Here are some ideas to use with artic picture cards or matching sets of cards that have your child's sounds on them.  I also use beanbags to toss on cards...and chips to place under cards...

  1. Put cards in a bag. Have client close eyes, pick a card, and name it.
  2. Bowling: clip cards on clothespins and line up (like bowling pins). Have client roll ball and name the card he/she knocks down.
  3. Hopping: place cards face down on floor (or under shaped cut-out construction paper). Have client name the card he/she hops next to.
  4. Mail cards: use a toy mail box and have client name each card as he/she mails it.
  5. Games: use any sporty games (e.g., basketball, football, baseball). After each turn, have client pick a card and name it. If named correctly, gets another turn.
  6. Create a road with cards placed at various places on the board. Client names the card he/she stops by.

For minimal contrasts:

  1. memory
  2. ask questions (e.g., if working on final consonant deletion): make a stack of cards with final consonants and a stack without final consonants. Pick a card from each stack and make up a question. For example, "Can a moose go moo?"
  3. present a minimal contrast pair and describe one from the pair. Have client identify and pronounce the correct word. If correct, client gets both cards.

4. Put and Take....

5. Cut construction paper into small squares, maybe 36...on an even number of cards write, PUT 1, PUT 2, PUT 3, TAKE 1, TAKE 2, or TAKE 3. (you can color code the words for little ones who can't read) Give each child 2 stacks of artic cards,one to be called a PUT stack, another to be called the TAKE stack. Each child will turn over one of your squares. If the card says PUT 2, child moves 2 cards from the PUT stack over to the TAKE stack (after saying it correctly of course). The object of the game is to empty one stack. It sounds more complicated than it is. I think it's fun, easy to make and the gives the children opportunity for drill.