Action Words Verbs Sorting Mats | 14 Verbs Vocabulary | SLP SPED Autism Speech

Build action word (verb) vocabulary and categorization with these hands-on Action Words (Verbs) Sorting Mats! Students sort pictures by the action shown — targeting an important speech and language IEP goal. Featuring a multicultural representation of kids, and perfect for independent work stations, centers, and language groups.

📦 What's Included

• 14 unique verb sorting mats with real, multicultural kid images
• Sort pictures by these action words:
  • Walk • Run • Eat • Jump • Swing • Blow • Hop • Ride • Talk • Sing • Kick • Bounce • Kneel • Stand

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Action words / verbs
• Verb vocabulary and labeling
• Sorting and classification
• Categorization (matching actions)
• Receptive and expressive language
• Verb tense and sentence-building foundations
• Visual discrimination
• Following directions
• Attending to a task

📚 How to Use

• Set up at a center or independent work station for verb sorting practice
• Use in a language group to build verb vocabulary and discussion
• Pull for speech therapy to target verbs, labeling, and "what is he/she doing?" questions
• Extend into sentence building — "The boy is running," "She is jumping"
• Use for verb tense practice (is running, ran, will run)
• Differentiate by giving fewer mats/pictures to beginners and more to advanced students
• Use as a morning tub or early finisher activity

💛 Perfect For

• Speech-language therapy sessions (SLPs)
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Language and vocabulary groups
• Independent work stations and task boxes
• ESL / EL vocabulary building
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Early intervention
• Homeschool language practice

🌟 Why Teachers & SLPs Love This Resource

• Targets verbs — a core, year-round SLP and language goal
• 14 common action words for lots of practice
• Multicultural representation so all students see themselves
• Built-in differentiation by number of mats/pictures
• A natural springboard to sentence building and verb tense
• Works for centers, independent work, and language groups
• Reusable year after year once laminated

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