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speech and language teaching concepts for The Biggest Snowman Ever in speech therapy
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/sn/ initial
/st/ final
/b/ initial
/g/ medial
/m/ medial
/kl/ initial

Themes:

winter
snowman
teamwork

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: N/A
Age Recommendation: Elementary

The Biggest Snowman Ever

By Steven Kroll

Kids will adore this sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Biggest Pumpkin Ever! When the mayor of Mouseville announces the town snowman contest, Clayton and Desmond claim that they will each make the biggest snowman ever. But building a huge snowman alone is hard! They work and work, but their snowmen just aren’t big enough. Soon they have an idea. As the day of the contest approaches, Clayton and Desmond join forces to build the biggest snowman ever.

This charming winter and snowmen book can be used in speech therapy to discuss teamwork. It is also great for targeting adjectives and problem solving. Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using The Biggest Snowman Ever in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

complete episode

Narrative Concepts:

vocabulary
sequencing
problem solving
social/emotional
adjectives

Sequencing:

order of what Desmond and Clayton each did to build their snowmen
steps of how Desmond and Clayton built the biggest snowman

Vocabulary:

biggest, contest, wheelbarrow, rolled, idea, wedge, announced, drifts

Social/Emotional:

helping others
teamwork

How do Desmond and Clayton work as a team?
Why do Desmond and Clayton work as a team?

Grammar:

adjectives
verbs (regular past tense)

Inferencing:

How will the wheelbarrow help Desmond and Clayton?

Predicting:

Who do you think will win the contest?
What do you think Clayton’s/Desmond’s idea will be?
How do you think they will make the biggest snowman?

Problem Solving:

Desmond and Clayton work separately to build the biggest snowman, but realize that it’d be bigger if they work together.

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