The Foot Book
This book is best for:
- antonyms / opposites
- descriptive concepts
- location concepts
- quantity concepts - more, many
- rhyme
- speech sounds - /f/ word-initial
Review
Dr Seuss’s The Foot Book uses rhythm and rhyme to teach young children about opposites. It explores a range of descriptive, location and quantity concepts through repetitive text and engaging illustrations. The Foot Book would be the perfect choice for children who are practising their /f/ sound in word combinations (e.g. left foot, right foot, wet foot, dry foot).
For further speech and language targets in The Foot Book by Dr Seuss, see the list below.
Book Details
Story Plot: Repetitive Tale
Themes:
- body parts
Speech and Language Targets
Speech Sounds:
- /f/ - foot, feet
Grammar:
- adjectives (e.g. fuzzy fur feet, red feet)
- possessive pronouns (his, her)
Semantics:
- matching
- labelling
- identifying parts
- antonyms / opposites
Concepts:
- descriptive concepts (big, small, slow, quick, wet, dry)
- location concepts (up, down, front, back, over, left, right, low, high)
- quantity concepts (many, more)
- temporal concepts (morning, night)
Rhyme & Sound Awareness:
- rhyme
Book Info
Published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2011 (ISBN: 9780007173105)