If your students flew through the original Digital Describing & Defining for Speech Therapy, I’ve got great news—you can keep the progress going with this expansion pack.
This Digital Describing and Defining for Speech Therapy Expansion Pack gives your students fresh images, new vocabulary, and even greater flexibility with Google Slides and Boom Cards™️.
This resource is designed to explicitly teach describing and defining skills—two essential components of semantic development and expressive language.
Research shows that structured practice with attributes, categories, and sentence frames improves vocabulary retrieval, word relationships, and overall language processing.
Just like the original, this expansion pack is all about giving students structured, step-by-step practice with describing and defining skills.
This Digital Describing & Defining Expansion Pack Includes:
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Detailed instructions with a video walkthrough
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20 slides of (Level 1) Describing with 2-Attributes – Example: A blanket is colorful and soft.
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20 slides of (Level 1) Describing with 3-Attributes – Example: A block is wooden, square, and hard.
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20 slides of (Level 2) Defining & Describing with 1 category + 1 Attribute – Example: A couch is furniture that you sit on.
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20 slides of (Level 2) Defining & Describing with 1 category + 2 Attributes – Example: A truck is a vehicle that is big and carries things.
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15 informal assessment slides for independent practice or progress monitoring.
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Google Slides and Boom Card Versions
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Answer Keys
With a mix of real photos and simple icons, this resource supports students at various skill levels!
Level 1 – Describing Using 2-3 Attributes
First, students describe objects using two or three attributes. They’ll start simple—“A blanket is colorful and soft”—and then level up to longer descriptions like “A block is wooden, square, and hard.”
Level 2 – Defining Using Category + 1-2 Attributes
Next, students start defining words using a consistent sentence frame. They’ll learn to say things like, “A couch is furniture that you sit on” and then expand their definitions to include more details—“A truck is a vehicle that is big and carries things.”
In the first section of level two, you will create definitions with the category (group) plus one attribute including function, location, color, action, parts, or shape. In the second section, the difficulty increases as you will create definitions with the category plus two attributes.
Informal Assessment-15 open-ended slides
And because real progress happens when students can apply their skills independently, I’ve included 15 open-ended assessment slides to see what they can do without supports (no icons, no answer choices, and no visuals).
We listened to your feedback and made this resource better than ever!
Now, you’ll get:
✔️ NEW pictures & targets – more nouns for students to describe and define
✔️ Google Slides & Boom Cards™️ version – ideal for in-person or virtual therapy ✔️ An answer key – easy reference for quick checking
✔️ A video walkthrough – see exactly how to use this resource effectively
In a nutshell:
💡 Structured sentence frames make describing & defining easy for students
💡 Drag-and-drop + fill-in-the-blank activities keep students engaged
💡 Two digital formats (Boom Cards™️ & Google Slides) give you options
💡 Scaffolded levels allow for differentiation across abilities
💡 A built-in video walkthrough makes setup quick & simple
Use it with students working on descriptive language, categorization, attributes, and defining skills – whether they need direct instruction or independent practice!
Angela K. –
I enjoy this activity! It works well with group therapy.
Thought Bubble SLP –
Sorry, I tried to find where to email my question rather than leaving a review, but couldn’t find where to email you directly. I’m not sure if the Boomcard link is working? I know the webiste is finicky. There is a link that pops up and it directs me to my BoomLearning account, but it says I already own this product. But, what I have isn’t the expansion pack. So, I’m not sure this this link just updates what I currently have or if BoomLearning thinks it’s the same product? Thanks for clarification or suggestions on how to troubleshoot.
Kristian P. –
I love the visuals on this resource and how interactive and engaging it is for my students. After using it with one student who has significant language delays, I could tell his confidence was boosted after doing so well with this resource.
Natalie S. –
This deck is such a great way to work on defining and describing. For my younger kids, I just model the sentences. For my older kids, I explain to them that when someone says “what does this word mean,” this is an example of how you can define that word… simply by making a sentence like this. I’m never disappointed by Speechy Musings products.
Lara K. –
I love this resource for my older kids who are working on describing. It’s a great way to scaffold with visuals and is appropriate for older students who have moved past EET.
Naomi K. –
I use this all the time when doing teletherapy. I love the graphics and the ease of use. Instructions are clear and the kids enjoy engaging with this resource. Thank you!
Taryn A. –
I’m happy to have an expansion pack. I’ve found that how the symbol choices are laid out confuse some of my students who want the top photos to be choices used first.
Ashley M. –
Perfect for my middle school group! It kept them engaged the whole session. Thank you!
Diane R. –
Great materials for my 3-6th grade SDC kiddoes. Very nice and engaging materials. Able to use on my iPad.
Speechie Nicole –
My students loved this! Thank you for your creativity.
Lisa Johnson –
This is such a great resource for my students! Thank you!
M B. –
Great resource for describing and expanding utterances.
Lauren R. –
So many of my students have goals in the area of defining and describing, so this resource is perfect! I love the ability to use this interactively as well. I am able to project it on my screen and work on it with the students. Thank you!
Kristin R. –
My students love the visuals on this and they love the way to manipulate the words when building sentences.
Victoria F. –
This is such a high quality resource. Thank you so much!
Brett Zuckerman –
This is a great resource! It is highly engaging and I have used it so many times already!
Cassandra W. –
Great resource with excellent pictures and question prompts.
Lori B. –
Loved this resource as a scaffolding tool for teaching defining and describing with critical attributes.
Jill S. –
I love the organization and scaffolding for my students who are working on describing.
Jennifer Kiekhoefer –
As I was already a satisfied customer of the 1st edition of this product, I knew I needed to get this expansion pack. I wasn’t disappointed. My students can continue to work on their definiting and describing with new words/pictures.
Emma P. –
Immediate purhcase for me. LOVE the sentence sliders and the scaffolding it offers, students think it’s fun and so empowering for them to have success in building and expanding their sentences
Ann M. –
This is a must have for those who have Digital Describing and Defining. The pictures are so engaging with multiple difficulty levels to accommodate our language students.
Amy B. –
This Boom Deck has been extremely helpful for my students who need to work on describing items using a variety of descriptors, but who have difficulty coming up with the vocabulary on their own. This resource has helped my students be able to select the relevant descriptors and then use those descriptors in complete sentences following the written model provided. Thank you!
Miranda H. –
My telehealth patients LOVE this set. I got both sets becuase they love them so much
Andrea L –
This is a great resource, just what I was looking for! Please make more of these boom cards!
Dena A. –
I love the format and am a huge fan of Boom cards (no prep!) for speech therapy.
Karynn A. –
Useful for so many kids!
This resource is so helpful and enjoyable for all different ages and needs!
Sondra N. –
A great digital resource
I have so many student with describing goals. The work is already done for you with this resource! I love the format, the engaging pictures, and the choice options.
MacKenzie C. –
SO good for teaching expansion
I have so many students working on describing and expanding their sentences and ideas. This resource is a great visual representation of how to include more details in sentences.
Hilary Z. –
Convenient and useful
Describing is such a critical skill and i like how this resource can be adapted for wide range of ages and abilities.
Aubree G. –
Very Well Organized
I love the digital version of this product and the color coordination helps students immensely. Very similar to the sentence sliders product in that way, which I also love.
Shari J. –
Lots of clear pictures and examples
Zero prep and truly effective for my students. They were volunteering their own adjectives within one session.
Lori McElveny –
Great resource
This is a great resource to help with describing, attributes, categorization and sentence building.
Angela G. –
Great Resource
As usual, a fantastic resource by Speechy Musings.