Summer Speech Therapy Homework Ideas

School's (almost) out for the summer! Like many SLPs, that means you're busy tying up loose ends in speech therapy. This may include figuring out if and how you're going to send your students on their merry way with some summer homework.

But since time is of the essence, 'easy' is the name of the game! You need homework that your students will actually complete, but that won't take you a lot of time, hard work, or mental energy to put together.

You have several options for speech therapy homework, and the best one for you will depend on your students.

• Do they prefer printable worksheets or digital activities?

• Do your students have access to a device and/or the internet?

• Are digital activities actually more conducive to their busy lifestyle?

• Will your students respond better to one format of homework than another?

Here are a few of my favorite go-tos for summer homework— easy options that reinforce all those skills you and your speech students have already spent weeks of practice building.

Summer Speech Therapy Homework Worksheets

If print-and-go is the name of your speech therapy game, you can't go wrong with a packet of worksheets that cover all goal areas. You can assemble your own from pages from activities you've done in your speech therapy room throughout the year, or get something a little more.... no prep. 😜

This no-prep summer speech packet includes 12 weeks of activities to help students pace themselves. With variety throughout the packet and on each page, you (or your students) can pick and choose which sections to complete.

• Articulation worksheets with word lists (for k, g, f, v, th, sh, s and s clusters, z, ch, j, l and l clusters, r and r clusters, and vocalic r)

• Language activities (at 2 levels) to target language goals such as answering wh questions, categories, following directions, figurative language, conjunctions, analogies, and more

• Social skills pages to help students practice conversations, inferences, predictions, problem-solving, and nonverbal communication throughout the summer.

• A parent letter to explain the importance of a little extra practice over the summer months

If you're using any visual supports in your speech therapy sessions, be sure to send students with a copy (and some ideas for practice) to use at home over the summer!

Speech Therapy Homework Calendars

If you want something quick and printable but even simpler than packets of worksheets, homework calendars are a great option! Monthly calendars work well for on-the-go families, as they can just put them on the fridge for bite-sized bits of speech therapy homework throughout the summer.

This bundle of homework calendars is a great way to provide practice for middle school and high school students who are over traditional summer homework packets, and can continue their routine from the school year.

Assign Boom Card decks

Boom Learning makes it easy to share Boom Card decks with students. You can create or purchase decks to assign to individuals or groups of students. If your students love doing Boom decks in speech therapy, chances are they'll enjoy them for homework too!

Boom Card decks with summer themes are a great option, especially if you've used similar decks with seasonal themes throughout the year.

Share a Google Slides File

Google Slides provides another digital option for summer speech therapy homework. This platform offers many personalization features that students (and their parents) appreciate!

Because students can add their own touches to their speech therapy homework in Google Slides, these activities can be used to create individualized resources.

For example, students can create digital experience books about their summer adventures or speech books with target words containing their specific speech sounds.

Send Links to Videos

One easy (and very manageable) way to send summer homework is to share video links with students and families. Clicking a link and practicing for a few minutes here and there may feel much more doable than keeping track of worksheets or logins. Plus, students can replay videos as often as they need throughout the summer.

To make things even easier for articulation students, I’ve put together a free playlist of videos organized by sound and cluster. Each video includes word targets, visuals, and an audio model so students can listen and practice anytime, anywhere.

Assign Skills in IXL for Summer Practice

If you use the IXL Learning website for speech therapy, don't forget that you can assign skills to language students over the summer. The structured, personalized activities make it easy to review those language skills targeted throughout the school year.

Just like Boom Cards, IXL will provide you with data to track students' progress over the summer. Not only do the reports inform you of how much homework a student did over the summer, but it also gives you a clearer picture of the student's abilities and needs in certain areas come fall!

Don't let prepping homework activities stand between you and your sweet, sweet summertime! Both printable and digital options (shoutout to my teletherapist friends!) can help you get a speech therapy homework plan in place and, most importantly, help your students maintain and generalize their specific skills this summer!

And if you work year-round, check out these summer-themed activities and themes to make your summer sessions a breeze.

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