Teletherapy comes with its own set of constraints. You can’t hand a student a physical spinner. You can’t pull a bin of toys off the shelf mid-session. Everything has to work through a screen, load fast, and hold a student’s attention without you being able to lean over and redirect them in person.
The good news is there are plenty of free tools built for exactly this. No downloads, no printing, just open a tab and go.
What Makes a Game Teletherapy-Friendly
Before we get into the list, here’s what I look for:
- It loads fast. If a game takes 30 seconds to load, you’ve lost your student’s attention before you’ve even started.
- It works through screen share or mouse control. You need a way for the student to interact, not just watch you play.
- It doesn’t need an account for the student. The fewer logins and passwords, the fewer interruptions.
- It’s flexible enough for any goal. A game you can reuse across artic, language, and social goals saves you from hunting for something new every session.
Games for Group Turn-Taking
If you’re running a virtual group, you need a way to pass control between students without losing momentum.
Wordwall – Search over 10,000 speech-therapy games already built by other SLPs, filterable by sound and skill. Hand mouse control to one student at a time, or let the group take turns calling out answers while you click.
Pink Cat Games – Build a monster, run a race, or spin a wheel while targeting speech and language goals. Great for keeping a group engaged between turns since everyone can see the board.
Toy Theater – Classic games like tic-tac-toe that translate naturally to screen share, plus teacher tools like dice and spinners built right in, so you’re not juggling a second tab.
Self-Checking Games for Independent Practice
These work well when you want a student to practice on their own during a session, or as carryover between sessions.
Boom Learning – Hundreds of free, self-checking Boom Cards decks tagged for speech therapy. Use the “Find Free” filter in the store to browse without spending points. Since the cards check themselves, students get immediate feedback even when you’re working with someone else in the group.
Movement and Brain Breaks for Virtual Sessions
Sitting still in front of a screen is its own kind of exhausting. A short movement break can reset attention fast.
Go Noodle – Movement breaks, dance choreography, and mindfulness exercises. The Call & Response dances double as a language activity since students have to listen and imitate.
Quick Spinners and Randomizers
Sometimes the simplest tool is the one you’ll actually use every session.
Wheel of Names – A free, no-signup spinner. Load it with articulation targets, categories, or turn order and spin. No account, no download, just type in your list and go.
Bringing It All Together
You don’t need five different tabs open every session. Pick one or two of these that fit your caseload’s goals, and keep them bookmarked so you’re never scrambling mid-session to find something engaging.
Looking for in-person and printable options too? Check out our full round-up of free speech therapy games and activities for ideas that work outside teletherapy as well.
And if you want a full system for planning sessions like this (not just a list of games), join our Free Literacy-Based Therapy Challenge. It’s a 5-day challenge with daily 5-minute tutorials, a workbook, and free materials to help you plan a month of therapy in less than 10 minutes a day.
x Marisha
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