Rain Forest Match and Flip Books Real Photos | Picture Word Sentence | SLP SPED
Product Description
These Rain Forest Matching Activities use real photos to build rain forest vocabulary across three differentiated levels — picture-to-picture, picture-to-word, AND picture-to-sentence matching. Includes Match and Flip Books PLUS two Matching Mats that can be assembled into file folder games, cookie sheet activities, morning work binders, or used as-is.
🌴 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting matching, rain forest vocabulary, sentence comprehension, and sight word recognition goals
- Special Education teachers building rain forest, habitat, spring, and Earth Day units
- Autism classrooms needing real-photo, multi-level differentiated visuals
- Occupational Therapists working on visual discrimination and fine motor skills
- ABA therapists running discrete trial matching programs
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade teachers
- Science teachers covering rain forest habitats (K-2 NGSS)
- Reading Intervention and RTI / MTSS teachers
- ELL/ESL teachers building English rain forest vocabulary
- Homeschool families with multi-age learners
🦜 What's Included:
- Match and Flip Books with 3 differentiated levels of matching pieces:
- Level 1: Matching Picture to Picture
- Level 2: Matching Picture to Word (sight word recognition)
- Level 3: Matching Picture to Sentence (sentence comprehension)
- 2 Bonus Matching Mats — assemble into file folder games, cookie sheet activities, morning work binders, or use as-is
- Real photos throughout — better real-world generalization than clipart
- Big pieces for little hands and students with fine motor challenges
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Rain forest and animal vocabulary, picture-to-picture matching (exact match), picture-to-word matching, picture-to-sentence matching, sight word recognition, sentence comprehension, visual discrimination, real-world object recognition, habitat concepts, expressive and receptive language, following directions, fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation), and independent work skills.
How to Use:
Print, laminate, and add Velcro for years of use. Two assembly options:
- Create ONE Match and Flip Book and rotate three different sets of matching pieces (one set per student level)
- Create THREE different books for three different levels (best for multi-student small groups)
After students practice with the Match and Flip Books, use the two Matching Mats as file folder games, cookie sheet activities, morning work binders, or laminated standalone mats — extending the resource's life beyond the initial book practice.
🐍 Ways to Use:
- Rain forest, jungle, habitat, spring, and Earth Day thematic units
- Habitat science units (NGSS K-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1)
- Speech therapy rain forest vocabulary sessions
- Independent work systems (TEACCH)
- ABA discrete trial matching training
- Reading intervention (RTI / MTSS Tier 2 & 3) — sight word + sentence comprehension
- Morning work and homework binders
- Literacy and science centers
- File folder games and cookie sheet activities
- ESL/ELL rain forest vocabulary lessons
If your students enjoy these activities, I have a growing collection of Match and Flip Books. You can find those here:
For more hands-on spring, Earth Day or rain forest themed activities, please see the following links:
