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261+ End of Year Speech Therapy Activities

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If so you’ve come to the right place with over 261 free end of year speech therapy activities divided by skill area for easy access to any end of the school year speech therapy activities you might want.

End of the Year Speech Therapy

This free list of end of year speech therapy activities includes 17 different skill areas of focus.

• Articulation: P, B, F, V, T, D, K, G, R, L, S, Z, SH, CH, TH, J, M, N, & Blends
• Reinforcement
• Following Directions
• Social Skills
• Language Skills
• WH-Questions
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Multiple Meaning Words

Articulation: End of the Year Speech Therapy

Click the links below and download the free end of year speech therapy activities of your choice.

• Summer-Themed Speech Therapy FREEBIE: Articulation Lists, Open-ended Sheets
• No Print Summer Articulation FREEBIE | Summer Speech Therapy Distance Learning by Speech Tea
• Summer Articulation Activities: Prevocalic R & R Blends by The Speech Spot Creations
• Articulation Bingo- Unstressed er Summer words by Speech Please
• 4th of July Thumbprint ART freebie + articulation sample pages by Panda Speech
• Summer Vocalic ER Sound-Loaded Sentences by The Speech Spot Creations
• Summer Themed Articulation Word Lists by Coming Up Roses
• *FREEBIE* Initial /ch/ Beach Articulation Color by Code by The Cincy Speechie
• Summer Articulation Freebie by Jenn Alcorn
• FREEBIE! Summer Say & Find for Articulation! PRINT & GO! by Mrs Stoos Speech Therapy
• Summer Speech Therapy: Dice and Dot For Speech & Language FREE by Ashley Rossi
• I Spy S blend Snow Cones
• Summer-Themed Articulation Game for S, R, L, and TH Sounds! FREEBIE! by Speech with Grace
• FREEBIE ~ “L” Articulation Puzzle Pack: Summer Theme by Speech Duo
• Ladybug Articulation Craftivity /l/ Free by SLP Tree
• Summer Fun Speech Packet L Sound Freebie by Ms Toni’s Speech Tools
• Freebie No Prep Butterfly Trace for Articulation Speech Therapy Activity for L by The Intentional Speechie
• Freebie! Summer Crossword Puzzle by SLPteacher
• Free Sample S’more Speech No Prep Worksheets -TH by Keeping Speech Simple
• Articulation Summer Practice – TH by Rachel Thompson
• Summer Firefly Speech Therapy Craft (articulation language) Craftivity FREE by Speech Dreams
• 100 Trial Articulation- Summer season- NO PREP; FREEBIE by SpeakingSpanglish
• I SPY SPEECH SOUNDS – NO PREP ARTICULATION WORKSHEETS – FREE SAMPLE by Keeping Speech Simple
• FREEBIE Artic Picnic Pillage- Digital Articulation Game for /k/- ALL positions by The Cincy Speechie
• Articulation Word List Summer Edition Sample K/G by Little Sparrow Speech
• Star Spangled Articulation Freebie by The Speech Nook
• Speech Therapy Craft | Memorial Day Activity | Free
• Ice Cream Articulation Homework by PamelaSLP
• Camping Speech Therapy Seeking Activities | FREE Google Slides | Articulation by Speech Dreams
• Patriotic Articulation: FREEbie! by Speech Is Sweet
• Summer Lovin’ Artic: F Freebie! by Simply Speech
• FREEBIE! QUICK PRINT CUT & PASTE 4TH OF JULY ARTICULATION – /S/ Blends by Twin Speech Language and Literacy
• Articulation Popsicle Craft (sh, ch, th, and f all positions) by Mrs Paulk’s Products
• Spin and Say: Summer by Speech in the Sand
• Ice Cream Articulation S & S-Blends! by Speech Stoker
• Smart Suns Interactive Articulation Activity for /s/ by The Speech Girls
• Summer Tongue Twisters: Initial S Sound by The Speech Spot Creations
• Summer Bingo: S Sound by The Speech Spot Creations
• Summer Speech Packet FREEBIE by Fun in Speech

Phonology: End of Year Speech Therapy Activities

• Phonological Awareness Summer Calendars ~ 2021 ~ {FREEBIE} by Speech Rocks
• *FREE* – Blend & Color: Summer Compound Words – Phonological Awareness Activity by Bluebird Speech
• Phonological Awareness Summer Calendars ~ 2018 ~ {FREEBIE} by Speech Rocks
• Final Consonant Deletion Summer Calendar by Petite Speech
• FREE Summer Phonological Awareness Practice Pack by Susan Berkowitz
• Summer Syllable Counting by DT SLP
• Watermelon Syllable Counting FREEBIE by Jenna Rayburn Kirk

Reinforcement: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• {EDITABLE & FREE} End of Year Gift Tags & Cards {Sticker Scenes/Books} by Kristine Lamb
• End of the year classsroom awards–EDITABLE & FREE by Special Education and Autism Resources for You
• Ocean Theme Articulation 100 Trials Freebie by The Yack Shack
• Summer Reinforcer by It’s A Speech Fling
• Beach Ball Challenge by Peachie Speechie
• Beach Party Pre-Primer Sight Word Board Game by TeacherMomof3
• FREE Beach Fun Coloring Pages by The Bilingual Shop
• Summer Speech Scenes Articulation & Language Practice, basic concepts by A Gift of Speech
• Summer Articulation Cariboo Card FREEBIE by Practically Speeching
• Bug Catcher | Open-Ended Reinforcement by The Speech Girls
• Sizzle & Boom! A Patriotic Reinforcement Game by slp701
• Pool Party Reinforcement Game by The Adventure SLP
• Sticker Charts – Summer Fun Edition (Editable) by The Speech Nerd
• Summer Themed Dot Marker Printable Pages by The Speech Head Tomatoes
• Ice Cream Land by Let’s Teach Speech
• Summer Board Game by Jessica Edwards Speech and Language Services
• Summer Open Ended Articulation Freebie by Communication Hugs

Following Directions: End of Year Speech Therapy

• Freebie: Conditional Directions, Beach Edition! Speech Therapy Activity by Speak2MeSpeechie
• FREEBIE- Beach prepositions by Jessica Klassen
• Summer Listen Up! Following Directions FREEBIE by Panda Speech
• NO PRINT Summer Following Directions FREEBIE for Distance Learning by The Speech Serenade
• Barbecue BBQ Spring Summer Speech Therapy Following Directions *FREEBIE* by Rocking in Allies Speech Shoes
• Summer Following Directions Freebie by Speech Language Lady
• Summer Following Two-Step Directions by The Speech Spot Creations
• Following 1-Step Directions-Spring/Summer by Speechie Worksheet Station
• Free Downloads Summer Following Directions Pre-K by Created by Kimberly Sullivan
• Summer Fun Following Directions by Mary Bown
• Free Following Directions Worksheets by Lindy du Plessis
• FREEBIE! – Following Directions – Ocean Theme by Speech Made Sweet
• Following Directions & Answering Wh-Questions – Picture Scenes by The Speechie Lady
• Following Directions Flip Flops [FREE] by Teach Speech 365
• Free Following Directions Worksheet by Kathy Babineau
• Following Directions – Picnic Theme – Freebie! by DESpeechie
• Following Directions – Cookout Theme – Freebie! by DESpeechie

