Turkey is determined to have one outsanding beach day, even if Farmer Jake has other plans. Turkey is visiting the ocean for the very first time! But when he arrives, he has to stay in Farmer Jake’s petting zoo on the boardwalk. If only he could get to the beach for some splashing and surfing…Luckily, his friends are determined to help him have an utterly crab-ulous beach day, offi-shell duties or not―and they get to have some fun along the way. Packed with wordplay and clever costumes, this sun-splashed adventure is shore to entertain readers.
This exciting ocean book can be used in speech therapy to address problem solving, sequencing, predicting and inferencing. It is also great for noticing illustrations, describing and targeting /t/, /er/, /k/, /g/, /f/, /l/ and /j/ (just and Jake) sounds. Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day in speech therapy below:
Frequent Speech Sounds:
/t/ initial
/er/ medial and final
/k/ initial and medial
/s/ initial
/l/ initial
/g/ initial
/st/ medial and final
/j/ (just, Jake)
/f/ initial
Themes:
ocean/beach
Book Details:
Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day
Key Teaching Concepts
complete episode
problem solving
character analysis
sequencing
illustration study- compare and contrast Turkey’s idea and his actual costume
inferencing
figurative language
predicting
verbs (regular past tense)
verbs (linguistic verbs)
text features
homophones
repetitive text
order of disguises Turkey tries
order of ideas
order of animal friends who help Turkey
Turkey is desperate to enjoy a day at the beach, so he tries out different disguises to hide himself. Just when Turkey and his friends are losing hope, they come up with the most creative idea for all.
idioms (full swing, hold your horses)
puns/jokes (long time, no sea, baaaad joke, I’m shore, crab-ulous etc.)
adjectives
verbs (regular past tense)
verbs (linguistic verbs)
ellipses
italics
enlarged text
repetitive text
bold text
dialogue
homophones
Turkey is wearing his snorkel gear, what do you think he expects to do at the beach?
How did Turkey feel about being at the festival?
Where does Turkey really want to be?
How did he almost look like a crab?
Why did Pig say to walk sideways
How did Turkey feel when the lifeguard found him?
Why wasn’t his costume perfect yet?
How does he feel when he is caught?
How did he feel when he was surfing?
What does the lifeguard think about Turkey?
Why did Turkey’s eyes go wide?
What might people think if they see a shark disguise in the ocean? Why?
How does Farmer Jake feel?
Why did Turkey shake his head and laugh?
How will they make Turkey look like a crab?
Do you think the crab disguise will work?
What disguise will they come up with next?
Do you think it will work?
How are they going to make Turkey look like a surfer?
Do you think it will work now?
What about his shark costume?
How will they get him to the water?
What do you think they will do at the end?
Turkey and friends come up with a plan (or two) to disguise Turkey so he can enjoy the day at the beach.
If you are interested in using Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day and other summer- themed books in speech therapy, then check out these print-&-go cheat sheets. Perfect for when you don’t need a full book companion.
If you are interested in seeing other ocean books to use in therapy, then check out the Themed Key Teaching Points Book List for a printable copy.
