Scoop Up

Scoop Up

Using games in therapy sessions

Scoop Up is a great fun activity that can be used by speech & language therapists, occupational therapists, and special education teachers.  Games can make therapy fun and engaging for the child while the therapist can elicit responses and actions that meet therapy goals. 

Scoop Up

Scoop Up has 4 starting ice cream cones with one scoop and 48 scoop pieces (6 each of 8 flavors), numbered 2 to 49.

Suggested lesson for Scoop Up

“Today we’re going to play Scoop Up and build some yummy ice cream cones. Pick a scoop from all the scoops of ice cream. Turn it over and read the number. It is a number 5. 5 is larger than 1, so we can put the scoop on the ice cream cone.

“Now, it is my turn. I turn over a 10. 10 is larger than 1, so I put the scoop on my ice cream cone.

“Now, it is your turn. Pick a scoop and turn it over. It is a number 3. 3 is not larger than 5, so we have to turn the scoop back over.

“My turn. I turn over a 25. 25 is larger, so I put the scoop on my ice cream cone.

“Now, it is your turn. Pick a scoop and turn it over. It is a number 12. 12 is larger than 5, so we can put the scoop on the ice cream cone.”

The first player to get 10 scoops of ice cream on their cone is the winner.

For children who are able to follow these directions, add another step. You can incorporate vocabulary cards or articulation cards. If you are working on particular sounds, reinforce the correct placement and production of the sounds.

If the child is more proficient with sound production, have them use the word in a sentence. Start with a carrier sentence, then go to a more complicated sentence.

If the goals are to improve receptive and expressive language, incorporate WH questions.