November Read Alouds for Speech Therapy

Another month, another huge selection of great books to read in therapy sessions. This month will be shorter due to days off for holidays, which makes it's hard to pick which ones to read! Here are some that I have in my classroom that I think make excellent choices for November…

Dav Pilkey is a great author and this story, ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving is a fun option! It features lots of different kids (read: multicultural) in a story told with the same manner as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. The story rhymes it's way through the children's field trip to a turkey farm where they end up saving the birds because they feel too bad to eat them. The pictures are bright and will be great for describing what's happening in the story. It's a sweet tale that your students will love, especially if they don't eat meat 🙂
I've seen this book popping up on social media, and once I read about it, I had to have it! Balloons Over Broadway is the true story of the puppeteer, Tony Sarg and his contributions to what we now know as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This one is on the longer side, definitely recommended for reading with your upper grades and even middle schoolers. The details in the illustrations, as well as the ties to history make this story a winner! Plus, it's a nice break from the turkey books 🙂

Of course, I had to throw in a speech favorite! There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey by Lucille Colandro follows the same line of stories where the crazy old lady eats all the things. I think this one better than the pie version because it doesn't mention dying…I'm not a fan of that! I love using these books to work on seasonal vocabulary and sequencing. And if you need any companion activities, I have some HERE.The Scarecrow's Hat by Ken Brown is a good fall story about a farm, where a chicken starts a string of borrowings to help each character find an item they need! It's perfect for working on problem and solution, and it's so fun to recreate for retell! Here are some activities I shared in another blog that go perfect with the book!