It is beneficial to the students that we pull in winter-themed activities and resources to supplement their own experiences with the change in season. If it does not snow where you live (or gets remarkably cold), the use of stories, videos, songs, and other resources can help provide our students to establish background knowledge about the season. If you do happen to live where it gets cold or snows during this season, encourage your students and their families to bundle up and explore the season using their five senses so that they develop real-life experiences and can expand their speech and language skills in a fun and functional way!
For full disclosure, as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases for my favorite books or games listed below. I have them linked below in case you are interested in expanding your resources for this theme. Other links, to freebies, songs, videos, and online games are not affiliated links. Check out these Winter-themed activities and resources to help you plan therapy.
WINTER THEMED BOOKS for LITERACY-BASED THERAPY:
- The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
- Secrets of Winter by Georgina Tee
- One Winter’s Night by Claire Freedman
- Winter is Here by Kevin Henkes
- Snow Dog, Go Dog by Deborah Heiligman
- Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson
- Here Comes Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara
- The Thing About Yetis by Vin Vogel
- Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Check out this blog post sharing Winter Books for Literacy-Based Speech Therapy which also includes a cheat sheet!
WINTER THEMED SONGS:
- Children’s Winter Song by Mr. Eddy Spaghetti
- Winter Song for Children by Easy Monkey Songs
- Wintertime is Here by The Kiboomers – Kids Music Channel
- Snowman Freeze Song by TheLearningStation
- Let’s Rock to Get Ready for Winter by The Kidboomers – Kids Music Channel
WINTER THEMED VIDEOS:
- What is the Winter Season by Hey! Guess What
- Brr! 5 Videos about Winter! by SciShow Kids
- All About Winter Weather by Twinkl Kids’ TV
- Winter Wonderland Weird but True! by Nat Geo Kids
WINTER THEMED BOARD GAMES (BG) and ONLINE GAMES (O):
- Frozen Winter by CBC (O)
- Winter Adventures Game by Squiglyplayhouse.com (O)
- Super Snowboarder by PBSkids.org (O)
- Thin Ice by Pressman (BG)
- Don’t Break the Ice by Hasbro Gaming (BG)
- Penguin Pile Up by Ravensburger (BG)
- Winter Games by Madlibs
ADDITIONAL WINTER THEMED BLOG POSTS:
- Winter Lesson Plans for Speech-Language Therapy
- Snow-Themed Activities and Resources for Speech and Language Therapy
- Winter Clothing-Themed Activities and Resources for Speech and Language Therapy
- Hot Chocolate-Themed Activities and Resources for Speech and Language Therapy
- Winter Books for Literacy-Based Speech Therapy
- Winter Ideas for Families to Build and Maintain Speech and Language Skills at Home
- Winter Holidays Wishlist for Toys that Build Speech and Language
WINTER THEMED FREEBIES:
- Winter Scavenger List to Build Speech and Language Skills
- No Print Winter for Mixed Groups Freebie
- 10 Winter Freebies for Speech and Language Therapy
- 10 Winter Holiday Freebies for Speech and Language Therapy
- Winter Picture Scenes by Ms. Toni’s Speech Tools
- Winter People Sentences by Speech Universe
- Winter Speech & Language Mini Bundle by Short and Sweet Speech
- Winter Following Directions by Listening Fun
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