The "Monsters at School" Adapted Book is a fun book to use during the beginning of the school year as a back to school activity, or during October as a Halloween activity.

 

This adapted book focuses on numbers (or counting) and colors.  It specifically focuses on the numbers 1-5, and the colors: red, blue, orange, yellow and green.

 

In this activity, the teacher or therapist reads the story to a small group of students as students follow along, and place the correct number of monsters on each page.  They most also answer the questions: "How Many Monsters?" and "What Color?"

 

Sample Text:

 

"On the first day of school, I walked through the door,

 And one little monster did a cartwheel on the floor.

 (Turn Page)

Oh Wow! That was so cool!  I saw one, red monster at school!

(Turn Page)

 I walked to the classroom and looked for my chair,

 And two little monsters were hanging out there.

(Turn Page)

Oh Wow! That was so cool!  I saw, two green monsters at school!

 

This book also includes two levels of matching:  Level I focuses on numeric numbers and colored dots.  Level two focuses on number words and color words.

 

Students working at an independent level can work through the book at a literacy center or workstation.

 

If your students enjoy adapted books, there are many more in my collection.  You can find that below:

 

 

For more hands-on back to school activities, please see the link below:

 

 

And if you're looking for more hands-on, Halloween themed activities, you can find those here: