Easter Activities for Speech Therapy and Teletherapy
I'll be the first to admit that using plastic Easter eggs in speech therapy is nothing short of pure magic. But in teletherapy (or when you just didn't find the time to get to the store and pick up some of those plastic miracle workers), we can think outside the shell to find interactive Easter activities for our caseload.
So have no fear, as there are tons of secular Easter activities to choose from for your students that celebrate the holiday. With digital activities, you won't be replacing broken or lost eggs every year. So whether you're seeing students virtually or integrating technology into in-person sessions, check out these click-and-go ways to bring some Easter fun into speech therapy!
Easter-Themed Downloads for Speech Therapy
This colorful Easter egg hunt scene gives you and your speech therapy students tons to talk about, and it displays perfectly on a computer, iPad, or smartboard. Prompts for many language goals are included to guide you, plus articulation word lists for commonly targeted sounds and blends.
This guessing game gives you the flexibility to target tons of speech therapy goals! Students each pick an Easter egg, then ask questions to determine which egg the other player chose. The included digital version (in Google Slides) comes in quite handy for teletherapy.... or days you don't have time to fiddle with the printer!
Use this digital PDF to hit numerous goals with one resource. It includes activities for multiple language goals and even an articulation section too. The file can be opened on your computer or tablet and has fillable text boxes and clickable buttons (and checkboxes) right there on the pages. The ultimate resource for a range of goals with an elementary caseload!
There are also many free websites that you can use as rewards or even standalone therapy activities around Eastertime.
Easter-Themed Website Activities & Games for Speech Therapy
In this simple Easter Egg Hunt game (by ABCYa), students click on faint Easter Eggs that appear on a picture.
Check out this Easter egg memory game (from thekidzpage.com). It would be perfect for targeting prepositions! The site also has these Find the Differences games that work well for targeting negation when looking at Easter pictures.
Primary Games has tons of Easter-themed activities (seriously, tons) including puzzles and digital Easter egg decorating.
I can rarely resist a good personality quiz, and this one (from buzzfeed.com) guesses the student's age after they rate various easter candies. Let's just hope it's not too accurate for us adults 😆.
Kahoot has created this roundup of Easter-themed question games, so check it out!
Digital coloring is always a great way to fill a few minutes at the end of the session, and thecolor.com has many Easter picture options for students to choose from.
Easter-Themed Reading Passages & Articles for Speech Therapy
Glow Word Books has this fill-in-the-blank activity about Dyeing Easter eggs. It pairs great with these word lists for articulation students!
Semana Santa is celebrated in many Latin American countries in the week leading up to Easter and ending on Easter Sunday. This ReadWorks article could be used with upper elementary and middle school students and includes a vocabulary activity and a set of comprehension questions.
Peeps can be a polarizing topic, and I love this Newsela article about all the interesting flavors of this traditional Easter candy. I'm sure it will lead to lots of discussions as students share their opinions and experiences!
Of course, there are a variety of great books about Easter that you can use in speech therapy with younger students. Here are a few titles that you can look for wherever you access digital versions of books (your local library, YouTube, websites, online stores, etc.):
Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace
The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
Happy Easter, Little Critter by Mercer Mayer
Happy Easter, Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
Easter-Themed Videos for Speech Therapy
This video from Homeschool Pop provides Easter facts. It uses real photos and a little humor to share some interesting information!
USA Today gives 5 Easter traditions from around the world. It also has real photos, but no voiceover, so you can read the text on the screen to your students (pausing the video at any time to talk more about what's being shown).
For older kids, Simon's Cat videos on YouTube are always great for targeting multiple speech therapy goals. Here's a quick Easter-themed one to use!
Let these activities make life as an SLPeep 🐣 (get it?) easy this Easter. With links to videos, games, websites, and more, there's something for everybunny on your speech therapy caseload to enjoy!
NOTE: Some of the above links in this post go to websites for which I have no affiliation. The links are provided for your convenience only. This post does not signify endorsement of any of the above websites or resources (other than those I have created on TpT and/or Boom Learning), and I have no responsibility or liability for any of the other content or information shared in this post.
