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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
animals
food

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

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 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

Sequencing:

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

Vocabulary:

clues, tricks, solved, case

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 they will suspect next?
How many cupcakes are left?