Sonya raises her three chickens from the time they are tiny chicks. She feeds them, shelters them and loves them. Everywhere Sonya goes, her chicks are peeping at her heels. Under her care, the chicks grow into hens and even give Sonya a wonderful gift: an egg! One night, Sonya hears noises coming from the chicken coop and discovers that one of her hens has disappeared. Where did the hen go? What happened to her? When Sonya discovers the answers, she learns some important truths about the interconnectedness of nature and the true joys and sorrows of caring for another creature.
This sweet farm book can be used in speech therapy to address social/emotional issues like dealing with loss. It is also great for noticing illustrations and for targeting inferencing as well as for vocabulary! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Sonya’s Chickens in speech therapy below: