Therapy Themes: October (Pumpkins, Fall, Halloween)

October Fall Speech Therapy

“What’s in your box, Mrs. Elizabeth?”

I’m here today to share some organization tips and tricks, some free printables, and some links to great resources for October speech therapy!

First off, I use tote boxes by season. I use these very cute Monthly Labels and have 4 boxes: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. I change them out in the back of my car every 3 months and always have my evaluation box with me.

You can grab a lesson plan for Pumpkins, Leaves, and Halloween below!

Favorite Fall Books

Here are some of my favorite fall themed books (non-Halloween):

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Ghost by Lucille Colandro

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat by Lucille Colandro

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro

Hello Fall by Deborah Dieson

The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis

Ten Silly Pumpkins by Elizabeth Hepler (That’s Me!)

Take your students on a fun adventure with numbers, simple reading, repetition, and silly pumpkins! Comes with printable and digital (Boom Cards) format….and a fun coloring page.

Book Companions to Bring Books “to Life”

Old Lady Book Companions

Little Blue Truck Halloween Book Companion

Grab this one for free by clicking the picture below:

Ideas for Gestalt Language

Your gestalt language learners may enjoy hands on activities like artwork, child led play with games, toys, or books, and anything else you can do in a way that allows for natural modeling of language.

Don’t be afraid to get messy and follow your student’s lead when working on mitigating echolalia towards self generated language.

Some kids might engage well in digital activities and enjoy written gestalts. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel…I’ve got several of these activities already ready to go!

Favorite Fall Games

Sneaky Snacky Squirrel

Magnetic Wands for Bingo Chips

Acorn Puzzle

Alphabet Acorns

Leaf Puzzle

https://www.amazon.com/shop/ausomespeech?ref=inf_own_ausomespeechSneaky Snacky Squirrel targets colors, counting, etc.

Leaf Puzzle

Alphabet Acorns by Learning resources is great for our little ones whose “Favorite Things” include letters. You can practice core words like open, colors, and sorting.