July in speech therapy is all about Independence Day, cooking, and other fun summer activities. I’ve put together some fun shark and summer- themed resources to make your speech therapy activities easier during July with your students. Make sure you get the free download to print the July therapy lesson plans at the bottom of this post.
Check out these podcast episodes to help in deciding which summer-themed books are best for your speech therapy sessions:
PODCAST: Our Favorite Summer Books for Using in Speech Therapy
PODCAST: Deep Dive: Using Dude! in Speech Therapy (starts at 18:42)
PODCAST: This or That: Using The Little Ice Cream Truck and Paletero Man in Speech Therapy
Week 1: Independence Day/ Patriotism
BOOKS: In 1776, Of Thee I Sing, The Night Before the Fourth of July
ARTICULATION: Uncle Sam Build-A-Face, July 4th Quick-Play, Patriotic Craft
LANGUAGE: Uncle Sam Build-A-Face, Patriotic Craft, Summer Narrative Notes
Week 2: Ice Cream
BOOKS: Splat the Cat- I Scream for Ice Cream, Paletero Man, The Little Ice Cream Truck, Should I Share My Ice Cream?
ARTICULATION: Ice Cream Scoops Dice & Dot
LANGUAGE: Ice Cream Scoops Dice & Dot, Summer Narrative Notes, Build-A-Sundae Game
Week 3: Cooking
BOOKS: Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza, Pancakes for Breakfast
ARTICULATION: Cupcakes Dice & Dot, Build-A-Pizza, Build-A-Cupcake
LANGUAGE: How To- Food Sequencing, Cupcakes Dice & Dot, Build-A-Pizza, Build-A-Cupcake
Week 4: Sharks
BOOKS: Dude!, Clark the Shark, There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark!
ARTICULATION: Shark Popper Companion
LANGUAGE: Shark Popper Companion, Summer Narrative Notes, Back-To-School Narrative Notes
Week 5: Sports or Summer Sport
ARTICULATION: Sports Match & Say, Soccer Ball Popper Companion
LANGUAGE: Sports Match & Say, Soccer Ball Popper Companion
Enter your name and email below and I’ll send you these July speech therapy lesson plans for free! The calendar has several spots for you to add your own therapy plans, a to-do list, and room at the top for you to write down any screenings or meetings you need to remember for the month.
If you want to see next month’s calendar for August, check it out HERE. Editable templates are also available in my TpT store.