Meet Pretzel Bean
A Digital /p/ and /b/ Articulation Speech Therapy Storybook | Pretzel Learning, LLC
Meet Pretzel Bean, a curious little black-eyed pea with a big imagination, in this charming, hand-illustrated digital speech therapy storybook designed to support articulation, language development, phonological awareness, and meaningful communication!
Behind the big red barn on Gardener Family Farm, Pretzel Bean lives with his siblings inside a growing bean pod.
But something unusual is happening! While neighboring bean pods grow long and straight, Pretzel's home begins to bend and twist.
Why does his family's pod look so different?
With guidance from his siblings and a wise amaranth plant named Grammaranth, Pretzel discovers what makes his family special. As the garden changes, he continues asking questions and learning about the plants around him.
Through Pretzel's discoveries, students explore curiosity, belonging, plant growth, and appreciating differences.
This story also introduces the character behind Pretzel Learning's name!
What's Included With Your Purchase?
This Digital Speech Storybook includes three downloadable files:
Storybook (PDF): A digital copy of the fully illustrated storybook for viewing on compatible computers, iPads, tablets, and other supported mobile devices.
Storybook (PowerPoint): A presentation-friendly version for individual sessions, small-group therapy, and classroom instruction.
Articulation Data Tracker (PDF): A separate therapist resource featuring narrative text with color-coded speech sound targets for articulation monitoring and data collection.
These formats make it convenient to display pages, revisit target words, and use the same story across different therapy environments.
This purchase includes the PDF and PowerPoint storybooks plus the PDF Articulation Data Tracker. Printed copies and additional Digital Speech Materials are sold separately.
Targeted Articulation Through Connected Speech
Developed specifically for speech-language therapy, the 24-page narrative emphasizes /p/ and /b/, two bilabial stop consonants that share the same place and manner of articulation but differ in voicing.
Primary Articulation Targets:
/p/ – Pretzel, pod, pea, peek, pumpkin
/b/ – bean, big, barn, bend, bumpy
Additional Articulation Targets:
/m/ – morning, more, blooming
/d/ – deep, garden, dried
/t/ – tiny, time, potato
/s/ – sun, sister, peas
/z/ – buzz, bees, cozy
The included Articulation Data Tracker identifies the following target occurrences throughout the narrative:
/p/: 70 occurrences
/b/: 91 occurrences
/m/: 55 occurrences
/d/: 63 occurrences
/t/: 94 occurrences
/s/: 95 occurrences
/z/: 72 occurrences
The tracker uses color-coded shapes alongside the narrative text, allowing clinicians to mark productions, note substitutions, and collect student data during reading.
These documented targets make Meet Pretzel Bean adaptable for individual students and mixed-goal therapy groups.
Speech and Language Goals Supported
Primary Articulation: /p/ and /b/ in connected speech
Additional Articulation: /m/, /d/, /t/, /s/, and /z/
Phonological Awareness: Voiced and voiceless consonant discrimination and sound identification
Expressive and Receptive Language: Vocabulary development, descriptions, and comprehension
Semantic Development: Categorization, word relationships, and plant vocabulary
Narrative Skills: Sequencing, retelling, WH questions, and story comprehension
Higher-Level Language: Comparing and contrasting, predictions, and cause-and-effect reasoning
Concept Development: Plant growth, shapes, sizes, and changes over time
Social-Emotional Development: Family relationships, belonging, and appreciating differences
Social Communication: Asking questions, expressing curiosity, and conversational exchanges
Extend the Story With Coordinated Digital Speech Materials
Meet Pretzel Bean connects with Pretzel Learning's separately available Digital Speech Materials, which may include articulation word lists, word-phrase-sentence practice, WH questions, vocabulary activities, phonological exercises, and other story-based language resources.
These companion activities reinforce familiar characters, vocabulary, and communication goals across multiple therapy sessions.
Digital Speech Materials are sold separately and are not included with this purchase.
Whether viewed on an iPad, computer, or classroom display, Meet Pretzel Bean provides a flexible digital resource for individual and mixed-goal speech therapy sessions.
Bring storytelling and speech therapy together with Pretzel Learning, where every story is built with communication in mind.