Social Skills: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• FREEBIE End of the Year Speech Therapy Reflection Sheet by SLP Madness
• Snap! End of Year Picture for Speech Therapy by Teach Speech 365
• End of the Year Wrap Up in Speech & Language Therapy by Kamp Speech
• Summer Social Skills Group by Key Communication
• Social Skills Summer by SmartmouthSLP
• Free Social Emotional At Home Learning Activities For Kids: Distance Learning by Teaching Behavior Together
• Interactive Summer Break Social Narrative for Students with Autism (Special Ed) by Autism Classroom Resources-Christine Reeve
• Summer Social Language Interview FREEBIE by Splashy Speech Stuff
• Social Skills Pretend Play Activity by Julia Miller
• No Prep Social Skills Activity | Dot a Watermelon | Speech Therapy by Speech Therapy Plans

Language Skills: End of Year Speech Therapy

• End of the Year/Summer Writing Worksheets Freebie by Speechy Musings
• End of the Year Speech Celebration Pack {FREEBIE} by Lindsey Karol
• FREEBIE: Summer Speech and Language Mini Bundle by Short and Sweet Speech
• FREE Spring and Summer Outdoor Scavenger Hunt for Speech and Language by Kayla SLP
• No Print Open Ended | Summer Activities | Speech Therapy by Speech Therapy Plans
• Free Memory Book End of the Year Worksheets ELA Distance Learning Packets by Promoting Success
• End of Year Speech & Language Survey FREEBIE! by The Speech Beach
• Beach Themed Green Scene Background FREEBIE – Distance Learning Activity by Dream Creative
• FREE Summer/Beach Preschool Speech Teletherapy Lesson Plan Distance Learning by Communication Window
• Let’s Go To The Beach (Interactive Book) by CRAFTTY Curriculum
• School’s Out for Summer!{FREE} Language Activity for middle/high school by SpeechSnacks
• Photo Prompts- Summer SAMPLER Pack by AUsome Adolescents- Shawn Scriffiano
• Summer Freebies: End of the Year Worksheets and Games by Alleah Maree
• NO PRINT Summer Language Pack FREEBIE for Distance Learning by The Speech Serenade
• Freebie! Summer Language Pack by Katrina Bevan
• Summer Language Scenes – FREEBIE by Christy Torres | Heart Communication
• Picture It! for Verbal Expression & Written Language – Summer Edition by Tech ‘n Talk SLPs
• Day at the Beach by A Speechie’s World
• Summer Speech & Language Bingo by Itty Bitty Speech
• Summer Vacation Mini Pack by Love to Learn and Teach

WH-Questions: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• Pigs on the Beach: Reading & Listening Comprehension Freebie, Google Slides by Telehealth Specialists
• Beach Day Inferencing by Kimberly Sanzo SLP
• FREEBIE: Summer Language Activity – What-Questions by OCMOMLIFESTYLE
• Wh- Questions Summer Scene by The TOD Travels
• Beach Ball Bonanza: An All-About-Me WH- Question game by K Ratliff
• Summer Speech & Language Games by The Adequate SLP
• A Summer Day at the Beach Reading and Listening Comprehension Smarty Symbols by Gretta Farley
• FREE Summer Fun Wh Questions for Language Practice by Susan Berkowitz
• FREE Reading Comprehension Passages – Summer Review by Kaitlynn Albani
• FREE Kindergarten Reading Comprehension (Summer Edition) by Teaching Biilfizzcend
• Summer Reading Passage with Comprehension Questions Distance Learning by First Grade Buddies
• Summer Reading FREEBIES by Create Teach Share
• No Prep Summer WH Questions Freebie! by Ms Gardenia’s Speech Room
• Summer “wh” Questions – Freebie – Distance Learning – No Prep by The Intentional Speechie

Crafts: End of Year Speech Therapy Activities

• FREE Sample: Speech Therapy Ocean Themed and Summer Craftivity- Jellyfish by Renee Brown SLP
• Shark Week Speech Therapy Craftivity by Speech Sprouts
• FREE – Summer Coloring Pages (K-6) by The Harstad Collection
• Cactus Craft by Happy Healthy Speechy
• Speech Craftivity- “Say”sicles by A Perfect Blend
• Father’s Day Tie Craft by Teach Speech 365
• Fourth of July Fireworks Craftivity FREEBIE by Speech Language Pirates
• Last Day of Speech FREEBIE! Activity for Speech Therapy! by Chloe Elizabeth SLP
• “You’re One in a Melon” Card Template for Father’s Day by Speech Language Pirates
• Summer Bucket List by Crafty Vee’s

Sequencing: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• Sequencing Story Telling Cards-Beach Scenes by The Spark Innovations
• Sequence, Sequencing Stories, retelling stories, speech therapy, FREEBIE by Early childhood education – Visual Learning
• FREEBIE: Summer Language Activity – S’Mores Sequencing by OCMOMLIFESTYLE
• Temporal Concept Practice: Summer Theme by Therapy Materials Vault
• FREE Summer Sequencing (Alphabetical Order) by Pirate Girl’s Education Invasion
• Summer Freebie 4: B26 Sequencing 3 Step Pictures by The Deane’s List
• The Rainbow Fish -Story Sequencing- Re-telling Visuals-FREEBIE by Marcelle’s KG Zone
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Story Sequence Cards (Math and Literacy) by Mrs Seesacks Teaching Resources
• Build Your Ice Cream Cone! Number Sequence Game by Bilingual Classroom Resources
• FREE Baby Turtle Sequencing Activity Speech Therapy by Language Speech and Literacy
• FREE Flower Sequencing Activity by Language Speech and Literacy
• Lemonade Describing & Sequencing FREEBIE by Itty Bitty Speech
• Sequencing Activity Worksheet – S’mores FREEBIE! by Joslynne – Midwest Speechie
• Build A Narrative – Sequencing and Main Idea by Sherri Cheshire
• {Freebie} Snorkel Sequences by Lindsey Karol
• The Ants, They Crawl All Around – Sequencing Song for Insect or Picnic Theme by Rachel Aulet McGann
• The Lonely Little Sea Shell Sequence Cards by Beth Carter “The Lonely Little Sea Shell”
• Planting Freebie by Bilingual Speechie
• Writing A How To Book *How To Make A Sundae* FREE SAMPLER by Jennifer Drake
• Interactive Books – Making Lemonade! (FREEBIE!) by Chloe Elizabeth SLP
• Watermelon Life Cycle by Fun and Learning
• Sequence Writing Prompts FREE by Christina Winter – Mrs Winter’s Bliss

