If you are looking for free spring speech therapy activities to help your students stay engaged this spring, then check out this free resource!
With these fun spring speech therapy printable worksheets, your students will have so much fun working on their goals.
FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities
Speech Pathologists have never-ending to-do lists.
If you want to skip the planning for all your individual and small group activities, then these resources are here to help!
They are low-prep and easy to use, so you don’t have to spend hours creating and planning.
These activities are editable and free to use in Canva.
Plus, they include many language activities to help students meet their goals in a fun way.
Spring Speech Therapy Activities
There are so many fun activities in this FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities set! This will help ensure sessions are fresh and exciting.
For instance, students will play Spring Bingo to expand their knowledge of spring vocabulary. There are 5 bingo boards and 24 riddle calling cards in both English and Spanish.
Students will listen to the clues before selecting their answers. So, they are working on critical thinking skills simultaneously with their language skills.
Spring Speech Therapy Ideas
Students love talking about beautiful flowers! Since it is spring, they are finally coming back to life. So, there is an easy activity for students to describe a flower. There are even multiple options for differentiation (English and Spanish versions included!).
There is also a flower spring reading comprehension worksheet. Since students are interested in flowers, they will be eager to read this reading comprehension story. This is a great way to combine speech sessions with reading and comprehension skills.
Just like speech, writing is hard! When speech and language skills are delayed, writing becomes even more challenging. So, there is a spring writing worksheet. This is the perfect activity for improving grammar and semantic skills.
If you want to learn more about how to help teachers understand the difference between speech and language, then check out this blog post!
Spring Speech Therapy Sorting
As we head into warmer weather and students play outside, they are curious about many aspects.
From flowers blooming to seasons changing, there is so much happening.
Thankfully, Speech Pathologists can incorporate this interest into speech therapy spring activities! The FREE Spring Activities also includes spring worksheets on plants vs. animals and fall vs. spring.
Students will have much fun working on a sorting activity to identify differences. Add complexity to this activity by having the students use complete sentences to compare and contrast the vocabulary words.
Additionally, students will label the parts of a plant. This is always so exciting as they often explore plants in their class!
Spring Speech Therapy Implementation
The FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities work in so many formats. This is essential as some students receive one-on-one sessions while others work in small language groups.
Thankfully, the spring speech therapy ideas are perfect for both! Students in kindergarten through 4th grade will love all of the activities.
However, if a session has older students, they can still use these spring activities.
For instance, the spring bingo game is always a favorite in the speech room! All students love this super fun packet.
Spring Word Lists
If you need a handy poster with spring vocabulary words, then check out this resource! There is a spring word list poster that you can use to target vocabulary skills in the speech room.
All you have to do is print it out to use as a visual during your speech sessions.
Personalization
When planning spring activities, speech therapy needs to be highly personalized. Honestly, this is important as all students are working on different goals.
Thankfully, the free spring speech therapy activities are 100% editable for personal use! These worksheets are editable in Canva, which is so easy to use.
Specifically, you can personalize the images, fonts, and more on the speech therapy printable worksheets!
So, the worksheets may look the same, but you can personalize them to fit the needs of each student.
Students will love discussing their flower or word sort while working on activities perfect for their needs. There are even detailed instructions included in the freebie!
Grade Level
Since there is so much customization, the FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities are perfect for kindergarten through fourth-grade.
Speech therapy sessions should be engaging and fun and this is one of the best ways to ensure students put their full effort forward.
Thankfully, the FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities are here to help! Students will love all the spring-themed activities and be ready to get right to work.
Spring Lesson Plans
Creating comprehensive spring lesson plans can help streamline your therapy sessions and ensure you cover all necessary skills. Luckily, I have some lesson plans ready to go that are editable in Canva! Send these newsletters home to parents to let them know exactly what their child will be working on with these language therapy activities.
The FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities offer a variety of resources that can be easily incorporated into your lesson plans. Each week, you can focus on your favorite spring themes, such as plants, animals, and weather, to keep students engaged and excited about learning.
You can find my spring parent newsletters here:
Here’s a sample monthly lesson plan using the FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities:
Spring Vocabulary Introduction
- Introduce key spring vocabulary words using the spring word list poster.Play a vocabulary matching game to reinforce new words.
Reading Comprehension and Sorting Activities
- Read the spring reading comprehension story about flowers.
- Complete the plants vs. animals and fall vs. spring sorting activities.
