Speech Therapy Ideas & Speech Therapy Activities

I love getting Christmas cards during the holiday season, but don’t know what to do with them once the holidays have passed.  This year, I’m going to give them a second life in my therapy sessions! To start, select cards that have interesting pictures on the front and cut each card along the fold to [...]

Keep your students motivated with this hands-on reinforcement activity.  This quick and easy candy cane craft can be used with any goal and can be enjoyed by students of all ages. What you need: candy cane craft page provided, printed on white cardstock (one page for every three students) red paper or cardstock glue stick [...]

I’ve found that the more “hands on” an activity is, the more my students participate and enjoy the work we are doing.  By putting a speech or language spin on a classic Thanksgiving activity, you can target a wide range of goals – and have some fun too! Getting Started First the students trace their [...]

I love the language boost I witness when I bring small, unusual-looking gourds into my therapy sessions this time of year.  No matter how old they are, the students’ curiosity gets the best of them and they can’t help but be engaged.  So what do I do?  I milk it for all it’s worth to [...]

Want some fun, useful and very inexpensive therapy materials? Pick up a box of Valentine’s cards! They can be turned into customized therapy materials in just a matter of minutes! And did I mention how inexpensive they are? I found boxes of cards with licensed characters on them at the dollar store! Here are some [...]

Recently, while talking with a student about his favorite t.v. show, I noticed how many of the characters’ names had his target speech sounds (“r” based sounds) in them. I also noticed that this quiet, hesitant student became excited and involved when we were discussing the show. I knew right then that I had to [...]