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
