How to Use Sock Puppets to Improve Grammar (Pronouns and Verb Tenses)

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What materials do I need to make and use sock puppets for grammar therapy?

Carrie Clark 0:00

Hey everybody, this is Carrie Clark, and you are listening to episode number 49 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast. This is the podcast with resources and activities for speech therapists as well as parents of children with speech and language delays. And today we are talking about using sock puppets to work on grammar skills and verb tenses. I am your host, Carrie Clark, and I am a speech therapist who runs the Speech and Language Kids website. It is your ultimate guide to all things speech and language. And today is my first episode back from vacation. So if you are a regular listener, you know that I took a little bit of time off this summer to try to get some stuff done on the back end of the website and make some things a little bit more optimized for you guys.

Carrie Clark 0:43

And unfortunately, we don't have the changes up and running yet. You don't you will not see any changes to the main site yet. Yet, if you are looking at this right now, but pretty soon, within the next month or two, we should be launching our redesign, which is going to be phenomenal. And we have been working hard on the back end to make everything flow a little smoother. So you should have an all-new experience on the website very soon. But for now, I wanted to jump back in and start the content, make sure that everybody had some fresh ideas for therapy this school year as you are getting started with the school year, or if you are a parent. Parent or a private practice speech therapist that you have some information as well.

Carrie Clark 1:20

So here is Sock Puppets. But before we get to that, I do want to mention if you had been listening before my summer break, you will remember that we are running a contest right now. And next episode will be my 50th episode of this podcast. I'm super excited to be that far. It just proves that you guys are amazing. amazing listeners and that there is a great need for this information out there. So I am getting to fifty episode 50 next uh should be next week, hopefully, as long as everything goes according to plan. And we're gonna be doing a giveaway. On the 50th episode. I actually think I'm gonna do several giveaways. So I'm gonna be giving away free ebooks and a free memberships, uh, free month in my membership site, which is a uh site just for speech therapists where you can get in, ask questions.

Carrie Clark 2:09

I answer everybody's questions with video trainings, there's monthly webinars, there's all kinds of really cool stuff. This is called the Speech Therapy Solution. You can check that out by going to speech. speechandlanguage kids.com slash the speech therapy solution, no spaces or dashes. Um but I'm going to be giving away a free membership to that plus free copies of my ebooks. So you definitely want to get in the in on this and the way to do it is to go over to iTunes and leave a review. So you just need to log into your iTunes account, find my podcast, Speech and Language Kids podcast, leave a review. I want it to be honest. I'm not going to pick based on who gets Me the best rating. I want you to be honest because I need this to have the feedback to improve the podcast.

Carrie Clark 2:50

So go on there, leave an honest review, and I will be selecting some winners and then listen to episode number 50 next week so that you will find out if you win. If you won. Because if you won, you have to email me and tell me because I don't have a way of directly messaging people that left me reviews. So I'll be reading out the username and then you will send me an email if that.

How should I set up the puppets and food before starting the activity?

Carrie Clark 3:09

is you. So go leave a review and then listen to episode fifty and see if you won. Alright, so here we go then. Sock puppets. Let me pull up my notes here because I was excited about talking about that. Okay. Alright, so sock puppets are a fun therapy activity that are going to get your kids motivated and engaged and keep them interested, but you're going to be able to work on a lot of different grammar skills with it. So what you're gonna need for this is you're gonna need two sock puppets. Now I used tube socks, those big long ones, I used like a min-size large so that I knew I could get my arms in and out easily.

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1 What materials do I need to make and use sock puppets for grammar therapy? 0:00–3:09 2 How should I set up the puppets and food before starting the activity? 3:09–5:49 3 Which grammar targets can be taught with the sock‑puppet activity? 5:49–8:36 4 How do I teach the pronouns “he” and “she” using the puppets? 8:36–10:14 5 What steps help children learn “his” and “her” with possessive pronouns? 10:14–11:46 6 How can I introduce the possessive ’s (Bobby’s, Sally’s) with the puppets? 11:46–14:06 7 What is the best way to model future, present, and past verb tenses? 14:06–16:19 8 How can I assess whether the puppet activity was helpful for the child? 16:19–19:25

