Semantic mapping, or describing different features of items (like their category, function, location, color, etc…), is an effective, research-supported way to increase vocabulary skills of your students!
This resource includes describing visuals and 100+ one sheet, no-prep describing worksheets.
There is also a blank describing worksheet included so that you can customize the worksheets with motivating, interesting, or themed items to describe for your own caseload. The entire resource is included in a Google Slides™️ format in case that is easier for you!
The 100+ different objects shown on the worksheets are all nouns. Some examples are a flamingo, batteries, flag, mailing/packaging tape, map, skateboard, braces, burgers, and so much more!
Want to learn more about describing skills? Click here to read my top therapy tips, see example goals, and read a few of my favorite research articles!
Feel free to email the Speechy Musings team at hello@speechymusings.com with any questions!
☟ Let’s stay in touch! Sign up for my email newsletter and follow me on social media to hear about freebies, new product releases, and helpful ideas for your therapy room! ☟
Sign up for my email newsletter! • Follow me on Instagram and Facebook!
Mary H. –
My students are loving this resource. They are immediately engaged with the real pictures. I didn’t know how my PreK students would do with it, but there is plenty of scaffolding to be done! Thank you for this!
The Rooted Ripple – Multilingual Resources –
I am so thankful for your resources! I work with students who are ESL and dual identified (ESL and Special Education). The symbols are incredibly helpful for students to remember the components of descriptions. Thank you also for including a blank photo page. I often include photos from their content!
Cathy M. –
The pictures are colorful and engaging. The resource is perfect for my students who are working on describing. Very helpful! Thank you for this resource!
Denise W. –
This really helped my students with their describing! The added visuals with the real pictures held their attention! Great resource!
Lara K. –
So thankful for this expansion! I use the first resource all the time with older students. Love the real photos.
Stefanie N. –
Would highly recommend this product. Nice variety in pictures to describe.
Linda W. –
My students find the assortment of colorful pictures interesting and engaging.
Kayla Megan –
Wonderful resource to work on describing skills. I enjoy the use of real photos!
Tanya B. –
This resource is perfect for those students on my caseload who have goals for describing and expanding utterances. I love that it uses real pictures for my older students who think drawn or cartoon images are too babyish for them. Thanks for a great resource!
Tiffany H. –
Love the original describing sheets! So excited to see an expansion pack. This is a very useful resource to help those students who need help with descriptive language.
Monica Blair R. –
I’ve replaced my describing visuals with those included in this resource. Very clear icons!
JENNIFER S. –
I like to use this in therapy and then send another one home for homework.
Malarie C. –
I have been using this resource for about a week now with my students, and it has been amazing. I printed the packet and put into a page-protected binder so that I can get multiple uses from the sheets. The describing visual supports are so great for students to reference as well. So glad that real-life photos were used, as I feel like it gets my students to share more about their own knowledge about the target vocabulary. Thank you!
Leigh B. –
Love the real pictures and the variety of items to describe. I like that the questions are consistently included on each page for students to refer to. I laminated these so they can be re-used throughout the year and with multiple student groups.
Jessica P. –
The original resource is probably my most used resource of all time. Had to get the expansion!
Jennifer S. –
My student love the pictures . The activity is great for small group.
Naomi H. –
Such a great resource as a grab and go way to start a language expansion center.
Jamie M. –
This was just what I was looking for to use with my students. It provides just the right amount of support needed for them to be successful while targeting describing.
zalyndia rutledge –
Excellent resource. It provides a detailed, easy to understand and follow, resource for my distance learning students.
Kristine W. –
This was a nice quick activity for my language kiddos. I really enjoyed it!
Stephanie G. –
I have been using this resource with my 1st graders, who are just learning how to describe and write sentences. They love using these worksheets, especially the blank one so they can describe an item of their choice. They love being able to write a short sentence to describe their items and then being able to share it with the group.
Heather M. –
My students are really enjoying this packet. I have used the original Describing resource, and this one is even more engaging. Great photographs and visual supports!
Jessica R. –
Great resource to support describing. I love the visuals and the variety of pictures!
Jordan B. –
Great resource, the real pictures are amazing, and it’s so helpful to have the visual supports embedded into the resource. Works great on my iPad using a digital pencil to complete activities right on the PDF.
Joanie H. –
Great visuals for my students working on language skills. This is a fantastic packet to display on your classroom board to describe picture scenes.
Stacey H. –
A great product for our speech students. This is a great visual for explaining on the skill of describing with attributes.
Jill S. –
These worksheets are so great for working with students who are targeting describing. They give structure and ample practice. The students find the vocabulary engaging.
Angela P. –
This resource is so great to incorporate with the EET. I love having photographs that are very realistic.
Christina H. –
These sheet are perfect for targeting describing. These give a very structured support to help students describe attributes and improve vocabulary skills.
Lindy H. –
I really like how it has visuals to support the children as they are learning how to describe objects.
Tammy M. –
Since I have quite a few students who have describing goals, these worksheets are an excellent way to teach and reinforce describing skills. I have the original pack so had to get the expansion pack too! The supports are helpful and appreciated and the quality of the pictures are very clear and vivid…and was happy to be able to add it to my describing materials.
Allie Hughes –
I have the original pack so had to grad the expansion pack also! I love that the pictures are real pictures and high quality. They are a great way to target describing by using the visuals supports as well.
Christina N. –
Everything from Speechy Musings is so good. This has been a great resource with my students.
The Speech Chambers –
As a teletherapist I absolutely love Speechy Musings resources. They are so easy to share on my screen and mark up in Zoom as needed to keep my students engaged. I have many students working on describing, so having more pictures beyond the original set has been great
Katie S. –
These visuals are fantastic! Easy to pair with a game or use within a group. I love that these are no prep and I can just pull them out. There are over 100 pictures as well!
