August means back-to-school season for both teachers and speech therapists. Use farm and space activities to welcome kids to therapy or add some back-to-school fun to the mix. These ideas will help make the transition back to learning exciting for kids. Use August speech therapy lesson plans to promote kindness, friendship, and more for the upcoming year.
In August, our speech therapy sessions include farm and space themes, kindness, and other back-to-school activities. I’ve put together some fun back-to-school-themed resources to make your speech therapy activities easier with your students during August.
Grab the free download to print the August therapy lesson plans at the bottom of this post.
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Week 1: Farm
With these exciting activities, you can learn about farm animals and improve your speech skills! Kids will love hearing about adorable animal adventures while they practice their words.
BOOKS
Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm: The animals are tired of their baths and run away. They soon find out how much they genuinely need Mrs. Wishy Washy!
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type: In this hilarious story, the farm animals have access to a typewriter and are leaving notes for the farmer.
Hogwash!: A frazzled farmer is trying to wash his pigs! Join him as he stumbles through the muck to get them all clean.
ARTICULATION
Cow Popper Companion: Use binder clips to stand up targets and knock them down with the cow ball popper. Say the target words as they are knocked down.
Farm Match & Say: There are many ways to play this game. Students draw cards to match their page and practice target words. If they pull an “OH NO, You Stepped in a Mud Puddle!”, they lose their card and start over.
LANGUAGE
Farm/Pond Narrative Notes: In speech therapy, use these print-and-go cheat sheets with your favorite farm—and pond-themed picture books, like Little Blue Truck.
Read & Review: Click, Clack, Moo Book Companion: This book companion can be used to discuss farm life and introduce plenty of new vocabulary during speech.
The Cow Popper game and farm match and say are also great for working on language skills.
Week 2: Space
Outer space is such an excellent place to explore! Use read-alouds and printables to make August speech therapy lesson plans extra fun.
BOOKS
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space: Learn about space and everything there is to see with this nonfiction book.
Counting On Katherine: Katherine is an African American mathematician who worked with NASA during the space race. This is her story!
ARTICULATION
Articulation 50 Trials (stars and sun): Track articulation and language skills with these cute space-themed mats!
Space Match & Say: These no-prep speech therapy activities are great for mixed group therapy during a Space-themed unit and cover a wide range of articulation and language goals.
LANGUAGE
Space Match & Say: Use the matching activity for language as well! Kids will match their cards to the sheet and say the target words.
Week 3: Friendship and Kindness
August is a great time to talk about friendship and kindness, so use these fun books and activities to switch things up in your plans.
BOOKS
Strictly No Elephants: On Pet Club Day, all animals are invited, but not elephants. This is a story of true friendship and inclusion!
Chrysanthemum: Chrysanthemum is a sweet story about being kind to everyone, no matter what!
I Walk with Vanessa: Join these students as they discover what to do when someone else is treated poorly!
The Invisible Boy: When two students who don’t have friends unite, they find a way to shine brightly during a class project!
ARTICULATION
Battle Dice & Dot with Kindness Cactus Craft: Celebrate kindness with this cute cactus craft and bulletin board display!
LANGUAGE
Read & Review: Back-To-School Book Companion: All the work done for you in these book companions to implement literacy-based speech therapy during back-to-school season.
Back-To-School Narrative Notes: These back-to-school notes cover Turkey’s First Day of School, The Invisible Boy, and Clark The Shark.
Battle Dice & Dot with Kindness Cactus Craft: Use the craft to talk about kindness and decorate the room afterward.
Week 4: Back-To-School
As kids go back to school, add some back-to-school-themed stories and articulation activities to the mix. They’ll appreciate your effort in these August speech therapy lesson plans.
BOOKS
School’s First Day of School: Everyone is nervous about the first day of school, even school itself!
Chrysanthemum: Chrysanthemum loves her name until students start making fun of it. Follow her as she learns to love her name again.
Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes: Join Pete as he rocks his way through every room in the school to show kids around!
ARTICULATION
Articulation 100 Trials (back-to-school): These articulation trials will track progress during August speech therapy lesson plans.
Read & Review: Back-To-School Book Companions: These book companions match Chrysanthemum, School’s First Day of School, and Strictly No Elephants.
LANGUAGE
Use ready-to-go notes and book companions to help with your August speech therapy lesson plans. They make learning fun and you will look forward to sessions!
Week 5: Back-To-School
There were too many good bach-to-school options to do just one week, so keep the fun going with more school-themed activities this week.
BOOKS
Turkey’s First Day of School: The barnyard animals aren’t allowed on the school bus, and they are heartbroken. How can they prove to everyone that they also deserve to go to school?
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
Clark the Shark: Clark has tons of enthusiasm, so much so that his teacher needs to help him calm down!
ARTICULATION
Read & Review: Back-To-School Book Companions: Read some of your favorite back-to-school stories and use these book companions to work on targeted skills.
LANGUAGE
Read & Review: Back-To-School Book Companions: The books are great for both language and articulation!
Back-To-School Boom Cards WH Questions: Your students will LOVE these 40 interactive, self-checking digital WH Question task cards with cards to practice WH questions with a Back-To-School Speech Therapy theme!
Back-To-School Narrative Notes: The 1-page Narrative Notes for speech therapy include book-focused key teaching points to promote narrative comprehension for students.
Check out these podcast episodes to help kick-off your new year of speech therapy sessions:
PODCAST: How to Set the Tone Using Books in Your Therapy Sessions
PODCAST: This or That: Using Our Class is a Family and School’s First Day of School in Speech Therapy
PODCAST: Deep Dive: Rocking in My School Shoes in Speech Therapy
PODCAST: Our Favorite Farm-Themed Books for Speech Therapy
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If you want to see next month’s calendar for September, check it out HERE. Editable templates are also available in my TpT store.
