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Literacy-Based Speech Language Therapy Activities

Semantics Days of the week, food vocabulary, descriptive terms (colors, number)

Sequencing Caterpillar/butterfly life cycle, days of the week, counting

Wh- questions What, who, where, when, why

Use songs with Familiar Sequence Stories

We like to use song and chants with familiar sequence stories. There are many songs that go along
with most familiar sequences (e.g. days of the week, months of the year, counting, alphabet, etc).

Songs are a great pre-reading activity to get children into the mindset of that specific sequence.

Keeping with the example, here are some songs we love that go great with The Hungry Caterpillar to
teach the familiar sequences of the days of the week and numbers as well as telling the story:

Cinco patitos by Jose Luis Orozco Hungry Caterpillar by The Learning Station
5 Little Ducks by The Learning Station Days of the Week/Dias de la semana by Dr. Jean
Cinco elefantes by Stanley A. Lucero Today Is Sunday/Hoy es domingo by Dr. Jean
Days of the Week by Twin Sisters Months of the Year/Meses del año by Dr. Jean
Los dias de la semana by Jorge Anaya Five Little Monkeys/ Cinco monos pequeños by Dr. Jean

Familiar Sequence Story Games

Familiar sequence stories are great for
making predictions. The child can

“guess” what is going to happen next
because the story follows a structure
that is familiar to them. This helps

keep them excited and engaged
because they have background
knowledge that can help them to
participate even more! The Hungry Caterpillar is the one book that people have developed a ton of

games around. We created a following-directions activity where we build the caterpillar’s head and
then play a game to remember the sequence of the food that he eats. Students get to stuff the cards
through the mouth to feed him the food.

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