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speech and language teaching concepts for Hi! Fly Guy in speech therapy​
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/fl/ initial
/z/ final

Themes:

friendship
bug
pets

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: Yes
Age Recommendation: Elementary, Late Elementary, Middle School

Hi! Fly Guy

By Tedd Arnold

A fly goes out looking for something to eat. A boy goes out looking for something to catch for the Amazing Pet Show. Boy and fly meet and a beautiful friendship begins! But flies can’t be pets… or can they?

Will they be able to convince others that flies and boys can be friends?

This clever and fun picture book can be used in speech therapy to address character analysis. It is also great for targeting sequencing and inferencing! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Hi! Fly Guy in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode

Narrative Concepts:

character analysis
illustration study
inferencing
sequencing
problem solving

Sequencing:

order of things Fly does to convince others that he is a pet

Vocabulary:

pets, pests, tricks, fancy, judges, award, fly (noun), fly (verb), Buzz (proper noun), buzz (noun)

Character Analysis:

Fly Guy- he seems to enjoy life in the wild and is angry when Buzz catches him. He then seems to change his mind and enjoys Buzz. Fly Guy is smart. He is kind and determined to show the judges at the show that he is a pet.
Buzz- a boy searching for an amazing pet to catch, so he can go to The Amazing Pet Show. He believes that Fly knows his name. Buzz takes care of Fly Guy. He also releases Fly Guy when he realizes that Fly Guy doesn’t qualify as a pet.

Inferencing:

What sound does flies make?
Why does Buzz think Fly Guy is smart?
Do you think Fly Guy intended to say Buzz’s name?
Why do you think Buzz’s parents think Fly Guy is smart?
Do you think Fly Guy intentionally flew to Buzz while saying “BUZZ!?”
Do you think Fly Guy likes his name?
Why is Fly Guy happy?
Why can’t flies be pets?
How was Fly Guy the smartest pet?
Why do you think Fly Guy is choosing to stay with Buzz?

Problem Solving:

Fly found a way to prove that he was a pet, so that Buzz could win something at The Amazing Pet Show.