10/31/2025
Spice, pie, & patch... What do all of these things have in common?
You guessed it... PUMPKIN! 🎃
Since today is Halloween, let's explore 5 ways you can use the story "The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin" to support your child's speech/language development!
1️⃣ Increasing descriptive & action vocabulary
👻This book is FULL of descriptive words & verbs!
👻Read the book, then draw & color pumpkins. Describe what they look like: colors, shapes, & sizes.
👻Use your drawings to act out the book! Make the pumpkin lay flat, roll, bounce, & pick it up.
2️⃣ Identifying & naming colors
This book provides LOTS of opportunities for naming & identifying colors! Go off script and ask questions!
👻"What color is the pumpkin?"
👻"Find the blue pumpkin!"
3️⃣ Increasing vocabulary about shapes
Spoiler alert: This pumpkin isn't round! This book includes many different shapes that you & your child can read about & continue talking about when the book is done!
👻Go for a scavenger hunt
👻Encourage your child to find items around the house or outside that are square, round, rectangular, or triangular!
4️⃣ Practicing speech sounds
👻Is your child working on making certain sounds correctly with their SLP? This book might have it!
👻Whether it's the 'p,' (ex: pumpkin patch) or 's' blend (ex: Spookley, square) sound, you can read this book with your child, model the correct sound & word, and encourage them to repeat it after you
5️⃣ Practicing past tense words
If your child is learning or practicing past tense, this book is full of words to practice!
👻Regular words ending in "-ed" (flipped, snapped, stopped, etc.)
👻Irregular words (were, was, etc.)
🎃BONUS🎃 You can also use this book to talk about how everyone is different and that's OK! We should be kind to everyone, no matter our differences.💛
3 other books about pumpkins that your child will love:
👉The Bumpy Little Pumpkin
👉The Runaway Pumpkin
👉From Seed to Pumpkin
Do you have concerns about your child's speech/language skills in any of these areas? Give us a call today for a free consultation with an SLP!
📲702-337-2938