Top 10 Toys for EI & Preschool

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:

·
Visual
tracking

·
Concepts
up and down

·
Concepts
top and bottom

·
Joint
attention

Check it out here!

2. No-Spill Bubble Tumbler Minis

Can get a group
set, stores bubbles and NO SPILL! Easy clean up!

Great for:

·
Oral
motor activities

·
/p/
popping sounds

·
Requesting
more

Check it out here!!

3. Sound Shape Sorter

Sort and be
reinforced with sound!

Great for:

·
Concepts
in, out, up, down

·
Requesting
more

·
Requesting
“give me”

·
Basic
turn taking

·
Cause/Effect

Check it out here!

4. Piggy Bank

Great for:

·
Fine
motor skills

·
Turn
taking

·
“Give
me”

·
Eliciting
/p/, /b/, /m/, or /k/.

Check it out here!

5. Fisher-Price Roll-a-Rounds: Swirlin'
Surprise Gumball Machine

***ALL TIME
FAVORITE!!!***

Great for:

·
Concepts
in, out, up, down

·
Turn
taking

·
Cause/effect

·
Identifying
objects and labeling

·
Eliciting
sounds /b/ and /m/

·
Basic
requesting: “give me” “more”

·
Ready,
set, go!

·
Joint
attention

Check it out here!

6. Farm Sound Blocks

Great for:

·
Cause
effect

·
Concepts:
in, out, on, off

·
Basic
requesting: “give me” “more”

·
Turn
taking

·
Joint
attention

·
Animal
vocabulary: lamb, horse, dog, pig, cow and rooster.

·
Hide
and seek

Check it out here!

7. Shake & Stack
Vehicles – Stacking Fire truck Animals

Great
for:

·
Cause/effect

·
Concepts
“on” “off” “go” “stop”

·
Vehicles
vocabulary

·
Joint
attention

·
Turn
taking

·
Basic requesting
“give me” “my turn” “more”

Check it out!

8. Stack and nest

Great
for:

·
Concepts:
up, down, top, bottom, on, off

·
Basic
requesting

·
Turn
taking

·
Joint
attention

·
Early
problem solving

Check it out here!

9. My first peg board

Easier
than a regular peg board for grip.

Great
for:

·
Concepts:
in, on, next, up, down, off

·
Basic
requesting

·
Turn
taking

·
Problem
solving

·
Fine
motor skills

·
Learning
colors and counting

Check it out here!

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.

Great
for:

·
Hide
and seek

·
Joint
attention

·
Verbs/actions/basic
directives: mix, pour, fill, hide, find, see, etc.

·
Concepts:
in, out, under, over, top, bottom, on, off, full, empty, wet, dry

·
Fine
motor skills

·
Pretend
play skills

Since I have not used one in a while, I had to find an example: