Figurative Language Idioms Bundle | Adapted Books Task Cards | SLP SPED Autism

Figurative Language Idioms Mini-Bundle | 3 Adapted Books, 3 Flip Strips & 60 Task Cards

Figurative language can be confusing for our students. This Idioms Mini-Bundle gives students multiple ways to practice identifying idioms and their meanings — building figurative language comprehension, vocabulary, and language reasoning skills.

★ Multi-format bundle: 3 adapted books + 3 flip strip sets + 60 task cards

★ Perfect for: Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Special Education Teachers, Autism Classrooms, Self-Contained Classrooms, Resource Rooms, Reading Intervention, Life Skills Classes, ELL/ESL Teachers, Paraprofessionals, ABA Therapists, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade

What's Included:

📖 3 Figurative Language Adapted Books:

• Idioms: What Does It Really Mean? 1
• Idioms: What Does It Really Mean? 2
• Idioms: What Does It Really Mean? 3

Each book illustrates 10 different idioms with matching pieces — 30 idioms total across the three books!

📝 3 Sets of Idioms Flip Strips — for hands-on figurative language practice

🎴 1 Set of Idioms Task Cards (60 cards!) — students determine if the meaning shown is correct or incorrect by marking ✓ or ✗

Sample Text from the Adapted Books:

"We say what we mean and we mean what we say,

But sometimes we say things in very strange ways!

Like… He hit the books.

And When pigs fly…

But what do they really mean?"

"When we say, 'He's a little under the weather,'

does it mean that he is sitting under a rain cloud?

Of course not! What does it really mean?"

(Students match the answer to each page)

Skills Targeted:

• Figurative language
• Idioms identification and comprehension
• Inferencing skills
• Language reasoning
• Critical thinking
• Vocabulary development
• Reading comprehension
• Listening comprehension
• Receptive and expressive language
• Pragmatic language
• Following directions
• Independent work skills

How to Use This Bundle:

📖 Adapted Books: A teacher or therapist reads each book aloud. Students follow along and find the matching piece or meaning that goes with each idiom.

📝 Flip Strips: Use as a small group activity, or provide to students for independent practice in workstations and literacy centers.

🎴 Task Cards: Students look at each task card showing an idiom and a proposed meaning. They mark the ✓ or ✗ to indicate whether the meaning is correct or incorrect. Use:

• Clothespin clip tasks
• Paperclip tasks
• Cookie sheet activities
• Dry-erase / write-wipe
• Oral discussion in small groups

Ways to Use:

• Small group speech therapy (figurative language IEP goals!)
• 1:1 instruction for targeted idiom practice
• Whole group language lessons
• Literacy centers and independent workstations
• AAC modeling
• ELL/ESL idiom instruction
• Pragmatic language instruction
• Critical thinking lessons

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

Complete Adapted Books Collection

If your students enjoy hands-on Task Cards activities, you can find the complete collection here:

Hands-On Task Cards