Vocabulary: End of Year Speech Therapy Activities

• Summer Free: “I Saw It At the Beach” Adapted Book by File Folder Heaven
• Free AAC Core Vocabulary at the Beach – Summer Communicating Fun by Susan Berkowitz
• Freebie Spring and Summer Vocabulary Memory Game by Aimee Walton
• Free: Coloring Page Summer Vocabulary by Ausome Speech
• Summer Vocabulary Bingo by Jennifer Slauenwhite
• Summer Vocabulary Watermelon Craftivity by The Busy Bee SLP
• Summer Vocabulary – Three in a Row – Boom Cards – Speech Therapy by PlayLearnTalk
• Summer Vocabulary Chart Freebie by Clever Classroom
• SUMMER Vocabulary List 32 Words and Pictures FREE by KidSparkz
• FREE Fun Summer Worksheets, Vocabulary Word Search Summer School Activities by Promoting Success
• Summer Vocabulary Mini Unit {for Special Education} by The Autism Helper
• FREE Summer Vocabulary Literacy Center | Use with Beach Classroom Theme by HoJo
• What Do You See? Interactive Summer Vocabulary Book by The Speech Nook
• Summer Vocabulary Cards with photos by Teaching Sensory Explorers
• June July Summer Themed Vocabulary Word Chart Writing Station {FREEBIE} by Fanciful First Grade
• Summer Vocabulary Bingo Fun Freebie! by Ann Fausnight
• Summer Vocabulary Cards by Denise Hill
• FREE Summer Vocabulary Cards by The Speech Whisperer
• Summer time Beach Vocabulary Center Activity by Teach Glitter Grow
• Summer Vocabulary Puzzles FREEBIE! by Three Leaf Clover Teacher Resources
• End of the year, School’s Out Freebie, Summer Vocabulary worksheets and games by Primary Teaching Fun
• FREE ACADEMIC VOCABULARY COLOR BY WORD SUMMER FUN 2 ESL Distance Learning by Fluency Classroom

Categories: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• Adapted Book: Going To The Beach BOOM CARDS {distance learning} FREEBIE by Chalkboard Superhero
• S’mores Fun by Shelley SLP
• Summer ~ How Many Can You Name? Conversation & Oral Expression Cards {FREEBIE} by Speech Rocks
• Summer Camp: Categorization by Speech Universe
• Summer Speech Freebie: Gardening by Teach Speech 365
• Snow Cone Categories Speech Therapy by Mrs H’s Speech Therapy Room
• Lemonade Categories by Christina Gigante

Pronouns: End of Year Speech Therapy Activities

• HE’ and ‘SHE’ Pronouns – ‘Fun At The Beach’ picture stimulus by SpeechPathResources
• Summer People Sentences: 3rd Person Pronouns by Speech Universe
• Freebie! SUMMER PRONOUNS: HE, SHE, THEY, HIM, HER, HIS, HERS by Twin Speech Language and Literacy
• Summer Pronouns by Speech is Sweet
• Sunny Summer Pronouns by Teach from the heART
• Speech Therapy Descriptions Pronouns & Verbs | Printable & Digital by Language Speech and Literacy
• Grammar Camp Pronoun Freebie by The Speech Attic
• Speech Therapy – ELL – Pronouns Pool Party FREEBIE! by Open Wide the World
• “What Are They Doing?” pronoun & action interactive book FREEBIE by Jill Shook SLP
• Ice Cream Pronouns by Speech Room Adventures
• Pronoun Popsicle Freebie by Cutesy Clickables by Collaboration Cuties
• Free No Print Language | Expanding Sentences | Summer | Distance Learning by Language Speech and Literacy
• Summertime Pronouns by Speech with Sharon

Describing: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• FREE Beach and Ocean Animal Inferencing and Describing Bingo for Summer by Communication Window
• No Print: Compare and Contrast Beach Theme by School SLP
• Free Summer and Beach Fun Bingo by Communication Window
• Summer Speech Therapy Activity: Functions by Candy Apple Speech
• Describe and Guess Who’s At the Beach FREE Digital and PRINT Vocabulary Games by build words
• Directed Drawing Define & Describe by Panda Speech
• Summer Time Describing by The Speech Bubble SLP
• Describing Summer Olympic Sports with Attributes by Speech Llamas
• Picnic Time: Inferencing and Describing Unit by Texas Speech Mom
• Pineapple Writing – Describing Ocean Life by Do Good for First – Jillian Duguid
• Collecting Slimy Snails: A Describing Activity by Liz Haider

Synonyms & Antonyms: End of Year Speech Therapy

• Beach Themed Monster Trucks- Synonyms & Antonyms by Tamara Anderson
• Summer Synonyms Crossword Puzzle by The Speech Spot Creations
• Summer Synonyms by Stress-Free SLP
• Summer Synonym Ice Cream by Teach2Talk
• Seashell Synonyms Literacy Center File Folder Game FREEBIE by Teena’s Teacher Tidbits
• Synonyms in the Sun Freebie! by Teach for Speech
• Ice Cream Synonym Stack by S’more Speech Stuff
• Fun in the Sun Synonyms by Down the Shore Speech
• Summer Sunglasses Basic Concepts, Opposite, and Antonym Sensory Bin Puzzles by Kari Radovich
• Signs of Summer: Antonyms by Sarah Hankinson
• Free Summer Antonyms by Education Express
• Summer Antonyms Crossword Puzzle by The Speech Spot Creations
• Summer Antonyms by Stress-Free SLP
• Fun in the Sun with Antonyms! Game by Christine Statzel

Multiple Meaning Words: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• Summer Freebie: Puzzling Over Multiple-Meaning Words by SLPteacher
• Pun of the Week Sampler, Homophones, Homonyms, and Multiple Meaning Words FREE by Basically Speeching

Verbs: End of Year Speech Therapy Activities

• Speech Therapy: Verbs for Summer – (SVO Phrases) – {FREEBIE!} by Teaching Talking
• Summer Verbs Freebie! by Sharon Burgess Ortho
• Summer regular and irregular verbs card kit by Kathy Babineau
• Irregular Summer Verbs Worksheet by ScrappyGuy
• Snail Verbs – For Regular Verbs by Speechy Musings

