Pumpkin Adapted Book with Real Photos | Reading Vocabulary | SLP SPED Autism

Bring pumpkins to life with real photos in this engaging emergent-reader adapted book, "I Like Pumpkins." Students build basic reading skills and pumpkin vocabulary with predictable, repetitive text and real photos of pumpkins, pumpkin parts, and pumpkin products. With two levels of matching, every student can work at their own level — perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.

📦 What's Included

• 1 interactive adapted book with real photos and matching pieces
• Two levels of matching for built-in differentiation:
  • Level 1: match the picture and word to each page
  • Level 2: match the word only for more advanced readers
• Real photos of pumpkins, pumpkin parts, and pumpkin products
• Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse

📖 Sample Text

"I like pumpkins.

I like pumpkins orange and round--

On the vine and on the ground...."

📚 How to Use

• A teacher or therapist reads the book aloud while students follow along and match a photo and word to each page
• Have students work at their level using the picture + word or word-only matching pieces
• After the book is introduced, place it in a workstation or literacy center for independent practice
• Use in whole group, small group, or 1:1 instruction
• Pair with a fall or pumpkin unit to reinforce vocabulary and emergent reading

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Basic and emergent reading
• Print awareness and predictable text
• Pumpkin vocabulary (parts and products)
• Matching and visual discrimination (two levels)
• Listening comprehension
• Vocabulary building with real photos
• Fine motor skills (matching pieces)
• Independent work skills

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Inclusive and self-contained settings
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Speech-language therapy (vocabulary, reading, comprehension)
• Emergent and early readers
• Fall and pumpkin units
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Literacy centers and workstations
• Homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Real photos make pumpkins clear, concrete, and engaging
• Predictable, repetitive text builds confidence for emergent readers
• Two leveled matching options mean the whole class can use the same book
• Builds reading + vocabulary together
• Works in both inclusive and self-contained classrooms
• Great for independent practice in a center or workstation
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🎃 More hands-on pumpkin and fall activities:

• Hands-On Pumpkin Activities
• Hands-On Fall Activities

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