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National Days Themes Directory
for Speech Language Therapy
Welcome to your one-stop guide for using National Day themes in speech therapy.
This page organizes National Days by week within each month, making it easy to find creative, fun, and mostly free ideas to support your student's speech and language goals. Each link leads to a detailed blog post with fun facts, themed activities, and book suggestions for preschool through early elementary students.
JANUARY National Day themes
Week 1 ( January 1 - 7 ): New Years Day, science fiction, straws, spaghetti, birds, beans, bobbleheads
Week 2 ( January 8 - 14 ): bubble baths, words, houseplants, morse code, hot tea, rubber ducks, stickers, dressing pets
Week 3 ( January 15 - 21 ): hats, dragons, doing nothing, kid inventors, Winnie the Pooh, popcorn, penguins, squirrels
Week 4+ ( January 22 - 31 ): cat's questions, pie, compliments, opposites, green juice, tape, LEGO, puzzles, dinosaur drawing, backwards day, hot chocolate
FEBRUARY National Day themes
Week 1 ( February 1 - 7 ): groundhog, birds, sweaters, mail carrier, weatherperson, compliments, cards
Week 2 ( February 8 - 14 ): kites, pizza, umbrellas, inventors, friends, pennies, apologies, Valentine's Day
Week 3 ( February 15 - 21 ): gumdrops, hippos, innovation, kindness, thumbs, chocolate mint, comfort, pets, muffins, language
Week 4+ ( February 22 - 29 ): humbleness, single tasks, tootsie rolls, tortilla chips, eating right, quietness, fairy tales, polar bears, strawberries, pancakes, science, tooth fairies, Leap Day
MARCH National Day themes
Week 1 ( March 1 - 7 ): pigs, smiles, compliments, old stuff, national anthem, unplugging, grammar, snacks, cheese doodles, names, dentists, oreo cookies, cereal, sock monkey
Week 2 ( March 8 - 14 ): proofreading, meatballs, super mario, napping, planting flowers, earmuffs, K9 Veterans, scientists, crafts, butterflies, Pi Day
Week 3 ( March 15 - 21 ): errors, pandas, St. Patrick's Day, recycling, reading, laughing, storytelling, color, World Down Syndrome Day
Week 4+ ( March 22 - 31 ): goofing off, puppies, chocolate covered raisins, waffles, creating holidays, hats, scribbling, something on a stick, mermaids, pencils, crayons
APRIL National Day themes
Week 1 ( April 1 - 7 ): April Fool's Day, fun, greeting cards, pennies, children's books, KIY, rainbows, joy, carrots, dandelions, peeps, library, geologists
Week 2 ( April 8 - 14 ): zoo, unicorns, farm animals, pets, hamsters, scrabble, dolphins, gardening
Week 3 ( April 15 - 21 ): erasers, pajamas, bats, animal crackers, laundry, look alike day, kindergarten, tea
Week 4+ ( April 22 - 30 ): Earth Day, jelly beans, picnics, bucket list, bus drivers, penguins, pretzels, gummi bears, stories, superheroes, zippers, tie dye
MAY National Day themes
Week 1 ( May 1 - 7 ): May Day, school principals, Harry Potter, space, shoes, star wars, birds, weather observers, Cinco de Mayo, astronauts, nurses, teachers
Week 2 ( May 8 - 14 ): cupcakes, alphabet magnets, cleaning rooms, eat what you want, hospitals, frogs, dancing chicken
Week 3 ( May 15 - 21 ): chocolate chips, straw hats, drawing, trees, bike to school, pizza parties, dishes, planting, be a millionaire, bees, waitstaff,
Week 4+ ( May 22 - 31 ): Sherlock Holmes, lucky pennies, turtles, scavenger hunts, towels, paper airplanes, cellophane tape, hamburgers, paperclips, creativity, parrots
JUNE National Day themes
Week 1 ( June 1 - 7 ): flipping coins, dinosaurs, dentists, eggs, cheese, hot air balloons, gingerbread, eyewear, doughnuts, chocolate ice cream,
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JULY National Day themes: coming soon - these links are not connected yet
Week 1 ( July 1 - 7 ): coming soon
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SEPTEMBER National Day themes
Week 1 ( September 1 - 7 ): forgiveness, living fearless, skyscrapers, wildlife, being late, cheese pizza, egg toss, books, humming birds
Week 2 ( September 8 - 14 ): literacy, Star Trek, teddy bears, ideas, encouragement, chocolate, peanuts, positive thinking, coloring, creativity
Week 3 ( September 15 - 21 ): dots, play dough, The Constitution, cheeseburgers, pirates, caring for kids, peace
Week 4+ ( September 22 - 30 ): elephants, ice cream cones, checkers, punctuation, comic books, pancakes, scarves, neighbors, coffee, chewing gum, loving people
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Week 1 ( November 1 - 7 ): coming soon
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DECEMBER National Day themes: coming soon - these links are not connected yet
Week 1 ( December 1 - 7 ): coming soon
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