Boom Cards: End of the Year Speech Therapy

• BOOM Cards Distance Learning Speech Therapy | Seasons Picture Scenes Summer Free by Looks Like Language
• BOOM Cards™️ Size Concepts Big and Little At the Beach Speech Language FREEBIE by Very Visual SLP
• FREEBIE! Multisyllabic Words Summer BOOM CARDS™ – Words, Phrases, Sentences by Emily B Speech LLC
• FREE Popsicle /K/ Articulation BOOM CARDS
• Lola Sandcastle Freebie- Boom Cards by LadyintheBox
• Free Category Sorting for Speech Therapy | Special Education Distance Learning by Teaching Autism
• Summer Tic Tac Toe Boom Cards for Speech Language Therapy – FREE SAMPLE by Pinwheel Speech Products
• Inference Beach Theme Boom Cards™ Freebie| Distance Learning by Ms Toni’s Speech Tools
• FREEBIE Boom Cards | Linguistic Concepts | Following Directions | In/Out by Jennie Rametta SLP
• (Summer) open-ended gameboards – Boom Cards – Distance Learning by PlayLearnTalk
• Boom Cards Distance Learning SUMMER SECRET CODE WORDS for 1st & 2nd Grade by Teacher Features
• FREEBIE Summer Conversation Topic Starters Boom Cards™ Game by Emily B Speech LLC
• Prepositional Concepts Boom Cards – Summer Themed by Speech Rocks
• Summer Picture Scene Questions FREEBIE Boom Cards™ | Digital Activities by Ms Toni’s Speech Tools
• Boom Cards™ – What am I? Summer Inference Riddles by Speech Resource Hub
• Summer Writing Prompts – Boom Cards FREEBIE by Social Unicorn
• (FREE) NO PRINT Conversation Starter – Summer Questions Boom Card by SLPeekaboo
• Free Picnic Interactive Book Boom Cards™️ | Speech Therapy by Sparklle SLP
• Inference Camping Theme Boom Cards™ Freebie | Distance Learning by Ms Toni’s Speech Tools
• It’s Summertime Board Game with Digital Dice – Boom Cards by Speech Rocks
• FREE Popsicle /K/ Articulation BOOM CARDS by Honey Bee SLP
• Summer Search and Find L Sound Boom Cards by Speech-Language and Learning
• Beach Day Beginning Sounds – Digital Task Cards – FREEBIE! by HashtagKinder
• FREEBIE! Describing with your Senses Vocabulary/Word Finding Game BOOM CARDS by SLPstyle
• Ocean Animals Size Sort Digital Task Cards by Little Hands Big Dreams
• Code & Say Articulation: Freebie /k/ by The Speech Banana TpT

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5 EASY End of the Year Speech Therapy Activities

Need some EASY end of the year speech activities? In this summer speech therapy resource round-up post, I’m sharing some no-prep, low prep, stress-free and engaging speech and language resources to use in the last few sessions- or the last day- of speech for the year.

If you’re like me- you’re literally in SLP survival mode by the time it’s May, and that means you need some EASY TO USE end of the year speech activities. It’s that time of the year when you can finally say “I have 3 IEPs left to write!” Of course, you will inevitably get 2 more unexpected reports that somehow get placed on your desk in those last few weeks, but hey- the point is, you’ve almost made it. Now is the time to finally tackle that paperwork pile, clean out your room, and finish up with your last remaining speech sessions. Since you’re likely going to be juggling schedule changes this month (hellllllo, field day), it’s great to have some options that work for those scheduling surprises.

Here are my top 5 easy end of the year speech activities:

• This End of the Year Speech Therapy Activities packet is no prep, low ink, and the perfect “I don’t have time to plan” option to help you survive those last few sessions. You’ll be able to still target a wide range of language and articulation objectives, but without all the stress of trying to prep during the end of the year craziness. It’s the perfect way to wrap things up at the end of the school year.
• I love this ice cream conservation skills resource. Your students will be motivated to see who can build the largest ice cream cone- all while working on social skills like commenting, asking questions, and changing topics. It has a fun summer theme, so you can discuss all things “summer” with your students- like camping, or making ‘smores. It’s also easy to work on some other goals, too- like articulation carryover.
• Are your students working on following directions in speech therapy? If so, this summer following directions packet is definitely one you’ll want to check out. Your student listens to oral directions (or reads written directions) and must interpret, recall, then execute the command that contains a concept. This resource includes 82 cards that target the following concepts: inclusion (all, and, all but one), sequence (first, second, middle, last), location (top, bottom, between, next to), temporal (before, after, then, at the same time) & correlative conjunctions (both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only… but also). If you aren’t in the mood to prep, just print and put the entire page in a binder- or you can screen share and pair with the Kami extension in teletherapy.
• These grammar summer speech therapy worksheets are no prep. You can use them for a quick and easy activity in those last few sessions- or send them home as more practice during the summer! These worksheets target skills like pronouns, understanding sentences, plurals, past tense, subject-verb agreement, and more!
• If your students are obsessed with magnetic wand and chips, you’ll love this Summer-Themed Language Packet for Speech Therapy . There are so many receptive and expressive language skills targeted, and this resource makes running a mixed group much easier during those last few sessions.

I hope this resource round-up gave you some ideas for EASY end of the year speech therapy activities. Send any of these resources home for home carryover with these (free!) parent homework letters .

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End of Year Speech Activities

Looking to send your students off with some fun end of year speech therapy activities? The below activities are perfect! Students will love being acknowledged for their achievements, have fun with graduation themed activities, and enjoy the last couple of speech therapy sessions with you before they head out the door for summer.

Preschool Graduation and End-of-the-Year Awards

One of the most perfect end of year speech therapy activities! Celebrate your students’ accomplishments with these editable awards. They are perfect for recognizing their progress in speech therapy and can be customized to suit each child’s unique achievements.

This product includes:

• 1 Graduation Diploma
• 1 Graduation Certificate
• 10 End of the Year Awards

End-of-the-Year Memory Book for Speech Therapy

Engage your students in reflection and storytelling with this interactive memory book and one of my favorite fun end of year speech therapy activities. It provides a fantastic opportunity for students to share their favorite moments and memories from the school year while practicing their speech and language skills.

This product includes:   My Speech Teacher…  Speech Goals… I Will Miss… Favorite Speech Game… Favorite Book Read in Speech… Favorite Treat or Reward… Summer Plans… Autographs… My Speech Work…

Graduation Theme Articulation Worksheets

Celebrate the end of the school year with these graduation-themed articulation worksheets. They provide targeted practice for specific speech sounds, incorporating a festive theme that your students will love.

These NO PREP cut-and-paste worksheets are perfect for drill practice. They include F, G, K, S, V & Z picture sounds  in all positions of words. No worries about prepping….just print and go!

Summer Speech Therapy Activities

If you are looking to enjoy some summer fun with your students, or maybe you are looking to send home some summer work with them. These summer speech therapy activities are the perfect addition and students will love them! 

Summer Picture Scene Question Mats

Stimulate conversation and critical thinking with these question prompts. These mats feature summer-themed picture scenes that can be used to target vocabulary, sentence formation, and comprehension skills. Your students will have a blast while expanding their speech and language abilities.

These WH-Question Mats include  SUMMER  picture scenes with  (Who, What, Where, When, Yes or No, Riddles and Identify)  questions. This product contains 10 mats in total with 5 picture scenes each.

Summer Sentence Expansion Cards

Foster language development and sentence structure with these engaging sentence expansion cards. Students will practice building longer and more detailed sentences using summer-themed vocabulary. It’s a great activity for targeting expressive language skills.

These sheets include 40 flash cards with items you usually see, such as a sandcastle, sunglasses, seashells , etc. By adding  adjectives  (colors, number, size, etc.), students will be on their way to increasing their vocabulary and improving language skills .

