Weather | Themed Language Unit | Speech Language Therapy

Help your students build important language skills while learning about the weather! This engaging unit is part of the Curated Collections bundle and includes activities like exploring affixes, practicing complex sentences, and working through nonfiction texts, all with a weather theme.

The Weather Speech Therapy Themed Language Unit is designed to engage students with weather-related activities while targeting key language skills. Whether students are learning about the word “forecast,” solving a problem about a power outage, or describing rainy day essentials, this unit offers a wide range of language-building exercises. The activities are perfect for elementary-aged students, and the weather theme makes learning relatable and fun. This unit is ideal for working on skills such as cause and effect, narrative creation, and vocabulary building while introducing important concepts like severe weather and the function of meteorologists.

This Weather Speech Therapy Themed Language Unit Includes:

• 25 pages of resources and instructions to guide your lessons.
• 4 pages of Affixes (fore: forecast, freeze, windy, y: sunny): Practice with prefixes and suffixes to create new weather-related words.
• 3 pages of Cause and Effect: Explore cause-and-effect relationships through weather scenarios like thunderstorms and droughts.
• 1 page of Compare and Contrast: Help students compare different types of weather conditions.
• 3 pages of Complex Sentences: Practice building complex sentences using prompts about rain, jackets, and umbrellas.
• 2 pages of Describing (rain jacket, umbrella): Build descriptive language around everyday weather-related objects.
• 4 pages of Nonfiction Texts: Read engaging nonfiction texts about clouds, thunder, and other weather phenomena.
• 1 page of Problem and Solution Text: Students work through a weather-related problem-solving scenario.
• 1 page of Problem Solving Scenario: Engage students with a real-life weather challenge, like what to do during a flood.
• 2 pages of Story Summarizing: Use weather-themed stories to practice summarizing key points.
• 1 page of Vocabulary (severe): Build vocabulary by exploring the meaning of “severe” and other weather-related terms.
• 2 pages of WH Questions from Text: Answer comprehension questions based on weather-themed nonfiction and fiction texts.

You’ll love how this unit connects language learning to real-world topics like weather, keeping students interested and engaged. The variety of activities ensures that you can target multiple goals in one session, from understanding affixes to practicing complex sentences and solving problems. The low-prep format is perfect for busy SLPs, and the weather theme will keep students motivated as they work on their language skills. Whether discussing thunderstorms or working through problem-solving scenarios, this unit offers a comprehensive approach to language therapy.

Everything is designed to work seamlessly with other themes in the Curated Collections bundle, so you can keep your sessions fresh and cohesive.

• Grade Levels: K-7th
• Black and white/Color versions for easy printing
• Aligns with Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) and allows for flexible use across various therapy goals.

SLPs AND TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…Recommended for K-7th
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I love this resource! It makes planning based on themes so much easier. My kids love the fillable PDFs that we can use in person and as models. This was one of the best purchases that I have ever made.” – Carly M.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is nicely organized into themes that work with mixed groups and goals. Really like that this can be paired with books and other resources to use a theme for 2-4 weeks in therapy. Simplifies planning.” – Jean F.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is the most amazing resource!!! The activities are fun and engaging for students and target a variety of skills.” – Sarah D.