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Back to School Speech Therapy – First Day of Speech Activities and Games

(205 customer reviews)

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Ease into the school year prepared with these no-prep games! Great first day of speech activities for one-on-one or group sessions. Get to know your students and discuss their speech goals.

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Speech therapy first week of school! Do you have back to school speech therapy plans? Add these beginning of the year activities to your first days of school to get to know your students and discuss their speech goals with them. Walk into the new school year with confidence and a little fun using these get to know you games, designed just for your speech therapy sessions.

The perfect addition to your back to school speech therapy lessons! Getting to know you and your speech goals.

Return to school with three games that will break the ice and open up dialogues around speech goals for every student. They are just the ideal, ready-made, fun solutions while also including therapy goals during back to school season.

Whether you’d like to build rapport with your students or to have good insights into each of their needs, these games make an enriching first week of speech therapy possible.

These beginning of the year activities will allow you to connect with your students in ways that will set a tone for a year filled with meaningful progress through your speech therapy sessions!

✅ WHAT’S INCLUDED (color and black & white versions)

Welcome to Speech! Pages

  • 1 geared towards younger children and 1 geared towards older kids
  • Fill out info and goals for speech therapy

Speech Room Rules Poster

  • Use to discuss rules and expectations

My Favorites Page + Get to Know You Coloring Pages

  • Additional pages to utilize to get to your students

Spinner Game

  • Game & questions geared towards younger children (Pre-K and Kinder)
  • Directions include how to make a spinner with a paperclip and crayon
  • Land on a colored crayon and ask the corresponding question

Bingo

  • 6 different bingo game cards
  • 16 questions about summer and school
  • 16 blank cards (with bingo icons) to customize questions if desired

Dice Game

Directions are included on the page! The game is intended to be used with older students.

Lesson Plan + Data Collection Sheet

Bonus Lesson Plan and Data Collection Sheet are included for your school year!

These no prep printables are the back to school speech therapy resources you need to bring some ease to the crazy beginning of the year season!

 

BUNDLE & SAVE!

Grab even more beginning of the year activities when you purchase the Back to School Speech and Language Activities Bundle!

 

 

SLPS AND EDUCATORS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“My students really enjoyed using this in the beginning of the school year!  It is very adaptable for all of my students on my caseload!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“What a fun way to start a new year! My students loved these activities! A fun way to build community and get to know each other! Thank you!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I used this with my K-6 students as a Back to School activity last week and they really enjoyed it. It’s great for all ages!”

 

 

⭐ RELATED PRODUCTS ⭐
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205 reviews for Back to School Speech Therapy – First Day of Speech Activities and Games

  1. Breann V. –

    Fun and Creative!

  2. ANITA V. –

    Great for all of the age groups that I work with.

  3. Myra C. –

    Excited to use for the new year!

  4. Miranda K. –

    excited to use!

  5. Brenda S. –

    Helpful tool to use during speech therapy…

  6. Debbie Mosbey –

    Great for first week!!

  7. Laura H. –

    Thank you!

  8. Sounds With Sarah –

    Thank you! I used this with all of my students in September!

  9. Raisa S. –

    These were great to use at the start of the year. I started at two new schools and the ice breaker activities were a good way for me to get to know my students.

  10. Gina L. –

    The speech goals page is perfect for the top page in my students’ speech binders!

  11. suzanne S. –

    Thanks, this is great!

  12. Sharon O. –

    Good graphics, colorful! Looking forward to using them, especially the dice game! Thanks for creating this!

  13. Valerie Worley –

    Love that this includes activities for all ages and I especially appreciate the black and white option!!!

  14. Megan R. –

    Great activities for our first two weeks back! Thanks!

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  16. Michaela H. –

    My kids loved these! Thank you!

  17. Kayleigh S. –

    Great resource! Easy Prep and love the visuals!

  18. AdriAnna H. –

    This was a great icebreaker activity for the start of the school year!

  19. Tricia E. –

    Meets my needs!

  20. Jourdan H. –

    🙂

  21. Janna D. –

    I love this! It was great for breaking the ice and helping my kids identify what their goals are and what they need to work on.

