Speech Monster Gobblers for Speech Therapy ~ Articulation and Language No Prep One Page Craft

Language and Articulation Targets + 2 Versions included! 

• Original Cut & Paste Folding Mouth Monster Gobblers
• Coloring (no pasting) Folding Mouth Monster Gobblers

This activity was designed to be a simple, no-prep activity to target articulation and language while making a fun Monster mouth craft.  It is also a GREAT way to encourage home practice because when completing crafts it creates the “look what I made” mentality which increases the likelihood that the student will show their caregiver and review. A quick caregiver note is included on the side of the page. These can also be used as puppets for students to practice their speech and language targets with.

The two versions includes a cut & paste activity (glue targets  in the monster’s mouth) and coloring (color targets already in monster's mouth). I created two versions for my students with different needs/interests. You decide what is best for your students. 

How to use: The student will color and practice each target word. The student will cut out the words and practice them again. The student will glue each word in the Monster’s mouth and practice the word one more time! The student will cut out the monster and fold it to make it a puppet. If you are working in groups, have the other students color their Monster in between turns. The therapist will determine the number or trials for the articulation page. I tell my students “make your monster gobble up your speech words!”

Folding Instructions: Fold the top and bottom dotted lines away from you (backwards). Fold the middle line towards you (making the monster’s mouth close). Visuals included.

My hope is that this will encourage the students to show their parents and review their targets,  plus tell them all about the fun craft they made.

Tips from the SLP:

• Use with popular monster themed books or games as supplemental activity that goes with the theme.
• To get more trials in, use a bingo dotter to dot the words (takes less time than coloring).
• To get extra trials, have the students use the monster  mouth as a puppet and say all the words it gobbled one more time!

ARTICULATION PAGES INCLUDED: CVC/end sounds; initial/medial/final/mixed:  k, g, f, v, l, s, z, sh, ch, th,  lblends (initial/medial), initial sblends (sp, st, sm, sn, sk, sl, sw, mixed), final sblends; pre-vocalic r, er, or, ar, air, ear, & rblends (initial/final); 3 syllables/4 syllables/5 syllables, and complex clusters. I also included blank open-ended pages (12 targets on each page).

Please note: I added mixed phoneme pages to this pack! To target  some phonological processes, I like to use the mixed position pages (example; mixed k for velar fronting, mixed s for stopping, etc..)

LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY PAGES INCLUDED: name the category, name items in a category, compare/contrast, wh questions (what, when, where, who, why, mixed), how questions, functions, actions, positional vocabulary, past tense verbs (regular and irregular), plurals (regular and irregular), multiple meaning words (with and without picture support), antonyms/synonyms, and associations (12 targets on each page).

BONUS PAGES INCLUDED: Several blank open and open ended pages, a drawing activity with the mouth, and an open ended story companion.