If you are a Speech Language Pathologist and you are looking for some- keep reading! There are so many advantages to using themes in therapy. If you are a themed therapist or just getting started, you’ll definitely want to read this list of themes for speech therapy!
I have listed all of my favourite Speech therapy themes by month - and they will last you the year! You can use them with your preschool and early elementary students.
I included a variety of holidays and non-holiday themes, so there is something for everyone on your caseload! Themes can be used anytime are list below!
Make sure to snag the speech therapy theme calendar at the end!
Speech Therapy Themes for January
New Year’s Day/Eve
Hot chocolate
Snowmen
Mittens
Penguins
Arctic Animals
Hibernation
Yetis
Winter
Chinese New Year
Speech Therapy Themes for February:
Chocolate
Candy
Friendship
Community Helpers
Valentine’s Day
Hearts
Ground Hog Day
Kindness
Baking
Cookies
Donuts
Speech Therapy Themes for March (one month I often use year round themes - see list below):
Basketball
Spring
St. Patrick’s Day
Bunnies and Eggs
Life Cycles
Garden
Speech Therapy Themes for April:
Easter
Frogs
Chicks
Bees
Bugs
Ladybugs
Earth Day
Trees
Rainbows
Recycling
Speech Therapy Themes for May (this is a month I often use year round speech therapy themes)
Flowers
Plants
Baby Animals
Speech Therapy Themes for June:
Ice Cream
Camping
Summer
Beach
Summer Fair
Water
Speech Therapy Themes for July and August
Canada Day/4th of July
Water fun
Swimming
Popsicles
Summer Fair
Carnival
Amusement Park
Picnic
Lemonade
Shark
Fish
Bubbles
Outdoor Games
Kites
Speech Therapy Themes for September:
Back to School
Apples
Leaves
Football
Squirrels
All about me
5 Senses
Speech Therapy Themes for October:
Halloween
Fall
Pumpkins
Bats
Monsters
Witches
Scarecrows
Spiders
Speech Therapy Themes for November
Community Helpers
Thanksgiving
Veteran’s Day/Remembrance Day
Turkey
Speech Therapy Themes for December:
Hannakuh
Gingerbread
Hockey
Skiing
Snow
Winter Sports
Toys
Kwanzaa
Anytime Speech Therapy Themes
Farm
Zoo
Space
Pets
Food
Weather
Ocean
Birthday
Dinosaurs
Unicorns
Princesses
Post Office
Superheros
Transportation
Forest Animals
Pirate
Vet
Airport
Dogs
Cats
Baking
Sharks
Spa
Salon
Fruit + Vegetables
Pizza
Bears
Clothes
Dragons
Tacos
Robots
Fairies
Movies
If you aren’t a themed SLP, you might find this list really overwhelming and have no idea where to start! I would recommend a few products that will get you well on your way with using themes!
Cover and Say Articulation: This resource includes over 25 themed cards and sheets for each would in all word positions, so you can pull any set of themed cards and mix with whatever speech sound target you're working on!
Sensory Bins for Preschool Speech Therapy: There are over 30 themes in each of these sets (Sensory Bins 1.0 and Sensory Bins 2.0) of Sensory Bins. They can be used seasonal themes (like fall, winter, and spring), holidays (like Christmas, Birthday, Ocean, Easter, Hanakkuh, and Valentine's Day), and year round themes (like Pets, Zoo, Ocean, and Farm). These mega kit includes sensory bin pieces, "can you find" legend, and labels for each theme, as well as 12 open ended scenes and 5 visual supports for describing, speech sounds, and categorization. Check out a free sample here. Check out this blog post if you need ideas of how to use them.
Open Ended Scenes: Again, another resource with a HUGE variety of themes included. Check out this blog post if you need ideas for how to use them in therapy.
Articulation word list: A go to resource with articulation targets for all speech sounds that you can use during play within themes (and includes bonus therapy ideas)! Check out this blog post if you need ideas of how to use them and snag this Pets Themed Freebie!
Game Companions for Speech Therapy: This HUGE product includes Game and Toy Companions for over 50 games and over 60 Targets (include a BUNCH of themed vocabulary cards!)
Make sure to download the free list of preschool speech therapy themes to help your make your planning easy!
