Description
Make bilabial articulation practice fun by popping water balloons and smashing them with play dough balls! This activity is unique because it targets only bilabial sounds.
Practice articulation, CVC words, final consonants, and lip closure with the articulation sounds: “m,” “p,” and “b.” Use to target bilabials and sound patterns for VC, CV, CVCV, CVC.
This is a highly engaging and low-prep activity to reinforcer therapy articulation targets!
Use any manipulative to make this articulation activity engaging for your students. Some favorite options are play dough, bingo chips, paint daubers, or you can even color the black and white pages.
Download and use today! There is no cutting or assembling needed for this no prep speech therapy activity.
✅ WHA’T INCLUDED
11 play dough mats:
- bilabial VC
- bilabial CV
- bilabial CVCV
- bilabial CV1CV2
- bilabial C1V1C2V2
- bilabial CVC
- 2 initial bilabial C1VC2
- 2 final bilabial C1VC2
- blank mat for customization
Includes color and black & white options. Use the black & white pages as an ink-saving option, to send home, or use to motivate through coloring/stamping.
DIRECTIONS
Print and laminate the pages or place them in sheet protectors. I like placing pages back-to-back and then laminating to make them even sturdier – and save on laminating sheets!
Includes a black mat for customization. Use the black & white pages as an ink-saving option, to send home, or use to motivate through coloring/stamping.
Make a play dough ball for each picture. Say the word 10 times, then “pop” the water balloon by smashing it with a play dough ball!
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SLPS AND EDUCATORS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“This is a great activity for all year! My students loved this and it was a great way to practice articulation, CVC words, final consonants, and vocabulary skills in a fun way. The kids loved smashing playdough as they said their sounds. Cute! Thank you! Ann Marie”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I was looking for some resources for final bilabials in CVC so this was perfect, and cute! Thanks”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Love this for distance learning! Kept my kids engaged!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“My students really loved this activity. I can’t wait to try it remotely.”
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rita W. –
Cute idea
jobeth bocock –
awesome product
HearSay- Speech and Langauge Therapy –
This is a wonderful activity that keeps the fingers busy too. The kids love smashing the balloons. Please make more with other sound targets.
Maureen T. –
Wonderful activity for working on preschool articulation!
Candice Adams –
Love it!
‘Oh-So’ Speechie –
Great!
A Mindful SLP –
Awesome! This is perfect for my student with apraxia!
Laura S. –
My kids love to use these! Anything using play-doh is an instant win!
Nicole L. –
Awesome resource! Thank you
Tewsdays in Speech –
So cute! I love all of your apraxia mats! 🙂 They are fun and motivating for my students!
Misti C. –
Great for a fast homework game!
Bilingual Speechie –
Love it! Can’t wait to use it!
Buyer –
Great product
Jacqueline B. –
Thanks
Cheryl M –
Very cute activity! Thank you!
Nicole S. –
Great idea which kids enjoy – easy to modify to change target words as “pizza” is quite tricky as compared to the other target words, if working on simple CVCV words.
Cindy H. –
Excited to have this in my “apraxia toolbox!” Thank you!
Elizabeth H. –
Excellent resource for my little ones!!
Angela O –
Kids loved this activity
Katie K. –
Great learning tool! thank you!
Amy A. –
was perfect for PK groups this summer!
Striding in Speech – Amber Reynolds –
Always looking for fun ways to make articulation fun! Thanks!
Meagan H. –
Good product, do wish there were more balloon per page though.
Michelle M. –
Fun and easy resource for my kiddos working on their bilabial sounds!
Brittany B. –
Great activity!
Cardigan Speech –
What a simple, great activity! I have used the “blank” balloon page to target so many goals too!
Mary C. –
Great product! Thank you!
Speechie on the road –
These are so fun and engaging for my littles. I feel extra prepared for their sessions with these cute sheets!
Derek N. –
Good product
Courtney Orlosky –
Awesome for an easy send-home summer packet!
Kimberly G. –
thanks
Hillary G. –
My students loved this! So much fun!
Patricia M. –
fun way to target bilabial sounds!!
Donna M. –
THANK YOU!!
Kasey W. –
My littles love playdoh, and this is a great way to keep them engaged in practice. Thank you so much!
The SLP Cafe –
my go to speech therapy tool!
Rachel P. –
Great resource!
Jacqueline B. –
This is great, the kids love this activity. They enjoy popping the balloons with the play-doh.The activity sheets are very bright and colorful.
Brooke A. –
Just what I needed
The Life Skills SLP –
Love it!
