500+ Free SLP S Blends Materials, Games, Activities, Flashcards, and more!
500+ Free SLP S Blends Materials, Games, Activities, Flashcards, and more!
Virtual Games
Downloadables
Animated Videos
Filterable Flashcards
S Blends Virtual Games and Activities
FreeSLP offers tons of virtual SLP materials for the S Blends Sound. To help target the S Blends sound in the initial, medial, and final positions, we have created S Blends Tic-Tac-Toe, Connect 4, Virtual Flashcards, Virtual Progression Cards, Battleship, Spot-It, Candy Land, Soccer, Painting, and more!
To view our all free S Blends sound virtual games and materials, click below:
S Blends Sound Games and Activities Link
Downloadable S Blends Materials
We also have tons of free no-prep downloadable S sound materials. S Blends sound printables that we currently have include: S Blends Flashcards, QR Code Scavenger Hunt, Progression Cards, Spot-It, Word Finds, Tic-Tac-Toe, Bingo, Candy Land, Connect 4, Battleship and more!
If you're looking for more engaging ways to teach the S Blends sound, hopefully you find these materials helpful!
To view our all free S Blends sound virtual games and materials, click below:
S Blends No-Prep Downloadables
S Blends Animated Videos
Animated videos for each sound teaching how to produce the sound as well as animated articulation adventures for each sound! Adventure across Safaris, Space, the World of Minecraft, and more while teaching your child how to make awesome S Blends sounds!To view our all free S Blends animated videos, click the link below:
S Blends Animated Videos
S Blend Filterable Flashcards
Over 1,000+ Flashcards that you can sort by target sound, position of sound, syllables, blends, and more!Add words to your custom word list and print out the flashcards!To view our all free S Blend sound virtual games and materials, click below:
Filterable Flashcards!
S Blend sound overview page
What age should my kid be able to Say the s sound?
Children typically are able to correctly produce the S sound around 4 years old.
Is the S sound a voiceless sound?
Yes, the S sound is a voiceless (unvoiced) sound.
Is the S sound a fricative?
Yes, the S sound is fricative.
How do I make the S sound?
- Tell the child to smile with their lips close together. We want the lips to bealmosttouching each other and the top and bottom teeth to bealmosttouching each other.
- Have the child place the tip of their tongue super close to the bumpy spot (alveolar ridge) of their gums behind their front teeth,butnot touching it!
- While still keeping the lips and teeth close to one another and the tip of their tongue close to the bumpy spot, have the child blow out a stream of air.
- Turnoffyour voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds. Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of “s” and “z”, and have them feel the difference between the two. In the production of “s”, there should be no rumble or voicing. While in the production of “z”, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)
Tricks and Tips for producing the “s” sound:
- To try and emphasize that we don’t want the tongue to be between our teeth during the production of “s”, tell the child that their tongue is a snake and their teeth are the snake’s cage. We don’t want to let the snake out of the cage, so we should not see it during the production of “s”!
- A fun way to practice is to take turns and see who can be the loudest or quietest snake in the jungle.
- Although we don’t want the tip of the tongue to be touching the bumpy spot during the production of “s’, having the child know exactly where the bumpy spot is located is helpful. A fun and tasty way to teach the child where it is production is to put some Nutella, peanut butter, sour candy gel, or any other spreadable food they enjoy on the bumpy ridge. (Rubbing a sucker on the target spot works as well) Once the child has felt the spot a few times, have the child place their tongue super close to the bumpy spot and blow out air.
- If the child has siblings, they might be familiar with the phrase “I’m not touching you” where one of their siblings, in an effort to annoy them, puts their finger or hand close to them and says “I’m not touching you!”. Tell the child to pretend their tongue is the finger and they are trying to get as close to the bumpy ridge as possible without touching it. If we touch the bumpy ridge, we might get in trouble from our parents!
What are the four types of lisps?
The four types of lisps are: interdental lisp, lateral lisp, dentalized lisp, and palatal lisp.
What is the difference between S and Z?
The S and Z sound are produced exactly the same with one exception. The difference between Z and S is that the S sound is voiceless and the Z sound is a voiced sound.
