Story Walk Speech & Language Activities

Story walks are engaging activities for children to learn through movement and play. Local public libraries often create story walks in the community, which feature pages of popular books displayed along walking paths. Embarking on a serene nature walk is not merely a stroll through the woods; it's an opportunity to engage with the world around us in a mindful and enriching manner. When adding in the element of literacy, children can read, learn, and play while walking. Story walks are also a wonderful way to target speech and language activities.

Below are ideas to incorporate speech and language activities into a story walk:

• Answering comprehension questions: Ask your children about what they've read
  

• Practicing speech sounds: Practice words from the story with their sounds
  

• Naming character traits: Describe the personality of the main character
  

• Story elements: Name the setting, problem, and resolution
  

• Story retell and sequencing of events: Let your child tell you what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story

Readers: Have you done a story walk in your community?

About the Author: Melissa Goff, M.S, CCC-SLP, is the owner of Sunflower Speech & Myo Therapy, PLLC, in Charlotte, NC.