5-min Speech Therapy Activities You can do at Home
1. Use the Counter Go to a sporting goods store and buy a counter. This is a small, circular object with a single button. Each time you press a button, the counter goes up one by one. Set a goal for your child (the number of repetitions) and tell him or her to press a button every time he or she performs the skill correctly. Once he has dialled the target number, he is done. Give him time and see if he can beat his old points (but he has to say well to be counted, no chasing and wasting!). 2. The game of collapse Put a bunch of plastic coins in the bag but red one of them. After each repetition, you and your child will both contribute one coin. If someone withdraws a red coin, he or she must return all his or her coins (in cash!). Anyone with more coins after 5 minutes wins. (I found this one at www.5minutekids.com, love it!) 3. Hold Yoga Poses Check out pictures of yoga poses for kids online. Ask your child to pick one and hold it while doin