Welcome to Speech Therapy with Ms. Hein!

I will be providing each of my students with weekly assignments. Please Contact me with any questions regarding these assignments. Google classroom will be used as a platform to communicate and share assignments and responses going forward. Please send a picture, completed document or describe what you learned or found challenging about assigned activities. I look forward to hearing from you!

Email: lhein@yonkerspublicschools.org

Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/speechmshe****Daily exercises will also be posted below. These are excellent opportunities to access many different language goals and increase receptive and expressive language skills. these challenges will only take a few minutes each day. Have fun with them!

Daily Language Exercises

Wednesday June 17, 2020
Read the sentences below and guess what each person is doing.
Molly and Mark both said, "I do."
Henry tried on three different sizes of shirts.
Lance counted to 10 and then tried to find everyone.
Blake shot the ball into the basket.
Amber wet her hands and put soap on them.

Tuesday June 16, 2020
Read the sentences below and guess what each person is doing.
Lily held the string tightly and looked up into the sky.
Before saying, "hello", Elio pressed seven buttons.
Gail opened a box and put milk in a bowl.
Jen rolled the ball down the lane toward the pins.
Jessie rolled the dice and moved three spaces.

Monday June 15, 2020
Go to youtube.com and search the book "Enemy Pie". After listening to the story, click the link below and answer the comprehension questions.
https://boom.cards/fastplay/wakj

Friday June 12, 2020
Click the link below and try to solve the riddles!
https://boom.cards/fastplay/ztha

Thursday, June 11, 2020
Answer these "How" questions below.

How do you bake cookies?
How do you get a snack out of a vending machine?
How do you brush your teeth?
How do you make a jack-o-lantern?
How do you mail a letter?

Wednesday June 10, 2020
Answer these "How" questions below.

How do you get dressed?
How do you make a phone call?
How do you make a turkey sandwich?
How do you make hot chocolate?
How do you brush your teeth?

Tuesday June 9, 2020
Read the following sentences and tell/write what each person is doing. Explain or discuss how you know.
(example: Paul blew out the candles and made a wish. What is he doing? Paul is celebrating his birthday. How do you know? Because you blow out candles on a cake and make a wish after you sing happy birthday.)

Drew squeezed 12 oranges into a pitcher.
Jeff put on his pajamas and turned down his bed.
Kelly tried to think of a 5 letter word meaning "a place to live".
Carly threaded a needle.
Mia paddled out into the ocean to wait for a wave.

Monday June 8, 2020
Read the following sentences and tell/write what each person is doing. Explain or discuss how you know.
(example: Paul blew out the candles and made a wish. What is he doing? Paul is celebrating his birthday. How do you know? Because you blow out candles on a cake and make a wish after you sing happy birthday.)

Jeremy threw the ball for a touchdown.
Drew found a book and checked it out.
Laney reviewed her notes and the chapters in her book.
The curtain opened and Sarah began to sing.
Joey bought a ticket, popcorn, and a soda.

Friday June 5, 2020
Name the following things by writing them in complete sentences, or by saying them aloud to your homework partner.

two favorite colors
one teacher
three favorite relatives
four TV shows
three towns
five fruits
two states
four makes of cars
two insects
three friends
five favorite snacks
two musical instruments

Thursday 6/4/2020
Even more absurdities! Correct the absurdities by changing the words that are underlined.

Mike asked his science teacher when his spelling homework was due.
It was so hot in my house that my dad decided to turn on the heat.
Tom put the dirty dishes in the washing machine.
Betty ate her warm tomato soup with her knife.
Claire made a fruit salad with broccoli, carrots, and peas.

Wednesday 6/3/2020
More absurdities! Correct the absurdities by changing the words that are underlined.

Charlie put the ice cream in the pantry.
Luke wanted to play fetch, so he threw a bone to his kitten.
It was bright outside, so Kristen put on her earplugs.
Mom baked some delicions chocolate chip cookies in the microwave.
Lucy scratched her lip, so she put a band-aid on her cheek.

