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Summer
Bugs
A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die.
This endearing Summer book can be used in speech therapy to target figurative language and inferencing. It is also great for analyzing the character in the story. Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Fireflies! in speech therapy below:
complete episode
vocabulary
character analysis
inferencing
figurative language
verbs (present progressive)
verbs (action)
verbs (mental state)
flickered, fireflies, cellar, polished, barefoot, moonlight, hundreds
The boy finds joy and excitement in the light of the fireflies. In the end, he experiences both sadness and happiness as he releases the fireflies.
similes
verbs (present progressive)
verbs (action)
verbs (mental state)
How do you know the boy is excited about the fireflies?
How do the other children feel about catching fireflies?
Do you think the boy has caught a firefly before? How do you know?
How does the boy feel at the end of the story? Why?
If you are interested in seeing other Summer books to use in therapy, then check out the Narrative Teaching Points Book List for a printable copy.
