Fall Adapted Books With Movement: "Fall Is On The Way" and "Moving Through Fall"

Fall Adapted Song Book & Movement Book | "Fall Is On The Way" + "Moving Through Fall" with Music, Movement, Gross Motor & Vocabulary

The ultimate fall music and movement bundle for fall units in early childhood, special education, autism classrooms, occupational therapy, and speech therapy! This 2-book set combines an adapted song book PLUS a movement book to teach fall vocabulary through engaging music AND gross motor movement.

📖 Book 1: "Fall Is On The Way" — An adapted song book sung to the familiar tune "Jingle Bells" — teaches fall vocabulary through music and movement!

📖 Book 2: "Moving Through Fall" — A movement book that targets gross motor skills, motor planning, following directions, AND imitation skills through engaging fall-themed movement activities!

🎁 PLUS Movement Cards included to extend the activity!

🎁 BONUS Fall Sorting Activity — students classify fall-related objects after the song!

★ Perfect for: Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Occupational Therapists (OTs), Music Therapists, Special Education Teachers, Autism Classrooms, Self-Contained Classrooms, Resource Rooms, Adaptive PE, Paraprofessionals, ABA Therapists, Early Childhood, PreK, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade

Sample Verse from "Fall Is On The Way":

"Acorns drop.

Pumpkins grow.

Leaves fall to the ground.

Days turn cool — pick baskets full of apples big and rou-ound!"

(Sung to the familiar tune of "Jingle Bells")

What's Included:

• Book 1: Adapted Song Book — "Fall Is On The Way" (with matching pieces!)
• Book 2: Movement Book — "Moving Through Fall"
• Movement Cards — for extended movement practice
• BONUS Fall Sorting Activity — classify fall-related objects
• Repeating predictable text in both books

Skills Targeted Across This Set:

🎵 Music & Language Skills (Book 1):

• Fall and autumn vocabulary (acorns, pumpkins, leaves, apples, baskets)
• Seasonal awareness
• Singing along (predictable familiar tune!)
• Vocabulary labeling
• Receptive and expressive language
• Predictable repetitive text

🤸 Gross Motor & Movement Skills (Book 2):

• Gross motor skills
• Motor planning
• Following directions (with movement!)
• Imitation skills (a key ABA/SPED skill!)
• Body awareness

🍂 Bonus Sorting Skills:

• Fall-related object classification
• Categorization
• Visual discrimination

How to Use These Fall Adapted Books:

For Book 1 (Adapted Song Book): Students do body movements, match the pictures, and sing along as the teacher or therapist sings the song and moves through the pages. After the song, students complete the bonus sorting activity classifying fall-related objects.

For Book 2 (Movement Book): Students follow along as the teacher reads movement directions, imitating the movements described. Use the movement cards for additional movement practice and motor planning.

Ways to Use:

• Fall thematic units (September-November!)
• Back-to-school music and movement
• Whole group fall circle time / morning meeting
• Fall apple, pumpkin, and harvest lessons
• Speech therapy (fall vocabulary, predictable text!)
• Occupational therapy (gross motor, motor planning, imitation!)
• Small group instruction
• 1:1 instruction
• Brain breaks and movement breaks
• AAC modeling (action vocabulary, fall vocabulary)
• ABA therapy (imitation skill targets!)
• Sensory regulation (movement-based input)

These books are also included in the Adapted Song Books Bundle. You can learn more about that at the link below:

Adapted Song Books Bundle

For more hands-on back to school, fall or apple themed activities, please see the following links:

Hands-On Back to School Activities

Hands-On Fall Activities

Apple Themed Activities