Using Calico Critters, Li’l Woodzeez, & Honey Bee Acres Toys in Speech & Language Treatment

My patients love using Calico Critters, Li’l Woodzeez, and Honey Bee Acres during treatment! And I love that the kids are motivated to do their work while we play with them.

There are so many less expensive dollhouse sets! Yet, these are the most motivating that I’ve found. My patients have always tired of the other dollhouse sets I’ve used, but they rarely tire of these. I think it’s because the dolls are animals, they’re actually fuzzy, and the accessories are all so cute!

I originally bought the Li’l Woodzeez camper set (for $34.99) and the Li’l Woodzeez chipmunk family, which is apparently no longer available, (for $9.99) because I thought they were adorable, but I’ve since added pieces and sets to target various grammatical features.

Here are all my sets put away on the shelves (where they can be easily hidden by a curtain).

This is how I keep my critters organized – each family and room set has it’s own Tupperware container and I have a container with a contrasting lid for the items I use to target irregular past-tense verbs, irregular plurals, and target words that children are working to pronounce. I put all the Tupperware in one of these big cloth bins.

Irregular Plurals with Li’l Woodzeez & Calico Critters

Here are some more ideas for targeting irregular plurals during play-based activities.

Irregular Past-Tense Verbs with Li’l Woodzeez & Calico Critters

Here are some more ideas for targeting irregular past-tense verbs during play-based activities.

Articulation/Phonology with Li’l Woodzeez & Calico Critters

Here are some more ideas for addressing articulation in play-based activities.

Originally published: 03/01/2022