Here are some of the activities I like to use with my K-5 caseload during September.
I always like to start off our first session of the school year with my Back to School Time Capsule FREEBIE. This time capsule activity is a perfect "All About Me" activity for the beginning of the school year. My kids complete them at the beginning of each year. I like to save these time capsules and give them to the parents when I dismiss my students or when they move on to the middle school. Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
I also like to read the book "There Was a Speech Teacher Who Swallowed Some Dice" by Patricia L. Mervine during one of my early speech sessions. This book was written by a Speech Language Pathologist and introduces many of the materials used during speech therapy. It also provides a perfect introduction to discuss goals and the reasons why the students need to attend speech therapy. You can buy the book from Amazon HERE. After reading, you can use my WH Questions to assess comprehension. This activity contains a printable worksheet, a Google Form, AND no print Boom Cards with 10 WH questions about the book. Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
During the first two weeks of September I spend some time establishing baselines for new students, progress monitoring current students, and testing new students who are transitioning from Early Intervention to the school or who have moved from out of state. During this time I use standardized tests and my SLP Quarterly Data Collection Charts. This money saving bundle contains all 7 of my Quarterly Data Collection Charts AND my Editable Quarterly Data Collection Graphs! These quarterly data collection tools are a great resource for monitoring your students’ quarterly progress and/or establishing baselines for their expressive language, phonological awareness, following directions, and articulation goals. These charts are not only a great way to gather data quickly, but they make it easy to see your students’ progress across marking periods. This product contains 10 probes for each skill area per quarter (for a total of 40 probes in each area). Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
Reinforcers
Here are some of the reinforcers I like to use during September while establishing baselines or targeting multiple goals during mixed groups.
My School Themed Reinforcer FREEBIE activity is a fun reinforcer that can be used to target any skill, making it perfect for mixed group therapy! The students move the school supplies into the book bag to uncover the computer. This deck contains 9 cards that prompt the student to use the drag and drop feature on a computer, iPad, or smart device. Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
I also like to use this FREE Back to School K Articulation Memory Game Boom Cards Speech Therapy by Pinwheel Speech Resources. This interactive digital matching game includes playing boards for /k/ in all positions of words. This Boom Card activity includes 3 back to school themed memory games. Click the link below to be taken to this product on TpT.
This Open Ended Game for ANY skill FREE School in Masks BOOM CARDS activity is also perfect for September. This school and mask themed open ended game for 2-4 players let's you do just that; it reinforces accuracy/effort while targeting ANY skill. Have students perform a target skill/task to your liking X times to earn a turn at the game.
Articulation
I like to use my School Themed Articulation Boom Cards during September. These NO PRINT NO PREP activities are a fun way to practice articulation sounds in Speech Therapy. These decks target /k/, /g/, /f/, /v/, /s/, /z/, /r/, /l/, /sh/, /ch/, and voiced/voiceless /th/ in the initial, medial, and final position of words as well as /r/ blends, /l/ blends, and /s/ blends in the initial position of words. The students move the school supplies into the book bag to uncover the hidden pictures and find the indicated item while practicing their targeted speech sound. There are five cards for each sound position with 9 hidden pictures containing the targeted sound on each card allowing for multiple opportunities to practice each sound. This bundle contains 4 decks that prompt the student to use the drag and drop feature on a computer, iPad, or smart device to follow the direction. These games can also be used as a reinforcer while targeting language goals. Click the picture below to be taken to these decks on TpT.
I also like to use these Find the Teacher Articulation Boom Cards from Speech Gems. Practice K, G, F, V, Sh, Ch, Th, S, R, L, S blends, R blends and L blends in Speech therapy using these Back to School Find the Teachers Articulation Boom Learning Cards. The students practice their initial sounds while they click on pictures as they look for hidden teachers. Move the teachers and students around the scene after you find them. Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
Language
One deck that I can use with my entire K-5 caseload!? Yes please! My September Calendar Concepts Boom Cards target September calendar concepts, categories, and compare/contrast. The category sort and Venn diagrams that compare/contrast months, seasons, and holidays are perfect for K-2 while the calendar concepts cards are ideal for grades 3-5! Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
For my younger students, I like to use my School Themed WH Directions Boom Cards. This NO PREP NO PRINT activity is a fun way to work on following directions and the 5 WH questions with a school theme. This deck contains 45 cards that prompt the student to use the touch screen or click feature on a computer, iPad, or smart device to follow the direction. Click the picture below to be taken to this deck on TpT.
I also like to use my three school themed following directions Boom Cards decks. My School Themed Temporal and Sequential Directions activity is a fun way to work on following directions and contains audio files that read the directions aloud to the student. It targets the following concepts: before/after, first/then, first/second/third, and between. This deck contains 50 cards that prompt the student to use the drag and drop feature on a computer, iPad, or smart device to follow the direction. Click the picture below to be taken to this deck on TpT.
My School Themed Quantitative Directions Boom Cards activity is a fun way to work on following directions and contains audio files that read the directions aloud to the student. It targets the following concepts: more, many, most, less, least, few, fewer, fewest. This deck contains 40 cards that prompt the student to identify each concept by clicking on a computer, iPad, or smart device to follow the direction. Click the picture below to be taken to this deck on TpT.
My School Themed Spatial Directions Boom Cards activity is a fun way to work on following directions and contains audio files that read the direction aloud to the student. It targets the following concepts: above, below, under, over, on, next to, to the right, to the left, beside, near. This deck contains 45 cards that prompt the student to use the drag and drop feature on a computer, iPad, or smart device to follow the direction. Click on the picture below to be taken to this deck on TpT.
Inferencing
I like to target inferencing skills with many of my students because I feel these skills are important for both school and our daily lives. Mr. Waffles Heads Back to School by The Whimsical Word is a great activity for September. This resource includes 25 slides with context clues, and asks your students to make guesses, from a field of 4, about what Mr. Waffles the cat needs for his school supply list! Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
I also like to use this School Clues FREEBIE from Peachie Speechie. This early inferencing activity is no prep and perfect for back to school time! Click the picture below to be taken to this activity on TpT.
Listening Comprehension
I use my Listening for Details in Sentences Boom Cards with my older elementary students to target listening comprehension skills and and help students differentiate between the 5 “WH” questions. This deck contains 20 one sentence stories with an accompanying graphic organizer. To target listening comprehension skills, read each story aloud to your students and then they can use the drag and drop feature on a computer, iPad, or smart device to answer the 5 WH questions about each story. This deck contains audio files that read aloud the one sentence stories. Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
Mixed Groups
I like to use books in my sessions because they're perfect for mixed groups. Students with articulation goals can identify and/or practice words containing their target sounds. Students with fluency goals can practice their strategies while reading sections of the book or answering questions. You can use my WH Questions with your students with language goals. "First Day Jitters" by Julie Danneberg is a great book to read in September because it's about the nervous feelings that many people have at the beginning of a new school year. You can find the book on Amazon HERE. Click the picture below to be taken to my WH Questions on TpT. This activity contains a printable worksheet, a Google Form, AND no print Boom Cards with 15 WH questions about the book.
My School Themed Boom Card Bundle contains many of the decks listed above with a 30% savings! Click the picture below to be taken to this product on TpT.
