Beary Hungry is a feeding game. Food with a word card falls toward the bear, and your child feeds the bear by saying the word. Children who love caring for a character often ask for one more round.
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“Feed the bear by saying the word.”
Listening
Ages 3 to 9
Subscription game
Single words
How to play
How to play Beary Hungry
A hungry bear waiting for food to fall into reach.
1
A food item with a picture and word card falls toward the bear.
2
Your child says the word to feed the bear.
3
SpeechLP listens. A word that counts goes straight to the bear.
4
The practice report lists each word and the app's feedback.
The practice
What your child practices
Beary Hungry uses the same target sounds and word list as every SpeechLP game.
Sounds 24 sounds + 49 blends
24 consonant sounds, including R, S, L, TH, SH, CH and K, plus 49 starting and ending blends such as BL, ST and STR. Parents choose the targets, SpeechLP can suggest them by age, or an SLP can assign them.
Word position Start, middle, end
Practice the sound at the start, middle, or end of a word.
Level Single words
Single words with pictures, from about 1,460 illustrated words.
Ages 3 to 9
Designed for children ages 3 to 9.
Feedback: SpeechLP listens to each attempt and responds in the game. The practice report afterward
lists the words and the app's feedback. It is not a diagnosis or a clinical score.
Screen-free version
Keep practicing off screen: Feed the bear
Cut a mouth into a cereal box and draw a bear face on it. Your child says each target word on a picture card, then feeds the card to the bear.
