July is about celebrating summer, and this post is packed with fun themes to keep your speech therapy sessions exciting. With ideas centered around the 4th of July, grilling, and outdoor summer activities, you’ll have plenty of engaging ways to help students practice their language skills. These seasonal themes will bring fresh energy to your July speech therapy lesson plans, making learning fun and effective.
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.
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Week 1: Independence Day/ Patriotism
Celebrate the first week of July using fun 4th of July or Independence Day themes! These red, white, and blue activities are perfect for July.
BOOKS
Of Thee, I Sing: This beautiful story celebrates the characteristics that unite all Americans, from our nation’s founders to future generations.
The Night Before the Fourth of July: Use this sing-song story to teach kids about the 4th of July and the traditions that come along with it!
ARTICULATION
Uncle Sam Build-A-Face: Your students will love rolling the dice to build their own Patriotic Kid as they practice a wide range of articulation and language goals.
July 4th Quick-Play: This patriotic-themed game allows players to monitor and target the words they are working on.
Patriotic Craft: This craft not only teaches students, but provides adorable decor for July.
LANGUAGE
Uncle Sam Build-A-Face: Kids will roll the dice and create a silly face as they practice their language skills.
Patriotic Craft: Use the craft to work on language and articulation skills and then decorate the walls of your classroom or office with them.
Summer Narrative Notes: These notes will make your July speech therapy lesson plans so easy to prep! They go well with all the stories listed on this post.
Week 2: Ice Cream
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Add these sweet treats to your July speech therapy lesson plans for fun.
BOOKS
Splat the Cat- I Scream for Ice Cream: Splat is so excited for his ice cream cone, but when he gets it, it gets a little messy!
Paletero Man: This fun book discusses the ice cream man in English and Spanish. It can be read to excite students about summer.
The Little Ice Cream Truck: Join the ice cream truck driver as she delivers ice cream to everyone in town!
Should I Share My Ice Cream?: Elephant and Piggy are beloved characters! Elephant can’t decide whether to share his ice cream!
ARTICULATION
Ice Cream Scoops Dice & Dot: Use the yummy ice cream cones to dot words as students work on their skills!
LANGUAGE
Use the articulation activities to work on language skills as well!
Build-A-Sundae Game: Students will roll a dice and build their delicious ice cream cone during the summer months.
Week 3: Cooking
Grilling outside is a trend during the summer. Enjoy tasty food using these read-alouds and activities in the summer.
BOOKS
Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes: Pete made cupcakes for a party, but some are missing. Help him figure out where the cupcakes ran off to.
Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza: Pete makes a delicious pizza with his favorite toppings. When his friends arrive, they add theirs too! Will it still taste as delicious?
Pancakes for Breakfast: Making pancakes with missing ingredients and silly pets can be quite an adventure in the kitchen!
ARTICULATION
Cupcakes Dice & Dot: Kids love cupcakes, so use them to practice their language and articulation skills. They roll the dice and dot the words as they practice.
Build-A-Pizza: This digital resource allows you to add your own target words. Kids work on saying the words as they play.
Build-A-Cupcake: Create a digital cupcake using the articulation strategies you customize!
LANGUAGE
How To- Food Sequencing: Students will write the steps to a task, put that information into a paragraph and draw a representative picture.
Cupcakes Dice & Dot: Kids roll a dice and dot the words as they go! This activity works on their language and articulation skills during July speech therapy lesson plans.
Don’t forget to use digital tools to improve articulation and language skills!
Week 4: Sharks
Celebrate Shark Week with ocean animals in your July speech therapy lesson plans! Kids will love these fantastic creatures.
BOOKS
Dude!: A platypus and a beaver want to go surfing, but there’s a shark in the ocean! Will they be able to have fun in the sun?
Clark the Shark: Clark the Shark does everything big! He’s loud and crazy and his teacher is trying to help him do things a little more calmly!
There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark!: The little old lady has taken to the sea and she’s gobbling up everything in sight.
ARTICULATION
Shark Popper Companion: Use binder clips to stand up targets and knock them down with the ball popper. Say the target words as they are knocked down.
LANGUAGE
Shark Popper Companion: During July speech therapy lesson plans, use the shark popper to work on various language skills.
Summer Narrative Notes: These summer narrative notes make lesson planning easy. The guide includes ten different books.
Back-To-School Narrative Notes: These notes are great for preparing for the new school year. This resource includes three books.
Week 5: Sports or Summer Sport
Kids love getting outside and being active! As they learn about sports, use these July speech therapy lesson plans to excite them as they play.
ARTICULATION
Sports Match & Say: These print and digital sports articulation and language activities make speech therapy fun for a sports-themed unit!
Soccer Ball Popper Companion: This fun resource is a companion to the Raccoon Soccer Player popper toy. It’s perfect for your sports-loving students!
LANGUAGE
Use the articulation resources to work on language skills as well!
Check out these podcast episodes to help you choose 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
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