One week full of Pumpkin Themed Mini Unit with 2 interactive adapted books & extension activities. Book 1: Visiting a Pumpkin patch Introduce vocabulary related to a pumpkin patch then read a story. The story needs some prep work prior, but can be used again and again & is adapted to support student learning.Students will read a story about visiting a pumpkin patch. Followup with a story map, ordering by size, sorting by size & clip cards Book 2: How to carve a jack-o-lantern Introduce vocabulary related to carving a jack-o-lantern then read the story. The story needs some prep work prior, but can be used again and again & is adapted to support student learning. Follow up by completing steps to carve a pumpkin, designing a pumpkin art & writing prompts. Thank you so much for checking out my Fall Mini Unit that is focused on pumpkins!

Adaptive Books with a theme of Fall & Shapes. Included are six different themes: apple cores, apples, apple trees, scarecrows, pumpkins & acorns. Each set includes an adaptive book with visual support and an adaptive book without visual support for 12 books! These books require some prep work; however, once made, you can use them year after year! They utilize limited color ink for easy printing. Book 1: Acorns: triangle, pentagon, rhombus, oval, square, heart, star, circle Book 2: Scarecrows: heart, circle, star, oval, square, octagon, triangle, rectangle Book 3: Pumpkins: pentagon, star, triangle, circle, square, heart, oval & rhombus Book 4: Apples: triangle, rectangle, star, octagon, parallelogram, pentagon, circle, heart Book 5: Apple Cores: pentagon, triangle, square, trapezoid, star, rhombus, heart, circle Book 6: Apple Trees: circle, pentagon, rhombus, square, triangle, trapezoid, heart, star

Adaptive Books with a fall theme cover fun topics in fall, colors, activities, and clothing. These books require some prep work; however, once made, you can use them year after year! Book 1: Leaves are Falling Students will listen to a short story about fall days & what we can expect during this season. An adorable bear ends our short story raking and playing in the colorful fall leaves. This story is colorful. Book 2: Colorful Fall Students will listen to a story with repetitive text (“I see a”) and identify the item. The items are focused on fall & 8 different colors. An excellent book for practicing color recognition. Book 3: Fun in the Fall A variety of activities are represented in this book. Students will continue developing high-frequency words with the repetitive text “In the fall, I like to.” Activities include hiking, school, bake sale, football, picking apples, picking pumpkins, carving pumpkins & a bond fire with smores. Book 4: Fall Clothing This book has students selecting the correct items of clothing. This book is Each page has “I want to,” followed by “so I need.” For example, students will select sunny days, swimming, and gardening items.

Do you need adaptive materials to support the initial stages of naming & identifying items? This set of Adaptive books includes four topics, each with three levels (errorless, choice of 3 & choices of 8). The four topics included in this set are household items, animals, school items, & Toys. Each topic includes errorless books, choices of 3, and choices of 8. (please look at the preview) The Errorless Books introduce students to the item they are learning. Students are then provided an “I see” statement & have two pages for demonstrating understanding. Students are asked to point to the item & to circle the object. These are intended to be either printed and used or printed laminated & expo markers. Choice of 3: The books with a choice of 3 follow the same format as the Errorless book; however, when asked to point to / circle the item, they have a selection of 3 items. These are intended to be either printed and used or printed laminated & expo markers. Choice of 8 or 10: Adaptive books that need some prep work. All pages provide visual support and an “I see” statement. Students will remove the matching icon and place it on the page they read. Book 1: Household items: house, silverware, bowl, tub, couch, stove, chair, table, rug, lamp, books Book 2: Animals: fish, bird, goat, cat, chicken, pig, duck, cow, horse, dog, sheep, hamster Book 3: toys: doll, football, truck, teddy bear, bubbles, ball, kite, balloon Book 4: School Items: glue, backpack scissors, smart board, desk, teacher, pencil, crayons, bus

Adaptive Books with a summertime theme cover topics of food, colors, activities, and clothing Book 1: Let’s Go on a Picnic Students will listen to a repetitive text & select the right food from a choice of 8 items. Each page states, “We/I like to eat,” identifies a food, and provides picture support. Follow up with discussions by having students determine if they also like each item mentioned. Foods included: drink, hamburger, hotdog, tomato, watermelon, smores, corn on the cob, and ice cream. Book 2: Summertime Colors Students will listen to a story with repetitive text (“I see a”) and identify the item. The items are focused on summer & 10 different colors. An excellent book for practicing color recognition. Book 3: Things to Do in the Summer This book has vibrant colors to enhance the feeling of summer. A variety of activities are represented in this book. Students will continue developing high-frequency words with the repetitive text “I like to.” Activities include baseball, catching bugs, fishing, picnics, swimming, having a lemonade stand, and bubbles. Book 4: What to Wear in the Summer This book has students selecting the correct items of clothing for each situation presented. Each page has “I want to,” followed by “so I need.” For example, students will select sunny days, swimming, and gardening items.

Do your students love dinosaurs? This dinosaur themed mini ELA unit is made with the special education classroom in mind. The adaptive books provide 3 levels with corresponding work. This is great when you have a class with multiple levels, or when you have students for multiple years. 5 differentiated books & materials (vocabulary, matching, comprehension, assessment, writing & clip cards) Check out the preview to see a sample of the books! Book 1: Finding Fossils This book provides explanations of different fossils. Book 2: Finding Dinosaurs This book talks about 6 different dinosaurs! Check understanding using the removable icons. Book 3: Dinosaur Dig Go with your students on a dinosaur dig! Check understanding using the removable icons. Book 4 & 5: “I see” books. These books focus on tools and dinosaurs. You can spend additional time with the books using the materials aligned to each book. These include activities with understanding vocabulary, pages you can post in your classroom, and writing exercises. Clip cards are also included for station work.

Do your students love farm animals? They will love these adaptive books featuring 8 different farm animals. Book 1: Students will select the correct animal and place them in the correct place using positional words (in front, on, beside etc.). This book uses the most color to make the positional placement of the animals more exciting. Book 2: Read to your students making animal noises! What animal says “oink, oink”, or “cluck, cluck”. Students will use the interactive pieces to select the correct animal. Book 3: I see a " farm animal". Students will see the animal and match using the interactive pieces. Boom Cards! It is free to set up a boom account & your students will love them. I find them rewarding and enjoyed even by my most reluctant learners. I am including 2 Boom cards (I see & animal noises). *Books 2 & 3 use minimal color to save on your printer!