If you work with kids, you’ve probably heard of the Australian animated TV series Bluey and the pup’s delightful family. As a team of passionate Speech Pathologists, we know we’re always looking for new ideas for fun speech therapy activities, so we thought we’d share some of ours.
If you are working on early intervention with little ones who are big Bluey fans, you’ve come to the right place. Keep reading to discover seven Bluey inspired speech therapy activity ideas.
The episodes are only about 8 minutes each- you could even use this in therapy- watch a video, learn some themed vocabulary, and then practice skills through dramatic play! Win-win-win!
7 Bluey Inspired Speech Therapy Activity Ideas
Bluey’s House App
Bluey’s house is an iconic part of the hit children’s TV series. So much so that in a recent episode where Bluey’s family plan on selling their house and moving, it went a little bit viral online! If you want to incorporate some household vocabulary into your speech therapy session, or have another creative way of incorporating the Bluey house, this app will be a perfect addition.
‘Bluey: The Beach’ Book Companion Activities
Do your clients love reading and sensory bins? This Bluey inspired speech therapy activity from Blast Off SLP is the perfect mix of low prep and interactive components that you can use to target multiple speech therapy goals.
While reading the ‘Bluey: The Beach’ book with your client, use this activity set to build out a highly engaging session. Blank’s Levels of Questions Bookmarks (i.e. wh- questions) – 3 easy print and go, differentiated bookmarks filled with questions to ask your clients while reading ‘Bluey: The Beach’. These are great to give to parents to use while reading the book with their child at home as part of your home practice!
Find out more about this great resource over on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Bluey Vocabulary Lessons
MrsSpeechieP has some great ideas for how you can incorporate Bluey episodes into your speech therapy sessions targeting vocabulary for children of all ages. For younger kids, incorporate an episode into a session to target words like jump, dance, throw, play, or even concepts like ‘out’.
Bluey Finger Football
The official Bluey website has some great activities (that are always being updated!) for you to choose from when coming up with unique speech therapy ideas. We love the Bluey finger football – it is a great, low-prep activity that you can use as a reward in speech therapy or as an engagement tool when doing drill work on particular target vocab or speech sounds.
Bluey Matching Game
This fun, easy matching game is perfect for creating a Bluey inspired speech therapy activity quickly. This game features 36 cards with a whole assortment of Bluey show characters. The added flashlight component pretty much guarantees engagement!
Get your hands on a copy of this game over on Teachers Pay Teachers from Building SEL Skills’ store.
Bluey Keepy Uppy
This game is one of our must-have’s for a speech therapy resource room – especially in Australia! It’s great for when we’re looking for a quick and easy way to add a bit of Bluey into a speech therapy session. Bluey Keepy Uppy is a fun game that you can buy from most stores where players use their character paddles to keep the balloon up in the air!
It includes a motorized balloon that flips and spins around the board – it’s entertaining and fun for everyone involved!
Bluey Ice Cream Shop / Farmers Market Play Set
If you want a more adaptable Bluey inspired speech therapy resource to add to your collection, these mini playsets are the perfect choice! They are a great addition to any speech therapy session, offering an opportunity for fun, imaginative play in the setting of Bluey’s local Ice Cream Shop and Farmers Market.
We hope you’ve found this list of quick and easy Bluey inspired speech therapy activity ideas helpful! As paediatric speech therapists, we’re always on the lookout for new and exciting speech therapy resources just like you. If you’d like some other recommendations, check out our list of the best new speech therapy resources for 2024!