Story Sound Mats Worksheet 🐻
Cottage Syllable Adventure
Goldilocks Speech Sound Practice • CV • VC • CVC • 2-Syllable
Name:
Date:
Pacing Instructions: Tap each honey drop as you say the word clearly. Aim for 5 crisp, clear repetitions! 50 Trials Total
1 CV Words (Consonant + Vowel)
Open Syllables
🌲
GO
"Go into the woods"
🛑
NO
"No bears at home"
👀
SEE
"I see three bowls"
2 VC Words (Vowel + Consonant)
Vowel First
⬆️
UP
"Go up the stairs"
🚪
IN
"Walk in the door"
🥣
EAT
"Eat the porridge"
3 CVC Words (Consonant + Vowel + Consonant)
Keep final consonants clean & closed!
🛏️ BED
"Soft little bed"
♨️ HOT
"Too hot to eat"
🍯 POT
"In the honey pot"
🐻 BIG
"Papa Bear is big"
😴 NAP
"Take a quick nap"
🏃♀️ RUN
"Run away fast"
4 2-Syllable Bear Rhythm Tracks (Multisyllabic Speech)
Tap paw 1, then paw 2! Don't drop a beat.
BA • BY
"Baby Bear"
1 + 2
PA • PA
"Papa Bear"
1 + 2
MA • MA
"Mama Bear"
1 + 2
COT • TAGE
"The cozy cottage"
1 + 2
POR • RIDGE
"Yummy porridge"
1 + 2
BRO • KEN
"Chair is broken!"
1 + 2
Clinician Check: Accuracy: ____ / 50 Trials • Cueing Level: Max / Mod / Min / Ind
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Tricky Blends: /skw/ & /fl/
Cluster & Fricative-Glide Practice in Story Context
Name:
Score:
🐍💨
How to Say /skw/ (3 Sounds!)
Snake sound [s] + Cough sound [k] + Round lips [w] . "S-k-w... Squeak!"
🌬️🪻
How to Say /fl/ (Teeth & Glide)
Top teeth on bottom lip [f] + tongue lifts up [l] . "F-l... Floor!"
/skw/ Cluster Baby Bear's Squeak & Squash Station
5 trials per target
🐭
SQUEAK
"Baby Bear has a squeak -y voice!"
Trials:
💥
SQUASH
"She sat down and the chair went squash !"
Trials:
😱
SQUEAL
"Goldilocks let out a loud squeal !"
Trials:
🧸
SQUEEZE
"Can you squeeze Baby Bear's pillow?"
Trials:
/fl/ Blend Forest Escape & Cottage Blends
5 trials per target
💨
FLEE
"Goldilocks had to flee into the forest!"
Trials:
🪵
FLOOR
"The pieces fell down on the floor ."
Trials:
🌸
FLOWER
"She picked a pretty flower on the trail."
Trials:
🍲
FLOAT
"Warm steam begins to float over the bowl."
Trials:
Sentence Level Carrier Challenge:
"In the cottage, Baby Bear heard a [ target word ]!" Say in a complete sentence 3x
Clinician Check: Blend Accuracy: ____ / 40 Trials • Cluster reduction noted? Yes / No
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Concept Language Expansion Activity 🥣
Cottage Concept Matcher
Basic Concepts: Size • Temperature • Texture • Spatial Position
Name:
Date:
Concept Exploration: Practice describing what Goldilocks finds in the cottage using exact concept words! Receptive & Expressive
1 Size Comparison: Who Owns Which Item? Draw a line from each bear to their item!
🐻
PAPA BEAR
BIG / HUGE
Which bowl is his?
Bowl A: Giant 🥣
🐻
MAMA BEAR
MEDIUM
Which chair is hers?
Chair B: Medium 🪑
🧸
BABY BEAR
LITTLE / SMALL
Which bed is his?
Bed C: Tiny 🛏️
2 Temperature Concepts
♨️ Steam rising:
HOT
❄️ Ice cold lumps:
COLD
✨ Not hot, not cold:
JUST RIGHT
3 Texture & Firmness
🪵 Like a wooden rock:
HARD
☁️ Sinks down too deep:
SOFT
⭐ Cozy and comfortable:
JUST RIGHT
4 Where is Goldilocks? (Spatial Prepositions: IN • ON • UNDER • BESIDE) Circle the correct word
1. Sitting _____ the chair
Resting on top of the cushion
IN ON
2. Sleeping _____ the bed
Under the cozy covers
IN UNDER
3. Spoon is _____ the bowl
Inside the warm porridge
IN ON
4. Chair broken _____ the floor
Lying down flat below
ON BESIDE
Concepts Mastered: Size [ ] Temp [ ] Texture [ ] Spatial [ ]
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Sentence Expansion Strips
Lengthening Utterances: Carrier Phrases • Descriptors • Wh- Responses
Name:
Target MLU:
Expansion Ladder: Start with 1 word → Add action → Add size/concept → Full 4-5 word sentence! MLU 3.0 – 5.0+
1 Level 1: Subject + Action + Object (3 Words) Tap each box as you speak
Who?
