Category Games Speech Therapy - Describing Pictures

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Category Games Speech Therapy – Describing Pictures – Oral Language ELL or Special Education

Looking for engaging, low-prep category games for speech therapy that also support oral language for ELL learners or special education and reciprocal conversation skills? This printable and digital resource has everything you need for meaningful, interactive language sessions—perfect for year-round use or as first day of speech activities.

This resource helps students describe pictures by feature, function, and class while building vocabulary, turn-taking, and expressive language skills. It’s ideal for small groups, speech sessions, ABA, ELL support, or classroom centers.

‼️‼️Also, check out the Print Activities and the Digital Resources to support this goal!

✅ What’s Included (45-page PDF + Boom™ Cards):

Link to an interactive Boom Cards activity: Learners describe pictures to a partner to uncover hidden coloring pages
Printable directions for 3 different describing games
50 image cards (playing card size – 9 per page)
50 category cards for sorting and quick-play matching
6 pages of visual supports to help scaffold responses
15 printable coloring pages that match the Boom Cards reveal activity
Tips for setup, game variations, and small group use

🎮 Three Game Modes:

Guess & Describe – One player describes, others guess. Great for conversation games in speech therapy.
Find My Card – Players describe items and collect matches from others.
Quick Match Categories – Players race to match items in hand to a drawn category. Reinforces category games speech therapy targets in a playful way!

🧠 Skills Targeted:

Describing pictures for speech therapy
Categorizing by function, feature, and class
Oral language development for ELL
Turn-taking and reciprocal conversation
Supports ABLLS assessment intraverbals and common IEP goals

🎯 Great For:

SLPs, special education teachers, and ABA therapists
Early childhood and primary classrooms
First day of speech activities
Centers, small groups, or individual language sessions
Teletherapy (Boom deck) or in-person (printable games)

This activity combines structure, creativity, and play—making it easy to build confident communicators while having fun!

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✔️ Group Instruction goals
✔️ FBA template bundle

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You’ll need a Google account to access these resources. Your students will need accounts as well if you’re assigning activities.
After clicking the link, select “Make a copy” to add the file to your Google Drive.
If your school restricts access, use a personal Google account to access the file and share it with your school account.

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