Why should you use crafts in speech therapy? Here’s some reasons: Crafts can be engaging for students Crafts keep hands busy between trials when working in small groups They can often be adapted to work for mixed groups Students can take crafts home and to show parents – and work on carry-over! They are cute for Speech Room bulletin boards! Using Open-Ended Crafts for Articulation You can use a simple, open-ended craft (like these roll-a-cutie crafts or something you find on Pinterest) to work on articulation drills. Just combine with a set of articulation cards/list and have your student practice a certain number of targets before doing the next step…

A lot of the mothers of children who are non-verbal/minimally verbal/AAC users or on the autism spectrum with emerging communication skills don’t get those cute Mother’s Day questionnaires and crafts sent home. And it hurts my heart because I know those moms just want a little insight into what their child is thinking and feeling about them. That’s why I love this Mother’s Day Speech Therapy Booklet with visual choices! It is a sweet project that you can have students bring home to mom – all while practicing their communication skills. I love it as a 1:1 activity or a small group project. There are five booklet pages plus a…

Using spring speech therapy crafts is a great way to keep younger students engaged and little hands busy (especially in between turns). Don’t forget that kids love to show off their creations at home, creating a great opportunity for carry-over at home! Whether you are looking for some cute and functional crafts to hang on the speech therapy bulletin board or a fun spring activity, here are some ideas for you! Spring Speech Therapy Crafts: Bird’s Nest Articulation and Language Craft This cute bird’s nest craft is perfect if you are looking for a print & go craft that you can use for both articulation or language targets. (Hello mixed…

Winter can feel like a long season, so Valentine’s day speech therapy activities are a great way to add a fun theme to therapy toward the end of winter! Here are some ideas for language therapy, social skills, and articulation!   Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Activities: Valentine’s Day Following Directions Worksheets Do your students love to color? It can be a calming activity for many students. If you have students working on auditory comprehension skills/following directions goals, these Valentine’s Day Following Directions Coloring Sheets are for you! They are print-and-go and feature 1-step and 2-step directions including temporal directions. Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Craft I love a good craft – great for engaging students…

I made this free compare and contrast speech therapy activity with three levels of scaffolding that I’m giving away in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! And best of all? This is a no-prep activity – just print and go! It includes pairs of pictures to compare and contrast with three levels of scaffolding! (Each level includes the same word pairs.) **There is a free BOOM Cards version too!** This Free Compare and Contrast Speech Therapy Activity Includes: Level 1: Cut and paste pictures with words into a Venn diagram Level 2: Same Venn Diagrams but cut and paste with words only Level 3: Student fills in the Venn diagrams (Each…

Do your students benefit from the use of visuals? Then you need these free “When” Questions Speech Therapy Cards! If you practice speech therapy with students on the autism spectrum (or any child with receptive language difficulties), you probably hear over and over again that you need to incorporate visuals to help your students increase comprehension. Teaching When Questions and other WH- Questions is no different! RELATED READ: Using Visuals to Teach WH Questions Visuals can be so helpful for students! So how can you incorporate visuals when working on Wh- questions in speech therapy? 1.  Incorporating visuals to increase comprehension of the question (This is often skipped over) 2. Offer visual answer choices These 25 When…

When it comes to Thanksgiving speech therapy activities, I like to focus on themes of being thankful . . . and the FOOD! But in all seriousness, adding themed resources can liven things up right before a holiday. Plus, students with early communication skills can benefit from working on simple vocabulary around the tradition of the Thanksgiving meal – from prepping to eating it! Thanksgiving Speech Therapy Activities: Thanksgiving Craft for Speech Therapy I love a good craft – great for engaging students and getting in multiple trials! Plus, students love to show off a craft at home, which makes them great for carry-over. If you are looking for a…

I have some fun (but still educational) Halloween speech therapy activities rounded up for today’s post! I hope you find something useful for your caseload. Halloween Speech Therapy Activities: Halloween Crafts for Speech Therapy I love a good craft! And I love a good game – wait a craft and game in one? Sign me up! Roll-a-Pumpkin is a roll-and-glue activity. Gluing is often easier for students with minor fine motor challenges than a roll-and-draw activity. Whether you use this in a small group or an individual session, you can have students work on requesting a turn, passing the dice, stating the number and piece they rolled, and requesting any materials…

Do you have elementary students with language goals on your caseload this year?  I’ve got some back-to-school Speech-Language activities for you (including a freebie) . . . and most are no-prep or low-prep! (If you looking for back-to-school speech-language activities geared more toward early language skills for students who need lots of visuals, check out this article.) This post contains affiliate links, which means we could receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended. Back-to-School Speech-Language Activities: Back-to-School Language BINGO Games are always a fun way to get your students engaged and excited about coming to speech therapy! This Back-to-School Language BINGO game can work for…