speech and language teaching concepts for Bugs Bugs Bugs! in speech therapy​
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/b/ initial
/gz/ final

Themes:

bugs

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: N/A
Age Recommendation: Early Childhood

Bugs Bugs Bugs!

By Bob Barner

“Budding entomologists will fly to this book like bees to honey,” said School Library Journal, and it’s true! Pretty ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy daddy longlegs, and round roly polies are just some of the familiar creatures featured in this whimsically illustrated insect album from veteran children’s book author-illustrator Bob Barner. Check out the actual size bug chart, which provides real-world comparisons so that readers know exactly how big each bug is, and the Bug-O-Meter, which lists fun facts about each bug, such as number of legs, where it lives, whether it flies, and if it stings.​

This colorful bugs book can be used in speech therapy to notice illustrations and describe vivid scenes and descriptive features of a variety of bugs. It is also great for targeting /b/ and /gz/ sounds! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Bugs Bugs Bugs! in speech therapy below:

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

descriptive sequence​

Narrative Concepts:

illustration study​
text features​
phonological awareness​

Vocabulary:

bugs, butterflies, flutter, spotted, ladybugs, creeping, daddy longlegs, grasshopper, caterpillar, bees

Text Features:

moving text
change in text size for emphasis
exclamation marks
diagrams of actual size bugs
chart with descriptive features

Phonological Awareness:

rhyming
alliteration

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