Whether you're working with little ones or older students, incorporating seasonal themes into your sessions can add an extra layer of excitement and relevance. In this blog post, let’s look at a range of interactive and creative teletherapy activities specifically for the winter season.

These are some of my favorite Valentine's Day apps for speech-language therapy. They help practice targets such as vocabulary, following directions, verbs, articulation, prepositions, and more! These apps provide engaging and educational activities for therapy sessions.

Looking to add affordable holiday-themed items to your therapy room? Check out these must-have items under $5! Foam snowflakes are great for scavenger hunts and home practice. Themed stickers make decorating activities fun while targeting various skills. Wrapping paper offers versatile crafting opportunities. Mini presents are perfect for teaching concepts and articulation games. Toy catalogs engage students in speech sound search, categorization, and perspective-taking activities. Find these budget-friendly items at Dollar Tree, Walmart, or request free catalogs. Elevate your Christmas therapy with these engaging and cost-effective tools!

Incorporating wrapping paper into therapy sessions is a creative and budget-friendly way to engage students during the holiday season. From crafts to games, the possibilities are endless. Use wrapping paper to target a range of goals, including categories, pronouns, verbs, MLU expansion, prepositions, requesting, turn-taking, following directions, basic concepts, and articulation. With its colorful and tactile nature, wrapping paper adds an element of excitement to therapy sessions while providing meaningful opportunities for learning and skill practice.

Looking for fun Christmas apps for speech-language therapy? Try Toca Hair Salon: Christmas for verbs and color vocabulary, Elf Yourself for motivation and requesting, Ugly Christmas Sweater Party for following directions and recall, More Pie! for cooking and life skills, and Merry Christmas - Activities for a variety of targets. These apps are engaging and perfect for the holiday season!

Looking for a fun and engaging activity for the weeks leading up to Christmas break? Download this free print-and-go song pack! It includes the lyrics to 7 Christmas songs related to winter and Santa. Use it to target a variety of goal areas with your students, from highlighting target sounds to practicing fluency techniques. Whether you put the sheets in dry-erase page protectors or give students their own copy, this activity is perfect for mixed groups. Enjoy the festive spirit and have a wonderful Christmas break!

Looking for affordable Valentine's Day therapy tools? Try candy hearts for reinforcement, a mini mailbox for articulation or language activities, sticky note envelopes for writing exercises, heart-shaped cookie cutters for comparisons and games, and heart-shaped beads for articulation or minimal pairs. These budget-friendly items offer a range of therapeutic activities to engage your students during Valentine's Day sessions.

Preparing for a snow day? Make phone calls to reschedule meetings, use a 7-day waiver form to pull meetings forward, and consider scheduling meetings in advance. On a snow day, relax and enjoy the perks. As for makeup sessions, ASHA states they're not necessary, but check with your district. Non-traditional instruction days may require sending activities home, like speech/language calendars or book assignments. Most importantly, stay informed about your district's guidelines.