Winter themed lesson plans for Speech Therapy including TPT resource recommendations, books, games, crafts and freebies!
To engage your students in speech therapy, here is a blog post with ideas for winter crafts to do with themed therapy.
Children of all ages enjoy sensory play, and winter is the perfect season to explore learning opportunities through the 5 senses. By using taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound, children develop their cognitive, language, social, emotional and motor skills. Sensory play can also help children calm down and focus for other learning activities that require sustained attention, such as story time. So what do you think of when you think of winter? I think of snow, snowmen, penguins, polar bears, ice crystals, snowball fights, snow angels, and even hot chocolate. Brainstorming from these possible themes can lead to the creation of some exceptional sensory bins to supplement any book unit or play opportunity. In this post, I want to share with you my winter sensory bin and give you a few ideas on sensory bins you can create around your winter themes. The first thing you will need is a bin, tub, or container. I use a large under-the-bed box in my speech therapy office and then I also have a portable sensory bin that I take with me to my off campus preschool setting with 3 and 4 year olds. I purchased a Latchmate Turquoise Storage Box from Michael's. This box has a tray and latches on the sides for easy storage and transporting. The tray is perfect for organizing picture cards and small items you may want to keep separated. Amazon also has a similar 2-Tier Craft Supply Box. The prices are very comparable. Next, you will need to decide on a base for your bin. You can use beans, rice, water beads, sand, shredded paper and even water. For my winter sensory bin, I used dried white beans and cotton balls. My students love to scoop and pour beans into containers and cups. When there is snow on the ground, scoop up a bucket full of snow and let your students wear their mittens while experimenting with the snow. Be creative in what you add next to your sensory bin. Depending on your theme or related book, you can add story props, stuffed animals and toys, ice cream scoops, cups, mini erasers, or felt pieces with sticks to create your own snowmen. Here are a few of my favorite winter books that can easily be paired with a winter sensory bin. Book units for There was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!, Sneezy the Snowman, and Bear Snores On are available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Articulation cards, story visuals for sequence and retell, comprehension questions and story props can easily be stored in the portable tray. Some of my other winter favorites are Snowmen at Night, The Biggest Snowman Ever, and Tacky the Penguin. Pairing adapted interactive books with sensory bins is a great way to facilitate interest in books. I take the pictures off of the Velcro(TM) and hide them in the beans. Students search for the pictures and attach them to the book during reading activities. Click HERE to link to my winter adapted book. In this post I've given you some fun ideas for creating winter sensory bins. There are many ways to connect literacy with sensory bins in your speech therapy sessions. Have you used sensory play in your therapy? Leave a comment and share this post with someone you think can benefit from these ideas. If you enjoyed this post, link to these related posts on using play and sensory-based learning activities to build language skills. Why do SLPs Love Play Dough? How to Create a Fall Sensory Bin Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter below and follow my blog on Bloglovin' or enter your email in the sidebar to receive my blog directly to your inbox. Stay connected through social media by following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Don't miss a single post. *Amazon affiliate links are included in this post. *To purchase gently used copies of books mentioned in this post search Thriftbooks by clicking on the following link: Used books for as low as $3 each (Any purchase from Amazon or Thriftbooks links may result in a small monetary profit to My Speech Tools at no extra cost to you). Lisa, SLP Subscribe to our mailing list and receive my TIER 2 Vocabulary FREEBIE * indicates required Email Address * First Name *
Winter themed lesson plans for Speech Therapy including TPT resource recommendations, books, games, crafts and freebies!
Winter themed lesson plans for Speech Therapy including TPT resource recommendations, books, games, crafts and freebies!
