Our Favorite Farm-Themed Books for Speech Therapy – Episode 68

A common theme that many teachers use at some point during the school year is a farm theme. With the opportunity to talk about animals, farm life, work responsibilities, and so much more, this theme provides students with elements of fun and learning. Children’s authors also love writing about farm life and farm animals, which can be used to teach students about a new way of living while incorporating their favorite farm animals. However, not all farm-themed books are great for speech therapy. So, in today’s episode, we’re sharing our favorite farm-themed picture books and ways to use them during your speech therapy sessions.

One of the main reasons we love farm-themed picture books is the opportunity to build background knowledge and new vocabulary with your students. While these books give a small glimpse into what farm life is really like, it’s important to point out to your students that not everything they’re reading is realistic. Therefore, be mindful that some kids might need to understand the fictional side of things in these picture books, which is important to their understanding of background knowledge. Additionally, we briefly summarize each book, the key concepts, and speech sounds to target with your students. We think a farm theme provides so much for students, so we hope you can incorporate our favorite farm-themed picture books in your speech therapy sessions this year!

Topics Discussed:

• A list of our favorite farm-themed picture books 
• The two main reasons we love using farm-themed books with our students 
• A quick summary, key concepts, and speech sounds to target with your students during speech therapy
• Making sure students understand the fictional side of farm life in these books and knowing not everything is realistic