Raise your hand if you would rather be frolicking in an apple orchard right now! Because yes – me too. But if I can’t actually be on an apple picking adventure with my clients and students, then I will bring the apple orchard to them!
Apple theme activities are so popular this time of year and there are so many fun ways to incorporate them into your next speech session or lesson plans. In this blog post, I have compiled some of my favorite, top rated, FREE fun apple-themed activities!
If you are looking to meet language goals, practice speech sounds, or just want a fun and festive apple craft for your upcoming fall speech therapy sessions, then we have you covered! Grab some cozy clothes and relax with your apple pie because all of these resources are FREE and ready to go for you!
As always, this blog includes a free resource just from us! Below you will find a print and go, dot and say game to practice your R, S and L Blend articulation targets!
Apple Speech Therapy Activities
This free list of Fun Apple Themed Speech Therapy Activities includes 11 different areas of focus.
- Articulation & Blends
- Language Targets
- Vocabulary
- Wh Questions
- Following Directions
- Describing
- Younger Students
- Older Students
- Games
- Boom Cards
- Hands On
Apple Themed Articulation and Blends
Here are some of my favorite Free apple themed articulation practice resources! We know this is a big need, so we made a fun Dot and Say Apple Orchard Themed Articulation Freebie! Have your students practice R Blends, L Blends and S Blends in initial, medial and final position as they dot and say the picture and go through the apple orchard path!
- FREE Fall Theme Articulation Activity for Speech Therapy | L Sound by Dean Trout Little Shop of SLP is a hidden picture activity that targets L sounds. The images are hidden in an apple orchard scene.
- /K/ Articulation Apple Theme Worksheets Freebie by Rowans Speech Room is a set of engaging worksheets to practice the sound K. This is great for young readers!
- Fall Speech Therapy K Articulation Virtual Apple Picking Activity, Language /k/ by C and N Printables is a fun apple picking themed activity that targets practice of the /K/ sound in all positions!
- August and September /r/ Articulation Homework Flash Cards and Worksheets by Amanda Hayes is a packet of worksheets that can be used for homework or to be done in class. This packet focuses on R in all positions and R blends!
- FREE (Apple-themed) ABC Placemat by PlayLearnTalk is a great resource to target articulation and letter recognition for young students!
- Articulation Bookmarks Freebie – FALL THEMED by Butterfly SLP is a set of articulation bookmarks for students to use as they read!
FOR YOU! We are always adding articulation lists to our ever-growing content library! Check them all out here! Each articulation list has an interactive freebie to start practicing with your clients today!
Language Targets
As speech therapists, I am sure we all have a caseload that is loaded with students working on language skills. All of these free resources are a great way to hit those language skills goals!
- Apple Sentences Subject/Adjective Free by SLP Tree is an apple tree themed activity that helps students practice expanding their sentences with adjectives.
- Bad Apple Remote Language-Literacy Learning Kit by Language Lane by Peggy Morehouse CCC SLP is a set of language components that follow an interactive book.
- Apple Themed Speech Therapy Vocabulary and Grammar Worksheets Freebie by Mrs. H’s Speech Room is a set of fun – apple theme based language worksheets for vocabulary and grammar.
- The Top Ten Things I Like About Fall by Kathy Babinaue is a set of writing prompts to practice language goals as you describe your favorite fall activities.
Vocabulary: Apple Activities for Speech Therapy
There are so many fun games and great resources to use to teach vocabulary skills to your students during these fall months, and the apple orchard theme can make it so fun! These resources can be used with classroom teachers or special education teachers to include in their fall literacy centers!
- October – PlayLearnTalk Surprise #3 – Emotions – – Speech Therapy – Freebie by PlayLearnTalk is a great freebie with an apple theme that covers emotions and vocabulary covering emotions. This freebie also focuses on social skills!
- October – PlayLearnTalk Surprise #2 – Verbs – Speech Therapy – Freebie by PlayLearnTalk is a highly rated freebie that targets verb vocabulary. This is part of a 4 part surprise bundle that has different themes for vocabulary all with an apple theme.
- Fall Picture Vocabulary Cards for Speech-Language Therapy – Freebie by Natalie Sanders is a set of fall and apple themed vocabulary cards that can be used to meet multiple different speech goals.
- Apple Themed Vocabulary Worksheets Freebie by Speech Adventures is a print and go worksheet that supports vocabulary practice with a fun apple themed worksheet!
- Upper Elementary Themed Vocabulary and Grammar Worksheets-Apple Theme by Mrs. H’s Speech Therapy Room is a set of worksheets targeted for upper elementary and early middle school grades!
Wh – Questions
Here are some Wh-Question focused apple-themed language activities to use with your students!
- Fall Language Freebies by The Speech Nook is a bundle of fall activities including apple themed Wh Questions!
- FREE Ten for September for Speech Therapy by Teach Speech 365 is a bundle of worksheets that target a variety of speech goals, including a fun apple themed wh question worksheet that is print and go!
- WH Questions: Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie by Tamara Anderson is a highly rated wh questions worksheet that goes along with the story Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie.
See Also: We have a fun Fall Themed Resource round up post for you as well! We gathered 257 + Free Fall Speech Therapy Activities. Check it out to grab all the best free fall themed resources for your speech sessions this coming season!
Following Directions
I found that using apple themed activities is a great way to practice following directions – there are so many fun activities that involve the steps for making apple pie or caramel apples that are great for students who are working on following directions. Using a visual recipe is a great tool for speech and there are so many with a fun apple theme! Here are some of my favorites!
- Apple theme following directions worksheet by Love to Teach Speech is a fun coloring worksheet with an apple theme that prompts students to follow one and two step directions!
