Christmas Real vs Make Believe Adapted Book | Vol 3 | SLP SPED Autism PreK
Product Description
Get ready for some holiday giggles — and great language practice! In this Christmas "Something Is Silly" Adapted Book & Activities (Vol. 3) — students spot what's silly in each Christmas picture and match it to the way it should really look (that candy cane is doing double!). It's a playful, hands-on way to build reasoning, comprehension, and real vs. make-believe (fantasy vs. reality) skills — perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.
📦 What's Included
- 1 adapted book — "Something Is Silly" (Christmas) with matching pieces
- 1 sorting activity — sort picture pairs into real / silly (make-believe)
- 3 practice worksheets — for extra practice or assessment
- Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse
📖 Sample Text
"Something is silly.
What can it be?
Look at the picture.
What do you see?
Oh silly, silly! There's the trouble!
This candy cane is doing double!
How is a candy cane supposed to look?
(Answer: Normal candy cane has 1 curve on top.)"
📚 How to Use
- The teacher or therapist reads "Something Is Silly" while students identify what's silly on each Christmas page and match the "real" picture that shows how it should look
- Use the sorting activity for independent or small-group practice — students sort picture pairs into real and silly (make-believe)
- Assign the 3 worksheets for extra practice or assessment
- Students working independently can read and work through the book at a literacy center or workstation
🎯 Skills Targeted
- Real vs. make-believe (fantasy vs. reality)
- Reasoning and critical thinking
- Comprehension and vocabulary
- Sorting and categorizing
- Matching and visual discrimination
- Expressive and receptive language
- Following directions
- Fine motor skills (matching pieces)
💛 Perfect For
- Speech-language therapy (reasoning, vocabulary, fantasy vs. reality)
- Special education classrooms (SPED)
- Autism classrooms and ABA programs
- Inclusive and self-contained settings
- Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
- Literacy centers and workstations
- Christmas and winter units, early childhood, ECSE, and homeschool
🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource
- The silly Christmas pictures make real vs. make-believe genuinely fun to practice
- A book PLUS a sorting activity AND 3 worksheets — lots of value
- Builds reasoning, comprehension, AND categorizing in one set
- Matching pieces let every level of student participate
- A festive way to target language during December
- Reusable year after year once laminated
🎄 More hands-on Christmas activities and adapted books:
