August Literature Flip Books

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There are so many great back to school books! 

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

This is a classic and one of my favorite books to read in the speech room! Chester Raccoon is nervous about starting school and his mother teaches him about the kissing hand. It’s darling! It’s a great book to work on making text-to-self connections, because many students can relate to Chester! Students can also compare their school with Chester’s school! You can also have a great discussion about nocturnal animals! 

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Another classic back to school read! I just love Chrysanthemum! She loves her name…. until she starts school and other students start to pick on her. It’s a wonderful story about loving yourself and appreciating differences! This is a great story to practice using adjectives and descriptive language – Chrysanthemum parents tell her that she’s precious, fascinating, and winsome! 

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Duncan’s crayons are fed-up! They feel used and under appreciated so they decide to quit! They send Duncan a series of letters filled with grievances – this book is seriously witty! If you’re a classroom teacher this is a fun book to incorporate into a letter writing unit! The author truly brings each crayon to life and your students will love their personalities! 

I found some finger puppets to accompany the book! They’re great for retelling and reenactments! This book is great for back to school or year round!

How Full Is Your Bucket (For Kids) by Tom Rath

This book is a great way to set the tone for a new school year and to teach kids to be “bucket fillers” and not “bucket dippers.” You can use this book to tackle figurative language and social skills!

Grab some dollar spot buckets and create an interactive activity! Students can write down examples of bucket fillers and bucket dippers on scraps of paper and sort them!

Howay for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester

This story touches my SLP soul! Every speech-language pathologist needs a copy! It’s about a little rat with an articulation problem – he can’t say /r/! Articulation students ADORE this story! Rodney is teased by the school bully – Camilla Capybara. He outsmarts her in a game of simon says and becomes a hero! Oooh, it’s such a precious story! It’s a great way to teach about kindness and accepting others. Use this book to target social skills, articulation, comparing/contrasting, and more!

These literature flip books address a variety of skills – story elements, comparing/contrasting, comprehension, writing, sequencing, and more!

These flip book companions can also be found in a bundle that’s 50% off! You can collect 52 flip books and 52 booklets that will make reading engaging and fun!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful school year!

P.S. It’s time for TPT’s annual back to school sale! Everything in my store is 25% off when you use the code BTSFRESH at checkout on 8/1 and 8/2! That means you can save BIG on the literature flip book bundle!