More... Animated shorts we love!

A little over a year ago we did a blog about animated shorts and how to use them during therapy. We still love them and use them and wanted to share with you some of our new favorites!

Lifted

It’s like a driver’s test for an extraterrestrial! This fun animated short is about one of our “out of this world” friends learning how to navigate a spacecraft. It’s super cute and there are loads of opportunity to incorporate speech and language into this one including: Articulation, Verbs, Grammar, Inferencing, Pragmatics: Feelings Problem solving, Story Grammar and retell

Mike’s New Car

Mike is pretty excited about his new car. Do you think Sully will like it? Share this animated short with your students to find out. There’s an abundance of targets in this one, but here are some recommendations: Articulation/Phonology: fronting, Vocabulary:  Antonyms, Synonyms, Verbs, Pragmatics, Problem Solving, Feelings, Prepositions, Inferencing, Story Grammar and Retell

Gordon Goose

This is a short, animated short and can be used when you only have a few minutes to spare. Gordon is busy at work when he realizes what a beautiful day it is. What does he decide to do… work or play? Your students will get a kick out of this one and learn a lot too! Here are some targets: Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms, Verbs, Prepositions, Grammar, Inferencing, Wh- Questions, Pragmatics, Problem Solving, Feelings, Story Grammar and Retell

*If you like this one, check out the Holiday edition Gordon Goose: Christmas Tree.

Trouble in Paradise

The island life! Will this crab figure out what is going on when a new visitor arrives to his own little island?! This is a great short to work on: Articulation/phonology: especially /r/ blends, fronting, Vocabulary, Wh- questions, Prediction, Increased sentence length, Grammar

Alike

This is a creative animated short that is great for helping all to see the bright side in everything and reminding all of us to have a little fun! This animation is great for many speech and language targets including: Opposites, Pragmatics, Problem Solving, Feelings, Vocabulary, Adjectives, Verbs

Animated shorts are great to add to your therapy activities whether you are in person or on-line. Want to see how Trilogy Therapy uses them in action? Click our demo page and we’ll show you how we use animated shorts while providing therapy to anyone, anywhere!

Animated Shorts... How to use them in therapy and teletherapy

Have you ever used animated shorts to guide your therapy or teletherapy? If you haven’t, you should! Luckily there are an abundance of them on YouTube and other video streaming websites. Here are some of our favorites!

Snack Attack

This cute animation details a grandmother’s need for a snack mixed with a little forgetfulness. Our students are always actively engaged with this one. Here’s what we love to target: Articulation: Ample opportunities for /k/, Pronouns, Verbs, Grammar, Pragmatics: Feelings and Problem solving, Story Grammar and retell

The Present

A boy and his dog! Some of our students really relate to The Present as it highlights differences and acceptance. There’s an abundance of targets in this one, but here are some recommendations: Articulation/Phonology: Fronting, Vocabulary: Antonyms, Synonyms, Verbs, Pragmatics: Problem Solving and Feelings, Prepositions, Story Grammar and Retell

Pip

Another dog animation here, but who doesn’t love puppies… especially, puppies going to puppy university! This animation follows Pip as he learns how to be a guide dog. Our students love this animation and it’s full of speech and language! Here’s what we like to work on: Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms and Verbs, Prepositions, Grammar, Pronouns, Wh- Questions, Pragmatics: Problem Solving and Feelings, Story Grammar and Retell

Hey Deer!

Christmas animations always catch and keep our learner’s attention! Hey Deer! does not disappoint. The deer does everything exactly the same, everyday so this animation is really great for prediction. There are fantastic visual clues throughout! We also like to target the following: Articulation: especially /r/, Vocabulary, Wh- questions, Prediction, Mean Length Utterance, Grammar

Coin Operated

Imagination and the love of space are highlighted in this short animation as it features a boy’s desire to go to outer space. This animation is fabulous for many speech and language targets including: Articulation: especially /k/, Vocabulary, Prediction, Pragmatics: Problem Solving and Feelings

Lambs

This is a fun tale on how a mom and dad try to teach their little lamb to “baa.” Imagine the shock they experience when the lamb makes a “moo” instead! There are so many targets in this one. Here are some we use: Opposites, Pragmatics: Problem Solving and Feelings, Vocabulary: Adjectives and Verbs

Animated shorts really are amazing! Want to see how Trilogy Therapy uses them in action? Click our demo page and we’ll show you how we use animated shorts while providing therapy with no barriers!