speech and language teaching concepts for pete the cat and the missing cupcakes in speech therapy​
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/p/ initial
/k/ initial
/k/ medial
/s/ medial
/s/ final
/kl/ blend

Themes:

second chances
birthday or party
animals
food

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

Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes

By Kimberly and James Dean

Pete the Cat and his friends are busy as can be baking cupcakes for a party, and Pete can’t wait to perform with his groovy band. But some of the cupcakes have gone missing! Who could have taken them? In this book, Pete and the gang work together to find the missing cupcakes and learn about making mistakes, forgiveness, and that it’s cool to be kind.

This sweet early childhood picture book can be used in speech therapy to tartget predicting and rhyming. It is also great for discussing the message of giving second chances. Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode

Narrative Concepts:

phonological awareness
sequencing
counting
theme/message
predicting
problem solving

Sequencing:

order of who they suspected took the cupcakes
order of clues they found

Vocabulary:

clues, tricks, solved, case, mystery, suspect, investigate, confess, forgive, alibi *not all directly from text but support tier 2

Character Analysis:

Was Pete right in giving a second chance?
Did Grumpy Toad make things right by making more cupcakes for everyone?

Social/Emotional:

forgiving people
giving a second chance
admitting when you are wrong

Grammar:

who questions
more/less concepts

Text Features:

change in font color and font size for emphasis
ALL CAPS and exclamation points for emphasis

Phonological Awareness:

rhyming

Predicting:

Who do you think is taking the cupcakes?
Who do you think they will suspect next?
How many cupcakes are left?
Do you think they should give Toad a second chance and forgive him?
Do you think Grumpy Toad will make things right?