Halloween Oral Motor Skills- Pumpkin Oral Motor Exercises & Pumpkin Speech Sounds

This fun pumpkin game is perfect for oral motor skill practice during fall/autumn or during the Halloween season! Practice oral motor skills and speech sounds using the pumpkin-themed oral motor exercise cards OR use the flash cards while playing the 2 games provided. This oral motor game can be used as a fun, oral sensory warm-up activity at the start of feeding therapy.

The oral motor game and oral motor cards can be laminated to reuse again and again. Simply print, laminate, and cut out the cards/pieces in order to play during speech therapy, feeding therapy, myofunctional therapy, or occupational therapy sessions!

What is included?

• Oral Motor Exercise Flash Cards- 48 cards that focus on tongue movements, cheek movements, lip movements, and sequences of speech sounds
• Pumpkin Pop! Game- 2 Oral Motor Skill Games that can be played in 2 different ways (4 ways to play!). Therapists can select which cards (and oral motor focus areas) that they'd like clients to work on prior to setting up the game. The two different game boards were designed to provide flexibility: One game can be played quickly, and the other is longer, providing more practice and increased challenge!
• Pumpkin Game Pieces- The resource comes with 8 fun pumpkin game pieces that can be used during the game.

Target Areas Included:

• Myofunctional/Oral Motor Skills/Oral Motor Exercises
• Speech Sounds, Speech Sound Sequences, and Articulation
• Oral Sensory Input

Bonus Tip:
For littles or clients that are not interested in structured games, you can incorporate the oral motor exercise cards into a sensory bin activity, matching game, or scavenger hunts!

What is not included?
Note: This game requires use of 1 or 2 dice to play. Dice are not included. Alternatively, you can use an online random number generator (1-6) to determine how many spaces to move during the game.

This is a perfect resource for speech therapy, occupational therapy, and feeding therapists. Please note, these flash cards/games are intended for therapists to use as a supplement to their practice, and users should always consider important client factors (e.g., health status, safety, oral motor/swallowing skills, sensory needs, etc.) before using these resources or making recommendations. Learning Tree Resources is not responsible for the misuse or misrepresentation of this resource.