  22. Nourish and Grow –

    Thanks!

  23. Dimitra E. –

    Great back to school activities, thanks!

  24. Nicole S. –

    Awesome resource.. thx!!

  25. Elizabeth B. –

    Used with pre-K kiddos in the beginning of the year… they loved it! Great way to introduce school environment vocab.

  26. Haley’s Speech Things –

    This will be so fun at the start of the year!

  27. Debra B. –

    Great and easy activities for the first day/week of speech. No prep needed!

  28. Jennifer P. –

    Very helpful at the beginning of the school year!

  29. Cait’s Speech Store –

    Great!

  30. Megan T. –

    Great for back to school. It’s so important for kids to know their goals!

  31. Miss Becca SLP –

    The kids loved this!! Thank you!

  32. Marcella A. –

    Perfect back to school activities!! Thank you!

  33. Heather C. –

    Cute! Great activity for the first week in speech!

  34. Amy W. –

    Great first day of speech activity! Fun way to get the kids talking and break the ice!

  35. Emily S. –

    Perfect for back-to-school!

  36. marybeth S. –

    Great Resource

  37. Anne L. –

    Love the sheets for reviewing goals! Thank you so much.

  38. Kelly N. –

    Useful for back to school activities! Enjoyed the parts that included reviewing goals.

  39. Laura S. –

    This was great to get me thinking of ways to start off the year. My students loved the dice game.

  40. Leah W. –

    My students really enjoyed these activities. Was especially useful to review speech/language goals after a long summer break. Thanks!

  41. Laura J. –

    This was perfect for the beginning of the school year. A great way to get to know students and remind students of the goals they are working on in speech therapy!

  42. Stacy H. –

    Thank. you! Love it

  43. Christie K. –

    great way to start the year.

  44. SOFIA P. –

    I use the questions for comprehension all the time!

  45. Sharon P. –

    Useful resource for first few weeks of school.

  46. Kasey H. –

    Thank you!

  47. Jennifer E. –

    Nice back to school set.

  48. Kyriaki K. –

    Thank you for this fantastic resource!

  49. Speech Up –

    A fantastic way to start the year and get to know new students.

  50. Kristin B. –

    The goal pages were just what I was looking for. I had each student fill this out at the beginning of the year and put it in their homework folder so they and their parents are reminded of their speech/language goals.

  51. Anita B. –

    Great!

  52. Dawn M. –

    great for the start of the year!

  53. SLP 4 LIFE –

    Great resource

  54. Virginia H. –

    So helpful!

  55. Brooke S. –

    This was a great product!

  56. Andrew Kantor –

    thx

  57. Dolores S. –

    Easy and fun to start the new year. Thank you

  58. Stephanie R. –

    Great activities that could be used with a variety of students.

  59. Taylor T. –

    Great way to ease back into the school year!

  60. Jessica M. –

    Looking forward to using this with my little ones

  61. Tina S. –

    This is fantastic, since I work with children from preschool age to high school age, with different language levels: I can use this resource with all of my students! What a great way to start the year.

  62. Melissa F. –

    I am excited to be using with resource with all my students next week!

  63. Nicole C. –

    cute for first week of school! I cant wait to use this with my kiddos

  64. Haley D. –

    I cannot wait to use this with my kiddos during the first week of therapy. They are going to love it. I am a new school-based SLP and this is perfect for me to get to know my kids and let them get to know me.

  65. Twila R. –

    Loved the Back to School dice game!

  66. Kelly Schaefer –

    I am happy to have this resource to use for the first few sessions this school year! Thanks!!

  67. Taylor B. –

    Great activity for the start of school!! It works for all age levels

  68. Lil Mae’s Speech –

    Great back to school activity!

  69. Mitzi W. –

    Fun game for the first days of school.

  70. Georgia Peach SLP –

    All my kids loved these back to school activities! I filed them to use again next year!

  71. Allie Marr –

    Cant wait to use these!

  72. Missy Brown – Speech Source –

    My kids loved it! Thanks!

  73. Sally W. –

    Fun activities for back to school!

