Beginning Sounds Adapted Book | Letter C Activities | SLP SPED Autism PreK K
Product Description
This Beginning Sounds Adapted Book, "Cat Starts With C," focuses on the beginning / initial C sound — perfect for introducing or reviewing the letter C. It's also an adapted song book (sung to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"), so students learn letter-C words through a catchy, repetitive song. Includes the book PLUS trace-and-write cards, clip-and-flip cards, and 3 worksheets for a complete letter-C phonics mini-lesson.
🐱 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting initial sounds, articulation, and phonological awareness goals
- Special Education teachers building letter-sound and phonics foundations
- Autism classrooms needing structured, repeatable phonics tasks
- Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (trace and write, cut and glue)
- ABA therapists running discrete trial letter-sound programs
- Music Therapists building song-based phonics lessons
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
- Reading Intervention and RTI / MTSS teachers
- Homeschool families with emergent readers
✏️ What's Included:
- 1 Interactive Adapted Song Book — Cat Starts With C (sung to "The Farmer in the Dell")
- 1 Set of trace-and-write cards (write and wipe)
- 1 Set of clip-and-flip cards
- 3 Worksheets: circle the words, trace/write the word, and cut and glue
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Beginning / initial C sound, letter C recognition, letter-sound correspondence, articulation, phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, letter formation (trace and write), vocabulary (C words), sound identification, sing-along participation, fine motor skills (writing, clip cards, cutting), following directions, and independent work skills.
Sample Text:
"Cat starts with C!
Cat starts with C!
Yes! Yes! I agree —
That cat starts with C!
Carrot starts with C!
Carrot starts with C!
Yes! Yes! I agree —
That carrot starts with C!"
How to Use:
Sing the book to the familiar "Farmer in the Dell" tune while students follow along and identify letter-C words. Extend the lesson with the trace-and-write cards (letter C formation), clip-and-flip cards, and 3 practice worksheets. Use as a small group lesson, independent center, or workstation.
🥕 Ways to Use:
- Letter of the week (Letter C) lessons
- Speech therapy initial sound and articulation sessions
- Phonics and phonemic awareness centers
- Music therapy phonics lessons (sing-along)
- Reading intervention (RTI / MTSS Tier 2 & 3)
- Independent work systems (TEACCH)
- ABA discrete trial letter-sound training
- OT letter formation and fine motor sessions (trace, write, cut, glue)
- Morning tubs and literacy centers
- Take-home homework and tele-therapy practice
If your students enjoy adapted books, there are many more in my collection. Please see my Adapted Books Collection below.
Complete Adapted Books Collection
If your students enjoy working with real photos, they may also enjoy the Sorting Mats With Real Photos Set or "Sorting Our World" File Folder Games Bundle found below:
