Are you looking for fun and engaging Valentine’s Day speech therapy activities? From conversation hearts to flower bouquets and everything in between, Valentine’s Day is a fun and meaningful theme to use in the speech room. Seasonal and holiday themes are especially effective because they connect to students’ real-life experiences. When Valentine’s Day decorations are already filling classrooms and hallways, bringing the theme into therapy helps students build on their background knowledge.
*This post contains Amazon Affiliate links*
Tips for Planning Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Activities
Valentine’s Day is truly a sweet time in the speech room! With so many storybooks, crafts, and themed activities to choose from, it’s easy to build engaging sessions around this holiday. I recommend allowing yourself two full weeks for this theme, whether that’s the first two weeks of February or the second and third weeks. Personally, I’m a fan of Groundhog Day, so that’s usually my go-to theme for the first week of February. Valentine’s Day also lends itself beautifully to conversations about kindness and friendship, making it a theme that can easily stretch beyond a single week in the speech room.
- Opt for kindness and friendship themes if your school does not allow the celebration of holidays.
- Choose one or two books that can be revisited later in the year. There are many great Valentine’s Day books that can truly be read year-round, such as Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch or Love Monster.
- Join The Speech is Sweet Club! All of my Valentine’s Day resources (over 35 covering everything from AAC to phonology) are available inside my membership, a convenient library of time-saving resources designed for busy SLPs.
Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Activities
Whether you’re looking for cute crafts, book companions, or short stories, I’m here to help you plan the sweetest Valentine’s Day lesson plans.
Valentine’s Day AAC and Literacy Activities
I’ve created AAC book companions for six popular Valentine’s Day books, all included inside The Speech is Sweet Club. This all-access membership is designed for speech-language pathologists who want to save time and simplify planning while still making therapy fun and engaging. Consider your therapy sessions covered!
- February AAC and Literacy 1st Edition (also in a bundle)
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose by Lucille Colandro
- Love Monster by Rachel Bright
- The Day it Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond
- February AAC and Literacy 2nd Edition (also in a bundle)
- Little Blue Trucks’ Valentine by Alice Schertle
- Mouse’s First Valentine by Lauren Thompson
- Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson
Each book companion includes:
- story board
- retelling board
- retelling strips
- y/n question cards
- comprehension question cards
- communication pictures (can be used for sensory bins, feeding activities, picture exchange book, etc)
- file folder games
Valentine’s Day Apraxia Activities
Through my work, I’ve developed a number of engaging apraxia activities including: Apraxia on the Go, Apraxia Snip and Stick, Apraxia Printables, and Apraxia Interactive Notebooks. Let’s check out these Valentine’s Day activities:
February Apraxia on the Go
These activities and games are completely no prep! These sheets have target words that cover eight different syllable patterns: CV, VC, CVC, CVCV, CVCVC, CVCVCV, CCVC, and CVCC.
Valentine’s Day Snip and Stick Apraxia
Your students will love these adorable coloring sheets! They’re also great for speech therapy homework!
Valentine’s Day Apraxia Printables
These can be used as classic coloring sheets, placed in dry erase sleeves to make smash mats, covered in mini erasers, or they can be used with dot markers! They’re simple and versatile!
Valentine’s Day Articulation Worksheets and Activities
Here is a quick list of some of the Valentine’s Day themed articulation activities I’ve created over the years:
- Valentine’s Day Articulation
- February Articulation Game Boards
- Valentine’s Day Dice Drills
- Valentine’s Day Bouquet Craft Bundle
- February Articulation Notebook
- Valentine’s Day Color, Cut, and Glue Bundle
- Valentine’s Day Articulation Banner
Language Therapy Activities
From pronouns to describing, Valentine’s Day activities make it easy to target a wide range of language goals.
Describing Activities
I think it’s so important to include seasonal vocabulary in language therapy because it helps students build a strong foundation for talking about what’s happening around them. When students can leave the speech room and immediately apply new vocabulary to their everyday environment, learning becomes more meaningful. This describing packet features introduction pages, worksheets, sentence-building activities, and clip cards that all use Valentine’s Day vocabulary words. If you want more describing resources check out my blog post all about my Describing Toolkit!
February A Dab of Speech and Language
This packet works well for mixed groups, as it targets articulation, language skills, and fluency, along with open-ended pages that can be adapted for a variety of goals.
February Interactive Language Notebook
This interactive notebook targets a wide range of language goals aligned with K–2 Common Core standards, including WH-questions, grammar, describing, and comparing and contrasting using interactive Venn diagrams.
Additional language resources include Valentine’s Day Color by Pronouns, Snip and Stick Grammar, Expressive Language, and Receptive Language, all included in one bundle. Your language groups will love these activities!
If you’re looking for a great way to tackle WH questions, my Monthly WH-Question Stories fit the bill! The February edition has some Valentine’s Day themed short stories.
Phonology Activities
The Phonology on the Fly Bundle includes a variety of games, worksheets, and interactive notebook activities designed to target minimal pairs and support phonological processes. Below is a closer look at the Valentine’s Day edition.
You can also find a full preview in my blog post, Valentine’s Day Minimal Pairs.
Stuttering Activities
The Fluency in a Snap series includes a full year of no-prep stuttering activities and games, with a Valentine’s Day–themed edition available.
These activities focus on fluency-shaping techniques such as easy onsets and light contacts. Each packet also includes no-prep pacing sticks to support practice with flexible speaking rates, along with stuttering education pages to help students identify common myths and learn helpful strategies. Pacing sticks are also such an easy craft to make! They’re super low-prep, you just need popsicle sticks and stickers.
Pacing sticks are wonderful tools for speech therapy and stuttering! Your fluency students can work on a flexible rate by touching each item on the pacing stick. They can also work on the strategies of pausing and grouping by touching the items on each stick. They’re also great for students who exhibit initial or final consonant deletion. Pacing sticks can help students build awareness that words are made up of multiple sounds.
For these pacing sticks I used these colorful foam popsicle sticks found on Amazon. I found some conversation heart stickers that look comparable too!
Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Crafts
February can be a busy time in the speech room, with packed schedules and plenty of responsibilities to manage. Having no-prep Valentine’s Day crafts on hand makes planning much easier. Print-and-go activities allow you to create engaging sessions without spending extra time prepping. Here are a few Valentine’s Day–themed crafts to try!
February Speech Therapy Crafts
These are a fun activity for mixed groups! They address a wide variety of speech and language targets, speech sounds, syllable patterns for apraxia, and words for working on fluency shaping strategies! (also in a bundle)
The first edition features a variety of themes like Valentine’s Day, Groundhog’s Day, President’s Day, Dental Health Month, Yeti, and Winter Sports.
The second edition covers Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Polar Bear Day, Fairy Tale Day, Football Game, Carnival Day, and Library Lovers Month! This is also in a bundle!
Valentine’s Day Articulation Bouquet
These adorable articulation bouquets are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or anytime you want students to leave the speech room with something special! There are two different versions to choose form (or a bundle that contains both).
The super simple edition doesn’t require any glue, just color and cut! They address all articulation sounds.
The builder edition requires the entire bouquet to be built! This craft will surely keep little hands busy and it’s a great way to incorporate fine motor skills.
The membership also features a heart-shaped Valentine’s Day craft and exclusive Valentine’s Day story grammar crafts! They’re perfect for working on narrative language and story elements.
Valentine’s Day Literacy-Based Therapy Activities
Books are some of my favorite tools to use in speech therapy. They naturally spark language development and make literacy-based therapy both engaging and effective. To simplify planning during February, I’ve created a collection of Valentine’s Day book companions designed to support a variety of speech and language goals. All of these resources are included inside The Speech is Sweet Club. Below is a list of Valentine’s Day book companions your students will love.
Love Monster by Rachel Bright Activities
This is truly one of my favorite Valentine’s Day reads! You can use it to address so many different literacy skills. It’s a heartfelt story about a lonely monster who sets out on a journey to find love—and just when he’s ready to give up, love finds him instead. You can read more about this book and explore ways to use it to support speech and language goals in my blog post, Love Monster Book Companion for Speech Therapy.
You can find the companion in my TPT store or membership! At the time of this update, the book buddy stuffie can be found at Kohls!
Hedgehugs Activities
Hedgehugs by Steve Wilson and Lucy Tapper is another great read-aloud that can truly be enjoyed year-round, but it’s especially perfect for Valentine’s Day. The story follows two hedgehogs who are trying to figure out how to hug each other, and it’s absolutely adorable. You can find a full preview of the book companion in my blog post, Hedgehugs Book Companion for Speech Therapy.
You can download these activities from my membership or TPT shop. The cards can also be added into a sensory bin for some extra fun! Also, if you love this duo, I have a blog post all about the sequel, Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar!
The Day it Rained Hearts Activities
The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond is a longtime favorite of mine and a must-read during Valentine’s Day therapy sessions. There are so many ways you can use this in your speech therapy session. It’s great for inferencing, sequencing, and so much more! Read all about it in my blog post, The Day it Rained Hearts.
Find this in the membership, my TPT shop, or in a Valentine’s Day Language Bundle!
February Literature Flip Books
My Flipping for Literature series is one of my favorite creations and has been used by over 1,000 SLPs and teachers over the years. These interactive flip books are designed to make read-alouds more engaging, hands-on, and memorable for students.
You can read more about the February edition on my blog, which features two Valentine’s Day flip book companions for The Day It Rained Hearts and Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch.
More Valentine’s Day Picture Books
Looking for Valentine’s Day book ideas? Check out this Valentine’s Day book roundup featuring a variety of fun read-alouds.
I also have several blog posts packed with ideas for the following books:
Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse
Froggy’s First Kiss
Free Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Activities
If you’re looking to add a few Valentine’s Day activities to your sessions without extra prep, I’ve got you covered. Below, you’ll find a collection of free speech therapy resources designed to support a variety of goals and make Valentine’s Day planning simple and stress-free.
Free Valentine’s Day Printables
Open-Ended Pages
The Night Before Valentine’s Day Freebie
Valentine’s Day Articulation Vocabulary Books
Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans
Enjoy these free resources! Valentine’s Day is such a flexible and engaging theme for speech therapy, with endless opportunities to target a wide range of goals. Whether you’re using crafts, books, games, or no-prep activities, I hope this mega guide helps make your Valentine’s Day planning a little easier and a lot more fun. Be sure to bookmark this post and check back each year as new ideas and resources are added.
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you love these Valentine’s Day speech therapy activities!
