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speech and language teaching concepts for bonaparte falls apart in speech therapy​
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/ar/ medial
/p/ medial
/n/ medial
/f/ initial
Themes:

Halloween
helping others
Book Details:
Diverse Characters: N/A
Age Recommendation: Elementary, Late Elementary
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Bonaparte Falls Apart

By Margery Cuyler

Bonaparte is having a tough time. It’s hard for this young skeleton to just hang loose when he can’t keep hold of himself.

Luckily, Bonaparte hit the bone-anza when it came to his friends. Franky Stein, Black Widow, and Mummicula all have some boneheaded ideas to help pull him together. But will it be enough to boost his confidence and get him ready for the first day of school?

This clever and funny Halloween-themed book is great for targeting problem solving and sequencing! I can also be used in speech therapy to address social-emotional concepts. Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Bonaparte Falls Apart in speech therapy below:

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode
Narrative Concepts:

illustration study
sequencing
verbs (regular past tense)
pronouns
figurative language (idioms)
predicting
phonological awareness
problem solving
inferencing
social-emotional concepts
Sequencing:

order of attempts he and his friends try to fix his problem
Vocabulary:

shook, clacked, undo, retrieve, fetch, muffled, strap, tangled, mandible, hang loose, training
Social/Emotional:

Discuss Bonaparte’s feeling of worry and how having a dog allows him to feel comfortable hanging loose.
Discuss how his friends supported Bonaparte.
Figurative Language:

idioms
Grammar:

pronouns
verbs (regular past tense)
Text Features:

ellipsis
Phonological Awareness:

rhyming
multisyllabic word
Inferencing:

Why does Bonaparte have difficulty staying together? (understanding skeletons)
Other than being made fun of, what are other possible problems of constantly falling apart?
Why does Franky Stein suggest screws and glue?
Why was Bonaparte unable to move when the screws and glue were used?
Why is Bonaparte unable to see after being wrapped?
Why did he name the dog, Mandible?
What type of training did Bonaparte do with his dog?

In combination with illustration, infer how each attempt will not work and how Bonaparte feels based on his facial expressions.
Predicting:

Ellipsis are used after each attempt to allow for time to guess whether or not the attempt with solve Bonaparte’s problem.
Predicting why each attempt will or will not work.
How will the dog be perfect for Bonaparte?
Problem Solving:

Bonaparte keeps falling apart and losing body parts. He is worried what others at school might think of him. He and his friends work together to find a way to help him.

If you are interested in seeing other Halloween books to use in therapy, then check out the Seasonal Teaching Points Book List for a printable copy.