Free sequencing games for speech therapy
9 free activities · no sign-up
Put-it-in-order boards give the student a set of steps and ask them to arrange them: first, next, then, last. Most are everyday routines written for middle and high school students, such as doing a load of laundry, catching the bus with a schedule, ordering food at a counter or emailing a teacher, alongside two for younger children.
The ordering shows comprehension; the retell afterward, using the sequence words, is the expressive part. For functional and life-skills goals, ask the student to say what could go wrong at each step and what they would do.
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- Put It in Order: Calling to Make an AppointmentEight steps for phoning to book an appointment, from getting your calendar ready to writing the time down.
- Put It in Order: Catching the Bus with a ScheduleEight steps for using a bus schedule and riding to a stop, dealt out of order for the student to sequence.
- Put It in Order: Doing a Load of LaundrySeven steps for washing and drying a load of laundry, mixed up for the student to sequence and explain.
- Put It in Order: Grocery Store CheckoutSeven steps for paying at a grocery store checkout, dealt out of order for the student to sequence and retell.
- Put It in Order: Making a SandwichSeven steps for making a sandwich, from washing your hands to cleaning up, to put in order and retell.
- Put It in Order: Ordering Food at a CounterEight steps for ordering food at a counter restaurant, shuffled for the student to sequence and role-play.
- Put It in Order: Planting a SeedFive steps for planting a seed, dealt out of order for the student to put in sequence and retell.
- Put It in Order: Sending an Email to a TeacherEight steps for writing and sending a clear email to a teacher, shuffled for the student to put in order.
Questions
- What sequence words should I model?
- “First”, “next”, “then” and “last” for younger students; “before”, “after”, “once” and “finally” as sentences get longer. Have the student use the words in the retell, not just in the ordering.
- How do I score a sequencing board?
- Decide before you start whether a trial is the whole sequence or each placed step, and keep it the same across sessions so the data compares. Count the retell separately from the ordering if both are on the goal.
- Are these good for life-skills classes?
- Yes. The routines (the bus, the grocery checkout, calling to make an appointment) are the tasks those programs practice, and talking through the steps builds the language that goes with them.
Keep the data from every board
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal. Assign any board as home practice through the parent portal.
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