  74. Alyssa S. –

    Great introduction to speech!

  75. Emily N. –

    Easy to use and my students loved it!

  76. Cameron R. –

    Easy and fun to use, there were many options for different grade levels!

  77. Lynelle D. –

    Can’t wait to use in speech therapy! Thanks for creating and sharing such a fun little resource!

  78. Jenni Erickson SLP –

    My students really enjoyed the dice activity, and I enjoyed learning more about my students! I look forward to using the other activities in the future, too. Thank you!

  79. Lisa N. –

    I used the bingo activity for an intro activity. The kids enjoyed it.

  80. Melissa P. –

    Great and easy to adapt for a variety of language needs! The kids loved this:)

  81. Corina G. –

    Great resource!

  82. Sunnie Speech –

    My students loved this activity and it helped to break the ice @ the beginning of the year– thank you!

  83. Katherine T. –

    This was great thank you!

  84. Alisha K. –

    Love this product. THank you,.

  85. Anna C. –

    Great back to school product!

  86. Kristian A. –

    I used this for all of my groups on their first speech session this year! They all loved it. Thank you!

  87. CP C. –

    It’s been a few weeks that school have started, but I’m still using it! Love it for homework too. So easy and simple. Thanks!

  88. Gayle V. –

    Thank you for sharing!

  89. Marrieta J. –

    Great activities for beginning the school year.

  90. Ebonee R. –

    Great Resource!

  91. Heidi M. –

    Great to use at the beginning of the year; I also use the bingo boards for vocab lessons

  92. Rachel L S. –

    I loved using these at the beginning of the year to get to know my students. So cute.

  93. Paula L. –

    Great ice breaker activity for the beginning of the school year.

  94. Toni C. –

    Good resource for younger students

  95. Lisa V. –

    This was a great resource for back to school. Thank you!

  96. Living a Speechie Life –

    This was a great way to start off the school year!

  97. Angela S. –

    Super easy to use!

  98. Yennin Itzel R. –

    Amazing! Thank you very much

  99. Lynette D. –

    My students loved using this during independent work times.

  100. Angela A. –

    These activities were a perfect way to start the school year! Thank you!

  101. Monica E. –

    Great activities to use at the beginning of the year!

  102. The Bilingual Stars –

    Great resource for back to school. Thanks!

  103. Danielle M. –

    I’ve been using the dice game during virtual learning this first week with the dice on toytheater.com and the kids have loved it!

  104. Howdy SLP –

    Easy to use resource!

  105. Paula T. –

    Great resource to engage kids and work on community building during those first few sessions of the year – thank you!

  106. Aubray M. –

    A great back to school activity!

  107. Brianna Barrett –

    Great product to use with my distance learners! Thanks!

  108. Sari W. –

    A plethora of activities to use at the start of the school year! Engaging and fun!

  109. Jacquelyn W. –

    Great for distance learning!

  110. Chatter Nest –

    Great for those first few days of therapy!

  111. Kristen H. –

    My students love this activity. It provides an opportunity for me to learn about my students. My favorite part of the activity is the goal sheet that can be sent home to parents.

  112. Madeline J. –

    Great introductory activity that allows you to target a variety of goals!

  113. Cheryl L. –

    I liked the welcome to speech and goals pages for the first day of speech.

  114. Kate K. –

    This was a great resource and was a fun way to engage the students.

  115. Robert Crumb –

    This was great it really helped with getting my students to know their goals. Thank you for your work.

  116. Vanessa Z. –

    Great resource!

  117. Victoria A. –

    This was wonderful resource to use for my entire caseload to start off the school year.

  118. Lauren M. –

    Excellent resource!

  119. Ashley Prest –

    It was very easy to use both online and printed, which worked well bc I have both. The students really enjoyed it and it kept them engaged

  120. Language with Lori –

    This was a great resource for the first week of school!

  121. Courtney H. –

    love this back to school therapy resource! can’t wait to use it with my kiddos at the beginning of the therapy year!

  122. Emma W. –

    Great resource for back to school!