Tuesday 6/2/2020
Correct the absurdities by changing the words in red.

Laney was cold, so she unzipped her jacket.
Vincent looked through the wall at the rainstorm.
The sun sets early every morning.
The digital camera takes wonderful paintings.
Boris put his socks on his shoes.
The dog drank a whole bag of dog food.
Janice's father goes to work to pay money.
Belinda was so sleepy she couldn't keep her eyes closed.
We have fingernails on our toes.
It is very dry because it rained.

Monday 6/1/2020
Read the following statements and say if it is “true” or “false”. If a statement is “false”, explain why the statement is false.

A dog is usually faster than a horse.
Thanksgiving and Sundays are holidays.
The sun is smaller than the Earth.
Fire is hot.
Pears and pes are fruits.
Not all sisters are girls.
All flowers need air.
Thanksgiving comes before Halloween.
Your nose is above your mouth.
A canoe is as large as a ship.

Friday May 29, 2020

Read aloud the incomplete phrases below and think of a word to finish the phrase.
A slice of __________________
A can of _____________________
A tube of ______________________
A bag of _____________________
A bowl of ____________________
A puddle of _________________
A stick of ________________
A glass of ___________________
A roll of ____________________

Thursday May 28, 2020
Read the situations below and discuss (or write) your experiences with each one. Begin by saying: “I remember when I------—“
1. was so excited I couldn’t go to sleep
2. made my best friend mad at me
3. made a big mistake
4. forgot to do something I was told to do
5. didn’t want to go to school

Wednesday May 27, 2020
Read the following sentences aloud. Try to come up with a word that goes with both parts of the sentence (this is a multiple meaning word activity).

1. It’s on a pencil, and it is a motion we make by extending a finger toward something.
2. We can do it in a chair, and it is a large stone.
3. You can put things into them, and a prize fighter does it.
4. This is a part of your body, and it is a measurement that equals 12 inches.
5. You can do this to your fingernails, and it is a tool.
6. We get weighed on them, and they are on the outside of a fish.
   (point, rock, boxes, foot, file, scales)

Tuesday May 26, 2020

Read aloud/listen to each group of 3 words and say the 2 words that rhyme. Rhyming words have the same enging sound.
tell-sell-home
thumb-candy-some
rope-soap-run
lent-rent-rose
lace-cake-rake
shoe-side-ride
three-tree-tank
yes-zoo-two

Friday May 22, 2020

Read aloud/listen to each group of 3 words and identify which sound is heard in all of the words.
Rain-right-robe
zoo-zebra-zip
chew-chain-chap
thin-three-thumb
safe-seal-sign
breeze-glaze-snooze
both-tooth-path
class-dress-miss
ball-cool-heel
oar-square-deer

Thursday May 21, 2020
Read each of the situations below and come up with a reason that may have caused it. Also, say what should be done about it.

1. Your sister has chocolate cake crumbs all over her face.
2. You bite into an apple and find half of a worm.
3. A friend invites you to his house but doesn’t come to the door when you ring the doorbell.
4. While walking on the sidewalk, you step on chewing gum.
5. Your brother comes inside the house with a scrape on his knee.

Wednesday May 20, 2020
Many words often are used with another word. We hear them said together. Read/listen to the words below and try to name the missing word.

Peanut butter and _________
bacon and _______________
fork and _________________
pencil and _______________
husband and _____________
mother and ______________
socks and ________________
cup and _________________
(answers: jelly, eggs, knife, paper, wife, father, shoes, saucer)

Tuesday May 19, 2020

Today we are doing more analogies. This set uses action words or verbs to complete the comparison.
Cat is to pounce as frog is to _______________________
baby is to crawl as man is to _______________________
rope is to jump as ball is to _______________________
boat is to row as plane is to _______________________
eyes are to see as nose is to _______________________
hill is to climb as lake is to _______________________
snake is to slither as fish is to _______________________
brush is to paint as pencil is to _______________________
dog is to bark as cat is to _______________________

Monday May 18, 2020

This is a game to play with a homework partner. Choose a farm animal (but don’t say its name!) Describe it in one sentence (for example: if your animal is horse, you could say “it wears shoes”). Continue giving more clues as needed. Take turns choosing farm animals and describing them/guessing them.

