Description

Ages: 4 and up

Grades: PreK and up

Author: Leah Schwed, M.A., CCC-SLP

Spark Community Helpers Sequencing Cards

Explore Everyday Heroes Through Storytelling and Language

Help children discover the important roles of community helpers—while building foundational language skills! Spark Community Helpers Sequencing Cards feature realistic, detailed scenes that support sequencing, vocabulary development, and critical thinking. Whether you’re targeting expressive language, grammar, or problem-solving, these cards are a must-have for therapy rooms, classrooms, and home use.

How It Works

Each story includes 6 picture cards that can be used individually or as a complete scene set. Use them to target:

• Sentence formulation

• Use of nouns, verbs, and verb tenses

• Pronouns, adjectives, and prepositions

• Temporal concepts and main ideas

• Basic concept exposure and more

Expressive Language

Increasing Vocabulary
• Label and describe objects, people, and actions
• Categorize and expand on basic concepts

Sentence Structure
• Encourage complete sentences
• Use target words and expand MLU (mean length of utterance)

Telling Narratives
• Teach story elements such as character, setting, problem, and resolution
• Use conjunctions and transitions to tell the story in order

Main Idea
• Generate a title for the story
• Identify the central idea in each picture

Use of Pronouns
• Discuss characters using correct pronouns

Verb Usage
• Practice past, present, and future tense
• Target plurals and irregular verb forms

Receptive Language

Sequence It
• Arrange cards in logical order using inferencing

Answering WH- Questions
• Use the guide to ask who, what, where, when, why, and how questions

Social Skills

Emotions
• Use thinking or speech bubbles to explore feelings and perspectives

Problem-Solving
• Identify problems and brainstorm possible solutions

What’s In The Box?

• 8 story sets with 6 cards in each set:
 – Firefighter
 – Police Officer
 – Teacher
 – Mail Carrier
 – Doctor
 – Veterinarian
 – Sanitation Worker
 – Construction Worker

• Large 4.5″ x 4.5″ cards for easy viewing
• High-quality, durable cardstock
• Answer key and WH-question guide included
• Dry-erase compatible for reusable fun

Includes:

48 sequencing cards
Activity guide with therapy ideas