"Can Do"® Oral-Motor Game Boards

"Can Do"® Oral-Motor Game Boards is a set of illustrated oral-motor therapy game boards targeting tongue and lip exercises through structured, game-based practice, designed for use by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Occupational Therapists (OTs) with students in grades prekindergarten through grade 2 and children ages 3 to 8.

Ten full-colour laminated game boards with animal-themed characters give Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Occupational Therapists (OTs) a motivating, reusable game format for practising oral-motor exercises targeting tongue stimulation, tongue strengthening, tongue movement, and lip strengthening and movement.

"Can Do"® Oral-Motor Game Boards features Cassie Cow, Manny Monkey, and their animal friends across ten illustrated game boards, each targeting specific oral-motor exercises for the lips, tongue, and cheeks. Students roll the die and move around the board, completing the oral-motor exercise shown on each space as they progress. The five double-sided, laminated boards provide ten different themed game board contexts to maintain student interest across sessions, and the game mechanic keeps students engaged through exercises that can otherwise feel repetitive. By Kim Gill and Joanne DeNinno.

Who is this oral-motor game helpful for?

"Can Do"® Oral-Motor Game Boards is designed to target oral-motor functioning — including tongue stimulation, tongue strengthening, tongue movement, and lip strengthening and movement — in students in grades prekindergarten through grade 2 and children ages 3 to 8. Ideal for use by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Occupational Therapists (OTs) in individual sessions or small groups.

Why Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Occupational Therapists (OTs) love this game:

The game board format provides the repeated oral-motor practice opportunities that motor learning requires while maintaining the student engagement that makes sustained practice possible with young learners. The animal characters and movement around the board provide enough novelty and structure to motivate students through exercises that can be challenging to sustain in a direct drill format, and the laminated boards withstand the repeated handling common in oral-motor therapy sessions.

"Can Do"® Oral-Motor Game Boards includes:

• 10 full-colour game boards (5 double-sided, laminated boards, 11" x 17")
• 16 game pawns (2 of each animal character)
• 1 die
• Instructions and storage bag

Caution: Choking hazard, contains small parts. Not intended for children under the age of three.