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Curriculum Linked for allied healthCard Games Built for Speech, OT and Counselling
- Five decks that target expressive language, articulation, turn-taking, fine motor and emotion vocabulary.
- Every card shows the word, its meaning, a sentence and translations.
- Clinics order on a 30-day account. No card needed.
Speech pathologistsOccupational therapistsPsychologists & counsellorsNDIS providers
Open a 30-day accountWhat Each Game Targets
Pick the deck for the goal on the plan.
SpeechSounds and Sentences
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CounsellingFeelings and Regulation
See Emotional Build Up
OTHands and Turns
Read the science
- Sound Stack: target sounds and phonological awareness.
- Tense Twist: irregular past tense in speech.
- Word Twins: listening and meaning-based word choice.
- Emotional Build Up: 8 feelings, 80 words.
- Name the feeling, then the shade of it.
- Emotion identification work kids ask to repeat.
- Holding a fan of cards trains bilateral coordination.
- Dealing and placing builds pinch grip.
- Snap and Go Fish rehearse turn-taking and impulse control.
The science
Why Card Games Work
- Simple card games have a profound impact on the developing brain from ages 4 to 9.
- Structured play improves cognitive flexibility, impulse control and sustained attention.
- The prefrontal cortex matures rapidly in these years, so games build executive function, motor pathways and emotional regulation.
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Executive Functioning
Targets the prefrontal cortex, the brain's control centre.
- Working memory: remembering which sound family a player asked for two turns ago in Sound Stack.
- Inhibitory control: holding back a Snap in Word Twins when the pair is not a true match.
- Cognitive flexibility: switching strategy when the leading emotion changes in Emotional Build Up.
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Literacy Pathways
Every card carries the word, its meaning, a sentence and translations.
- Pattern recognition: sorting Sound Stack cards by sound pattern (sh, ck, ee).
- Retrieval: matching pairs in Word Twins and Tense Twist trains auditory and visual memory.
- Language for feelings: naming eighty emotion words in Emotional Build Up gives children the vocabulary to regulate.
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Motor Skills and Coordination
Handling a physical deck builds manual dexterity.
- Bilateral coordination: holding a fan of cards in one hand while playing with the other.
- Precision grip: dealing, drawing and placing cards trains finger pinch strength.
- Sequencing: shuffling, dealing and taking turns rehearses ordered routines.
- For neurodiverse children with ADHD, autism or dyslexia.
- A structured, low-stress way to build cognitive skills.
- No sensory overload or isolation from screens.
Five Decks for the Therapy Room
Expressive language, target sounds, turn-taking, fine motor and emotion identification. One deck each.
Best seller
Ages 4+1-6 players
5.0
(3 reviews)
Sound Stack
Phonics. 13 sound patterns, 130 decodable words.
Ages 5+2-6 players
4.7
(6 reviews)
Collectively Known
25 collective nouns, each with an animal fact.
Best value
The Ultimate Bundle: All Five Games, 364 Cards
- All five games in one box.
- Clinic pricing on multi-set orders, up to 20% off.
- Invoice on 30-day terms.
Sound StackWord TwinsTense TwistCollectively KnownEmotional Build Up
$115 separately
$86
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Open a 30-day Account for Your Clinic
- Send the order form and we email a tax invoice with 30-day terms.
- Multi-set pricing from three decks.
- Available to allied health practices, NDIS providers and registered organisations.
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From the clinic
Structured Enough for Therapy, Fun Enough That Kids Don't Notice
- Speech pathologists use Tense Twist and Sound Stack for expressive language and target sounds.
- OTs use the decks for turn-taking and fine-motor work.
- Emotional Build Up! supports emotion identification in counselling.
“My kids stay engaged, make great progress with sounds and emotions, and don't even realise they're working.”Dr Priya Patel, speech pathologistOpen a 30-day account