Getting "Speechie" with a Good Book! The Wolf's Chicken Stew

This weeks book is one that I had not been familiar with until now.  The book is The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza.

The great book companion to go with this book was created by Abby at Schoolhouse Talk.

I have featured one of Abby's book companions before, and I must admit, they are two of my favorites!  Abby's book companions have everything that I love in book companions.  Lots of visuals, questions, and activities.  Here is what is included in her packet:


Comprehension Questions
There are 31 question cards included in this packet.  These questions all have picture prompts that are really great.

There is also a page of 18 recall questions without picture prompts that you can use to check student comprehension.

Story Retell
First, there is a Rebus Story that is a summary of The Wolf's Chicken Stew with pictures cues for joint story retell.  This is really a really cute way to have students help retell the story.

 

Next, there is a blank story map that you can use to help identify story elements and sequence events.

Then, there are large story sequencing cards.  I love these cards!  Anytime I can have my students have visuals to help them retell a book is awesome!

Abby also included a mini story retell book that students can put together and then take home to share with their parents.  I learned to make books this way a while ago, and kind of forgot to use this way in a while.  It was a nice reminder of a great way to create a mini book.  Abby includes detailed directions on how to create this book.

 The next cute activity to target story retell is a story elements dice.  You put together this dice and roll it to see which story element the students should identify.

Voacabulary
First up is a matching game.  There are 18 words included in this activity.  You simply match the word to the definition.  There is also a worksheet that students can use to identify specific words that you should target for your students

The next activity is comparing/contrasting.  There are several different pages that use Venn diagrams to compare/contrast items and vocabulary from the story.  There is also a blank sheet included to target your own words.

There is also a vocabulary word web that you can use to help students gain a better understanding of vocabulary words from the story.

Games
The first game included is a barrier game.  There is one background and lots of pictures from the story that students can use for different language and comprehension/following directions activities.

Abby also included an open-ended game board that you can use with student as they practice their therapy targets.  There are two sizes included.

Writing

There is a writing prompt where students can write about their favorite foods and activities, and then color a picture to accompany their writing.

 

Articulation
There is also an /s/-blend activity that is super cute to target some articulation skills.  Students put their s-blend "ingredients"  into a silly stew.

This packet is awesome!  It was really great to use with my kindergarten students who are working on so many of these skills. 

You can get The Wolf's Chicken Stew Book Companion HERE.
You can find Abby at Schoolhouse Talk on Facebook
You can also find her at her blog: slp123.blogspot.com

Getting "Speechie" with a Good Book! Little Blue Truck

 

This weeks book companion is for a book that has a special place in my heart.  My youngest son has never been that into books (big frown face).  I have always read to him since he was a baby, just like my older son, but, he just was never that into books.  This book is the one that I can really remember changing that.  This is the first book in which he sat for the whole thing!  He loved this book, and I did too!

The book is... Little Blue Truck by Jill McElmurry
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This book is a sweet story about a friendly little blue truck who helps a big, rude construction truck when it gets stuck in the mud.  The book shows that when you are friendly and helpful to people, they will be friendly and helpful back.  This is a rhyming book that flows really well, so it is great for targeting phonemic awareness skills too.

The book companion that I am featuring for this book is by Tracy Morlan of Gold Country SLP.

Included in this packet:
First of all, Tracy includes CCSS Citations and IEP Goals with each of the activities, which I think is a great addition to a book companion!

Sequencing Cards
There are two levels of sequencing cards.  One has pictures only, and one has text only.  There are also six number cards for sequencing.  You could use these as a visual template for the picture or word cards.

Story Comprehension Cards
There are Yes/No question cards...

as well as Wh-Question cards.

Barrier Game
This is a cute barrier game that includes instructions and suggestions, props, and a mat.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
The first is a Category Sorting Activity for farm vs. zoo animals.

The next one is sorting trucks by color.

Phonemic Awareness
These were great with my kindergarten intervention group!

Onset and Rime are targeted with 36 cute red trucks:

Rhyming is targeted with two cute rhyming sheets:

Animal Sound Match-Up
This activity has students match a picture of an animal to the sound it makes.  You can use the prop pictures from the barrier game for this activity too.

Board Game
There is a generic board game with really cute game pieces included.  You just cut and fold and have game pieces!  How clever!

This was a great addition to my book companion collection, and I am so grateful to Tracy for letting me share it with you today!

You can get this book companion HERE!
You can find Tracy on Facebook and at her blog, Gold Country SLP.