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Your students will have so much fun using this free winter interactive book for speech therapy. This activity incorporates seasonal vocabulary and many basic concepts. It's perfect for speech therapy, special education, and regular education teachers. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • → This product is included in a bundle that has tons of printable and digital speech therapy activities! Click here now to BUNDLE & SAVE!! ← • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • This winter themed interactive book is great for targeting multiple goals: - Listening - Describing - Vocabulary - Basic Concepts - Expanding Utterances - Grammar - Articulation This activity is sure to keep your little ones with busy hands engaged throughout the entire activity! ***All new products are listed at 50% off for the first 48 hours they are posted! CLICK HERE to follow me and stay updated on all the best deals!*** Want to check out more activities that will save your time and sanity? Take a look at these money-saving bundles! - Valentine's Day Speech & Language Bundle - Speech & Language Bracelets - Christmas Speech Therapy Boom Card Bundle - Seasonal Print and Go Crafts and Bulletin Board Sets - Boom Card Articulation Board Games → Looking for some fun and engaging Boom Cards? Click here to check out decks for speech and language goals! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For More Great Products, Sale Updates, Flash Freebies, and All Things FUN IN SPEECH, Click the Links Below and Be Sure to Follow → TpT Store → Blog → Instagram → Facebook → Pinterest
A Slice of Speech is back! Each Sunday, I share a little slice of my speech room by providing my visual lesson plans for the upcoming week! If you’re following my on Instagram, then you know that last week was full of MagneTalk! After a long break, I love pulling out MagneTalk and Chipper Chat! ... Read More about A Slice of Speech (January 12, 2014)
Christmas!! My favorite time of the year. As soon as Thanksgiving is over it is time for me to start Holiday activities. One of my favorite books to use is Snowmen at Christmas. I use it to target articulation, vocabulary, syntax, answering questions and retelling activities. The first thing I do when I use a new book it make a list of all the targets I want to use it to target. I plan to use this books for the month of December. Snowmen at Christmas Book Companion Vocabulary from Snowmen a Christmas Snowmen Christmas tree Kris Kringle Reindeer Holly Icicles Cocoa Fiddle Avenue Trembling Peek Celebrate Gather Syntax Targets from Snowmen at Christmas Irregular plurals: Reindeer/reindeer, Snowman/snowmen and child/children Past tense verbs: Snug, strung, made, dressed, trimmed, and framed Present progressive verbs: Trembling, trimming, dreaming, waving, dancing, yawning and dawning Third Person verbs: Says, plays, glides, pulls, sips, plays and starts Pronouns: I, his, me, they, he, their, Articulation Targets from Snowmen at Christmas S blends: Snowmen, Snow, smile S sound: Sack, Santa, saw, sips, sing, silver, presents, grown ups K sound: Christmas, cold, Kris Kringle, cocoa, King G sound: Glide, gather, greetings, tag, F sound: Fiddle, friends, family. fun, folks V sound: Waving, everyone L sound: Lights, lamp, sleeping Sh sound: Shine, hush, sashay Ch sound: Children, cheery, each Th sound: Birth, think, they, their, gather, mothers I also like to incorporate crafts and games that go along with the book. We are going to feed the snowmen snowballs and Santa cookies with articulation and language targets on them. Feed Santa Feed the Snowman A new favorite that I found this year was a Snowman game and large pom pom snowballs. We are going to practice speech and language targets and then throw the pom pom snowballs at the snowman. (I found both of these at the Target Dollar spot.) We are going to make a Santa craft. My favorite is Santa's stuck. Each student will target their articulation sounds as they glue bricks onto the chimney that Santa is stuck in. Santa's Stuck We are also going to target Christmas vocabulary with a Christmas FREEBIE that is available over at my tpt store. It is a Christmas Bingo game. Click HERE to get this fun Free activity that you can use with your groups. We are going to draw the cards out of a stocking while we use Target erasers in place of Bingo chips. FUN for everyone as we practice vocabulary skills and formulating sentences. FREE Christmas Vocabulary BINGO Game I hope that everyone has a Wonderful holiday season! Sign up for my newsletter below Subscribe to get our latest content by email. Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address Subscribe We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit
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Winter themed lesson plans for Speech Therapy including TPT resource recommendations, books, games, crafts and freebies!
