Shopping List

Shopping List

Using games in therapy sessions

Shopping List is a great fun activity that can be used by speech & language therapists, occupational therapists, physical 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. 

Shopping List

Shopping List is a card game by Orchard Toys for two to four players. The game includes 2 shopping carts (trolleys), 2 shopping baskets, 4 shopping lists, 32 item cards, and instructions.

Suggested lesson for Shopping List

Setup begins by spreading the item cards face down on the table. Each player chooses a shopping list and a shopping cart or basket.

“We’re going to play Shopping Cart. You will start by picking an item card and turning it over. What is on the card?”

“Carrots.”

“Yes, carrots. What color are the carrots?”

“Orange.”

“Tell me that in a sentence?”

“The Carrots are orange.”

“Very good. Now, do you see orange carrots on your Shopping List?”

“Yes.”

“That’s right. You have Carrots on the Shopping List. Carrots and Carrots. They match. Put the Carrots in your shopping basket.”

“Now it is my turn. I picked Cheese. I look at my list and I do not see Cheese on my Shopping List. I turn the card back.”

“Now, it is your turn again. Pick an item card and turn it over.”

For children who are able to follow those 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. With vocabulary cards, practice describing  by attributes, function, category, location.  

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.