Thumbprint Leaves Freebie: Thumbprint ART!

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!

Click HERE for the full pack

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

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