Debra O. –
Very cute. This activity is going in my ‘summer box’ of activities for my ESY students.
Mary Caitlin P. –
Great to use with apraxia kiddos
Andrea M. –
Great to use with my wiggly preschool kids!
Hayley V. –
Great resource!
Cat Says Meow –
I was looking for some resources for final bilabials in CVC so this was perfect, and cute! Thanks
Mary H. –
Great resource, thanks!
Susan P. –
Love these!
Kimberly Odom –
Excellent
Connie Marrano –
Motivating resource beyond just drill work
Staci F. –
Good resource to have available!
Paige Helf –
Love it
Dawn B. –
fun graphics!
Meredith E. –
Great resource!
Allison A. –
Love it!
Sinead Foley –
This resource is great! My students love it! Thank you!
Liana W. –
Perfect for working on bilabials!
Mariel Bilingual SLP –
Great and easy to use!
Vanessa O. –
Fun activity for early sounds/words
Brittney Besser –
Thank you for this great product!
Arsha S. –
good resource
Dana B. –
My students love this activity. Thank you
Jada S. –
My students had a lot of fun with this activity!
Unlearn With Me The SLP –
Great resource! Thanks!
Shared Joy Speech and Language –
Good product, thanks!
Brianna B. –
A good resource but wish there were more pages
Britney B. –
Kept early intervention children engaged.
Melissa K. –
I used this with my preschool students with cochlear implants learning to use oral speech and language. They loved it! I also made water balloons out of construction paper that they could use to have a water balloon “fight.” I will definitely be using this again soon!
Brianna B. –
I had one particular student with severe childhood apraxia of speech, who was also completely obsessed with balloons! This resource was the perfect fit for us to engage in motivating, reinforcing therapy to target the sounds he was currently working on. I have continued to use it with other students during the summer as well!
Sunnie Speech –
Love this for distance learning! Kept my kids engaged!
Megan O. –
My clients love these mats. Colorful and engaging!
First Steps ABA –
My students really loved this activity. I can’t wait to try it remotely.
Kayse A. –
Very good resource that I use often for younger kiddos with this need.
Jennifer D. –
Great resource!
Melody M. –
My students loved this resource! I will be using it throughout the school year 🙂
McKenzie N. –
Such an engaging resource and the “popping” of water balloon makes it even more engaging and functional for bilabial practice
Julia R. –
Great resource!
Emily G. –
My students loved this!
Shelby E. –
Such a great product!
Samantha E. –
The little ones love ‘popping the bubbles’ with play-doh! Great resource
Megan C. –
Love it!
Kim Sperry –
SO ENGAGING! Thank you!
Angela S. –
My student loved this activity. I liked it because there was very little prep to it.
Caitlin E. –
Easy to use resource! My students liked it. I was able to use it in a variety of ways.
Catherine Soofi –
My four-year-old student loved this! She loved coloring in the balloons, then I used my own balloons to augment the lesson.
Gabrielle E. –
I love this resource! So easy to implement into sessions and get my kiddos engaged!
Cooper SLP –
Super fun summer activity for my apraxia students.
Speech Bonanza –
This is a great activity for all year! My students loved this and it was a great way to practice articulation, CVC words, final consonants, and vocabulary skills in a fun way. The kids loved smashing playdough as they said their sounds. Cute! Thank you! Ann Marie
Patricia P. –
This is a fun and engaging, low prep activity for younger kids.
Miss Ks Speech Store –
Always a fan of playdoh mats! Especially when they have targets already on them 🙂 high recommend!
Aliya Moise –
Highly recommend! This helped me out so much with a client who had CAS.
Casey S. –
Great, bright visuals to increase engagement. Used with a special education population.
Grace Lopez –
great resource
Ariana B. –
This is an amazing resource to have accessible. It’s so easy to print and have an interactive activity to do with the children
Caroline G. –
This was a great resource to use with my students.
Kimberly G. –
Cute and easy to use with my younger clients. I honestly love any resource that incorporates play doh. Thank you!
Morgan Fowler –
I purchased this resource to use with one particular student with apraxia. I have used it with a couple of students to work on articulation skills that are being supported in speech and in my classroom.
Creating Communicators –
Thank you for this resource, it worked well with my kids who have apraxia!
Mallory M. –
These mats are a hit with my preschoolers! They specifically ask to use THESE balloon mats to practice sounds! Thank you for a fun, engaging take on smash mats!
Reilly Harrington –
Great for early speech sounds to use with younger kids in sessions.