  123. Create and Communicate –

    My students loved using this resource to color, get to know each other, and get the school year started in speech! This was so easy to have printed and ready for a variety of groups and ages.

  124. Abigail R. –

    My students loved this back to school speech resource!

  125. Teal M. –

    I love how easy this resource was to prep (10 minutes with an old laminator) and I was able to use it for my first week of kids. The variety, dice/spinner/coloring, helps keep all my kids engage and ease them back into therapy for another school year. Worth the money! Great job!

  126. Lindsey W. –

    I love the variety of this back to school resource. Easy and quick to prep!

  127. Bree C. –

    Great resource!

  128. Sawyer L. –

    This was easy to prepare and discuss with my students. It was visually easy to comprehend.

  129. Kayla H. –

    This is a great activity to get to know your students!

  130. Kristen O. –

    My students loved using this resource as we eased into the school year and got to know each other!

  131. Cassandra V. –

    Great resource for the first week of speech.

  132. Emily Elliott –

    Worth the money, would buy again. I plan to use it year after year to get to know new students. It’s differentiated well to fit different age groups.

  133. Dorothy C. –

    Great back to school resource for the first week of school!

  134. Melissa P. –

    Great get to know you activity for those first couple of days in speech.

  135. Rising Sun Speech –

    My students loved this activity. Thank you so much!

  136. Ericka P. –

    Perfect for beginning of year!

  137. Angela O. –

    Great back to school resource.

  138. Rachel L. –

    Great resource!

  139. Sarah M. –

    Good back to school activities!

  140. Rachel M. –

    The kids especially loved the dice rolling sheet.

  141. Susan K. –

    FUN back to school activity for ALL of my caseload! 🙂

  142. Kindness with Cass –

    Great activity!

  143. Sara T. –

    Fun back to school activity for first few weeks of school!!!!

  144. Cardigan Speech –

    I use this every year. Super simple for all levels and I like that it incorporates speech information with the “getting to know you” portion.

  145. Stacie M. –

    I used this with my K-6 students as a Back to School activity last week and they really enjoyed it. It’s great for all ages!

  146. Rachel W. –

    Great resource.

  147. Abigail H. –

    This was a great first session game for speech therapy.

  148. Erin L. –

    This was a great activity for the first speech session of the year. Thank you for this wonderful resource!

  149. Kristin B. –

    What a fun way to start a new year! My students loved these activities! A fun way to build community and get to know each other! Thank you!

  150. Speech Materials 4 You –

    I will use this every year now

  151. Marcella F. –

    Great Back to School activities!

  152. Melissa S. –

    Fun craft!

  153. Kori M. –

    My kids loved the bingo game!

  154. Megan M. –

    Perfect for the beginning of the school year to help get to know my students! They really enjoyed the dice game and it sparked some inspiration for an OT who saw me using this in my speech room! 🙂

  155. Netta Sydney –

    This resource was a great one to start off the school year, the kids loved it!!

  156. Kimberly Artis –

    My students enjoyed the activity. They had fun and were engaged with the material. Thank you for your hard work in putting it toghther.

  157. Allison D. –

    A great variety of activities for the first week of school!

  158. Heidi D. –

    Very handy resource for beginning of the school year activities. Thanks for this resource.

  159. Erika L. –

    This was a great and engaging resource to use with all of my students the month of September.

  160. Abby H. –

    This was very adaptable for most of the students on my caseload to get to know me and their group members at the beginning of the school year.

  161. Tanya C. –

    this was a great resource and had so many great activities built into it. Thank you!

  162. Angelica H. –

    My students really enjoyed using this in the beginning of the school year! It is very adaptable for all of my students on my caseload!

  163. Makayla’s Speech at the Beach –

    This is a great resource. My students find it very engaging.

  164. Emma C. –

    This has been the perfect resource for my students!

  165. miranda S. –

    This is a great resource and super helpful. It is easy to use and access.

  166. Lisa Johnson –

    This is an excellent resource! Thank you so much!

  167. Amanda P. –

    This is a great resource for the beginning of the school year. I was able to use it with all of my students.

  168. stephanie R. –

    Helpful materials for starting the year. Thanks so much!

