Bring Storytelling to Life in Speech Therapy!
Looking for a simple and engaging way to boost your students’ narrative skills? The Undiscovered Story Unit is a go-to resource for SLPs looking to target key speech and language goals, like story grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. With multiple story versions, including a wordless picture book and varying text levels, it’s designed to meet the needs of all your students, no matter their ability.
Designed for PreK through middle school students, it works in both in-person and teletherapy settings. With editable formats, interactive activities, and user-friendly tools, you’ll have everything you need to support language development while making therapy sessions both fun and effective.
📖 The Story: “Undiscovered”
Abi discovers an old map while playing and follows a three-step plan to find treasure hidden near a temple. She shares the treasure with her family and community, brightening their village.
Theme: Teaching goal-setting, planning, problem-solving, and persistence.
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60-page Information Guide
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Story in multiple formats (color, black & white, editable, symbol-supported)
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40+ activity types for speech/language goals
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Informal narrative assessment tools
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Boom Cards™ links
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AAC board with core vocabulary
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Research references and evidence-based strategies
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Wordless picture book
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4 text complexity levels:
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Level 1: Symbol-supported text for AAC users and early communicators
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Level 2: Original story text
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Level 3: Advanced text with complex vocabulary
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Level 4: Editable version for customization
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Speech/thought bubble versions for social language practice
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Mini picture cards for sequencing activities
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✅ Printable: Full color & black & white versions
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✅ Boom Cards™: Story versions + interactive activities
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✅ Interactive PDF: Click-through digital storybook
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✅ AAC-Friendly: Symbol-supported versions for AAC boards
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Core Vocabulary: go, find, good, share, colors, open, closed, small, slow
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Basic Concepts: old/new, heavy/light, big/small
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Tier 2 Vocabulary: curious, confident, discover, explore, treasure, jungle, temple
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Morphology: un-, pre-, -ful, -ment
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Synonyms/Antonyms: old/new, big/small, heavy/light
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Categories & Descriptions: ball, jungle, bridge, temple
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School-based SLPs (PreK-8th grade)
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Special education teachers
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Speech therapy telepractice
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ESL/ELL language support
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Literacy intervention programs
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No prep required – print or use digitally!
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Targets multiple goals simultaneously
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Perfect for mixed-age groups – differentiation built-in
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Editable options for customization
Tawni J. –
This is another engaging and thorough resource provided by Shannon! I just love her stuff. I had the other unit she created (Searching for Home) and just had to have this one as well. I love all of the activities she provides with this resource. It saves me planning for weeks!
Brenda P. –
This resource is fantastic! It is so comprehensive. I love the different levels so I can use it across a variety of age and ability levels. The pictures are great and keep my students engaged. The Boomcards are great and easy to use. So many goals can be targeted using this one resource. Highly recommend!
JENNIFER S. –
Such a comprehensive resource! I love that so many speech and language areas are covered in this unit.
The Speech and Language Lady –
So versatile! I am so glad that I purchased this. It includes so many useful activity pages.
Dayna Bell –
I am still in the process of using this resource and it is fabulous. So many activities to target goals and my students really like the story and colorful pictures.
River City Speech –
Amazing, as usual! This unit is so well thought out, and I love that I can use it across my caseload.
Danielle C. –
This is an amazing narrative language unit that covers vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and expression using an engaging story with beautiful pictures. I paired this with a weather themed unit and my students have loved it.
Ogadinma O. –
This was a very helpful resource. I enjoyed using it with my students.
Leslie Morris –
Excellent resource with lots of different activities within!
Prosperity Therapy –
I will purchase any story unit Speechy Musings ever puts out! These are such beautiful, versatile resources!
Christine H. –
Just another engaging and comprehensive resource created by Shannon! I have several of her resources and just love her stuff. I have the “Searching for Home” story unit as well. Great visuals! I love all of the activities she provides with this resource.
Jamie M. –
My students love this book, and the variety of resources that are included have been very useful to me when targeting a large range of goals. Thank you!
Megan S. –
Another great resource! I appreciate the digital and hard copy versions along with varying levels of text difficulty. Thanks!
