Springtime-themed speech and language activities

Published: 26 Aug 2022 Tagged: activitieschildrenCommunicationfungamegameslanguagelanguage developmentlanguage skillslisteningliteracymemorynature-basedoutdoorsreadingSLPSpeakablespeakingspeech and language pathologyspeech disorderSpeech Pathologyspeech therapySpringSpringtimestimulationtalktipsvocabularywriting

After a period wearing heavy clothes or staying indoors because of the wintertime weather, Spring is finally about to start, renovating not only nature’s life cycles but also children’s energy and willingness to make outdoor activities. We have listed below some tips of how to use Spring as a good theme for speech and language activities:

• Weather forecasting roleplay: In order to practice season and weather vocabulary, your children can pretend they are weather forecasters explaining the changes from Winter to the newly started Spring. You can access a reasonable list of words to inspire you by clicking here.
• Speech Scavenger Hunt: Each child receives a list of words in a paper and need to wander (in a safe outdoor area) in search for those things. Every time the child finds the item, you can ask questions about it, talk about the item, make observations etc. A good example of a speech scavenger hunt paper is in this image here.
• Life cycle talks: Spring is the best season to talk about how nature changes throughout the year and how things change according to Mother Nature. Tadpoles to frogs, eggs to birds or reptiles, caterpillars to butterflies or moths, plants’ moments of growing leaves, flowers and fruit, everything is a good topic to celebrate Spring.
• Have an outdoor picnic: You can take advantage of the smooth weather and have a picnic at a park or even at the backyard. Your children can list what they want to eat and drink inspired by the weather, and even prepare their own food baskets, sandwiches, juices and so on, talking about the ingredients and recipes.

With these ideas, we wish you all a happy springtime, enjoying as much as you can this new season with your children in any fun and educational activity!