Love Monster by Rachel Bright is one of those picture books that instantly captures hearts — and it’s easy to see why it’s so popular in classrooms and speech therapy sessions. This sweet story follows a little monster who lives in a world full of cute, fluffy creatures where he feels like he doesn’t quite belong. As Love Monster sets off on a journey to find someone who will love him, students are drawn into themes of belonging, emotions, and perseverance. Because of these rich themes, Love Monster activities work especially well for targeting language skills, social-emotional learning, and comprehension, making this book a perfect choice for a book companion or extension activities.
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This book is all about love and acceptance, so it can be used ALL year long! It is especially perfect for Valentine’s Day though! If you’re looking to infuse some love and friendship vibes into your speech room in February, this is the book for you!
I made a book companion to go along with this sweet story! It can be found in The Speech is Sweet Club! Let’s peek inside:
Love Monster Worksheets
This companion comes with a wide range of printables! No time to cut and laminate?! No problem! There are so many different activities that are ready to go! They address story retelling, synonyms, prepositions, emotions, rhyming, WH questions, and more!
This book is perfect for talking about emotions. Throughout Love Monster’s journey he feels hopeful, adventurous, lonely, scared, sad, and happy! It’s a beautiful story.
Gotta love story maps! These are hands-on and perfect for practicing story retelling.
Love Monster Flip Book Companion
Flip books are engaging and fun! They’re also perfect to send home for further practice. Parents can review the story and activities with your students at home! I had a student once that LOVED collecting these and showing them off to his teacher and mom. It was the sweetest. They really allow students to dive into a story.
Love Monster Language Activities
I’m a huge fan of interactive notebooks, so over the last several years all of my book companions contain a variety of interactive activities! These are great to add into language notebooks or used as independent activities! These activities are also a fun way to incorporate fine motor skills into learning.
These activities address a variety of skills such as prepositions, story elements, vocabulary, comparing/contrasting, and more!
Open-Ended Pages
These simple pages have so many different uses! They can simply be used as reinforcement – students can dab the hearts with a bingo dauber, cover the hearts with pom-poms or mini erasers, or you can slip them inside a dry erase sleeve to create a play-doh smash mat!
These are also your mixed groups solution! If you have a student in your language group with articulation goals, then they can write their target words inside the hearts. Your fluency students can write words in the hearts to practice easy onsets or light contacts! The possibilities are endless!
Love Monster Clip Cards
These are unique way to practice answering questions! At the top is a question and at the bottom are possible answers (a field of 2 and 3 are available). Students will clip the answer with a clothespin!
This companion contains so many activities! I would recommend to choose a handful and use this book over the course of a couple weeks and then you can revisit the story later in the school year (or next year) and use different activities! It’s great practice to re-read books and when you use different activities it adds a little spice to your therapy! haha
Also, this book is part of a little series! If you want to read about the other books check out my Valentine’s Day themed blog post!
More Love Monster Book Activities
There are so many different ways to use this book in therapy! Here are a five:
- Prepositions – Love Monster looks for love everywhere! A cute little activity you can do with this book is to take a Love Monster book buddy, a stuffed heart, or even just a paper heart and have students look for it around your speech room!
- Comparing/Contrasting – Love Monster feels different from all the other citizens of Cutesville.
- Describing Words – Cute, Fluffy, Dark, Scary, etc
- Social Skills – Talk about how to make new friends, where to find new friends, etc.
- Character Traits – Love Monster truly is a go-getter, he didn’t give up easily, and is a true friend.
Where can you find this speech therapy book companion? There are three options:
Speech is Sweet Club
Speech Therapy Book Companion Bundle
Individual Packet
Looking for more Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Activities? Check out:
Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Activities: A Mega Guide for SLPs
Valentine’s Day Minimal Pairs
Hedgehugs Book Companion Activities
Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse Activities
February Literature Flip Books
February Articulation Notebook
February Language Notebook
February Speech Therapy Lesson Plans
Free Valentine’s Day Open-Ended Pages
Free Valentine’s Day Articulation Activities
Free Valentine’s Day Articulation Vocabulary Books
Valentine’s Day Picture Books
Valentine’s Day Color, Cut, and Glue Articulation
Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans
Froggy’s First Kiss Ideas
The Day it Rained Hearts Activities
The Night Before Valentine’s Day Freebie
Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!