- Cooking With Kids: Warm Apple Cider by The Smiling Speechie is an engaging activity to make apple cider as you practice following directions and language goals with your students!
- Auditory Apples by Little Speech Corner is a listening comprehension activity that prompts students to follow directions based on an apple board game!
- Apple Orchard Create-a-Scene Interactive Book FREEBIE by SpecED Specialities is a digital interactive pdf pdf story that is interactive and prompts students to follow directions by creating an apple orchard scene.
- Apple Teeth Cooking Activity by Cider House Autism Resources is highly rated! Practice following directions as you cook and create with apples!
Describing: Apple Activities for Speech Therapy
Whether your students are describing an apple tree, parts of an apple, or the color of caramel apples, there are so many fun and interactive ways to practice describing. Add these to your theme schedule for your fall speech therapy sessions!
- Describing Apples Communication Board FREE – Apple Theme Speech Therapy by Speak Play Love – Margaret Feldman is a free communication board to use during an apple themed lesson to practice describing in conjunction with AAC.
- FREEBIE: Apple Picking Category Sort- Digital Speech Therapy Activity by Sunflower SLP is a digitally interactive describe and sort activity!
- Where is the Apple? – Interactive Books FREEBIE! By Chloe Elizabeth SLP is an interactive book with a fun apple theme! Have students practice describing where they see the apple!
Younger Students
Apple themed speech sessions were always a hit for my younger students! I often worked with students on the autism spectrum or in early intervention and they had so much fun with these resources! Apple themed activities were an effective approach to get them engaged and excited at the beginning of the school year.
- FREE (Apple-themed) ABC Placemat by PlayLearnTalk is a highly rated resource that can support almost every single client on your caseload. They target articulation, letter recognition, core words, have sentence strips and are great for preschool aged children!
- Free Coloring Reading Log – Apple Theme (Parent Handout, Printable) By Eva Lee SLP is a blank worksheet of apples to fill in as students read more books. This is engaging and gets young students excited to read more!
Older Students
Don’t leave out those middle school and high school aged students when thinking about apple themed lesson plans and speech sessions! Here are some of my favorite resources to involve older students with the apple picking festivities!
- Apple Pie FREEBIE – Speech Therapy Send Home Slips by Blue Bug Speech is is a great resource for middle or high school students! Get them excited for their goals with this fall and apple themed send home slip.
- Apple Themed Speech Therapy Vocabulary and Grammar Worksheets Freebie is a set of engaging apple themed vocabulary and language work sheets for high schoolers!
Games: Apple Activities for Speech Therapy
Break out the apple to apple cards and bingo chips! Here are some fun apple themed games to play!
- Holiday & Seasonal Game Boards for Fall by Beyond Speech Therapy is a highly rated set of board games to play with your students! These are great to do in small groups.
- Apple Themed Open-Ended Games {FREEBIE} by Figuratively Speeching SLP is an engaging and fun apple activity pack! Use task cards to pick apples off the board and have your students practice everything from articulation, language, fluency and more! This game covers some basic concepts and is great for small groups!
- Teletherapy Game Apple Digital Activity Speech Therapy Describing Guessing Game by Tracy Crouse is free word guessing game!
CHECK IT OUT! In our Speech Therapy Store Shop, we have an absolute favorite game Articulation Apples to Apples. This was a game that I LOVED playing with all ages of students to practice articulation in a really fun and engaging way! This game is played just like apples to apples, has clear directions, and includes the following sounds: R, L, S, SH, CH and TH. Grab it here to add to your apple themed lesson plans!
Boom Cards
Do your speech students love boom cards? Because mine sure do. There are some great, quality boom cards you can use for free with your students with fun apple themes!
- Fall Themed Sorting Boom Cards™ FREEBIE by Speechie Adventures is a highly rated set of boom cards with a fall theme to practice describing and sorting
- Apple Trouble Book and Game Companion NOW WITH BOOM CARDS by Kari Radovich is a boom card set and story companion to go with the book Apple Trouble!
- Apple Picking Trial Reinforcement Freebie Speech Therapy | BOOM Cards™️ by Whitney SLP is an open ended reinforcement boom card game!
Hands On: Apple Activities for Speech Therapy
Most of my speech clients excelled with more hands on activities, and I love these types of resources for so many different reasons. Sensory bins were always a favorite, as well as interactive books. Those little hands love hands on learning! Here are some great hands on resources with an apple theme for you!
- Back to School Speech Therapy Craft by Speech Dreams is a highly rated apple themed back to school craft that will keep little hands busy!
- Apple Fine Motor Activities for Preschool Freebie by Buckeye Teacher Mama is a great hands on and fine motor skill activity that has students build fall themed objects like apples with lego blocks!
- Apple Play Dough Mats by Playful Speech is a set of fun fall and apple themed play dough mats to give your students some hands on practice!
- FREEBIE! Apple File Folder Color Matching Activity Special Education Game by Pre-K Life is a highly rated hands on game for younger students!
- AUTUMN INVITATION TO PLAY PRINTABLE, SENSORY BIN, PREK KINDERGARTEN SPED by Play Based Fun is a highly rated fall and apple themed sensory activity!
Conclusion: Apple Activities for Speech Therapy
The season of apple picking and apple pie is so exciting, especially when we involve our students in this fun time! As a speech-language pathologist, I always found that making a theme schedule helped my student’s interest levels and engagement.
Starting off the year right away with a fun apple theme is a great way to start having fun with your clients and students and get them excited for their speech sessions! Break out that red paint, dried apple snacks, cute apples for manipulatives and some silly apple themed books to start getting your students excited!
We hope these resources were helpful for you and that your therapy session planning is easier because of these resources. Make sure to download our free Dot & Say Apple Picking Themed Articulation Resource below as a start! Happy Fall!
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