The Big Book of Speech and Language Games

These 101 Speech and Language Games are ideal for the classroom or to play at home. Do you ever have a spare ten minutes with a group of kids? Why not use that time to build their speech and language skills? Speech and language is essential for every single part of life. All of the games are designed to take 5-10 minutes or can be extended as needed. They can be used as getting to know you games, activities for drama and talking, or simply as fun classroom activities. These games can be incorporated into lessons, mat time or circle time, or you can simply grab this book to fill a spare 5 minutes. Although these games are ideal for teachers to use in the classroom, they can be used in any setting, including at home. Most of these games are suitable for pairs, small groups or larger groups (whole class). THESE GAMES WILL DEVELOP THE FOLLOWING SKILLS: ATTENTION
LISTENING
SPEECH SOUNDS
UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE
USING LANGUAGE
EYE CONTACT
BODY LANGUAGE
SOCIAL SKILLS
IMAGINATION
STORY TELLING/ NARRATIVE
LITERACY
PUBLIC SPEAKING
CONFIDENCE