Sometimes I really stretch my imagination to find the most riveting and intriguing themes for my teletherapy sessions. And sometimes I use more everyday themes. You know, like... water.
That's right. Water. I mean, why shouldn't the most abundant molecule on Earth receive its own week in speech therapy? But don't worry, you don't have to sacrifice any excitement when using this everyday theme. Keep reading to hear more!
Water Cycle Virtual Experience for Speech Therapy
This digital discovery is one of my favorites... it's packed with language about water! Where water comes from, how we use it, and so much more! I'll be honest, I learned a thing or two while creating it, so even your older students will be intrigued. You can really make the activity and goals as simple or complex as you want.... the clouds, errr I mean the sky is the limit!
Rain Themed Boom Cards for Speech Therapy
You know I love an activity that I can open first thing in the morning and use ALL. DAY. LONG. That is totally this deck of rain-themed Boom Cards! With 8 activities included, you can really dive into the theme.
Effortlessly target language goals such as verbs, directions, adjectives, figurative language, and more. Like an old friend, this deck is always there when you need it. Which is basically every session at this point in the school year, am I right?
Rain and Water Cycle Themed 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.).
Fiction Books About Rain
In the Rain by Elizabeth Spurr
Worm Weather by Jean Taft
Splat the Cat - Rain is a Pain by Rob Scotton
Rain by Sam Usher
Rain by Linda Ashman and Christian Robinson
Non-fiction Books About Rain
Weather Watch: Rain by Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst
Rain by Grace Hansen
How are Rain, Snow, and Hail Alike? by Ellen Lawrence
Rain and Water Themed VIDEOS for Speech Therapy
Scholastic video about the water cycle
Songs such as Rain, Rain, Go Away, Singing in the Rain, and The Itsy Bitsy Spider, It's Raining It's Pouring
This video explains water treatment plants, and how they get clean water to people.
Rain and Water Themed Games & Activities for Speech Therapy
This is a cool website where you can manipulate a map to see current clouds and precipitation in real time!
The Natural Water Cycle is a fun gamification of the water cycle.
ABCYa's Hydro Logic is another game that teaches the water cycle.
Online coloring:
Rain Themed Activities For Older Students
This Tween Tribune article tells ways in which people have tried to improve the umbrella in recent years. Bet your students never thought about that topic, but they will now!
This Tween Tribune article discusses the distinct smell of rain.
This article from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on ReadWorks is all about precipitation.
Weather memory game matching words with definitions
And last but not least, you really can't go wrong with creating a funny rain-themed fill-in-the-blank story. Page 10-11 of my Spring Speech Libs is a great activity for mixed groups or to fill a few minutes at the end of a session.
So, have I convinced you that even the most mundane of topics make great speech therapy themes? Since a field trip to the water park is probably out of the question, I'm pretty sure this collection of water-themed activities is the next best thing!
Find more themed therapy blog posts here, and be sure to add my FREE lesson plans to your Google Drive!
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