Friday May 15, 2020
Read the scrambled sentences below and rearrange the words to make sentences that make sense. Hint: it may help to write them on paper and then cut them out to help form sentences.

dog-barked-David’s
sang-Ellen-loudly
soup-ate-I
the-laughed-clown
baked-mother-a-cake
sun-see-I-the
boy-the-went-fishing
birthday-party-I-had-a
Mary-has-a-bicycle-new

Thursday May 14, 2020

Read aloud each pair of rhyming words below and make a complete sentence using the words. (example: The cat chased the rat.)
ball-wall
boy-toy
mouse-house
sled-red
Bruce-goose
light-bright
snake-lake
mad-dad
bear-chair
like-bike

Wednesday May 13, 2020

Read aloud the analogies below and try to complete the analogy. (Hint: find the relationship between the words in the first part and use that same relationship to complete the second part.)
1. A chick is a chicken; a calf is a ____________.
2. A ball is round; a block is _____________.
3. Fish have scales; people have ____________.
4. Place mats are for tables; rugs are for ______________.
5. A race car driver drives a car; a pilot flies a ____________________.

Tuesday May 12, 2020

Read the words below and explain which two in each series go together best.
1. airplane-boat-bicycle-helicopter
2. tiger-snake-fish-worm
3. shoe-shirt-hat-sock
4. correct-mistake-error-teacher
5. goose-duck-geese-swan
6. desk-bed-couch-dresser
7. ring-lipstick
8. train-boat-car-ship

Monday May 11, 2020
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences below. This is an irregular plurals exercise.
1. I brushed my tooths/teeth.
2. I see some mice/mouses.
3. You wear sandals on your foots/feet.
4. Geese/gooses make a loud honking noise.
5. Sheep/sheeps say baa.
6. The fishes/fish swim in the pond.
7. Firemans/firemen are heroes.
8. Women/womens wear dresses.
9. The childs/children are playing tag.
10. Leafs/leaves change colors in the fall.

Friday May 8, 2020
Do your best to describe how the following sets of items are the same and how they are different.
1. flower-grass
2. butterfly-ladybug
3. lion- elephant
4. zoo-circus
5. paper-whiteboard
6. bench-swing

Thursday May 7, 2020
Change each of these situations into a question. Example: “You want some milk” can be changed to “May I have some milk?”
You want another piece of cake. (may)
You want to find your baseball. (where)
You want to know the time. (what)
You want to know the reason you have to go to bed. (why)
You want to know how soon lunch will be ready. (when)
You want to know if it rained today. (did)
You want to know if you will have music lessons today. (will)
You want to know your new teacher’s name. (who)

Wednesday May 6, 2020
Draw 9 large boxes on a piece of paper (3 rows of 3). Write small numbers 1-9 in each of the boxes and follow the directions below.
- In box 5, write your name
- Draw a red circle in box 1
- Draw a rectangle in box 9
- draw a green heart in the box under your name
- draw a sun in the box above your name
- draw a blue “A” in the top right corner
- draw an orange “Z” in the bottom left corner
- make a squiggly line in the box between the red circle and the letter “Z”
- make a zigzag line in the box under the letter “A”

Tuesday May 5, 2020
In a complete sentence, write or tell your homework partner your favorite:
dessert
holiday
ice cream flavor
sport
zoo animal
toy
snack
vacation spot
pet
game to play in gym
movie

Monday May 4, 2020
Read aloud each pair of sentences below and complete the second sentence so that it has the opposite meaning of the first sentence.
He is clean. He is ________.
She is asleep. She is ________.
The pillow is hard. The pillow is ________.
I was first. I was _____________.
It is hot. It is ____________.
Jan was right. Jan was ___________.
My book is old. My book is ___________.
Are you happy? Are you ___________?