Summer Positional Word Adaptive Book

Help students understand and use positional words with this interactive, adaptive book. Through hands-on activities, they will learn spatial concepts related to summer themes. This resource is excellent for teaching and reinforcing vocabulary and prepositions.

This cute interactive positional word book focuses on the following positions:  behind, in, on, between, near, far, next to, and in front of.  This summer resource is a great addition to your summer therapy sessions.

Summer Adaptive Book: WH Questions

Develop students’ question-answering skills with this adaptive book focusing on WH questions. They will engage with summer-themed scenarios and practice answering various types of questions. It’s a fantastic resource for building comprehension and expressive language skills.

It includes WH-questions with interactive answers pieces to choose from. It is a perfect tool for students who struggle with receptive and expressive language. Instructions for book assembly are included along with pacing dots for reading.

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Summer BBQ Articulation Worksheets

Combine speech therapy with a summertime barbecue theme using these articulation worksheets. Students will have a blast practicing their speech sounds while completing fun and engaging activities.

These cut and paste worksheets are exactly what you need for drill practice. It includes the following sounds  F, J, G, K, L, R, AR, EAR, ER, IRE, OR, S, SC, SL, SM, SN, ST, SW, V & Z  in all position of words. Students can practice target sounds as they color, cut and paste them under the grill. No worries about prepping….just print and go!

Summer Speech Therapy Packet for Articulation 

Boost articulation skills with this no-prep resource. Packed with engaging worksheets, it offers targeted practice for specific speech sounds, making it an excellent addition to your end-of-the-year speech therapy activities.

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Where Questions Interactive Mats

Explore the exciting world of “Where?” questions with our interactive mats! Perfect for summer-themed speech therapy activities, these mats provide a fun and engaging way for students to practice their language skills. Get ready for an adventure and improve comprehension and expressive language abilities.

These SUMMMER WHERE QUESTION MATS are low prep and interactive! The questions focus on summer activities. It targets receptive and expressive language disorders. Dots are placed under words to assist with pacing when reading answers.

Boom Cards: Summer Sequence

Incorporate digital learning into your end-of-year speech therapy activities with these interactive Boom Cards. Students will have fun sequencing summer-themed events while improving their comprehension and storytelling skills.

This deck includes:

• 6 sequence tasks (lemonade, building a sandcastle, ice cream, beach day, BBQ grill, diving)
• picture cards in the order of 2-step, 3-step and 4-step

Summer Pronouns Boom Cards

Improve pronoun skills while having a blast with our Summer Pronouns Boom Cards! These interactive digital activities are perfect for distance learning and summer speech therapy sessions. Engage students in pronoun identification and usage with fun, summer-themed scenarios. Enhance language skills and make learning enjoyable. 

This deck includes: 

• 8 receptive pronoun cards: he, she, they
• 9 expressive pronoun cards: he, she, they
• 8 receptive possessive pronoun cards: his, her, their
• 10 expressive possessive pronoun cards: his, her, their

Summer Actions Vocabulary Boom Cards

Enhance vocabulary and action word comprehension with our Summer Actions Vocabulary Boom Cards! These interactive digital cards are designed to engage students in learning verbs while embracing the summer theme. Perfect for speech therapy sessions or distance learning, these cards provide a fun and interactive way to expand language skills. 

This deck focuses on labeling and matching  summer actions/verbs . Use the drag n drop activity to match the actions then have the student name the action using a sentence form. It is great for  sentence expansion  practice. Pacing dots are provided to assist with fluency.

The end of the year is a perfect time to engage your students in fun and interactive speech therapy activities. By incorporating these end of year speech therapy activities and resources, such as memory books, awards, question prompts, and articulation worksheets, you can create a stimulating and memorable experience for your students. Keep them motivated, celebrate their achievements, and lay the foundation for a successful summer speech therapy program. Don’t forget to visit the links provided to access these valuable resources and make the most of the last days of the school year!

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May means that many people are starting to wrap up their school year, and you're probably running on fumes. I wanted to share a few activities and end of year gifts that will hopefully make it a little easier on you!

This mini book is a fun activity I liked to do year after year, the kids' responses always tickled me! It has 10 pages of different prompts to remember the year and what they have learned. It comes in color and b/w with a rockstar theme that is fun. It can take a couple of sessions to complete, so your planning is super easy that last week!

Put together those summer packets together! This is a great last week together activity if you send home speech activity…there's no need for you to assemble those by yourself, especially when you have a million other things to do. Just print the copies and have your students put their packets together. This can give them some ownership and get them excited about their summer practice!

Another thing I like to send home with my students is a little journal, they use for writing or drawing. These are super simple to make with card stock and printer paper, just fold in half and staple. You can throw in some crayons or pencils/pens, whatever your kids love. I know it doesn't sound exciting, but they LOVE these. You can have them help assemble them and then write one goal for their speech over the summer during your last session.

For my younger kids, they like playing with these smash mats and it's fun summer practice. Plus, it's easy to find the tiny containers of play dough to send home with them if you want. You can find these mats for free in my shop HERE . It would be a great last day activity so that they know how to use them at home!

If you're the gift giving type, I have done these two things and the kids really loved them! If you would like the tags, you can snag them for free HERE . You can hand these out and just have fun the last week…cause let's face it, by this time, everyone needs a break!

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End of year activities for speech therapy

• By Kim Lewis
• May 16, 2022

May is not the time to get fancy with end of year speech activities. It’s a time to make it easier on yourself. The trouble is the kids are not cooperating. They seem to be overloaded with end-of-the-year fidgets and silliness. Another “typical” round of speech therapy is not going to hold their attention.

Here are a few quick end of year activity ideas that make it easy on you and provide enough fun and novelty for your speech students to keep them engaged:

• Special friend day: Allow students to bring a favorite stuffed animal to the speech room and let them explain what they are working on or lead their friend in practice. (Great for articulation or language goals.)
• Show and tell: Ask students to bring a toy or object from home that they can share with you or the group. Give them 2 min to find something in your room for show and tell if you don’t want to plan ahead. (Great for language goals.)
• Head outside: Anything you’ve done inside is lots more fun and interesting outside. (Articulation or language)
• End-of-year party: Have your students help plan a party or try an easy cooking activity. Yes, cooking includes decorating cookies with frosting and sprinkles or stirring in a powdered drink mix. (Articulation carryover and language goals)
• Write speech report cards/reviews: Let your students describe a typical session and weigh in on their favorite/least favorite activity of the year, then choose a 0-5 rating. You might be surprised by what they say! Older students can reflect on their own performance and progress. (Great for articulation and language)

When you wait until the last month for these special activities you avoid the “why can’t we…?” whining about doing it again and again, and finish on a high note.