👧
Goldilocks
Action
🥣
eats
What?
🍯
porridge
Student Practice Sentence:
2 Level 2: Add Concept / Descriptor (4 Words) Subject + Verb + Concept + Noun
Subject
🧸
Baby Bear
Verb
👀
sees
Descriptor
🤏
the small
Object
🪑
chair
Student Practice Sentence:
3 Story Wh- Questions & Expanded Answers Encourage complete 4+ word sentences!
Q1: Why did Goldilocks eat Baby Bear's porridge?
Model: "Because it was just right for her!"
Q2: What happened to Baby Bear's little chair?
Model: "It went squash and broke into pieces!"
Q3: Where did the Three Bears find Goldilocks sleeping?
Model: "She was sleeping in Baby Bear's bed!"
Expansion Tracking: Average MLU: ____ words • Prompting: Visual / Verbal / Model
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Cottage Speech Slides 🐻 Speech & Language Adventure
Goldilocks & The Three Bears
Welcome to the
Bear Cottage!
Today we will practice clear speech sounds, learn cottage concepts, and build strong, expanded sentences.
🗣️ Syllable Shapes
CV • VC • CVC • 2-Syllables
🐍 Tricky Blends
/skw/ & /fl/ Sounds
🥣 Basic Concepts
Size • Hot / Cold • Just Right
Get your speech engines ready! Slide 1 of 7
Step 1: Motor Warm-Up
CV & VC Forest Trail
Tap & Say 3 Times!
CV Sounds (Open) 🌲
"GO!" Go in the woods
"NO!" No bears home
"SEE!" See the cottage
VC Sounds (Vowel First) 🚪
"UP!" Climb up high
"IN!" Step in the door
"EAT!" Eat yummy food
Cue: Keep vowels open and round! Slide 2 of 7
Step 2: Rhythm & End Sounds
CVC & 2-Syllable Bear Beats
Clap Every Syllable!
🛏️ CVC Words (Close the final sound!)
BED
Soft little bed
HOT
Too hot soup
BIG
Big Papa Bear
RUN
Run away fast
🐾 2-Syllable Beats (2 Claps)
BA • BY 👏 👏 2 Beats
POR • RIDGE 👏 👏 2 Beats
COT • TAGE 👏 👏 2 Beats
Cue: Keep all syllable beats loud and clear! Slide 3 of 7
Step 3: Blend Challenge
Tricky Blends: /skw/ & /fl/
3-Sound Cluster & Glide
/skw/ Baby Bear's Voice Snake + Cough + Wind
SQUEAK Tiny squeaky voice
SQUASH The chair went squash!
SQUEAL A loud surprise squeal
/fl/ Forest Escape Sound Teeth on Lip + Tongue Lift
FLEE Flee into the woods
FLOOR Pieces on the floor
FLOWER Yellow trail flower
Practice carrier: "I hear a [word] in the house!" Slide 4 of 7
Step 4: Language Concepts
Cottage Concept Showdown
Describe & Compare!
SIZE
Who has what size?
BIG / HUGE:
Papa Bear
MEDIUM:
Mama Bear
LITTLE / SMALL:
Baby Bear
TEMPERATURE
How does it feel?
HOT ♨️:
Papa's porridge
COLD ❄️:
Mama's porridge
JUST RIGHT ⭐:
Baby's porridge
POSITION
Where is it located?
IN 🥣:
In the bowl / bed
ON 🪑:
On the chair
UNDER 🪵:
Under the covers
Question: "Which bowl did Goldilocks choose and why?" Slide 5 of 7
Step 5: Sentence Expansion
Sentence Strip Theater
Lengthen Your Utterance!
Strip A: 3-Word Sentence
Goldilocks
eats
porridge.
Strip B: 4-Word Sentence (Add Concept Descriptor!)
Baby Bear
sees
the small
chair.
Now your turn: Say the whole sentence smoothly! Slide 6 of 7
⭐ Speech Mission Complete! ⭐
🐻👧🥣
You Are a Cottage Speech Star!
Great job saying your CV, VC, CVC, and 2-syllable words, tackling /skw/ and /fl/ blends, and using expanded sentences!
