Holiday Speech and Language Activities
by Speech Pie © 2025
Price: $4 USD
Subjects: socialAspectsOfCommunication,articulation,expressiveLanguage,speech,christmas,receptiveLanguage,firstDayOfWinter
Grades: 13,1,2,3,4
Description
Bring seasonal fun to speech and language! This flexible deck targets articulation, vocabulary, descriptive language, sentence expansion, reasoning, and social pragmatics—ideal for mixed groups and easy sub plans. Students rotate through quick, engaging activities with instant feedback and built-in prompts. What’s inside (5 activities) 1. Tap-to-Reveal Articulation Tap wrapped “presents” to uncover articulation cards for quick reps (words → phrases → short sentences). 2. Vocabulary Match Picture/word matching with winter-friendly terms to build labeling and semantic connections. 3. Describe It — Quick Recipe Structured frames guide rich descriptions using the attribute ladder: Group, Looks (size/shape/color/texture/material), Has/Parts, Does/For, Where, Compare. 4. Would You Rather…? (Reason & Explain) Students choose and justify with because, supporting opinion language and longer sentences. 5. Was That a Good Choice? (Pragmatics) School-based winter scenarios for expected/unexpected behaviors, self-advocacy, and problem-solving. Skills targeted • Articulation: accurate sound production and carryover • Language: vocabulary, describing, categories, compare/contrast • Syntax: conjunctions (because), sentence expansion/MLU • Pragmatics: perspective-taking, topic maintenance, school rules, self-advocacy
Acknowledgements
This deck was designed in Canva, with voiceovers generated using Speechelo, and select images created with Adobe Firefly. These tools were used under their respective user licenses. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. © 2025 Speech Pie.