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Winter speech therapy activities for a variety of articulation sounds and phonological patterns. These speech therapy winter activities are perfect for getting in multiple drills in the therapy room and to send home winter themes speech therapy ideas for homework practice with caregivers. Winter and Christmas speech therapy activities are so fun and motivating for our students. What’s Included Sounds included: CV & VC words, CVC words, multisyllabic words, /k, g/, /t, d/, /s, z/ /s/ blends, /l, r/, /l/ blends, /r/ blends, & /sh, ch, dg/ o Roll & Color pages for all sounds + 1 blank o Stamp and Say Pages (3 styles) for all sounds + 3 blank o Cut & Paste picture scenes (3 styles) for all sounds Tips for Use These worksheets can be used in isolation to target students’ articulation goals or they are also perfect to use within the cycles approach. o Pair a dice with the Roll & Color pages for a simple game in group therapy (each student can have a page with their individual sounds) o Use the Stamp and Say pages with crayons, markers, stamps, etc. for a quick, simple way to get 50+ trials o Use the Cut & Paste pages for a simple, no-prep craft that students can take home for extra practice Follow me for more winter speech therapy activities and activities for all seasons!
Winter printable and digital activities and freebies for speech and language therapy and special education classrooms!
If you've been following my Free Activities for Teletherapy series, You know that Super Simple has great videos.
Have engaging snowman toys for speech therapy that can cover a wide-range of goals and ages. You must see the snowman popper in action!
Winter speech therapy freebies - activities and clipart to use in your speech sessions or classroom! Includes links to 5 freebies!
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Curious to know how you might use the melting snowman toy in your speech therapy lessons? I'm going over several fun ideas inside this blog post!
If you are not familiar with "Sneezy the Snowman," you are missing out on a winter engaging and entertaining read aloud for your students. Sneezy the Snowman is terribly cold and wants to warm up. He drink hot cocoa, sits in a hot tub and stands by a fire. Each time, he melts. The children know just what do to and rebuild him each time while offering a piece of their winter clothing instead. This is an excellent book for mixed speech and language groups in early elementary (PreK - 2nd grade), but can be expanded through 3rd grade while working on higher level critical thinking skills and character traits. In this post, I want to give you 10 different ways you can use "Sneezy the Snowman" in your speech and language therapy this winter. Speech and Language Targets: Vocabulary Development "Sneezy the Snowman" is written in primarily Tier 1 (basic) vocabulary but does include several Tier 2 concepts that will require explicit instruction. Target concepts such as: shivered, rebuilt, swirled, gigantic, puddle, hot tub, blinked and warmth. Encourage students to make text-to-self connections by asking questions such as, "Have you ever jumped in a puddle?" You can also have them act out or demonstrate new concepts by "shivering" and feeling the "warmth" of their jackets and coats. Syntax and Morphology "Sneezy the Snowman" is written as a past tense narrative. Students can identify present, past and future verb tense throughout the story, create foldables, and write sentences using regular and irregular target verbs (shiver/shivering, blow/blew, freeze/freezing, drink/drank, fly/flew, blink/blinked). Articulation Word lists can be generated from the story and can include, /r, l, s, k, g, f/. Here is a brief example of ten /l/ words to target before, during and after reading. cold like lot believe melted children puddle snowflake swirled blew Smile Character Traits To think beyond the text, students need to be able to understand characters and the reasons for their actions. Students can create bubble maps or complete another graphic organizer and identify Sneezy's character traits based on his actions. This skill requires students to infer based on text. Have students re-read the text, "The snowman blinked his coal-black eyes. The colorful scarf was a nice surprise." Based on this text and the illustration of Sneezy, students can infer that Sneezy was surprised, thankful, grateful, and excited. In comparison, students can identify character traits of the children based on their actions as well. In the text, "Then let's share. I have something you can wear. Here's my scarf that's red and blue. I think it would look great on you." the little boy is