Easy and Fun Ideas for Spring Speech Therapy

Speech Themes for April

My favorite therapy themes for April include Flowers, Bunnies, Carrots, Bugs, and Rain.  You can find a post filled with ideas for a rainy day here.

I’ve put together a lesson plan filled with toy, game, and book ideas for purchase, along with links to free read alouds, songs, and movement breaks.  You can download an interactive Preschool Speech Therapy Lesson Plan Here:

April Lesson Plan

Visuals and Handouts for Neurodiversity

April is often celebrated as Autism Awareness and/or Autism Acceptance Month.  I created a set of handouts to celebrate and teach Neurodiversity.  You can purchase it directly here on this website or on TpT.  

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Free Caterpillar Craft

Grab this free Caterpillar Craft, an empty wipe container, and some paper.  It takes minutes to put together and pairs great with spring themes!

Spring Printable Resources

My new Spring Articulation Game Set has been a big hit!

“I can’t believe how many pages are in here. I have every single sound in every single position. Each page has both placement cues and word position cues. Every game has a black and white companion that I can leave with Mom for carryover.” -TpT Buyer

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Another cute spring book companion!  You can snag this for FREE here or on Teachers Pay Teachers.  It goes perfectly with Little Blue Truck’s Springtime by Alice Schertle.

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    Dot Art for Articulation

    My students have been loving dot art for articulation practice. I’ve found that I can easily reach 100+ repetitions if we use magnetic bingo chips first, then dot markers. Last, we practice in front of a caregiver then send it home for practice. Easy peasy!

    For April, you could use the “Speech is Blooming” version of the Mother’s Day dot art set. Then, use the “Mother’s Day” version for May and you’re all set for two months!

    This set has every sound you need in each word position. In addition, there are placement cues and word position cues at the bottom of the page!

    Spring Digital Resources

    Articulation Games:

    Spring Speech has been a hit with my students so far. It features some characters from favorite spring books, including The Old Lady, Bunny, Caterpillar, etc.  There are versions for Early Sounds, Later Sounds, and Consonant Blends. You can try a free sample of this resource here

    Rainy Day Speech has just come out and it has been a lot of fun on those dreary days. It features more characters from favorite spring books, including The Old Lady, Bunny, Caterpillar, etc.   You can try a free sample of this resource here

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    Gestalt Language Boom Cards!

    Earth Day Freebie for Emotions or Pragmatic Language.

    Favorite Books

    Here are some of my favorite books for April. 

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    Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

    Racoon on His Own by Jim Arnosky

    Bear ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach

    Change Sings by Amanda Gorman

    Little Blue Truck Springtime by Alice Schertle

    How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace

    Happy Easter, Mouse by Laura Numeroff

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

    Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn

    Ten Little Ladybugs by Elizabeth Hepler

    Favorite Songs and Read-Alouds

    Spring is Here

    The Seasons Song 

    Itsy Bitsy Spider 

    The Ants Go Marching 

    Boom Chicka Boom 

    Butterfly Ladybug Bumble Bee

    Springtime Dance Jack Hartman

    I am Spring

    Very Hungry Caterpillar

    Spring Books for Kids 

    Toys!  

    There are so many great spring-themed toys and learning games to use!

    This butterfly sorting toy works great!  You can target colors, counting, more/less, taking turns, and a lot of other language concepts. 

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    Eric Carle Magnetic Storytelling set

    Very Hungry Caterpillar Game

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    Jumping Jack Game

    Goliath Jumping Jack Kids Game

     

    Freebies for Spring

    Earth Day Emotions

     Little Blue Truck Springtime Book Companion

     CVC Sample

     Rainy Day Speech Sample

    Free Caterpillar Set

    Happy April, everyone!!!

    Elizabeth

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    My name is Elizabeth Hepler and I’ve been a practicing Speech-Language Pathologist since 2005.  I am the mother of four great kids. Our household is neurodiverse: ADHD, Autism, Gifted, and more!

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