"In My Stocking" (a speech related activity)

Here's another little holiday related activity that is very easy to implement ... I think anyone could do this one with no problem :)








"In My Stocking" (to the tune of: " Oh My Darlin' ")

In my stocking,
In my stocking,
In my special Christmas stocking,
Look inside for little prizes
In my special Christmas stocking!

Materials Needed:

• Stocking
• small toys or pictures of small toys/candy prizes

Directions:

1. Sing song through 1x.  (slowing down speech to enunciate/stress certain words and/or syllables on targeted words)
2. Have child reach into stocking to pull out 1 (only one) item.
3. Look at and name the item.  Repeat item name (i.e. "dinosaur", "ball", etc), being sure to encourage/practice verbal clarity and speech fluency. 
4. Make sure you have fun with this!

Targeted Goal Areas:

• Speech production/clarity/fluency
• Impulse control
• Auditory cueing/Auditory attention
• Attention to task for duration

NOTE:  If working mainly toward speech goals with this activity, be sure to choose items (to go in stocking) that include speech sounds/characteristics that fit your child's speech needs.  For example, if your child needs improvement on blended sounds, include an item with blended sounds in it's name (maybe a blue item /bl/).  If your child needs improvement on producing words with 2 or 2+ syllables, include items with multi syllables (maybe "dinosaur" or "alligator"). 

Have a great weekend!
Jessica