Valentine's Adapted Book | Vocabulary Sequencing Sorting | SLP SPED Autism PreK

Build Valentine's vocabulary the hands-on way! This Valentine's Day Adapted Book & Vocabulary Activities — "On Valentine's Day" — uses a simple, repetitive pattern that beginning readers catch onto quickly, then keeps the learning going with four extension activities. Students match a word and picture to each page, then practice sequencing, sorting, positional concepts, and labeling. Perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.

📦 What's Included

• 1 interactive adapted book ("On Valentine's Day") with matching word and picture pieces
• 1 sequencing stick activity
• 1 sorting / classification activity
• 1 positional concepts activity
• 1 set of vocabulary labeling cards
• Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse

📖 Sample Text

"On Valentine's Day, people send flowers.

On Valentine's Day, people send cards.

On Valentine's Day, people send balloons..."

📚 How to Use

• In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads the story while students follow along and match a word and picture to each page
• After the book, extend learning with the supplemental activities: sequencing, sorting and classification, positional concepts, and vocabulary labeling
• Place the book and activities in a literacy center or workstation for independent practice
• The repetitive pattern makes it great for beginning readers
• Great for whole group, small group, or 1:1

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Valentine's Day vocabulary
• Early and emergent reading (repetitive, predictable text)
• Sequencing
• Sorting and classification
• Positional concepts
• Vocabulary labeling
• Visual discrimination and matching
• Reading and listening comprehension
• Following directions

💛 Perfect For

• Speech-language therapy (vocabulary, sequencing, concepts)
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Inclusive and self-contained settings
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Emergent and early readers
• Literacy centers and workstations
• Valentine's Day and winter units, early childhood, ECSE, and homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• A book PLUS 4 extension activities — lots of value
• Simple, repetitive text builds confidence for beginning readers
• Targets vocabulary, sequencing, sorting, AND positional concepts
• Matching pieces let every level of student participate
• Works in both inclusive and self-contained classrooms
• Reusable year after year once laminated

💗 More hands-on Valentine's Day and winter activities:

• Hands-On Valentine's Day Activities
• Hands-On Winter Activities

📚 Browse more: Complete Adapted Books Collection