Have younger students? Me too! For these little ones who don’t take changes in routines as well, staying with the typical program is usually best. But if you feel like you need a break or change then try these:

• Water play: You don’t need to have a pool or buckets of water. A spray bottle, a tiny amount of water in a small container, even a damp sponge is plenty of “wet” to pretend to wash or put out a fire or simply feel the difference from “dry.”
• Put the batteries back in: The first thing I do with new toys is remove the batteries. The electronic sounds and songs seldom provide anything worthwhile from a speech or language standpoint and the extra stimulation frays my nerves. But if you feel bold, go for it!
• Bring in your special friend : An oversized or extra cozy stuffed animal, a puppet or doll can be a fun novelty for a little one and a chance for them to show off what they’ve been working on.

Share some of your own end of year activities below! Let’s make life easier for all of us!

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Looking for some summer ideas? Check out these posts:

Social Skills Projects for Home (and therapy)

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End of the Year Speech & Language Therapy Activities

May 31, 2022

Is anyone else checked out at this time of the year?!  Let’s be real, we are just as checked out as our students. We are always on the hunt for some quick, easy, no-prep activities to get us through to the end of the year, while also continuing to target our students’ goals. It’s so important to engage not only our students, but ourselves as we count down the days until summer.   Check out a few of our favorite end of the year activities :

END OF THE YEAR CONVERSATION STARTERS

Our students love when we tell them they don’t have to take out their laptops or folders.  To them, that means no work, but to us, that means time to work on some oral language skills .  Oral language is the foundation for many other skills, including writing.  End of the year conversation starters get your students talking and reflecting on their past year. You can even turn conversation starters into a writing assignment and have them write down their responses.

Some of our favorite questions to ask our students are:

• What advice would you give to someone who will be new to your school in September?
• Who helped you the most in school this year?  (We love when they say it was their speech and language teacher!)
• If you could change one thing about this school, what would it be? 
• Would you want to skip a year of high school to graduate early? Why or why not?

CREATIVE WRITING

You can do so much with a picture.  Give the students a picture representing an end of the year scene and have them write about it – so easy! Use your own pictures, or have them find a picture they would like to write about.  We love using these writing strategies (listed below), and don’t forget to give them a graphic organizer to help them plan out what they want to write.

• 5 Senses : Have students take the perspective of a person in the photo.  Use inferencing skills and the five senses to describe the picture or scene that the person is in.
• Unfreeze the Scene : Press play and let the picture come to life.  Infer what happened right before the picture was taken, as well as a prediction about what will happen next based off of the clues in the picture.
• Plot Diagram : Create a story based on the picture.  Make sure to add all parts of a plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.

SELF REFLECTION

Give students the opportunity to reflect on their speech and language sessions this past school year.  Use the feedback to help you plan goals and activities for the following school year.  Some ideas to get you started:

• What is something the provider did for you this year that you really liked?
• What is something the teacher could have done differently to make this year better?

SUMMER BUCKET LIST

Whenever students come back from any break and we ask them what they did, they always respond “sleep.”  Really!? You slept the entire break?!  Have them  create a summer bucket list including things they want to experience or achieve this summer.  In September, they will hopefully be able to check some items off their bucket list.

THANK A TEACHER

We love how meaningful this activity is. Have your students choose a favorite teacher and write a handwritten note or email thanking them for all they have done.  Provide your students with guiding questions to help them express their thoughts and ideas clearly.  As a teacher, there is nothing better than receiving a thank you note from a student!

FAVORITE PHOTO

These days, we take pictures of everything!  Have students look through their phone and choose their favorite photo from this past year.  Challenge them to create  a caption that explains the photo and why it is special to them.  They can even add fun #hashtags to go along with their favorite photo.

REFLECTIONS FROM A-Z

This is a fun activity for students to work on as a group or individually.  Have students come up with one word or a phrase that starts with each letter of the alphabet.  The words or phrases should include reflections, memories, a teacher’s name, or something they learned this past year.  Challenge your students to complete all 26 letters.

SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR NEW STUDENTS

Have students write advice or tips to share with incoming students. Create a book filled with advice for new students. Our students wish they had this advice when they first started school, wouldn’t you?  Some questions to think about:

• What do you wish you knew when you started this school year?
• What helped you get through the school year?
• What did it take to pass a class?
• How did you get involved in the school community?

DIGITAL YEARBOOK

We had so much fun creating these activities as we looked back on our own yearbooks !  Students love looking at our yearbook pictures from “back in the day.”  This is a fun activity to complete with your speech and language group to reflect on their year in school, no matter what year they are in.   Just because your students might not be seniors in high school, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t get a yearbook !

Our students’ favorite activities from this resource include:   

• Now & Then: Students will write important/memorable events that happened in the world this year and events that occurred the year they were born.
• That was Lit: Students will write down their favorites so they can remember what the year was like.   
• Superlatives: We created our own version of superlatives.  Students can choose a superlative they think they would receive and explain why they deserve the award.  They can even add a selfie.

HI-LITER GIFT TAG

Who doesn’t love an end of the year gift ? Give them something they can use and remember you by.  Purchase a box of highlighters and attach a note that says, “ You’ve been the HI-LITE of my year! Have a BRIGHT summer! ”  Click for our FREE hi-liter tag !

These activities are sure to keep not only the students engaged, but you as well!  Leave a comment and let us know what you do at the end of the year with your students to keep them coming till the end.   

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There are social pragmatic skills that are learned from participating in a party.  A carefully planned platter of cheese and crackers and a pitcher of water or juice works well for teaching basic table manners. Prepare just enough to make it around the table.  Of course you need to check about allergies before doing this. I would still have some in reserve for the unexpected to happen.

Some students may not have much experienced with a sit down meal in a group.  I remember one particular social group  that needed a script to follow on serving. They didn’t think about looking ahead to see the amount of portions on the plate and helped themselves to multiple servings.  They needed to be schooled about looking ahead to make sure there was enough for everyone.  They may also need to be schooled  about asking politely  for the drink, using please and thankyou, and asking the next person if they would like some.

If you have worked on conversation skills in the past, it is a good place to see the culmination of skills;  introducing a topic, staying on topic, exiting a topic, and including everyone.

I find icy parties are also a good therapy tool for the end of the year.  My early language learners enjoy following directions for the treat.  The syrup is economical and available in a sugar-free form for my student with medical restrictions on sugar.  I have an icy machine but you may be able to uses a blender.  I  found I needed to keep in control of the bottles for proper portion control.

I like this party even better than a popcorn party   because it is the easiest to clean up.  Usually it is just wiping the table. We have an ice cube maker in the staff refrigerator so I only need to get a few syrup bottles and bring my icy maker, plastic spoons and cups.  The smaller clear cups actually work the best because you can make layers of color and watch them blend.  You can work on a lot of descriptive vocabulary with an icy party.

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7 fun-filled speech activities for kids of all ages.

By:  Susan Dugdale   | Last modified: 03-29-2022

If you're looking for fun-filled  speech activities  check these out.

There are  7 tried and tested  public speaking games  on this page - ones that have been a great 'yee-haa-hooray' splendiferous success for me.  You'll find they'll adapt easily to suit children of all ages;  from around middle school to adulthood and don't require a great deal of set-up preparation.

