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speech and language teaching concepts for Mr. Gumpy's Outing in speech therapy
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/g/ initial
/m/ initial and medial
/st/ medial
/er/ final

Themes:

Summer

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

Mr. Gumpy’s Outing

By John Burningham

Mr. Gumpy lives by a river. One sunny day he decides to take a ride in his small boat. It is such a perfect idea, for such a perfect summer day, that he soon has company: first the children, then the rabbit, the cat, the dog, the pig, the sheep, the chickens, and still others until– Mr. Gumpy’s outing comes to an inevitable but not unhappy, conclusion.

This fun Summer book can be used in speech therapy to target vocabulary and predicting. It is also great for sequencing. Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Mr. Gumpy’s Outing in speech therapy below:

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

action sequence

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
sequencing
illustration study
predicting
verbs (action)

Sequencing:

order of animals that asked to ride in Mr. Gumpy’s boat

Vocabulary:

river, squabble, ride, chase, tease, bleat, muck, trample

Grammar:

verbs (action)
negation
conjunction (but)
verbs (present tense)
verbs (regular past tense)
verbs (irregular past tense)

Predicting:

Will Mr. Gumpy let them into the boat?
What animal will ask to ride next?
What will happen when they all are in the boat?
How will they get out of the water?

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