Picnic Core Word Vocabulary Activities for Speech Therapy and Special Education

What’s Included:

• Therapy Plan – Complete with phrase suggestions, question ideas, play ideas, and a sample therapy plan

• Interactive Book – Practice “eat the ___” with a visual, repetitive reading activity
• Cut & Paste Picnic Basket Activity – Students cut and glue foods while building two- and three-word phrases
• Pack the Picnic Activity – A hands-on game where students follow directions and practice requesting food items
• Pretend Play Setup – Encourage symbolic play and social communication with a stuffed animal picnic
• Parent Handout – Extend learning at home with simple modeling tips and core word phrases
• Core Word Communication Board (2 levels) – AAC support for modeling and prompting during all activities
• Boom Cards Link – Bonus digital version of the core practice!

Skills Targeted:

• Core word use: eat, more, now, want
• Expanding utterances: “eat snack,” “eat more grapes,” “eat the cheese”
• WH-questions: Who is eating? What food do you want?
• Requesting and choice-making
• Describing attributes: big sandwich, red strawberries
• Following directions with functional language

Why SLPs Love It:
✅ Low prep
✅ Aligned with AAC goals
✅ Great for mixed groups
✅ Perfect for spring or summer themes
✅ Encourages real and pretend mealtime language

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