
Hide
and seek
Hide
and seek
7. Shake & Stack
Vehicles – Stacking Fire truck Animals
Vehicles – Stacking Fire truck Animals
Great
for:
for:
·
Cause/effect
Cause/effect
·
Concepts
“on” “off” “go” “stop”
Concepts
“on” “off” “go” “stop”
·
Vehicles
vocabulary
Vehicles
vocabulary
·
Joint
attention
Joint
attention
·
Turn
taking
Turn
taking
·
Basic requesting
“give me” “my turn” “more”
Basic requesting
“give me” “my turn” “more”
8. Stack and nest
Great
for:
for:
·
Concepts:
up, down, top, bottom, on, off
Concepts:
up, down, top, bottom, on, off
·
Basic
requesting
Basic
requesting
·
Turn
taking
Turn
taking
·
Joint
attention
Joint
attention
·
Early
problem solving
Early
problem solving
9. My first peg board
Easier
than a regular peg board for grip.
than a regular peg board for grip.
Great
for:
for:
·
Concepts:
in, on, next, up, down, off
Concepts:
in, on, next, up, down, off
·
Basic
requesting
Basic
requesting
·
Turn
taking
Turn
taking
·
Problem
solving
Problem
solving
·
Fine
motor skills
Fine
motor skills
·
Learning
colors and counting
Learning
colors and counting
10. Can’t afford these toys? Create a simple sensory bin! Go to the dollar store and get a bin then
just get something for inside! Get some:
rice or beans from the grocery store, sand from the beach, or pour water! Then all you need is some plastic cups,
spoons, maybe a shovel, and some mini animals and creatures from the dollar
store to hide and play with.
just get something for inside! Get some:
rice or beans from the grocery store, sand from the beach, or pour water! Then all you need is some plastic cups,
spoons, maybe a shovel, and some mini animals and creatures from the dollar
store to hide and play with.
Great
for:
for:
·
Hide
and seek
Hide
and seek
·
Joint
attention
Joint
attention
·
Verbs/actions/basic
directives: mix, pour, fill, hide, find, see, etc.
Verbs/actions/basic
directives: mix, pour, fill, hide, find, see, etc.
·
Concepts:
in, out, under, over, top, bottom, on, off, full, empty, wet, dry
Concepts:
in, out, under, over, top, bottom, on, off, full, empty, wet, dry
·
Fine
motor skills
Fine
motor skills
·
Pretend
play skills
Pretend
play skills
Since I have not used one in a while, I had to find an example:
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