Apple Adapted Book | Real Photos Inferencing Attributes | SLP SPED Autism

Apple Adapted Book "I See Apples" | Real Photos for Inferencing, Identifying by Attribute & Function

Build essential inferencing skills, attribute recognition, and language reasoning with this engaging apple-themed adapted book featuring REAL PHOTOS throughout! "I See Apples" uses a fun riddle format to teach students to identify apple-themed objects and apple parts by their attributes (sweet, crunchy, red), features, and function (we plant them to grow apples) — building critical language reasoning skills through engaging predictable text.

Perfect for back-to-school AND fall apple units in speech therapy, special education, autism classrooms, AAC users, and emerging communicators!

★ Perfect for: Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Special Education Teachers, Autism Classrooms, Self-Contained Classrooms, Resource Rooms, Life Skills Classes, Paraprofessionals, ABA Therapists, Early Childhood, PreK, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade

What's Included:

• 1 Interactive Adapted Book — "I See Apples" with REAL PHOTOS
• Interactive matching pieces for every page
• Riddle format with answer reveal
• Extension activity — students create their own apple-themed riddles!
• Repeating predictable "I See, I See" text pattern

Sample Text from the Book:

"I see. I see. What can it be?

They're something we plant to grow apples…"

(Students find the picture and turn the page to see the answer revealed.)

"They are seeds! That's right! We plant seeds to grow apples."

Skills Targeted in This Adapted Book:

• Making inferences from descriptive clues
• Inferencing skills — using language clues to identify objects
• Identifying objects by ATTRIBUTE
• Identifying objects by FUNCTION (what it's used for, what we do with it)
• Apple parts vocabulary
• Apple theme vocabulary
• Describing skills — building vocabulary for attributes, features, and function
• Riddle comprehension
• Listening comprehension
• Receptive and expressive language
• Vocabulary development
• Predictable text support
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• "I See" sentence frame — perfect for AAC modeling!

How to Use This Adapted Book:

A teacher, SLP, or paraprofessional reads each riddle aloud while students listen for clues about an apple-themed object or apple part. Students then identify the object based on its attributes, features, and function, choosing the matching piece. Turn the page to reveal the answer!

After working through the book, students extend the activity by creating their own apple-themed riddles — a powerful expressive language opportunity!

Students working independently can read and complete the book at a literacy center or independent workstation once the format is familiar.

Ways to Use:

• Back-to-school activities
• Fall apple unit lessons
• Small group speech therapy (inferencing, attributes, function — three SLP IEP goals in one resource!)
• 1:1 instruction for targeted inferencing practice
• Whole group apple/fall language lessons
• Literacy centers and independent workstations
• Riddle and inferencing fun
• AAC modeling ("I see ___" sentence frames are foundational AAC vocabulary!)
• Extension activity — student-created riddles for expressive language

This adapted book is now part of the Making Inferences Adapted Books Growing Bundle! For more information, please see the link below:

Making Inferences Adapted Books Growing Bundle

If your students enjoy this activity, there are many more adapted books in my collection, please see the complete collection below.

Complete Adapted Book Collection

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

Hands-On Back to School Activities

Hands-On Fall Activities

Apple Themed Activities