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It is that time of year…BACK TO SCHOOL! But don’t stress…we have Back To School Language Therapy Activities to help you target a variety of language skills, review concepts after a long summer break, effortlessly language session, and provide suggestions for parents/at-home skill carry-over. With over 10 back to school themed hands-on activities, a family connection letter, and additional activity suggestions, you won’t need anything else for your back to school language sessions!
The following hands-on activities will target: describing, vocabulary, labeling, sequencing, associations, categorizing, WH questions, direction following, sentence expansion, simple inferencing, and much, much more!
What Is Included:
- Smash Mat
- Pick a game piece. Find the matching picture on the smash mat. Smash it with Play-Doh. Continue until all pictures have been smashed.
- My School Words Interactive Book
- Place the game pieces next to the book. Find the page that matches each game piece. Place the game piece in the box and read the sentence.
- Coloring Sheet
- Look at the school pictures. Find a picture and label it. Use the sentence strip to make a complete sentence. Continue until all pictures have been named.
- A Day at School Interactive Book
- Read the story page. Find the picture that matches the sentence and place it in the box. Continue reading and matching pictures until the story is complete. Retell the story when finished.
- Scavenger Hunt
- Hide the game pieces around the room. Search for each picture and mark it on the recording sheet. Continue until all the pictures have been found.
- WH Questions File Folder
- Read a WH question. Find the game piece/picture that answers the question and place it in the correct box.
- Following Directions File Folder
- Place all game pieces on the matching picture spaces. Read a direction and move the correct game piece(s) to the school scene. Follow the direction carefully. When finished, return the game pieces to their picture spaces and choose a new direction.
- Associations File Folder
- Look at the picture in each box. Find the picture that goes with it and place it in the empty space. Tell why the two pictures belong together. Continue until all matches are complete.
- Inferencing/Describing File Folder
- Inferencing: Read the clues on a card. Find the matching item hidden in the school scene. Then find the correct game piece and place it under the clue.
- Describing: Find an item in the school scene and describe it. Tell 2-3 things you know about the item, such as its color, function, category, parts, or location.
- Lift the Flap Backpack Craft
- Color and cut out the backpack flap. Glue the top edge of the flap to the backpack page. Use the game pieces to fill your backpack. Lift the flap and tell what you put inside using complete sentences.
- Categorizing File Folder
- Sort the picture cards into the correct category. Place each picture in the matching container/school. Continue until all pictures have been sorted.
- Family Connection Letter
- Keep families involved with learning at home! This letter introduces the vocabulary words and includes easy carryover activities for practicing language skills outside of therapy. Don’t forget to add your name before sending it home.
How To Use:
All activities will need the game pieces. For durability, please print on cardstock and laminate them.
- Interactive Books
- Print all pages needed for the interactive book. Cut out the game pieces and laminate all pages for durability. Attach Velcro to the book pages and game pieces. Bind the pages together or secure them with a metal book ring.
- File Folder Games
- Print all sheets needed for the file folder game. Grab a manilla folder and paste the label sheet on the outside of the folder and the small tab. Open manilla folder and paste the activities on each side of the folder. Laminate the manilla folder for durability.
With these fully comprehensive Back To School Language Therapy Activities, you will save time planning and keep your students engaged during those start of the year sessions. Grab this awesome resource today!
Like this Back To School Language Therapy Activities? Check out our other back to school themed articulation and phonological processes resources!
Back To School No Prep Speech Sound & Language Worksheets
Back To School Pack A Backpack Speech Therapy Craft
Back To School No Prep Direction Following With Qualitative & Quantitative Concepts
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