showing that he is kind, thoughtful, caring, helpful and giving." There are some great lessons to be learned by discussing the character traits displayed throughout this story. Cause and Effect Students can identify and illustrate the cause and effect relationships throughout the text. Graphic organizers, flow maps and first-next boxes are all appropriate ways to demonstrate comprehension of cause and effect relationships. Here are the cause and effect relationships I've identified from the story: Sneezy drinks hot chocolate and melts. He melts so the children rebuild him. Sneezy sits in a hot tub and melts. He melts so the children rebuild him. Sneezy stands by a campfire and melts. He melts so the children rebuild him. Sneezy eats ice cream and feels "Just Right." Phonemic Awareness Written in rhyme, "Sneezy the Snowman" is perfect for identifying rhyming words, choral reading repetitive text, and expanding on word families (ex: wear, share, care, hair, pear, etc.). Students can also also segment and blend compound nouns (ex: campfire, snowman, something) and add/or delete prefixes and suffixes (ex: freezing, sneezing, rebuilt, blinked). Problem-Solution When using "Sneezy the Snowman" with older elementary students in second or third grade, you can target comprehension skills such as problem and solution. Asks students to identify Sneezy's problem. Ask open-ended questions such as "What do you think is Sneezy's problem?" and "Why do you think sneezing is such a problem for him?" Students can make text-to-self connections and talk about a time they had a cold and kept sneezing. Students can also infer by asking, "How do you think Sneezy felt?" After identifying the story problem, students can identify Sneezy's attempts to solve the problem, why they didn't work and what solutions were suggested by the children. Expand the discussion by asking students to generate other possible solutions to Sneezy's problem and have them illustrate and write about their ideas. Use writing prompts such as, "Sneezy the Snowman is too cold. Write a story about how you could help Sneezy warm up without melting." Wh-Questions Students can answer basic comprehension questions by answering "who? what? when? where?" and "why?" questions related to the text. Wh-questions can relate to story details ("Who is the main character?), vocabulary ("What does the word shivered mean in the sentence ___?"), story sequence ("What was the second piece of clothing the children gave to Sneezy?"), and inference questions ("Why do you think___?"). Sequence and Summary Many of my students have narrative retell goals. Students can sequence and retell the story events using a graphic organizer with "Beginning-Middle-End" or with "character, setting, problem" and "solution." Using a visual organizer will help students organize their ideas for story retell. Students may also need support and prompts to use temporal concepts such as "first, next, then, last" in their retell. "Sneezy the Snowman" is an engaging winter read aloud many children will be able to relate to. This story is easily a springboard for snowman crafts and writing activities. If you have used this story in your therapy, I'd love to hear from you. leave a comment below and share this post with someone you think can benefit from these ideas. If you enjoyed this post, link to these related posts on using books to develop language and literacy skills in speech therapy. What You Need to Know About Boosting Tier 2 Vocabulary 5 Reasons to Use Graphic Organizers in Speech Therapy You can also go directly HERE to my Teachers Pay Teachers store to download my book companion for "Sneezy the Snowman" and my related Snowman Articulation Games and Activities. Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter below and follow my blog on Bloglovin' or enter your email in the sidebar to receive my blog directly to your inbox. Don't miss a single post. *Amazon affiliate links are provided. *To purchase a gently used copy of Sneezy the Snowman search Thriftbooks by clicking on the following link: Used books for as low as $3 each (Amazon and Thriftbooks affiliate links are included. Any purchase from Amazon or Thriftbooks links may result in a small monetary profit to My Speech Tools at no extra cost to you). Lisa, SLP Subscribe to our mailing list and receive my TIER 2 Vocabulary FREEBIE * indicates required Email Address * First Name *
Get 10+ free winter speech therapy activities for your speech room today! These winter activities are fully editable in Canva and free for anyone to use!
Winter is such a fun theme to use in your speech and language therapy sessions. There are tons of great vocabulary and activities. I will a...
