Pin the Tail Sound is a cute little phonological processes puzzle that is a hands-on, concrete way to teach kids all about final consonants (or tail sounds!) It can be used for a wide variety of speech and language goals. Your preschool kids will have a blast with this activity!

⇨ WHAT’S INCLUDED ⇦

○ ant, cat, dog, mouse, pig, shark, duck, horse, elephant, fox, rabbit, fish, giraffe

○ both color AND black & white

⇨ WHAT GOALS IT TARGETS ⇦

○ articulation / phonology:

• CVC syllable shapes
• final consonant deletion
• nonsense words (interchange the animals)
• phonemic awareness

○ language :

• associations
• matching
• wh questions (where the animals live, what they eat, what they say)
• colors
• pre-literacy skills
• basic concepts (front/back, on/off, loud/quiet, top/bottom, long/short)
• vocabulary
• prepositions

⇨ HOW TO USE ⇦

○ print, cut/laminate

○ lay out on the floor for a mix & match activity

○ use sticky tack to pin the animals to the wall

○ give a tail to each student and have them find their match

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This resource is copyrighted by Lindsey Hockel, MS, CCC-SLP, owner of ©Speechy Things™ . Purchase of this item is intended for use by a single customer and is not to be shared with other professionals. If someone is interested in this resource, please direct them to my store. You are, however, welcome and encouraged to send pages home with students as needed. Thank you for your support and understanding!