4th of July Activities For Speech Therapy and Teletherapy

As a school-based SLP, my summers off are sacred. But, if there is one thing that makes me wish I could provide summer therapy, it's the fun summer themes. ALL the heart eyes for high-interest topics like ice cream, the beach, and the 4th of July!

With Independence Day approaching, there are a ton of amazing and engaging activities right here on the world wide web to use with your teletherapy or in-person students. Check out these resources that are sure to 'spark' your interest across your caseload.

4th of July Boom™ Card Activities

Create your own fireworks show while practicing speech! This 4th of July Boom Card activity is a simple way to target articulation with slightly older students. Students click and drag the bright fireworks into the nighttime sky to reveal a new target word on each one.

4th of July PDF Activities for Speech Therapy

I love any activity that targets multiple goals, and this 4th of July interactive PDF does just that. It has clickable navigation, buttons, and fillable text boxes and targets associations, negation, inferences, synonyms, figurative language, and articulation. The relevant vocabulary included makes this download-and-go resource invaluable for summertime speech therapy.

4th of July Speech Therapy Game

Speaking of hitting multiple goals with one resource, check out these 4th of July digital board games. I have had so much fun learning how to use Google Slides™ this year, and this series of holiday-themed speech therapy games was one of the first that I wanted to convert to this (new-to-me) format last summer!

As with all of the resources included in the bundle, SLPs can use specific games to target specific goals. The Google Slides versions have moveable game pawns built-in, so all you need is a free dice or spinner website and you're set! A printable version is also included. Homework? Consider it DONE.

4th of July Books for Speech Therapy

Search the following book titles/authors wherever you access digital versions of books (your local library, YouTube, websites, online stores, etc.).

• The Night Before the Fourth of July by Natasha Wing

• F is for Flag by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

• God Bless America by Irving Berlin

• Hats Off for the Fourth of July by Harriet Ziefert

4th of July Videos for Speech Therapy

• Fireworks (Simon's Cat) on YouTube is a cute and funny cartoon about a cat's reaction to fireworks going off outside.

• This 6 minute video provides real images and a great explanation of why we celebrate the 4th of July.

• This video shares 10 facts about Independence Day, as told by a kid!

4th of July Website Games & Activities

• Primary Games has some great (and FREE!) 4th of July activities, including:

  • An Online Fireworks Show that is very fun and interactive.

  • A Name That President Game that would be perfect for any history-loving students.

  • A Firework Puzzle that can be differentiated to different levels.

  • A U.S. Symbols Match Game that includes 9 matches.

• My go-to website for online coloring (thecolor.com) has a whole category of 4th of July images.

• Using this Google Arts and Culture fireworks show simulation, choose to set up fireworks at various national landmarks, including Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty.
  

Articles & Activities For Older Students

• This article on Newsela discusses where it (the 4th of July) all began– the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• National Geographic Kids also has an article on the history of the 4th of July.

• ABCYa shares an Independence Day Word Search.

Just bookmark a few of your favorites above, and your teletherapy and face-to-face speech therapy sessions will be booming with fun for the 4th 🎆 Find more themed therapy blog posts here, and be sure to add my FREE summer lesson plans to your Google Drive.

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