Welcome back to the last gift guide of our series! Today’s gift guide focuses on games for school aged children. By this age, children are expected to ask and answer all wh-questions, use grammatically correct sentences, follow multi-step directions and be 100% intelligible. Overall, children should sound like “mini” adults! The games included incorporate various skills, including critical thinking and problem solving, language, fine motor and attention!
We hope you enjoyed these guides and found them to be useful! The OWLS Therapy team wishes you and your family a wonderful holiday season. Stay tuned for more blog posts in the new year!
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QUIRKLE
A strategy game filled with spatial recognition and problem-solving skills! Fun for the whole family.
Mad Libs
Mad Libs are so engaging! They target parts of speech, such as verbs, adjectives, nouns and more. Be prepared- some serious laughs will come from these!
Chocolate Fix
Chocolate Fix is an amazing critical thinking and logic game. There are multi-level challenges from beginning to expert. Perfect for the puzzle lover!
Headbanz
Hedbanz is awesome for asking and answering questions, describing words, and labeling categories!
Spot it
An amazing stocking stuffer! Spot It incorporates multiple players and can be used for various ages. A great game for attention, visual perception, and expressive language skills. Bonus- there are tons of different themed versions- think sports teams, Harry Potter, Marvel and more!
Highlights
Highlights Hidden Pictures are perfect for the “I spy” lover! These books incorporate expressive language and attention skills, all while being engaging, fun and travel friendly!
Guess Who?
A new and improved version with more diverse characters! A wonderful game for asking and answering questions and describing features, while also incorporating scanning, short-term recall and attention skills. A fan favorite!
Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel
A fun game for matching, fine motor, and strategy skills!
Memory and Matching Game
Memory games are perfect attention and recall skills. This memory game includes characters from around the world, with the back of the box including each child’s home country. A great gift for the whole family!
Name That Word
A great stocking stuffer! Name that Word incorporates descriptive language skills and is travel friendly!
Marble Run
A fantastic, open-ended toy to incorporate fine motor, problem solving, and innovation skills. Children can make endless creations and watch with amazement!
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Janene Besch, née Martin, holds a Master’s degree in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences from San Diego State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California at San Diego. Janene is a member of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology
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