Mackenzie Saenz –
This resource is worth every single penny. Its incredible and has so many activities to pair with it!
Julie N. –
Lots of information in this one resource, that I can use for a variety of groups and across a variety of goals. Only thing I find a bit difficult to read/overwhelming is the advanced story structure- it is advanced but a bit too overwhelming for me to utilize.
Stephanie G. –
I love how thorough it is and how many areas can be targeted with this one resource! From core vocabulary to articulation, sentence structure, story grammar and more, it’s all here! Thank you so much!
Laura L. –
Fantastic comprehensive unit. My students enjoy the story, and I love the huge variety of activities that go with it. I can pick targeted activities to match what students need to work on, all while tying the practice into a functional activity.
Ashley Williams –
I love that this activity has so many different levels/difficulties.
Danielle G. –
This resource is beyond amazing. I am questioning what took me so long to explore it after I purchased it. It has everything you need! I am definitely going to buy the other story and look forward to more in the future.
Tammy M. –
I have the “Searching for Home” story unit and because I liked it so much, I purchased this one too…and like the “Searching for Home”, it’s very thorough, engaging and a delightful story. There are just so many activities that cover so many language goals (and great activities for articulation too). I feel like I am just scratching the surface of how useful a tool this is. Again, I am glad that there are different levels as my caseload is K-2. Not only do the kiddos enjoy it, but I do too!
Mrs Pascucci –
Never disappointed by SpeechyMusings! Such a comprehensive and versatile resource.
Kristin R. –
What a fabulous resource for narrative and language. The illustrations are lovely and the story engaging. All of my students love it, and I appreciate all of the differentiation.
Clearly Speechie –
The story alone is absolutely amazing and targets so many goals, and then the amount of supporting documents can target every student on my caseload for an entire month! They loved the story and I loved how much inferencing is worked into the story
Jennifer T. –
I love all of the extension activities to do with students. It’s not just about the story on that day. I can use this resource for multiple sessions!
Sarah H. –
My students really enjoyed this story unit. It was my first time trying something like this in therapy and it was easy to use with my students.
Katharine P. –
My students enjoyed the story! I loved all the included activities.
Farah Lyn G. –
I loved the “Searching for Home” story unit so when this came out, I immediately purchase it! Such a wonderful resource for targeting narrative language of children. Durable cards and love that Shannon always have the resource on Boom cards too. Amazing!
Rachel H. –
I love these resources and use them with so many of my students. I love that there are so many different targets.
Kim K. –
This was so thoughtfully put together. I appreciate that there are levels built in and multiple activities within the resource.
Jennifer B. –
This is a wonderful and thorough resource I’ve been able to use with many of my groups for a variety of skills! Highly recommend!
Bethany R. –
This resource had a ton activities to work with all of your students on your caseload. I kinda wish I would have bought the story cards from her website for the durability of it but I highly recommend this resource.
Alexia W. –
This was a great book for me to use with some of my students.
Ramsey Speech –
Another excellent Speechy Musings product! I love the original story they’ve created and the artwork. Having SO many different accompanying activities that can be used to target a huge number of goals is so helpful. My clients are always engaged when we use this resource!
Korinna Zorin Bersin –
I love the story unit resources! This is as good as the Far From Home unit. I like the artwork and storyline even more!
Nicola S. –
I recommend this resource to EVERY SLP I work with. Amazing and comprehensive from start to finish
Rebecca Ansen –
This is a great unit! I appreciated the leveled stories and companion tasks for targeting a variety of goals!
Stacie M. –
Overall, this speech therapy activity from TPT has significantly enhanced the effectiveness of my therapy sessions, making them more enjoyable and productive for my students. Highly recommended for any speech therapist looking to add a high-quality, engaging resource to their toolkit!
Tania S. –
Such a fabulous unit. Everything you need is included. Easy to differentiate and vary complexity as needed. The images are fantastic. I can use this to target a range of goals.
Speech Spark SLP –
Love your stories and all the activities that come with the story!
Jeannine E. –
Speechy Musings has created another wonderful product! My students love the original story and fabulous artwork. There are so many activities that can be used to target a variety of goals.