BESSIE MORENO –
Students have really enjoyed the visuals in this resource. I love how describing an object has become easier for them with the visual scaffolds.
Carolyn M. –
I appreciate having a quick and easy resource to target vocabulary expansion for my middle school students with moderate disabilities.
Kim K. –
I have the original version of this resource and loved it so much I bought the expansion! My students like the predictability of the layout of this resource, it has really helped organize their expressive language.
Lori B. –
Easy to grab and use while working on describing. Love the pictures paired within the graphic organizer.
Nikole S. –
I LOVE Speechy musings materials! This expansion pack goes well with the original version of the One Sheet Describing. I love how organized it is.
Lisa Johnson –
Thank you for this resource! It worked really well with my students!
Lisa T. –
This is great with all the visuals and it allows my student to expand on their utterances.
Stephanie R. –
I initially downloaded the freebie of this packet and used it daily as a “warm up” for my students who were working on describing. I wished I had downloaded this packet earlier because it is one of my most used resources. Cannot recommend enough!
Jasmine Z. –
Great resource to help students with expressive language. Lots of different options and great visuals used.
Johanna N. –
This resource is so engaging for my students of all ages and I love that it is user friendly.
Tracey N. –
A great resource for my struggling language learners.
Nijelle D. –
Great product and I love that it’s low prep and easy to use!
Jennifer S. –
Perfect extension pack for describing words. Love the real life photographs which makes in approriate for my older students
Speech Treehouse –
These sheets are great for working on describing. So quick and easy to pull out and use with no prep involved!
Stacie M. –
Overall, this speech therapy activity from TPT has significantly enhanced the effectiveness of my therapy sessions, making them more enjoyable and productive for my students. Highly recommended for any speech therapist looking to add a high-quality, engaging resource to their toolkit!
Tania S. –
These are a perfect extension pack for the original file. the set out is consistent and uncluttered to reduce cognitive load. I love the real life photographs which makes in appropriate for a range of students. A great resource. If you don’t have the original – grab that too!
Debra S. –
Thank you for the concise product! I have used it with several kids and it has been a great resource!
Shazil Z. –
Another excellent product from Speechy Musings. High quality and provides great value for money.
Rachel S. –
Once these are prepped, it’s easy to pull one page and use in a dry erase pocket. The visual supports on the same sheet as the picture we’re describing is very helpful.
Rambling SLP –
Use these resources and visuals all the time with my students with language goals.
Dana Monaghan –
As usual, Speechy Musings always has great visuals/graphic supports to teach skills. Thanks for another quality resource.
jeannine A. –
This is a great resource to use with my students !
Rebecca Ansen –
A wonderful addition to the original set. Makes planning and prep a breeze!
Gianna K. –
This resource is amazing! I love the visuals and prompts for the students and the real pictures. I use this resource almost every day both in person and on teletherapy.
Linda L. –
I love using this resource with all of my students to help them increase their describing abilities in a structured manner. It is a resource that I can readily use with 1:1 as well as small groups, gamify, or help segue into comparing and contrasting, grouping, etc.
Courtney C –
Love this!!!!
Speechie85 –
I love an all in one worksheet that when completed students can take home and easily share with families what they are doing in speech. This is one of those and I love that it is low prep and can even be used with a projector and a whiteboard. Thank you!
Alisa Allen –
I love the real life pictures. It’s great to use with older students!
Vickie S. –
This product was a great resource to help improve my student’s vocabulary.
Kelly B. –
This resource is well designed and students are engaged in the activity. This promotes increased language development.
WEN WAN Lu –
Speechy Musings always has wonderful resources to help SLPs and teachers. I have used this visual prompt to help my students learn description from basic to advanced.
Heretti I. –
Love this resource. It is easy to use and has great visuals.
Norah Breindel –
I use these all the time. The visual style has been effective for my students who have limited attention skills and need multiple activities within one session. Their self-confidence is growing when they accomplish a page. My students are showing a great deal of progress and I use these in conjunction with the EET program.
Jacey C. –
I liked the real pictures, simple visual icons, and the systematic approach
sally C. –
A+ resource. Easy and ready to use. Students enjoy it.
Kristian P. –
I love using this resource to help students build their vocabulary and get them thinking more deeply about words and concepts. I also use this resource to teach and practice having students form pictures in their mind to help with working memory and comprehension skills.
Amy S. –
I used this activity with my speech and language students. They were motivating for my students and helped to develop their expressive language skills.
Jody F. –
This resource saved me so much planning time! I love the pictures and the visual supports.
Cristi J. –
Great resource for targeting vocabulary development and describing. The real pictures are great and the visuals a +.
Lee L. –
Speech Musings is a Must
I love all my speechy musings resources and this one does not disappoint. I loved the OG describing worksheets.
RUTH H. –
Easy to use
Love the variety of pictures and how structured it is.
Sheri G. –
Using for semantic feature work
I have a couple students right now that have kind of stumped me with other theories I’d been using. They were really having a hard time grasping the concept of categories and what kinds of information was helpful in identifying or describing items. This is organized well so it’s easy to use, and I love that it has real pictures instead of cutesy art. It makes the product great for any age.
Speech Goober –
Another Excellent Speechy Musings Resource!
I love how thoughtfully these resources are designed and how easy they are to use.
Abigail P. –
Excellent resource
Lots of time and energy went into this resource; very easy to use in session.
Karina J. –
Describing Expansion
This is a great resource for working on describing. I love the variety of visual supports and the sentence frame worksheet. I work on this skill often!