Spring Speech and Language Therapy Toy Companion for the Critter Clinic

Description

Rain boots on! Your Critter Clinic becomes a spring scene full of rain, puddles, animals and outdoor play.

Use this Spring-themed speech therapy activity with your preschool and early elementary students to target articulation, WH-questions, verbs, sequencing, grammar, basic concepts, following directions, and vocabulary—all through hands-on, play-based learning!

Bring your sessions to life with the Spring Critter Clinic, where rain, puddles, animals, and outdoor play meet powerful speech and language goals. Whether you’re running a speech therapy room, push-in classroom lesson, or individual session, this engaging spring theme keeps kids motivated while you get tons of meaningful practice.

Pair this Spring Toy Companion with your favorite spring books, sensory bins, or pretend play toys—or use it on its own to create a playful spring scene right in your therapy space.

This companion was designed for busy SLPs who want maximum engagement with minimal prep. The Critter Clinic is a big investment, and this themed expansion allows you to use it for so much more than originally intended—while targeting multiple goals in a natural, playful way.

Transform your Critter Clinic using the included Decorations, Play Props, and Scenes, and get endless therapy ideas with the two included Speech and Language Cheat Sheets.

1) General Critter Clinic Cheat Sheet includes:

• Articulation List (a general word list you can use across ANY theme)
• Play Extension Ideas
• Following Directions Ideas
• Basic Concepts
• Core Vocabulary
• Ideas for targeting: inferencing, describing, pronouns, plurals, possessives, present progressive -ing, spatial concepts, verb tenses, and more

2) Spring Themed Cheat Sheet includes:

• WH- Questions
• Associations
• Compare/Contrast
• Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives
• Articulation Targets
• Sequencing
• 10 Interactive Play Scenarios

Use this activity to transform your therapy space into a spring environment full of rain, puddles, animals, and outdoor play, perfect for pretend play, story retell, and targeting a wide range of speech and language goals in both individual and group sessions.

The quick setup and variety of manipulatives make it easy to keep students engaged while practicing meaningful skills all session long.

Ideas for Use:

• The animals and insects are hiding from the rain. Find the frog, bunny, snail, bird, ladybug, caterpillar, and duck.
• The rain gear is missing. Find boots, jackets, and umbrellas so everyone can go outside.
• Find all the gardening supplies.
• The wind blew everything all over the place! Put the correct items in each door.
• Go catch butterflies! Find the door with the butterfly.
• The kids want to play! Put them in the different areas.
• The bird flew away. Find it.
• It’s a rain storm! Put everyone in their home.
• The rain stopped. Find the rainbow.
• Oh no! The frog hopped away. Where did he go? Find him.

The low-prep setup, bright visuals, and interactive play ideas make this your easiest themed therapy win for spring 🌸

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Please note: THE CRITTER CLINIC IS NOT INCLUDED. No physical items will be shipped to you.

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