Back to School Adapted Book | Core Word WHAT Verbs Actions | SLP SPED Autism
Product Description
This Back to School Adapted Book, "What Do We Do At School?," focuses on the core word "WHAT" and the action words (verbs) we do at school — cut, glue, listen, and more. The fun riddle format keeps students engaged as they answer "What do we do at school?" on each page. Perfect for back to school, AAC core word instruction, and verb/action word goals.
🍎 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting core words (AAC), verbs/action words, Wh- Questions, and school vocabulary goals
- AAC users and teams (core word WHAT)
- Special Education teachers building back to school routines and language units
- Autism classrooms working on core words, verbs, and school routines
- Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation)
- ABA therapists running discrete trial verb and Wh- Question programs
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
- ELL/ESL teachers building school vocabulary and verbs
- Homeschool families with young learners
✏️ What's Included:
- 1 Adapted Interactive Book — What Do We Do At School?
- Riddle format with interactive answer pieces for every page
- School action words / verbs (cut, glue, listen, and more)
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Core word "WHAT" (AAC), Wh- Questions, verbs and action words, school routines and vocabulary, listening comprehension, riddle solving, inferencing, expressive and receptive language, following text/print concepts, repetitive text reading, and fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation).
Sample Text:
"Scissors for paper — that works fine!
We snip-snip-snip along the line.
What do we do at school?
We cut! It's true.
We're busy! We have lots to do!
We squeeze or roll to make things stick!
A little bit will do the trick. What do we do at school?
We glue! It's true.
We're busy! We have lots to do!"
How to Use:
In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads each riddle while students answer "What do we do at school?" and select the correct action/verb answer piece. Model the core word "WHAT" throughout (perfect for AAC users). The repetitive, predictable structure supports emergent readers and students with autism. Use as a back to school read-aloud, literacy center, or independent workstation.
🎒 Ways to Use:
- Back to school and beginning-of-year units
- Speech therapy core word, verb, and Wh- Question sessions
- AAC core word instruction and modeling (WHAT)
- Verb / action word IEP goal data collection
- Whole-class or small-group read-alouds
- Independent work systems (TEACCH)
- ABA discrete trial verb and Wh- Question training
- School routines and expectations lessons
- ESL/ELL school vocabulary and verb lessonsIf your students enjoy adapted books, there are many more in collection. You can find the complete collection below:
Complete Adapted Books Collection
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