50 Initial S Words
- So
- See
- Song
- Circle
- Sock
- Swim
- Snow
- Slim
- Soap
- Surf
- Snap
- Spot
- Seed
- Sale
- Soft
- Safe
- Sole
- Sand
- Sour
- Spin
- Stop
- Sun
- Circus
- Sip
- Salt
- Soda
- Send
- Soon
- Swim
- Sage
- Skin
- Seek
- Seal
- Slap
- Suit
- Slip
- Spark
- Saint
- Sway
- C
- Silk
- Snug
- Seek
- Star
- Skip
- Sore
- Soil
- Sway
- Snap
- Soft
50 Medial S Words
- Pencil
- Classic
- Monster
- Dinosaur
- Fossil
- Baseball
- Castle
- Ghost
- Toast
- Popsicle
- Astronaut
- Wrestles
- Passing
- Muscle
- Raspberry
- Sister
- Whistle
- Braces
- Mustard
- Cascade
- Essence
- Missile
- Ice Cream
- Possum
- Grasshopper
- Crispy
- Misfit
- Rusty
- Horseshoe
- Basic
- Blister
- Policeman
- Eraser
- Oasis
- Paste
- Blissful
- Crispy
- Prism
- Mists
- Dancing
- Lesson
- Inside
- Missing
- Blossom
- Faucet
- Buses
- Braces
- Chasing
- Faces
- Dresser
50 Final S words
- Bliss
- Kiss
- Miss
- Glass
- Bass
- Class
- Grass
- Chess
- Guess
- Nice
- Pass
- Mouse
- Abyss
- Mess
- Toss
- Floss
- Dress
- Cross
- Diss
- Hiss
- Horse
- Mist
- Moose
- Bus
- Dice
- Fuss
- Dress
- Yes
- Brass
- Goose
- Lists
- Grass
- Juice
- Loose
- Grass
- Trespass
- Fuss
- Gas
- Amass
- Vase
- Voice
- Choice
- Chess
- Basis
- Circus
- Bliss
- Base
- Lace
- Purse
- Geese
S Sound Overview
If you are looking for tips and tricks on how to produce the perfect S sounds; click the link below:
S Overview
Virtual Materials for Each Level of Artic Practice:
Target the S sound at the isolation level with 3 different activities: Isolation Animation, Pop the Bubbles, and Click the Button!
Target S at the syllable level with our virtual flashcards!
We have three activities for targeting S at the word level: 1.) Classic flashcards with initial, medial, final, and mixed sets. 2.) Minimal Pair Sliders 3.) Name the Photos (Have the computer give you feedback on your sound productions!)
S phrase flashcards with sets targeting S in the initial, medial, final, and mixed positions!
Target S at the sentence level with our rotating sentences activity!
Our S story is full of S target sounds and tongue twisters! Read it yourself or play it out loud and then repeat it back!
We have two ways to target S at the conversation level: 1.) Silly story scenes full of S target words. 2.) Conversation starter questions.
S Virtual Materials
List of All the Free S Sound Virtual Activities and Games
Flashcards
Progression Cards
Soccer Shootout
Paint
Spot It
Escape From Dragon's Dungeon
Fish's Flight to Freedom
Witch's Brew
Summer Sundae Dash
Fall Apple Quest
Halloween Candy Chompers
Thanksgiving Treats
Cupid's Valentines Candies
Marshmallows' Mad Dash
Unicorn Artic Derby
Train Track Dash
Space Race
Flashlight Finder
Feed the Bear
Pumpkin Carving
Build-a-Snowman
Thanksgiving Dinner
Jeopardy
Tic-Tac-Toe
Candy Land
Connect 4
Battleship
Artic Ninja
Cat Run
Volt Runner
Artic Clicker
Pizza Jumper
Artic Cruiser
Space Invaders
Spot the Differences
Dino Hop
Matching
Treasure Hunt
Crossword
Word Find 1
Word Find 2
S Boom Cards
List of All the Free S Sound Downloadable and Printable and Games
S Artic QR Scavenger Hunt
S Artic Progression Cards
S Artic Spot the Match
Initial Artic S Flashcards
Medial Artic S Flashcard
Final Artic S Flashcards
S Articulation Carrier Phrases
S Articulation Word Find
S ArticulationTic-Tac-Toe
S Articulation Coloring Sheet
S Cartoon Character Flashcards
S ArticulationDice
S Articulation Flipbook
S Artic Bingo
S Artic Candyland
S Artic Cariboo Cards
S Artic Battleship
S Articulation Connect 4
S Printables
Free no-prep, virtual, and downloadable options available!
Free SLP articulation word lists, flashcards with pictures, downloadable PDFs and more!
Materials target the S Blends sound in the initial, medial, and final positions!
Whether you are looking for printable, no-prep, or virtual materials, FreeSLP offers free S Blends sound activities for students of every level!
We hope these S Blends articulation activities and exercises for speech therapy help your child / student learn how to make s sounds!
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