Spring Speech Therapy Activities + Free Printable!
Spring is in the air! The snow is melting. Flowers are blooming. And of course, it’s time to pull out some spring-themed activities for your students. So if you are looking for some spring speech therapy activities, here are a few ideas to get you started! A lot of the following ideas are for students who are working on language goals – from emergent communication (think pre-k or minimally verbal students) to students working on language therapy skills such as following directions, inferences, and WH- questions. I also have a couple of articulation activities in the list as well! This post contains affiliate links, which means we could receive a…
Using Visuals to Teach WH Questions + Free WH Question Visual Chart!
If you do speech therapy with students on the autism spectrum, you probably hear over and over again that you need to incorporate visuals to help your students increase comprehension. Visuals can be so helpful for students! So how can you incorporate visuals when working on WH questions in speech therapy? Here are some ideas! Using WH Questions with Visual Choices This is where most people start – offering a field of 2-4 visual choices to answer a WH question. Using visual choices is a great strategy that I definitely use. Unfortunately, this is where most people stop incorporating visuals as well. Offering just visual answer choices helps students comprehend…
Bear Sees Colors for Speech Therapy
Back when I lived in Boston, one of my favorite teachers that I worked with recommended that I buy any of the Bear books by Karma Wilson from the school’s book fair. I’m so glad she did because the book Bear Sees Colors has gotten A LOT of use over the past few years during therapy with students in early intervention, preschool, and even with early communicators in elementary school. This post contains affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended. Literacy-based lessons are wonderful for so many reasons, but I love Bear Sees Colors by…
Apple Speech Therapy Activities + Free Printable
When I worked as a speech therapist with preschool and early elementary special education classrooms (my caseload primarily had students on the autism spectrum), a popular fall theme in the classrooms was APPLES! Often the kindergartners would join their inclusion classrooms to go on an apple picking field trip to end the unit. Here are a few apple speech therapy activities you might enjoy! This post contains affiliate links, which means we could receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended. Apple Speech TherapyActivities: Apple Speech Therapy Craft – Apple Pie This is one of my favorite fall crafts – I love that…
Flower Shop Dramatic Play for Speech Therapy (Free Printable!)
One of my favorite speech therapy activities is the flower shop pretend play activity for preschoolers. It's perfect to play at home too! I like to use this activity to target both dramatic play as well as describing words. Keep scrolling for a free visual that kids can use as a as a “menu” to order flowers using describing words.
50+ Sensory Bin Fillers – Plus a Free, Printable List
Every time I put together a new sensory bin for my daughter, she is so excited! (And so am I because sensory bins are perfect for both interactive play as well as independent play!) Here are a list of sensory bin fillers (for the “base” of your sensory bin) you can use for sensory play. Just add seasonal items or items that target learning goals and you are all set!
