Articulation Games

Go Fish Make two copies of each picture. Shuffle the 20 cards and give 5 cards to each player.  Place the remaining cards in a pile. The first player asks for a card that he/she is holding.  If the opposite player has the card, it is passed to the caller.  When the caller has a pair, it is laid down and the player gets another turn.  If the opposite player does not have the card, the caller gets to "go fish" and get a card from the pile.  The turn goes to the next player. The player that gets the majority of pairs, wins the game.

Concentration Make two copies of each picture. Shuffle the 20 cards and place them face down on a flat surface in 4 rows and 5 columns. The first player turns over two cards and labels the pictures (says the words out loud).  If the cards match, the pair is taken and the player gets another turn. If the cards are different, they are turned back over and the turn goes to the next player. The player that matches the most pictures, wins the game.

Game directions - download a pdf file with directions for three articulation games, ready to print and send home for families to play.

We also have free Sticker Charts that you can download and print.

Articulation games are still one of the easiest techniques to encourage students to practice their target sound.  The Spider Game is simple and can be copied to send home for parental participation.  Students can color the game board and the bugs.

Directions:  Place a bug under an articulation card.  The child produces the target word and then gets to place the bug either on the spider web (for the spider's lunch), or off of the web so the bug can get away.  You can download a pdf file with the Spider Game ( To open you need Acrobat Reader.)

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Here's a Great Articulation Game Idea from Tracy Boyd...

"I have a fun game I use often for articulation, especially with those in 3rd grade and up. For stimulus materials, either a word list or picture cards can be used. In addition, I have small slips of laminated paper with different "points" written on them, such as "17", "148", "5,824", "25,000" , etc. (random numbers). After students say their targeted word or sentence a certain number of times, they get to draw a points slip and keep track of their points on a calculator. It's also fun to add slips that say, "Bankrupt" , "Draw 5 more slips", "Remove the bankrupt slip from the pile" and "Double your score" on them. Students have fun keeping track of their points and seeing if they can break their previous records. I have a few middle school students who just LOVE this game. I've also used it to reinforce fluency and for a variety of language tasks as well. Have fun...most students will really love this game!"   from Tracy Gefroh Boyd