  169. SLPA hideaway –

    I used this as my first week activities. It was great to play a game and get to know my new students. They had a blast!

  170. Natalie S. –

    These were great resources to use during speech therapy sessions during the first week or two of school. They provided great conversational opportunities to not only get to know my children on my caseload, but to informally assess their speech and language skills.

  171. Banter & Bloom –

    My students loved starting off the school year with this!

  172. Samantha J. –

    My students were engaged while using this resource. Loved it!

  173. Elizabeth R. –

    Students enjoyed it, thank you for the great resource

  174. Samantha U. –

    My students loved this resource! It kept them engaged and motivated.

  175. Terra J. –

    I really liked using this as “get to know you” with my students. In speech, I see many of them for a couple years, so I know a lot of general facts about them. This packet hit on some new conversation starters that were fun!

  176. Jennie’s Speech Room –

    This was a great back to school activity to use with my speech therapy clients. Super easy and no prep! Thank you

  177. Jamie M. –

    This was a fun back-to-school activity for my younger students!

  178. Claire C. –

    My students had lots of fun doing this together. This is definitely a resource I will go back to every year.

  179. Erin H. –

    Great activity for elementary grade students. My students enjoyed this activity!

  180. Speech City –

    Loved using these for goal setting at the beginning of the school year.

  181. Coral S. –

    Beginning of school year quick and easy resource.

  182. Alyssa A. –

    My students LOVED this! And I love that I can prep it once and keep it to use year after year. Such a fun getting-to-know -you activity!

  183. Elizabeth C. –

    This is a great resource. Thank you for creating it, it really helps my students engage!

  184. Sarah P. –

    I use themed units for my therapy sessions and I can’t wait to use this for this upcoming school year! The bingo cards will be a hit for my school-aged kiddos!

  185. Cara O. –

    My students really enjoyed this activity for back to school.

  186. Alexandria J. –

    My students really enjoyed this activity. This was a great back to school activity.

  187. Michelle Sisto –

    great resource that my students loved so much and were very excited by

  188. M C. –

    Thank you for creating this resource! I have enjoyed utilizing this resource during speech/language sessions.

  189. Diane Jeanine –

    Great activity to start the school year off. My students loved playing the games

  190. Katherine Z. –

    This is a great resource to help support the communication needs of my students

  191. marissa cerizo –

    Perfect way to ease into the school year – quick, easy and enjoyable for the kids. I like how there are activities tailored to different age ranges, so it was appropriate for all of my kids from Gr. K-5.

  192. Alison Geisler –

    This was the perfect beginning of the year quick activity for all grades!

  193. Kira F. –

    Liked it a lot! Kept students engaged and they enjoyed it.

  194. Kristen M. –

    Lots of options, I picked and chose what worked for my students and their goals.

  195. Allison P. –

    This saved me in the beginning of the year! When scheduling students uses all your brain power, this resource will save you.

  196. Jessica G. –

    a great resource for back to school speech therapy

  197. Tatiana P. –

    Great activity for the beginning of the year! My students loved it

  198. Kharyl B. –

    I use this resource every beginning of the school year. It has become a staple for me and makes back to school so easy to prep.

  199. Katelyn D. –

    My kids enjoyed having a variety of activities to ease them back into the school year. These were fun easy to do.

  200. Katy Margaret D. –

    Great no prep activities for the first day of school!

  201. STEPHANIE O. –

    SO many great options in this bundle. The kids loved the games!

  202. Olivia’s Therapy Toolbox –

    Loved loved loved using all of these resources for the first week of speech!!! It kept the kids engaged and helped to learn about each other and built rapport!

  203. Amber R. –

    Love having this for our first session to build rapport and get to know kids.

  204. Marisa M. –

    The Back to School Speech Therapy – First Day of Speech Activities NO PREP By Allison Fors is an excellent resource for the beginning of the school year! You can never go wrong with a Allison Fors product 🙂

  205. Delaney D. –

    I get in such a habit of re-using therapy materials over and over, year to year – this spiced up my beginning of year sessions perfectly.

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