"Your speech was NOT too fast, NOT too quiet... it was JUST RIGHT!"
Cottage Speech Quest Complete! Slide 7 of 7
Cottage Therapy Facilitation Guide 📋
Therapist Facilitation Guide
Cottage Speech Quest • Clinical Rationale & Cueing Protocols
SLP & Educator Resource
Target Skill Breakdown & Developmental Hierarchy:
This unit embeds high-frequency core vocabulary from Goldilocks and the Three Bears into structured motor-speech hierarchies and evidence-based language stimulation. It addresses motor planning, cluster reduction, semantic concept categorization, and syntactical expansion.
1 Phonetic & Motor Speech Rationale
Syllable Shapes (CV → VC → CVC → 2-Syllable)
CV (Go, No, See): Reinforces open vowel resonance; eliminates final consonant premature closure.
VC (Up, In, Eat): Inhibits initial consonant insertion and establishes glottal/vocal stability.
CVC (Bed, Hot, Cup, Run): Targets final consonant retention; prevents final consonant deletion (FCD).
2-Syllable (Baby, Porridge, Cottage): Prevents weak syllable deletion using trochaic meter (STRONG-weak).
Complex Blends (/skw/ & /fl/)
/skw/ Cluster (Squeak, Squash, Squeeze): 3-element onset [s + k + w]. Deconstruct as: continuous airflow [s] + velar stop [k] + lip rounding [w].
/fl/ Blend (Flee, Floor, Flower): Fricative + liquid glide. Prevents stopping (/f/ → [p]) and cluster reduction (/fl/ → [f] or [l]). Cue "bite bottom lip, then tongue floats up".
2 Multi-Tiered Cueing Hierarchy
MAX CUE
Simultaneous Direct Model + Tactile/Proprioceptive: SLP unisons production while using finger pacing on honey dots; mirrors lip rounding and tongue elevation.
MOD CUE
Delayed Model + Visual Graphic Strip: SLP models, waits 2 seconds, points to visual carrier strip or syllable track; verbal prompt: "Remember your snake hiss first."
MIN CUE
Phonemic Placement Prompt or Gestural Tap: SLP touches corner of lip or holds up 2 fingers for 2 syllables; no auditory model provided.
3 30-Minute Structured Session Pacing
0 – 5 MIN
Trail Warm-Up
CV & VC isolation; 15 rapid trials
5 – 15 MIN
Sound & Blends Drill
CVC, 2-syllables, /skw/, /fl/ mats
15 – 25 MIN
Concepts & Strips
Size, temp, preposition carrier phrases
25 – 30 MIN
Carryover & Retell
Wh- questions, progress log & praise
Cottage Speech Quest • Clinician Implementation Protocols Page 1 of 2
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Data Sheet & Home Carryover
Quantitative Session Logging • Caregiver Practice Plan
Student:
Date:
1 Speech Sound & Syllable Shape Data Log
Record +/- for 5 trials per target
Target Skill
Exemplar Word
Trial 1-5 (+/-)
Accuracy (%)
Prompt Level Needed
CV Syllable
Go / No / See
[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
______ %
Max / Mod / Min / Ind
VC Syllable
Up / In / Eat
[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
______ %
Max / Mod / Min / Ind
CVC Syllable
Bed / Hot / Cup
[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
______ %
Max / Mod / Min / Ind
2-Syllables
Baby / Porridge
[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
______ %
Max / Mod / Min / Ind
/skw/ Cluster
Squeak / Squash
[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
______ %
Max / Mod / Min / Ind
/fl/ Blend
Flee / Floor
[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
______ %
Max / Mod / Min / Ind
2 Language Expansion & Concept Comprehension
Basic Concepts
Receptive: ____ / 10
Expressive: ____ / 10
Prepositions
In / On / Under
Score: ____ / 4
Utterance Length
Baseline MLU: ____
Expanded MLU: ____
🏡
Family Cottage Speech Challenge (Send Home!)
5 Min / Day
Dear Caregiver, we explored Goldilocks and the Three Bears in speech therapy today! Here are 3 fun 2-minute games to play at home at mealtime or bedtime:
🥣
Porridge Temperature Game:
At dinnertime, check the food. Say: "Is it hot, cold, or just right?" Practice saying "HOT!" (CVC) and "JUST RIGHT!"
🧸
Baby Bear's Squeaky Voice:
Make a tiny bear voice to say "SQUEAK!" and "SQUEEZE!" practice snake hiss + cough + lips round.
🪑
Big, Medium, Small Hunt:
Find 3 shoes or 3 spoons in the house. Line them up and say: "I see a big spoon, a medium spoon, and a small spoon!"
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