Every Sound Sprouts book comes with a set of free printables — puppets to cut and color, story-retell cut-outs, language & literacy worksheets, and minimal-pair sets your SLP will recognize. Download what you need; print as many as you want.
“Welcome to Dede's Pet Shop resources page! We're so glad you've decided to join us in continuing the learning enjoyment.”
Each resource has a focus, with different levels of learning depending on your child's ability. From puppet-making to foster pretend play, creativity, and fine motor skills — to interactive cut-outs for story retell, or practice reading and writing with our worksheets that target different language and literacy skills — you'll surely find these activities are meaningful and purposeful.
Pretend you're going to Dede's Pet Shop. Choose your favorite pet friend and print them out — each puppet is sized for small hands and ready to cut, color, and assemble.
Take it beyond the book. The companion coloring book lets your child color in Dede, the pet store, the pets, and more — and a second download gives you the /t/ and /d/ keywords paired to each page.
Empower readers with interactive cut-outs to recall different parts of the story. The animals, people, and places — all ready to print, cut, and arrange for story-retell practice.
Practice important language and literacy skills with these worksheets. Each one has a focus — and uses vocabulary from Dede's Pet Shop so kids see the words in a story they already know.
Minimal pairs are sets of words that differ by just one sound in the same position. Speech therapists use them to help reorganize a child's sound system — kids hear how one tiny sound change makes a totally different word.
Each set below pulls words from Dede's Pet Shop. /t/ and /d/ are front sounds, which is this book's focus — pairing them with the story context helps kids understand and use them.
