Description

Ages: 6 and up

Grades: 1st and up

Author: Rachele Ellsworth, M.S., CCC-SLP

Spot On! Categories

Master the art of classification with interactive, instant-feedback play!

Elevate your students’ language organization with Spot On! Categories. This versatile resource is designed to help children understand the relationships between objects by practicing both labeling categories and identifying specific items that belong within a group. By mastering these skills, students develop the essential cognitive “filing system” needed for better vocabulary retrieval and academic success.

Language organization made simple and fun!

Using the Spot On! Pen (sold separately), students engage in an interactive learning experience that provides immediate validation. Whether they are identifying a group name or selecting a matching item, the instant green light and positive audio feedback keep motivation high and turn therapy into a rewarding “mystery-solving” session.

Covers a wide range of categorization targets:

• Category Labeling: Training students to name the “big group” (e.g., seeing a cow, pig, and horse and identifying them as “Farm Animals”).

• Group Membership: Selecting the specific item that fits a given category prompt.

• Semantic Networking: Building stronger associations between words to improve word-finding and conversational flow.

• 100 Unique Activities: Double-sided cards provide extensive variety to prevent memorization and ensure true skill mastery.

Targets key developmental goals:

• Vocabulary Retrieval: Reducing “word-finding” frustrations by organizing the mental lexicon.

• Critical Thinking: Analyzing common features of objects to determine their shared group.

• Auditory & Visual Processing: Combining verbal prompts with high-quality visual cues to reach a conclusion.

• Independence: The self-correcting pen allows students to work through cards at their own pace in centers or at home.

How to Use:

1. The Investigation: Read the category prompt on the card (e.g., “Which one is a vegetable?”).

2. The Logic: Have the student look at the various choices and identify the item that fits the group.

3. The Spot On! Moment: Touch the Spot On! Pen (sold separately) to the dot.

   • Green Light: “Spot on!” You found it.

   • Red Light: Not quite—think about what that group has in common and try again!

4. The Extension: Once the answer is found, ask the student to name three more items that could belong in that same category.

Includes:

 50 Double-Sided Cards (7″ x 3.75″)

 100 Total Activities

 Self-Correcting Technology (Requires Spot On! Pen, sold separately)