Online Speech and Language Activties
Here are some online activities that are ready made for using in your speech and language sessions. Students can also go online at home to review what they have done in class.
Articulation
Autism/Aspergers/PDD
Auditory Processing
Language
General
KinderCrafts
- Easy to make crafts for kids to integrate into your language lessons.
Use for following directions, sequencing, explaining procedures,
and vocabulary.
Zoom
Classroom - An online elementary classroom with lessons in Geography,
Science, Language Arts, and more. Take time to explore. There's
lots here.
Grammar
Sequencing
Mrs. Casserly's More Fun with Speech and Language Page.
This is a new page I'm currently working on for additional language practice with my students.
It has been useful in class as well as at-home practice for those students who have internet access.
English
Activities Homonyms, verb tenses, contractions, parts of speech
and more.
Grammar Crackers -Grammar Games by Lonn Swanson
Have Fun Headquarters by Tracy Gefroh Boyd - Lots of fun language games to practice
synoyms, antonyms, idioms, categories, grammar, rhyming, and analogies. Check it out!
Idioms and Figurative Language
Cambridge Dictionary of Idioms - Worksheets you can download for your students. Preview these before using...I noticed some mature language
The Idiom Connection
Origin of Phrases - Site for figurative language
Vocabulary
Mrs. Casserly's More Fun with Speech and Language Page.
This is a new page I'm currently working on for additional language practice with my students.
It has been useful in class as well as at-home practice for those students who have internet access.
Compound
Clues Get practice with compound words, opposites,
synonyms, and defining words.
Crossword
Express - Online crossword puzzles. (Number puzzles available
too!)
Discovery School Look under their teaching tools
for the vocabulary quiz whiz tool and make up a vocabulary quiz for any words you are working
on in no time at all.
Fluency Through Fables - Develop vocabulary
by working with fables. Activities are included.
Online
Games and Activities at Syvum - Here you will find activities
for synonyms, antonyms, comprehension, plurals, defining, past tense,
spelling, and proverbs. If you like them, you can
order more.
Have Fun Headquarters by Tracy Gefroh Boyd - Lots of fun language games to practice
synoyms, antonyms, idioms, categories, grammar, rhyming, and analogies. Check it out!
Reading Workshop - a neat site for activities for synonyms, antonyms, analogies, prefixes, suffixes, multiple meanings and more.
Realm
of Laughter - Use these jokes for understanding humor.
Realm
of Nursery Rhymes - Nursery rhymes are great
for developing vocabulary and rhyming skills.
Rhyming
Buddies - Also called Stinky Pinky or Hinky Pinkies. Have
your students practice rhyming and synonyms.
Vocabulary University Vocabulary tasks for
upper elementary through adult ages.
Wild World of Word Challenges
Good for rhyming, prefixes, suffixes, idioms, spelling,
decoding, and more.
World of Words-Vocabulary games by Lonn Swanson
Word Central-
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary for kids. Great for working on
defining
skills. I also like the "Daily Buzzword".
Words at Random Random House website with dictionary games and quizzes.
Sequencing Activities by Tracy Gefroh Boyd
Have students sequence steps to explain a procedure. A mystery picture is revealed for a correct response.
Thematic Units
Anatomy and Physiology
The
Brain and Spinal Cord - In addition to anatomy
and physiology, there is some good information about various diseases and
effects of drugs.
Dinosaurs
Zoom
Dinosaurs - This is a cool site containing lots of info and activities
about dinosaurs.
Fossils
Fossils:
Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Royal Ontario Museum, games and activities
Science/Health/Technology
Brain
Pop - This site has movies,
activities and quizzes for various topics in science, health, and technology.
It is good for reinforcing vocabulary and concepts.
Zoo
Quillos
Online Zoo - Take a virtual tour of a zoo. Great to reinforce
zoo vocabulary.
