Prepositions Adapted Book | Back to School Crayon Positional Words | SLP SPED

This Prepositions Adapted Book gives students lots of practice with prepositions and positional concepts through a fun crayon character who's trying to find where he belongs. Students follow along and match the correct preposition to each page. Includes an extension activity for hands-on positional practice. The crayon/school-supply theme makes it perfect for back to school — but prepositions is a year-round IEP goal, so this book works all year long.

✏️ Perfect for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting prepositions, positional concepts, and following directions goals
• Special Education teachers building preposition and positional concept IEP goals
• Autism classrooms working on positional concepts and spatial language
• Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation) and spatial awareness
• ABA therapists running discrete trial preposition programs
• Early Childhood, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade teachers
• ELL/ESL teachers building English positional vocabulary
• Homeschool families with young learners

🖍️ What's Included:

• 1 Adapted Interactive Book — the crayon's "where do I belong?" preposition story
• Interactive preposition matching pieces for every page
• Extension activity — students model each preposition by arranging two objects (crayon and crayon box) in position

🎯 Skills Targeted:

Prepositions and positional concepts (next to, under, on top of, in, beside, behind, in front of, between, and more), positional word identification, spatial awareness, listening comprehension, expressive and receptive language, following directions, sentence completion, and fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation).

Sample Text:

"Crayon, Crayon, red and long —

will you find where you belong?

Next to the box? No…

Under the box? No…

On top of the box? No…"

How to Use:

In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads the story while students find the correct preposition for each page. After the book, students use the extension activity to physically model each preposition by arranging the crayon and crayon box in different positions — moving from receptive identification to hands-on demonstration. Use as a small group lesson, independent center, or workstation.

🎒 Ways to Use:

• Speech therapy preposition and positional concept sessions
• Preposition / positional concept IEP goal data collection
• Back to school and beginning-of-year units
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• ABA discrete trial preposition training
• Literacy and language centers
• OT spatial awareness work
• ESL/ELL positional vocabulary lessons

For more hands-on back to school activities, please see the link below:

Hands-On Back To School Activities