Meet Pretzel Bean
A Digital /p/ and /b/ Articulation Speech Therapy Storybook | Pretzel Learning, LLC
Meet Pretzel Bean, a curious little black-eyed pea with a big imagination, in this charming, hand-illustrated digital speech therapy storybook designed to support articulation, language development, phonological awareness, and meaningful communication!
Behind the big red barn on Gardener Family Farm, Pretzel Bean lives with his siblings inside a growing bean pod.
But something unusual is happening! While neighboring bean pods grow long and straight, Pretzel's home begins to bend and twist.
Why does his family's pod look so different?
With guidance from his siblings and a wise amaranth plant named Grammaranth, Pretzel discovers what makes his family special. As the garden changes, he continues asking questions and learning about the plants around him.
Through Pretzel's discoveries, students explore curiosity, belonging, plant growth, and appreciating differences.
This story also introduces the character behind Pretzel Learning's name!
What's Included With Your Purchase?
This Digital Speech Storybook includes three downloadable files:
Storybook (PDF): A digital copy of the fully illustrated storybook for viewing on compatible computers, iPads, tablets, and other supported mobile devices.
Storybook (PowerPoint): A presentation-friendly version for individual sessions, small-group therapy, and classroom instruction.
Articulation Data Tracker (PDF): A separate therapist resource featuring narrative text with color-coded speech sound targets for articulation monitoring and data collection.
These formats make it convenient to display pages, revisit target words, and use the same story across different therapy environments.
This purchase includes the PDF and PowerPoint storybooks plus the PDF Articulation Data Tracker. Printed copies and additional Digital Speech Materials are sold separately.
Targeted Articulation Through Connected Speech
Developed specifically for speech-language therapy, the 24-page narrative emphasizes /p/ and /b/, two bilabial stop consonants that share the same place and manner of articulation but differ in voicing.
Primary Articulation Targets:
/p/ – Pretzel, pod, pea, peek, pumpkin
/b/ – bean, big, barn, bend, bumpy
Additional Articulation Targets:
/m/ – morning, more, blooming
/d/ – deep, garden, dried
/t/ – tiny, time, potato
/s/ – sun, sister, peas
/z/ – buzz, bees, cozy
The included Articulation Data Tracker identifies the following target occurrences throughout the narrative:
/p/: 70 occurrences
/b/: 91 occurrences
/m/: 55 occurrences
/d/: 63 occurrences
/t/: 94 occurrences
/s/: 95 occurrences
/z/: 72 occurrences
The tracker uses color-coded shapes alongside the narrative text, allowing clinicians to mark productions, note substitutions, and collect student data during reading.
These documented targets make Meet Pretzel Bean adaptable for individual students and mixed-goal therapy groups.
Speech and Language Goals Supported
Primary Articulation: /p/ and /b/ in connected speech
Additional Articulation: /m/, /d/, /t/, /s/, and /z/
Phonological Awareness: Voiced and voiceless consonant discrimination and sound identification
Expressive and Receptive Language: Vocabulary development, descriptions, and comprehension
Semantic Development: Categorization, word relationships, and plant vocabulary
Narrative Skills: Sequencing, retelling, WH questions, and story comprehension
Higher-Level Language: Comparing and contrasting, predictions, and cause-and-effect reasoning
Concept Development: Plant growth, shapes, sizes, and changes over time
Social-Emotional Development: Family relationships, belonging, and appreciating differences
Social Communication: Asking questions, expressing curiosity, and conversational exchanges
Extend the Story With Coordinated Digital Speech Materials
Meet Pretzel Bean connects with Pretzel Learning's separately available Digital Speech Materials, which may include articulation word lists, word-phrase-sentence practice, WH questions, vocabulary activities, phonological exercises, and other story-based language resources.
These companion activities reinforce familiar characters, vocabulary, and communication goals across multiple therapy sessions.
Digital Speech Materials are sold separately and are not included with this purchase.
Whether viewed on an iPad, computer, or classroom display, Meet Pretzel Bean provides a flexible digital resource for individual and mixed-goal speech therapy sessions.
Bring storytelling and speech therapy together with Pretzel Learning, where every story is built with communication in mind.
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