Friday May 1, 2020
The Going on a Picnic Game: Tell your child you are going on a picnic, and bringing things that start with the letters of the alphabet. Start with the letter “A” and say, “I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing an apple.” The second person repeats what the first person is bringing and then adds something starting with the letter “B”. “I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing an apple and a banana.” The game continues as you add things to bring to the picnic going through the letters of the alphabet and try to recall what the last person chose to bring. This game can be played with as many people as you like.

Thursday April 29, 2020
Read the pairs of words below and try to figure out how they are alike.

1. June-July
2. Ford- Honda
3. hammer-saw
4. red-yellow
5. table-couch
6. soccer-baseball
7. bakery-supermarket
8. huge-large
9. beetle-ant
10. jump-hop

Wednesday April 28, 2020
Play 20 questions with a sibling or parent. Pick a TV show (or object in the room) and have your partner ask 20 questions while you answer yes or no until they guess it or hit the 20 questions limit. Now it's their turn pick a show and for you to ask questions. This is a great way to practice asking questions and use describing skills.

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Have someone read the words below to you and come up with a word that begins with the same sound as the word you hear. 

1. Sally
2. Randy
3. three
4. lake 
5. zoo
6. pickle
7. ring
8. igloo
9. jam
10. dog

Monday, April 27, 2020

Try to come up with a word that begins with the /TH/ sound and will answer the following riddles (ex: It's something you use on your finger when you sew...thimble)

1. It's something on your hand.
2. It's a number.
3. It's somthing you take when you are dirty.
4. It's something you find on the stem of a rose.
5. It comes after second.
6. It's the opposite of thin.
7. It's someone who steals something.
8. It's what happens when ice begins to melt.
9. It comes after 29.
10. It's a day of the week. 
    

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Friday April 24, 2020
Try to name as many things as possible that:

1. live in water
2. have feathers
3. are red
4. are flat
5 have fur
6. are square
7. have horns
8. live in a zoo
9. are round
10. are soft

Thursday Aprl 23, 2020
Read each of the following rhyming riddles to your child and trying to help them come up with a word that rhymes with the last word you say.

"I'm thinking of ______________" 
1. a vegetable that rhymes with horn. (corn)
2. a shape that rhymes with hair. (square)
3. a sound that rhymes with hop. (pop)
4. a planet that rhymes with birth. (Earth)
5. a metal that rhymes with cold. (gold)
6. color that rhymes hack. (black)
7. a meat that rhymes with fork. (pork)
8. a flower that rhymes with hose. (rose)
9. an insect that rhymes with flee. (bee)
10. a sport that rhymes with locker. (soccer)

Wednesday April 22, 2020
HAPPY EARTH DAY!
Read the words below and determine which one in the group is the tallest.

1. Gorilla-giraffe-panther
2. Refrigerator-stove-dishwasher
3. YMA sign – stop sign – billboard
4. Doghouse-silo-barn
5. Mountain-hill-valley
6. Pitcher-glass-cup
7. Boy-man-girl-baby
8. Garage-house-skyscraper-school
9. Tree-bush-grass-flower
10. Elephant-tiger-dinosaur-camel

Tuesday April 21, 2020
Read each of the situations below. In a complete sentence, describe what would happen in each situation.

1. You lost your mitten.
2. You did not tell the truth to your parents.
3. You broke your friend’s favorite toy.
4. You fell into a muddy puddle on your way to school.
5. You got sick in school.
6. You cut your sister’s hair with scissors.
7. You found a stray kitten and brought it home.
8. You lost your library book.
   
   

Monday, April 20, 2020
Read each of the situations below. In a complete sentence, describe what would happen in each situation.

