Thumbprint Leaves Freebie: Thumbprint ART!
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This activity was designed to be a no prep activity to target articulation in an engaging way. It is a craft activity that keep students busy during practice! This download contains sample initial and final /s/ pages and a blank templates.
(you can also use fingerprints)
The full articulation pack contains following sounds: initial/final: p, b, m; final: n, t, d; initial/medial/final: k, g, f, v, l, s, z, ch, j, th, sh; pre-vocalic r; vocalic r (er, ar, or, air, ear, ire); rblends; lblends; sblends (separate mats for sp, st, sm, sn, sk, sl, sw, mixed). First practice, then make a thumbprint fall tree!
Materials Needed: Ink pad or paint (fall colors recommended), thumbprint leaves pages
Optional Assembly: You can also place in a sheet protector or laminate to use with play dough.
To use: The student will practice the word and then make a thumbprint leaf on on the oval over the word. The student will place their thumb on an ink pad and then stamp it on the tree.If you are working in a group, I have the student fill in the tree with more thumbprints while they wait their turn. Use the blank template as a craft or reinforcer with any activity.
Variations:
Use paint instead of ink
Use play dough to smash to make leaves.
Use bingo chips to place over the leaves.
Use bingo dotters
Check out more thumbprint craft activities
Spider Thumbprints for Articulation
Thumbprints Leaves for Articulation
Frog Thumbprints for Articulation
Christmas Lights Thumbprints for Articulation
Buzzing Bees Thumbprints for Articulation
Need more Fall themed materials? Try these!
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✔ Check out my Basic Concepts Fall Coloring Books
✔ FALL Basic Concepts Coloring Books: NO PREP!
✔ Fall Color by Symbol (Hidden Images) BUNDLE! Speech Therapy