• Connect the dots
• Tell us the history of
• Story starters
• The big fat lie
• In the news today

More public speaking games

• Guidelines for the games

Use them in your class room, with the members of your speech club, as an extension activity for a life skills or communications program, or for home schooling with your family.

They'll help by-pass anxiety, develop and nurture competent, confident public speaking skills, and do it with a large, welcome dollop of fun!

*  If you're not sure about how to introduce games to your class or group, scroll down to the foot of the page. You'll find handy 'how to begin' guidelines there.

1. Connect the Dots

How to play

Prepare a collection of word cards each with a familiar noun on it. You'll need at least 100. They could be names of famous people, common objects, colors, animals ... For example : bird, wheelbarrow, hammer, cow, witch, moon, grass, hat, elephant, computer, book, vase, elbow, photo, green, candlestick, shoe, painting, mug, plane, eclipse, Queen Elizabeth,  operation, halo, knife, eye, storm, girl, pillow, lid, thermometer, jungle, barn, wheel, thistle, steam, mud, bike, pink, Madonna  ...

Put the word cards into box or non-see through bag.

A player picks two cards and then must immediately begin telling a story connecting both words together convincingly. The story needn't be long, (one to two minutes is enough), complicated, or true!

Once your class is comfortable with connecting two words, add to your word collection and increase the number of cards selected to three or even four.

What this game teaches

In a word - transitions!

Moving from one idea to another smoothly, in a way that can be readily understood and followed by your audience, is a must-have public speaking skill.

Connect the Dots gives people the opportunity to practice.   It doesn't matter how disparate the "dots" or ideas  appear to be, a way can be found to link them, and with practice the ability to make those connections will become stronger and stronger.

An added benefit of the game is listening and learning from each other.

Connect the Dots - an example story

I've picked my two words. They are Queen Elizabeth and bike, and here's my speech!

"When you think of Queen Elizabeth, what do you see in your mind? Do you see an older woman wearing a diamond studded tiara staring grimly into the camera?

That diagonal sash across her chest proclaims dominion over the commonwealth realms. These include countries as diverse as Canada and Barbados - 32 of them in all. That's serious leadership - around 128 million people, including Prince Phillip, her husband, their four adult children, assorted wives and grandchildren.

Her daily duties would make most of us wince. She answers letters, talks to government officials, reads briefing papers, plans her diary, makes calls to charities, hospitals, factories, schools, museums or military units, performs civic duties like openings and investitures, and tours . That routine hasn't varied for the last 56 years. The Queen is an institution, revered and respected.

But she's also a person. And despite how difficult it may be to imagine, she'll have good days, bad days and days when, in the words of Cyndi Lauper, a girl just wants to have fun.

In my imagination, she wants to poke her tongue out at all the 'must and mustn't dos', toss the tiara sideways and shuck off the designer gowns.

She'd like to walk barefoot through wet grass and float on her back down a summer stream blowing bubbles. She'd like to gallop a horse around Hyde Park without a minder and in the afternoon ride a bike. Starting at the top of Primrose Hill she'll fly down, pedals whirring, yelling 'Look Ma no hands.' It will be glorious. It will be wonderful, and she will be free.

Perhaps it was a glimpse into unfettered being that convinced her to take up sky-diving with James Bond for opening of the 2012 Olympics. 86 years old and starring in a royal performance. She showed us. It's never too late to 'get on yer bike' in whatever form it takes. God save the Queen!"

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2. Tell us the history of ...

Prepare a starter list of events or things. Write them on slips of paper.

For example: a postage stamp, birthday cake, books, a zebra's stripes, a chimney, the tooth fairy, common sayings like 'a penny for your thoughts', 'a red rag to a bull', 'a pinch and a punch for the first of the month', April Fools Day, a wheel, a Christmas tree, ice cream, a ladder, Father Christmas, May Day, a siren, shaking hands on meeting someone...

Put the topic cards/papers into a non-see through bag. 

When it's their turn a player pulls a topic from the bag. They then must give an account of the history (story) behind the thing or event they've drawn.  It needn't be factual!  Encourage imagination, outrageous lies, flights of fantasy...

The goal of this public speaking game is sustained credible fluency. Aim for 1 - 2 minutes per story.

3. End lines

You'll need a collection of endings written on slips of paper.

For example: 'Just do it', 'Diamonds are forever', 'He's fallen in the water', 'Some like it hot', 'His bark is worse than his bite', 'Love makes the world go round', 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away', 'First up, best dressed', 'King for a day', 'Funny money', 'Laughter is the best medicine'...

Put the end lines into a non-see through bag.

Each player takes a turn to take an ending from the bag. The task is to tell a 1-2 minute story ending with the line they have selected.

4. Story Starters

Write opening sentences or phrases on slips of paper. You'll need one for each member of your group and then some more. For example: 'It was a dark and stormy night', 'I wish people would not say...', 'Yesterday I saw a herd of cows ', 'My favorite activity is bird watching', 'The wisest saying I ever heard was...', 'In 20 years time I will be...', 'It made me yell', 'All I want for Christmas is...', 'Something is terribly wrong...', 'The little voice inside my head...', 'This is the secret I've never shared before', 'I never knew what happened...', 'Sometimes I just want to...', 'You know it's Summer when...', 'Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you', 'The story made me want to...','I heard the best news this morning', 'The sound of people laughing...'

Put the slips of paper into a non-see through bag.

Nominate a person to begin. He/she reaches into the bag and pulls out a story starter. The starter they've drawn must be used to open their story.   A story can be built and extended however the speaker wishes.

5. Oink Substitution

In this game a commonly used word is chosen and then substituted with the word ' oink '. For example: If the selected word is  I , the speaker says  oink  instead.

Oink  can be played several ways.

Playing Oink using well-known stories

Make copies of well-known children's stories. For instance - Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man or Three Little Pigs. (You will find many of them here: american literature.com has hundreds available.)

Next choose a regularly occurring word in each piece to substitute.

Eg. The word 'she' would be suitable in The Gingerbread Man story . Here's the opening paragraph given the 'oink' treatment.

"One day, the cook went into the kitchen to make some gingerbread. OINK took some flour and water, and treacle and ginger, and mixed them all well together, and OINK put in some more water to make it thin, and then some more flour to make it thick, and a little salt and some spice, and then OINK rolled it out into a beautiful, smooth, dark-yellow dough."

Decide who is to start. Ask them to choose a story. They are to read aloud for approximately one minute making sure they use 'oink' in place of the selected word.

Repeat for each member of your group.  Try to have each new reader of the same story pick up from where the last reader of it left off rather than repeat the same passage. 

Encourage authoritative readings, full of passion and drama!   

Using Oink as an extension activity

Another way to play  Oink  is as an extension of already known games. Try it with  One Minute Speeches , Story Starters or End Lines.

Once your group is confident, add the ' oink ' factor for even more fun! You'll find substitution hones thinking-while-you're-speaking skills really well.