1. You lost your mitten.
2. You did not tell the truth to your parents.
3. You broke your friend’s favorite toy.
4. You fell into a muddy puddle on your way to school.
5. You got sick in school.
6. You cut your sister’s hair with scissors.
7. You found a stray kitten and brought it home.
8. You lost your library book.

Friday April 17, 2020

Think about the four seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter) and what the weather is like in each. Read the phrases below and match the activity to the season.

1. Build a snowman
2. See fireworks
3. Carve a pumpkin
4. Go to the beach
5. Go ice skating
6. Rake leaves
7. Plant flowers
8. Go apple picking

Thursday April 16, 2020

Read the following sentences and try to come up with a multiple meaning word that goes with both parts of the sentence.

1. We hit a ball with it, and it flies at night.
2. Pianos have them, and they open locks.
3. We do this to close an envelope, and it is an animal.
4. Leaves do this in October, and it is a season.
5. We write with it, and it is a home for pigs.
6. We do this when we look, and it tells time.

Wednesday April 15, 2020

Answer each of these questions with a short, complete sentence. For example, “What is juicy?”…”An orange is juicy.”
1. What is tiny?
2. What is heavy?
3. What is crooked?
4. What is bright?
5. What is noisy?
6. What is dirty?
7. What is weird?
8. What is slippery?
9. What is greasy?
10. What is salty?

Tuesday April 14, 2020

Find a partner to read these numbers aloud to you. Repeat the following number sequences beginning with two numbers and adding more as you succeed.
1-5
2-8
3-9-1
4-6-7
8-6-9
1-7-8-5
2-8-9-4
1-7-8-5
2-8-9-4
3-9-1-3
6-2-9-4
3-1-5-6
9-2-8-7
5-9-1-9
8-7-5-4-2
2-6-3-1-9
7-6-3-1-5
9-1-4-3-6

Monday April 13, 2020

Name as many things as possible that can be made with the following items. If you’re out in the car or on a walk, it’s a good time to try and spot these things as well!

1. wood
2. metal
3. glass
4. paper
5. bricks
6. cloth/fabric
7. plastic
8. cement

Friday April 10, 2020

Unscramble the following sentences by reading them aloud (or even better write them on a piece of paper and cut them out to re-assemble them properly).
1. She – nice – is
2. run – I - fast
3. song – Mary – a – sang
4. David – some – ate – candy
5. raining – outside – it – was
6. television – the – too – loud - was

Thursday April 9, 2020

Read aloud each of the phrases below. Ask your child to tell you the group (category) in which each item belongs. You may also ask him to complete each phrase to make a sentence. For example, "A tiger is a kind of an ________." (animal)
1. A hammer is a ____________.
2. An apple is a ____________.
3. Summer is a _______________.
4. Corn is a  ____________.
5. Eleven is a ___________________.
6. John is a _________.
7. A collie is a _________.
8. Cinderella is a __________.

Wednesday April 8, 2020

Think about your 5 senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and feeling. Read the items below and determine which sense you would use to identify each of the following:
1. a ringing telephone
2. a bee sting
3. a sour lemon
4. a nearby skunk
5. a bright sun
6. a firecracker a block away
7. a sharp needle
8. a salty pretzel
9. an orange shirt
10. a chocolate chip cookie

Tuesday April 7, 2020

Name of three things a person can do in each of the following places, situations or events.
1. What can you do at an amusement park?
2. What can you do when you are swimming?
3. What can you do on a nice sunny day?
4. What can you do at a table?
5. What can you do at a football game?
6. What can you do at school?
7. What can you do indoors?
8. What can you do at a campground?

Monday April 6, 2020

Choose the name of a fruit and describe it in one sentence. Example: "It ia a yellow fruit." If your child does not guess the fruit, continue providing clues, such as "It tastes sour." After guessing a lemon, ask your child to choose a fruit for you to guess. Allow her/him the opportunity to give a number of clues. Continue taking turns.