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This fun therapy activity will let you work on grammar skills like pronouns and verb tenses while you’re playing with sock puppets. It’s cheap, it’s easy, and it’s SUPER fun! Check it out: Materials: Two Sock Puppets: Use tube socks and hot glue eyes and hair onto them. Make sure one looks like a boy and one looks like a girl. I added pigtails and a necklace to my girl (well, until my 18-month-old pulled the pigtails off). Also, make sure to cut a hole in the mouth of each puppet so the food can go all the way through. For complete instructions on how to do this, click the button below to download the PDF instructions. Tiny play food: I used Barbie food but you could also use the paper food I have included in the PDF instructions for this activity: Click Here To Download Sock Puppet Instructions and Food Cut-OutsSet Up: Put one puppet on each hand Keep the food in a separate container that the child doesn’t have access to. You want to give him the food one piece at a time. Target Skills: This activity is good for working on all kinds of grammar, but specifically these goals: Use of “he” or ”she” in response to “who will eat this one?” Use of “his” or “her” in response to “whose ___ is this?” Use of possessive ‘s in response to “whose ___ is this?” Use of proper verb tenses like future tense (he is going to eat), present tense (he is eating), and past tense (he ate). Video Example: This video shows how to use the sock puppets to work on “he” and “she” as well as to model verb tenses: How to Work on He/She: Ask the child “who is going to eat the ___? Is HE going to eat it or is SHE going to eat it?” When the child indicates which puppet will eat it, respond with “HE is going to eat it” or “SHE is going to eat it”. Then, tell the child why you say he or she (example: “This is a boy so we say “he”). Encourage the child to imitate the sentence (he is going to eat it) or just the pronoun by itself (he). Let the child feed the puppet and then start over again. How to Work on His/Her: Ask the child “Whose ___ is this? Is it HIS ___ or HER ____?” When the child indicates which puppet it belongs to, respond with “It’s HIS ___” or “It’s HER ____”. Then, tell the child why you say his or her (example: “This is a boy so we say “his”). Encourage the child to imitate the sentence (it’s his banana) or just the pronoun by itself (his). Let the child feed the puppet and then start over again. How to Work on Possessive ‘s: Give the puppet random names. Ask the child “Whose ___ is this? Is it Bobby’s ___ or Sally’s ____?” When the child indicates which puppet it belongs to, respond with “It’s Bobby’s ___” or “It’s Sally’s ____”. Then, tell the child why you say the /s/ sound (example: “When we’re talking about something that belongs to someone, we add a /s/ sound”). Encourage the child to imitate the sentence (it’s Bobby’s banana) or just the word by itself (Bobby’s). Let the child feed the puppet and then start over again. How to Work on Verb Tenses: ** You can model this during any of the other activities or do this separately. Choose one puppet to use for this activity. You can choose a name for the puppet or use the pronouns “he” and “she”. Put one piece of food in front of the puppet. Say “he is going to eat the ___” or “he will eat the ____”. Then, have the child put the food in the puppet’s mouth and while it’s in the mouth say “he is eating the ____”. Then, “swallow” the food by pushing it down the hole and show the child that the puppet’s mouth is empty. Say “He ate the ____”. Do this again but this time, ask the child “what’s happening?” each step of the way and see if he can use the correct verb forms. Your Next Steps: Click the button below to download the PDF instructions for how to make the puppets and how to do the activities. It also includes printable pictures for miniature food you can use during this activity. Click Here To Download Sock Puppet Instructions and Food Cut-OutsMore Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists: Looking for more therapy ideas and resources to help you provide the BEST services to your clients? Join us in The SLP Solution, our membership program for speech-language professionals! Inside the membership, you'll find: Step-By-Step Guides for teaching a variety of speech/language/communication skills Pre-Made Worksheets and Therapy Activities for hundreds of different topics Training Videos for dealing with difficult disorders or problems Answers to Your Questions in our exclusive SLP community Tools and Resources to help you with your paperwork and admin tasks Continuing Education through our monthly webinars and webinar recordings To join us in the full SLP Solution, or to snag a free membership, click on the button below! JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP TODAY! The post How to Use Sock Puppets to Improve Grammar (Pronouns and Verb Tenses) appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

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