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Are you on the lookout for free speech therapy activities for winter? These fun and easy games, songs, and resources will have your preschool and kindergarten students engaged in learning during your speech and language therapy sessions. Use these free speech therapy activity ideas from November until February to target speech sounds, receptive language, wh-questions, expressive language and more! • Snow Sensory Bin: If you have snow where you live, fill a bowl or container with snow. Pair with
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The months of January and February can be a difficult time during the school year but today we are going to have some fun discussing all of the best winter speech therapy activities you should
* This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I receive a small commission from these links. Penguins are a fun winter theme to use in speech therapy. The best way to help a child’s speech and language development is through play, literacy, and hands on activities. Here are 10 simple therapy ideas and activities that you can do in your therapy room this winter. Penguin Hide & Seek Receptive Language/ Expressive Language / Articulation CarryoverTake turns hiding a small stuffed penguin around the
Winter is loooong. While many of us SLPs are freezing our tails off, we're also trying to liven up speech therapy sessions during that never-ending stretch of school between winter break and spring break. Trying to keep students engaged and working toward their speech and language goals can be a challenge, but tying in new themes is a great way to keep things fresh!Hot chocolate (both making and drinking it) is a simple and relatable theme for kids that you can utilize to target just about any s
Get 10+ free winter speech therapy activities for your speech room today! These winter activities are fully editable in Canva and free for anyone to use!
The best winter speech therapy activities, featuring SLP lesson plans with 12 themes full of book recommendations, crafts, and activities!
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I have been working on some pronoun usage with my students and wanted something where the people were "holding" the item to show possession. With my students with ASD, the closer to literal the better. So, I decided to make this little people activity, and I think it turned out pretty well! Winter People Sentences (3rd person pronouns he, she, they) is a free activity that works really well on targeting using he, she, and they in sentences. I made six boards that contain either a boy, a girl, or a boy and a girl. There are sentence starters on three of the boards, and no sentence starters on the other three. I also made 24 item cards to go on the boards. I laminated all of the items and put velcro dots on each card as well as the boards. I think they turned out really cute! You can get this activity for free here: Winter People Sentences (3rd person pronouns he, she, they) Please leave me some feedback if you like it. Also, check out my Facebook page and Like Speech Universe for updates from me, ideas from other great SLP's, and deals on apps and supplies that I find.
Winter therapy ideas for middle school that they will like. Easy ways to use a winter speech therapy theme with older students.
Get ready for a flurry of engaging snow-themed activities for teletherapy and speech therapy! Keep warm inside while keeping your students engaged with interactive digital resources this winter.
Winter is coming!! Sorry, I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan. I know winter is already here, but I just wanted to say that. haha.. I don’t like very cold temperatures, but I ADORE snow. I spent some of my childhood years in the mountains of Kentucky and winter always brought 3-4 feet of snow ... Read More about Winter Articulation Giveaway!
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This pack includes winter-themed materials that target phonological awareness, vocabulary, describing, affixes, creating narratives and more!
Looking for winter preschool activities for speech therapy? Look no further! There are so many hands on activities that you can use that are so easy and motivating for your preschool and early elementary students. Winter is a fun and versatile to use in November, December, and January with your preschool and kindergarten students. Snowmen, Sledding, Skating, and Snow - what's not to love? Books and songs are perfect winter activities for preschool! Keep reading for a MASSIVE list of Winter books
Winter is loooong. While many of us SLPs are freezing our tails off, we're also trying to liven up speech therapy sessions during that never-ending stretch of school between winter break and spring break. Trying to keep students engaged and working toward their speech and language goals can be a challenge, but tying in new themes is a great way to keep things fresh!Hot chocolate (both making and drinking it) is a simple and relatable theme for kids that you can utilize to target just about any s
Get 10+ free winter speech therapy activities for your speech room today! These winter activities are fully editable in Canva and free for anyone to use!
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Have a language snowball fight to engage your students during speech therapy or in the classroom!
Use my 10 top speech therapy snow ideas to have some fun during this winter AND target speech and language goals.
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Winter themed lesson plans for Speech Therapy including TPT resource recommendations, books, games, crafts and freebies!
Are you on the lookout for free speech therapy activities for winter? These fun and easy games, songs, and resources will have your preschool and kindergarten students engaged in learning during your speech and language therapy sessions. Use these free speech therapy activity ideas from November until February to target speech sounds, receptive language, wh-questions, expressive language and more! • Snow Sensory Bin: If you have snow where you live, fill a bowl or container with snow. Pair with
Winter themed lesson plans for Speech Therapy including TPT resource recommendations, books, games, crafts and freebies!
