Back to school speech therapy

Check out these back to school theme therapy ideas for speech therapy: first session essentials, imaginative play toy ideas, low-prep crafts, getting to know you activities, all about me activities, back to school song ideas, vocabulary ideas, boom cards, book companions and more!

All About Me is the perfect theme for the beginning of the school year in speech therapy. But it’s not just for the first weeks of school. Anytime there is a new student in speech therapy, this theme is great to use or reuse. If you have never used themed speech therapy units, this is also a great one to start with. Students enjoy learning about and talking about themselves which is great for speech therapy! Use this thematic unit to address wh- questions, core vocabulary, and so much more!

Going back to school CAN be fun! Check out these ideas on what you can do on the first day in your speech therapy sessions during the back to school season. These activities include book ideas, an all about me activity, a meet the SLP activity, and more!

I wanted to share a few of my favorite back to school resources! I will post them in two categories: FREE and paid. Feel free to leave me your favorites in a comments. Click on any of the pictures or underlined text to find them on Teachers Pay Teachers (it is free to open an account if you don't have one already).

Ideas for what to do in the first week of speech language therapy for school based SLPs

Check out these back to school speech therapy activities. Includes back to school games, songs about back to school, books for back to school, and more! Use them on the first day of speech therapy or throughout the year with school theme. Use these activities with your preschoolers and early elementary students. Reference this free list of speech therapy activities all year!

It's time to "break the ice" with your older students in speech therapy, so you're on the hunt for something they won't roll their eyes at. Use these easy ideas to help your students build connections with each other and you, while you also integrate opportunities to practice speech and language goals. Perfect for back to school or a new student in a group!

Looking for back to school speech therapy ideas? Take a look at the Speech is Sweet blog which features tons of ideas for back to school speech activities, book ideas to incorporate literacy into your speech and language sessions, and other fun back to speech activities and ideas for SLPs working with preschoolers and young children.

If you're looking for Back to School Books for Speech Therapy, this post includes a list of some of the best...and some surprise freebies!