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Language Therapy Games

No-prep games for expressive and receptive language — vocabulary, WH-questions, inferencing, context clues, sentence building, describing, and social communication — from preschool through high school.

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Language games · 32 activities
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Barnaby's Big Day
Vocabulary Storybook
Opposites, categories, concepts · Ages 3-5
Storybook
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Zoe's Playroom
Following Directions
1, 2 and 3-step directions · Ages 3-5
Interactive
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Language
I Spy: Look & Find
Real busy photo scenes · vocabulary + articulation · find by name, color, group, location or sound · Mid–upper elementary
Language
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I Spy Vocabulary
I Spy Something...
6 scenes · 42 words · 3 levels · Ages 4-6
Early Childhood
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Same & Different
Compare Two Things
Practice + Quiz · Venn diagram · 16 pairs · School age
Vocabulary
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Build a Sentence
Word Order & Syntax
80 photo scenes · tap words in order · 3 levels · talk + build
Syntax
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Story Builder
Words → Sentences → Story
9 picture-word banks · Tap-to-build sentences · Read aloud & print
Build a Story
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Mystery World
Clue Detective
Describing · Attributes · Deduction · Ages 4-6
Early Childhood
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Word Explorer
Vocabulary · Preschool
Naming & identifying · Receptive + expressive · Ages 3–5
Vocabulary
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Word Explorer
Vocabulary · Grades 1–2
Categories & function · Receptive + expressive · Ages 6–7
Vocabulary
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Word Explorer
Vocabulary · Grades 3–4
Synonyms · Antonyms · Categories · Ages 8–9
Vocabulary
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Word Explorer
Vocabulary · Grade 5
Syn/antonyms · Multiple-meaning · Define-it · Ages 10–11
Vocabulary
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Feelings
How Do You Feel?
Name emotions · Situations · Shades · Calming · Ages 3–11
Social-Emotional
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Feeling Meter
How Big Is the Feeling?
Intensity & shades · Size of feeling · Calming strategies · Ages 3–11
Social-Emotional
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Context Clues
What Does It Mean Here?
Multiple-meaning · Homophones · Idioms & figurative · Short-story context · Grades 3–6
Vocabulary
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Mystery Person
Mystery Person
A clue game for describing people · Guess Who (1 or 2 players) · Find the Person · Describe a Person · Yes/no questions, describing, categories · Ages 3–8
Language
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Farm World
Farm Boss Challenge
Vocabulary + categories · 3 lives
Boss Challenge
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Farm World
Farm World
5 games: Memory Match · Who Am I? · Core Word Farm · Find It! · Action Farm (verbs) · Real photos · Self-paced · AAC-friendly · Ages 2–8
Vocabulary
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Food World
Food World
4 games: Memory Match · Find the Food (name/color/fruit) · Sort It! (fruit vs vegetable) · Clue Detective (riddles) · Real photos · Ages 2–8
Vocabulary
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Home World
Home World
3 games: Memory Match · Find It! (name/room/what it does) · Which Room? (kitchen/bedroom/bathroom) · Functions & categories · Ages 2–8
Vocabulary
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Things That Go
Things That Go
3 games: Memory Match · Find It! (name/sound/where it goes) · Where Does It Go? (road/water/sky) · Vehicles & sounds · Ages 2–8
Vocabulary
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National Parks
National Park Animals
10 animals · 6 games: Which Park? · Where Does It Live? · What Does It Have? · How Does It Move? · Baby Match · Clue Detective · Real wildlife photos · Ages 3–8
Vocabulary
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Town World
Town Social Adventure
Social pragmatics · School age
Adventure
Game Show
Language Jeopardy
3 grade levels · 8 categories each · 6-category boards · 450+ clue bank · Final Jeopardy · hints
Language
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Language
Inference Detective
Inferencing • Grades 1–5 • 30 questions • Grade-leveled
Language
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Language
WH Story Detectives
WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW • K–2, Grades 3–5 & Middle School • 54 stories
Language
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Word Wheel
Spin & Solve the Word
6 categories · 48 words · picture + meaning + sentence · self-paced
Vocabulary
The Word Is Right!
Synonyms · Antonyms · Homophones · Analogies · Multiple Meanings
Spin the wheel · 3 levels · 1 or 2 players
Game Show
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Think Fast! with Rex
Inferencing · Main Idea · Problem Solving
Select your level · Elementary to High School
Game Show
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WH Questions Millionaire
Episode 1
WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Game Show
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WH Questions Millionaire
Episode 2
30 WH questions · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Game Show
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WH Questions Millionaire
Episode 3
30 WH questions · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Game Show

Cover the whole language caseload

Engaging formats kids love

From game-show formats and board games to picture-based explorers and detective mysteries, these activities keep students engaged while you target IEP language goals and collect data.

Who these language games are for

SLPs, SLPAs, and special educators working on receptive and expressive language, vocabulary, comprehension, and social-pragmatic communication.

Frequently asked questions

What language goals do these target?

Vocabulary, WH-questions, inferencing, context clues, sentence structure, describing, narratives, and social/pragmatic language.

What ages are they for?

Activities span preschool through high school, with leveled word banks and game-show formats for older students.

Is any prep required?

None — open a game in the browser and go.

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