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Whether you work with preschoolers, elementary, middle, or high school students, using a theme-based approach in November is easy for all ages. Today, on the blog, I will share November speech therapy themes to help you plan for your entire caseload. From holidays to seasonal changes, there are lots of themes that fit for November. Here is a roundup of November speech and language themes to get your inspired.
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As SLPs with high caseloads, remember that you don’t have to switch themes every week. Using a theme for 2-4 weeks can save you time and energy, preventing burnout. This approach allows you to explore themes more deeply and gives students more time to practice skills within a familiar context. Check out my tips on making November speech therapy planning more efficient in Real Talk SLP podcast episode 45.
If you love using themes but struggle with planning, consider joining the Themed Therapy SLP Membership. The membership provides three themed therapy units monthly, designed for PreK-5th grade students. It offers access to 36 themes throughout the year, including fall speech therapy activities for October and November, including pumpkins, fall, farm animals, Thanksgiving/turkeys, and hibernation. Use the Thanksgiving/turkey or farm to cover goals for November. When you get an annual subscription, you get access to all 36 themes at once.
Use my free-themed therapy yearly SLP planner to help you organize your monthly speech therapy themes and plan for the rest of the year. The themed therapy planner includes ideas for each month and an editable lesson plan template to keep track of what you did with each theme.
The fall season is still in full force in November. If you weren’t able to some of the fall speech therapy themes in October, this is the time to do them. Here are some themes
November offers several fun national holidays that can inspire your speech therapy sessions:
A food theme is perfect any time of the school year, but here are some November national holidays that would work well as speech therapy-themed units.
During November, we know that many families celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. You can plan many great lessons around Thanksgiving and turkey books to build knowledge about the main dish and how people celebrate. If you have students that don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, you can do a food theme or just learn how families gather for dinner. You can work on table manners, how to have a conversation, preparing foods, and describing meals your students love to eat. With the plethora of Thanksgiving commercials, funny turkey videos, and songs, you can plan easy-peasy lessons. One of my favorites is the Fast Food Simon’s Cat video paired with my speech therapy cheat sheet for mixed groups.
I’d love to hear about your November speech therapy ideas! Share your theme-based activities in the comments below or tag me @themedtherapyslp on social media, and I’ll feature your activities in my stories!
