Speech Therapy Free Expressive Language Program

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DESCRIBING QUESTIONS
GROUP
DO
WHERE
MADE
OF
COLOR
What group is it in?
What does it do?

What do you do with it?
Where do you find it?
What is it made of?
What color is it?
FEEL
TASTE
SOUND
SIZE
SHAPE
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What does it feel like?
What does it taste like?
What does it sound like?
What size is it?
What shape is it?

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DESCRIBE AN ITEM
Choose an item from the pictures in the final pages of the therapy workbook &
describe that item by answering the following 10 describing questions.
GROUP
FEEL
DO
TASTE
WHERE
SOUND
MADE
OF
SIZE
COLOR
SHAPE
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DESCRIBING HANDS
Help the children associate each describing question with a specific finger. Teach them to
use their fingers as a guide through the questions.
Other Ideas: You could
make colored thimbles or
color the fingers in gloves
to put on the children
and help them practice.
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DESCRIBING QUESTION DICE

GROUP
WHERE
DO
FEEL
MADE
OF
TASTE
SOUND
COLOR
SIZE
FREE ?
CHOICE
FREE ?
CHOICE
SHAPE
Directions: Cut out and glue together into the shape of dice. Take turns
rolling the dice and asking/answering the describing questions about
different objects/items found in the pictures in the final pages of the
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therapy workbook.
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SIZE
SHAPE
MADE
OF
COLOR
FEEL
ROLL
AGAIN &
TURN
AROUND
MADE
OF
WHERE
DO
SOUND
SIZE
SHAPE
WHERE
DO
GROUP
START/
FINISH
Take turns rolling real dice and moving tokens

across the board. Practice asking and
answering questions about the item you chose.
TASTE
ROLL
AGAIN
GROUP
DESCRIBING BOARD GAME
SOUND
Directions: Choose an item from the pictures

in the final pages of the therapy workbook.
COLOR
FEEL
TASTE
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ITEM #1:___________
ITEM #2:___________
Choose 2 items from the pictures in the final pages of the therapy workbook.
Answer the 10 describing questions for each item.
Write an S in the center circle if the answers are the same for item #1 and item #2.
Write a D in the center circle if the answers are different for item #1 and item #2.
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES
COMPARING & CONTRASTING

1. A(n) ____________________ and a(n) _________________
Item #1
Item #2
are the same because _________________________________

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.
2. A(n) ____________________ and a(n) __________________
Item #1
Item #2
are different because __________________________________

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________.
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DECODING DEFINITIONS
Directions: Underline the different parts of the definition with the correct describing colors found
below. You may want to use grey instead of white for where.
BALL: A round toy that we play with.

FISH: An animal that swims, lives in the water, and has fins & scales.
APPLE: A round, red, fruit that we eat.
HAT: A type of clothing that we wear on our head.
PLATE: A flat kitchen item that we put our food on.
AIRPLANE: A type of machine used for transportation. It flies in the sky.
GLUE: A school item that is white and sticky. We use it to stick things together.
BROOM: A household item that we use to clean our floors.
FRIDGE: An appliance that we put our food in to keep it cold.
BED: A rectangular type of furniture that we sleep on.
BEE: An insect that is black and yellow that flies and stings.
SAW: A sharp tool that is used to cut things.
PIANO: An instrument that we play to make music.
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BUILDING SIMPLE DEFINITIONS
OBJECT/ITEM:____________________________________
GROUP:_________________________________________
DO:____________________________________________
DEFINITION:
A(n) ______________________________________ is a(n)
object/item
_______________________________________________
group
that ___________________________________________.
do
Note: This sentence structure will not work for every object/item, but it will work for most of them.
Specifically - it will not work for pluralized items (i.e. pants, scissors, etc.).
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BUILDING COMPLEX DEFINITIONS
ITEM:_____________
DEFINITION:________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
Answer the 10 describing questions about an item. Look through the

10 clues and choose the most important ones. The most important
clues are the ones that describe your item the best. Put the most
important clues together into a few sentences to define your item.
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What group is it in?

What does it do?

Where do you find it?

What is it made of?

What color is it?

What does it feel like?

What does it taste like?

What does it sound like?

What size is it?

What shape is it?

DESCRIBING QUESTION DICE

Take turns rolling real dice and moving tokens

DESCRIBING BOARD GAME

Directions: Choose an item from the pictures

SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES

COMPARING & CONTRASTING

are the same because _________________________________

are different because __________________________________

BALL: A round toy that we play with.

BUILDING SIMPLE DEFINITIONS

BUILDING COMPLEX DEFINITIONS

Answer the 10 describing questions about an item. Look through the

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