6. The BIG Fat Lie

This game encourages the use of the imagination, develops fluency and, it's fun. In playing it your group will learn about body language too. How do you know when somebody is lying? How can you tell?

Each speaker is to stand so that everyone can see them clearly and share 3 things about themselves on a theme you set.

Examples of theme: holidays, the future, my favorite after school activities, when I was young, my beliefs, the best books I've read, the best adventures I've had..., my family...

Two of the things they say about themselves in relation to the theme are to be true. The third is not .

When they've finished speaking, ask the class/group to identify the lie. And when they have, ask them how they knew. What alerted them to it being untrue?

PS. This makes a great icebreaker for groups getting together for the first time.

7. In the News Today

In the last activity making up of this collection of 7 public speaking games, your class/group are broadcasters, anchor people for a news show.

The news is whatever has happened during the day. It could be an event on the way to school like a traffic jam. It might be a new menu in the canteen or lunch room. It could be an announcement the principal made.

It doesn't matter how trivial the happening; encourage the big news treatment for anything at all, even a new set of pencils!

The aim of the exercise is give whatever subject they choose the standard news format. They'll need to cover who, what, where, why, when and how .

Once they've mastered that encourage experimentation; adding introduction hooks, on-the-spot interviews, switch backs and summaries.

If you liked these games ...

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A complete one-stop-select-print-go public speaking resource for busy people.

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Before you begin the games with your class

Lead in guidelines.

Taking the time to set the games up will ensure they go well and go on to become an accepted and eagerly anticipated part of your classroom activities.

• If your class is new to playing public speaking games start with the simple activities first, for example, the Story Starters.
• Model or demonstrate each game before you ask them to play themselves.
• If it's too threatening to have the entire focus of the class on one person at a time - split into smaller groups of 4-6 players and have them work simultaneously. It will be rowdy but worth it!
• Establish your ground rules for positive participation. You can check out the ones I used in my teaching here: rules for public speaking games
• Include full class quickfire feedback sessions at the end of each game. I found these invaluable for drawing attention to and reinforcing what had been done well. Be sure to acknowledge any gain - not matter how small!
• Keep the timing snappy. Too much of any one particular activity will become tedious. Keep it flowing along.

For more freebie fun filled public speaking games to play with your class:

• 5 best-loved improv games
• 10 impromptu speaking practice activities
• Developing word power exercises
• And yet more public speaking activities , some of them with printables to download.

What's the difference between the freebie public speaking pages and your ebook?

The ebook has the best of all the games on my site (including the ones on the pages above) and then some more.

Plus, it has full instructions for using each of the games and printables. It is the type of one-stop-time-saving resource I wanted to find when I was full time teaching and didn't .

My freebie pages are good but if your commitment to leading/teaching a public speaking class is ongoing, the ebook is better, more complete.

Why not check it out?

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End of the Year in Speech

The end of school count down is ON!!  This time of year is crazy busy. It seems like every day at my school there is a field trip, choir program, Mother’s tea…you name it. Scheduling kids is impossible on top of all the re-evaluations, reports and meetings to attend. I have a hard time keeping up.

Tip 1: Have a Speech TO-DO List

I have a great planner that is my lifeline of sanity. I recently started making a to-do list that I keep on my speech desk. It helps me stay focused on all the things I need to do to wrap up the school year. It’s also handy to have for a Monday morning -all those things you thought you would remember over the weekend.  It isn’t fancy, but it keeps me on track! Download your SLP to-do list ! 

Tip 2: Plan your End of Year Awards

I love recognizing achievement. I focus more on character qualities than quantifiable progress. This reminds students of their unique self-worth! Some examples include: “focus award” “manners award.” I love giving out these End of the Year Award Certificates . I also give out a small treat. Everyone will be proud to get one!

Tip 3: Start packing up

Do you have to move to a new room? new school? or just have to put everything away in storage? Start cleaning out a little each day. I organize by month and theme and use these labels on all my storage bins and binders.

Tip 4: Be Less Social

This one is HARD for me – I love chatting with teacher friends, but it is such a productivity killer. Stay out of the hallways and lounge. Close your door to decrease distractions!

Tip 5: Last Day In Speech Activities

I know everyone’s last day looks different. Do you have a party? Give out a treat? Depending on my caseload, I will send my kids off with a fun little something for summer. Typically I find some bubble wands or a beach ball at Walmart. You can download these cute gift tags and attach it to a gift for your kids.

My students fill out a “My Last Day In Speech” page. It’s a fun way to reflect on their time in speech. I’m always a little surprised by their responses! You can download it below!

I hope some of these tips and ideas help you end the year smoothly! What have you found to be successful? Let me know in the comments!

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End of Year Speech Therapy Activities

End of the year activities can be so much fun for students and teachers alike. However, as a speech-language pathologist, it can be hard to come up with fun speech therapy end of the year activities that still are beneficial for students. Here are some suggestions for you to try in your classroom.

Getting the most out of your time, the end of the year is a great time to reflect on what you’ve accomplished.  Maybe you’re sad that it’s almost over and maybe you’re anxious to get started for next year.  Either way, keep in mind that your therapy sessions are coming to an end soon and make sure you don’t waste any more precious time.

Why is speech therapy so much fun? Because you get to work on the things that really matter to you. Whether it’s your pronunciation, or your fluency, or even just the way you carry yourself—speech therapy is all about giving you the tools to express yourself in a way that feels true.

It can be easy in school to feel like you’re just another cog in a machine, and that’s why we love working with students on the things they care most about. Not only do they have more fun, they make more progress because they’re truly engaged in their own learning.

And when it comes at the end of the year, when everyone’s ready for summer break, speech therapy can help clear up any lingering issues or concerns from an otherwise successful year. It gives students a chance to reflect on what’s working and what still needs improvement, so they can come back next year ready for more success.

So whether you’re a student preparing for your first year of middle school or a parent who wants to help your child grow and excel this summer, we’d love to give you some tools for making it happen.

As the end of the year approaches, students are more distracted by the upcoming summer break. With all this excitement, it can be difficult for them to stay focused on school. This makes it even harder for speech therapists to get their students to engage in activities that help improve their communication skills and overall language development.

For those working with children who are struggling with a speech disorder, this is the perfect time to implement some new therapy exercises into your sessions. To do so, you will want to make sure you have access to a wide variety of resources that can help you with your efforts. In this article we’ll take look at some of our favorite ideas for end-of-year speech therapy activities.

Summer is almost here and for the speech-language pathologist that means you have about a month of therapy left before school is out. End of year goals may still be in progress, or you might be working on some end of year activities to help your students with their speech and language skills over the summer.

Even though it’s the end of the year, it doesn’t mean therapy can’t be fun! Here are some ideas for fun games, books, and crafts that are educational and will be sure to keep your students coming back for more.

The end of the school year can be a hectic and busy time. It’s important to keep your students learning, even in speech therapy! Here are some activities that will keep your students engaged, while reviewing their goals and practicing their speech and language skills.

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