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speech and language teaching concepts for Pete the Cat: Cavecat Pete in speech therapy​ ​
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/p/ initial
/v/ initial and medial
/tr/ initial
/r/ initial and medial
/th/ initial

Themes:

dinosaur
non-seasonal
friendship
playing together
acceptance

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

Pete the Cat: Cavecat Pete

By James Dean

Pete lives happily among the dinosaurs. He’s friends with everyone. But when Pete organizes a picnic with all his friends and some herbivores and carnivores can’t seem to get along, it’s up to Cavecat Pete to show them that they can all have fun together. Fans of Pete the Cat will enjoy going back in time with Pete. Complete with over 30 stickers!

This cute dinosaur book can be used in speech therapy to address friendship and compromise. It is also great for targeting alliterations, linguistic verbs and for /p/, /v/, /tr/, /r/ and /th/ sounds! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Pete the Cat: Cavecat Pete in speech therapy below:

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
theme/message
sequencing
illustration study
inferencing
social/emotional
verbs (present tense)
verbs (linguistic)
phonological awareness

Sequencing:

order of animals Pete invites to the party and things they do together

Vocabulary:

whiz, carnivore, argue, ruined, herbivore

Social/Emotional:

Pete invites all his friends to the party and tries to make sure they all have fun and get along. He also makes sure there is something for everyone to eat and do based on their preferences.

Grammar:

verbs (present tense)
verbs (linguistic)

Phonological Awareness:

alliteration

Inferencing:

How does Vinny feel about having a picnic?
How does each dinosaur feel when they get invited?
Why do you think Pete started to play the guitar?
How do they feel at the end?
How did Pete act like a cavecat?

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