Interactive Games and Review
- Play Spring Bingo games to review vocabulary and critical thinking skills.
- Conduct a review session where students share what they learned throughout the week.
By following these spring lesson plans, you can ensure that your therapy sessions are well-structured and cover a range of important language and speech skills. This approach not only keeps students engaged but also makes learning more organized and effective.
Free Resources for SLPs
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Spring Vocabulary
Using different themes such as spring vocabulary can make learning more relevant and engaging for students. Incorporate words like “bloom,” “blossom,” “rain,” and “sunshine” into your sessions to align with the time of year. This contextual learning can help students better understand and retain new vocabulary.
English language arts and classroom teachers can use these spring-themed activities for students in special education settings. The visually appealing and engaging content can help keep students motivated.
The different resource types are designed to be adaptable, making them suitable for various learning needs and styles. You are in the right place to find engaging and effective materials for your students.
Language Goals and WH Questions
Setting clear language goals is crucial for each student. Use WH questions (who, what, where, when, why) in your spring-themed activities to improve comprehension and expressive language skills.
For example, you can create a story about a spring picnic and ask questions like, “Who is at the picnic?” and “Why are they having a picnic?”
Setting specific language targets is essential for tracking progress. The great spring freebie offers a variety of activities that target different language skills, from vocabulary development to sentence structure. These themed speech therapy activities ensure that each session is purposeful and aligned with the student's IEP goals.
If you want to know more about how to monitor and track your students' language goals, check out this blog post: Resources to Target Speech Therapy Goals and Objectives.
Happy Spring with Social Skills
Integrating social skills into your therapy sessions can be particularly effective during this happy spring season. Activities like role-playing and conversation starters about spring activities can help students practice greetings, turn-taking, and topic maintenance. These social skills are essential for their overall communication development.
Preschool Students
Don’t forget about your preschool students!
]The spring-themed activities are also perfect for little hands.
Simple tasks like sorting pictures of spring items or naming parts of a plant can be fun for preschoolers.
Spring Boom Cards
If you want more springtime activities, then check out my Spring Boom Cards!
Springtime Vocabulary (FREE!)
Introduce your students to Springtime Vocabulary in a fun and engaging way!
These spring vocabulary cards can serve as a brain break, homework assignment, or class reward to help students learn words they will encounter in the classroom.
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) can use these Boom Cards in therapy sessions, whether in groups or with individual students, to target Springtime vocabulary and other goals.
These Springtime vocabulary cards are perfect for targeting various goals:
- Expressive language
- Receptive language
- Vocabulary
- Attention
- Visual perception
- Describing
- Following directions
- Social skills
Extend the lesson by having students compare and contrast the spring vocabulary words or use it in sentences.
Spring Categories (On sale now!)
These Spring Categories Boom Cards are a great way to learn and practice categories related to Spring!
Explore four fun ways to work on categories with this resource that includes 59 task cards:
- Identify the Category: Students will look at a picture and choose the correct category from three options. Make this an expressive language activity by using the sentence starter on each card.
- Sort the Items: Students can drag and drop items into the correct category and then share another item that fits in each category.
- Find the Item: Students will search for an item that matches the given category.
- Spring I Spy: Enjoy a playful twist on the classic I Spy game!
The following categories are targeted in this resource:
- Insects
- Mammals
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Weather
- Seasons
- Foods
- Animals
- Toys
- Plants
- Flowers
- Birds
- Reptiles
Engaging Storytelling Activities
Storytelling is a fantastic way to engage students while working on their speech and language goals. With these FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities, you can incorporate spring-themed storytelling prompts. These prompts encourage students to create their own stories about spring adventures, which helps improve their narrative skills, vocabulary, and sentence structure. You can also use visual aids, such as picture cards or story maps, to help students organize their thoughts and tell their stories more effectively.
Articulation Practice with Spring Themes
Articulation practice is essential for students with speech sound disorders. The FREE Spring Speech Therapy Activities include various spring-themed articulation worksheets. These worksheets focus on common articulation targets, such as /r/, /s/, and /l/ sounds, within the context of spring-related words and phrases. This thematic approach makes articulation practice more enjoyable and relevant for students, helping them stay motivated and engaged. Additionally, you can incorporate games and activities like “Spring Sound Scavenger Hunt” to make articulation practice even more interactive and fun.
By incorporating these free spring speech therapy activities into your sessions, you can provide a comprehensive and engaging learning experience for your students. Happy spring, and enjoy these wonderful resources!
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