Lauren W. –
Love the story, love the list of gestalts! My kids love both this story and the Searching for Home story. Please make more story units like this!
Emily B. –
Love, love, love this! Such a good story and beautiful images. My students love them! And the activities that go along with it are great as well!
Atindi P. –
This is an extensive, thorough resource that can be used with nearly my entire caseload (although I’ve only used it so far during a collaborative lesson in the classroom). To be honest, it is a little overwhelming because the seller has included so many different ways to target student goals. I especially appreciate the communication boards that go with the story unit. Thank you!
Speech Goober –
I love these story units. There is so much included in this resource! I love that there are multiple versions for different learning levels, making it easy to adapt for my entire caseload. One of my favorite TPT purchases.
Christina C. –
I love all things Speechy Musings. Thanks for another great resource!
Katie D. –
My students responded to this resource very well!! Thank you
Margaret Griesmer –
Narrative language skills are easy to target with this wordless picture book, and easy to differentiate to the students’ needs.
Spazzy Speech –
I love this product its so easy to use and can be used with all different groups – highly recommend
Madeleine M. –
My students loved Searching for Home so much, I had to get this unit as well! I love the structure and the opportunities provided in the packet, you can really use this material with almost all of your caseload
Hilary Z. –
This is probably the most versatile and comprehensive resource I own (along with the other story units from speechy musings). The images and stories are so fun and engaging as well as appropriate for a wide range of ages and abilities. The organization and instructions for use are so thorough while still being very user friendly. Experienced and new SLPs will love this resource. I also think it is very appropriate for use in any classroom or special education resource room to use as a fun way to work on vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills.
Sharon Rodrigues –
Such a comprehensive resource and I loved that I could target a variety of client goals using LBT! My clients loved Searching for HomeI
Karen S. –
No surprise here this resource has been such a success across my caseload. I appreciate having both the pdf and the Boom option so I can pick and choose which versions I use for which groups/students. I SO appreaciate the different levels of the same story so it is accessible for all the different types of students I have. The story is engaging, love the graphics, and I can not say enough about all the areas of speech and language that can be addressed with this one story. Also, because I’ve had this resource for a while, my students working on story retell have made such wonderful gains that they have carried those skills to other story retell activities!
Language Encounters –
wonderful resource
I love this!! It is so well made and perfect for my students and speech therapy sessions!
Rachel S. –
amazing story unit
This is such a cool story unit! You get such a wealth of activities that target nearly anything you’re likely to be working with in therapy. So many engaging activities!
Krista Worden –
Very Versatile and High Quality
I love how versatile this resource is! It can target many different skills during my mixed speech and language therapy groups!
Barbara T. –
Versatile Resource
So engaging and so many targets. Great to use in groups for a wholistic and embedded/meaningful approach to learning. I also used this while doing dynamic assessments!
Christine H. –
Speechy Musings knocks it out of the park …. AGAIN!
The quality of this resource is awesome, but the flexibility to use it with so many different students and goals is where the value really lies. Well planned and thought out. And the images are great as well. I love this!
Haviva D. –
Ready for you
Love the no-prep resources, differentiated for different learners, to go along with the story. Lots of material to take you through more than one session, or target different goals with one resource.
Jill E. –
thorough resource
This resource has many activities ready to go for many different levels. I love everything I get from Speechy Musings.
Julia B. –
A lot of great materials
I love that it incorporates so many goals in the unit. I am excited about using it. Only downfall is it is taking longer than expected to prep materials.
Cristi J. –
Comprehensive literacy-based resource
This story unit is a comprehensive literacy-based resource for targeting narrative skills. The multiple text levels and wide range of activities make it easy to differentiate for diverse learners while addressing story grammar, vocabulary, syntax, and comprehension.
Shari J. –
Great for eliciting language sample
This is great for eliciting a language sample during an evaluation.
Kristian P. –
Creative and Engaging Language Therapy Activity
This is an all encompassing language therapy activity that targets vocabulary, comprehension, retell, and sentence structures!! Absolutely love this resource!
Kristin R. –
A fabulous activity for groups
A great, high interest activity for my speech and language groups who are working on multiple skills.