Real or Make Believe Adapted Book 2 | Silly Pictures Sorting | SLP SPED Autism
Product Description
Get ready for giggles — and great language practice! In this Real and Make Believe Adapted Book & Activities (Vol. 2) — "Something Is Silly" — students spot what's silly in each picture and match it to the way it should really look. It's a playful, hands-on way to build reasoning, comprehension, and real vs. make-believe (fantasy vs. reality) skills — perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.
📦 What's Included
- 1 adapted book — "Something Is Silly" with matching pieces
- 1 sorting activity — sort picture pairs into real / silly (make-believe)
- 3 practice worksheets — for extra practice or assessment
- Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse
📖 Sample Text
"Something is silly.
What can it be?
Look at the picture.
What do you see?
Oh silly, silly! Make it stop!
A bottom bun doesn't go on top!
How is a hamburger bun supposed to look?
(Answer: Top bun on top, bottom bun on bottom)"
📚 How to Use
- The teacher or therapist reads "Something Is Silly" while students identify what's silly on each page and match the "real" picture that shows how it should look
- Use the sorting activity for independent or small-group practice — students sort picture pairs into real and silly (make-believe)
- Assign the 3 worksheets for extra practice or assessment
- Students working independently can read and work through the book at a literacy center or workstation
🎯 Skills Targeted
- Real vs. make-believe (fantasy vs. reality)
- Reasoning and critical thinking
- Comprehension and vocabulary
- Sorting and categorizing
- Matching and visual discrimination
- Expressive and receptive language
- Following directions
- Fine motor skills (matching pieces)
💛 Perfect For
- Speech-language therapy (reasoning, vocabulary, fantasy vs. reality)
- Special education classrooms (SPED)
- Autism classrooms and ABA programs
- Inclusive and self-contained settings
- Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
- Literacy centers and workstations
- Early childhood, ECSE, and homeschool
🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource
- The silly pictures make real vs. make-believe genuinely fun to practice
- A book PLUS a sorting activity AND 3 worksheets — lots of value
- Builds reasoning, comprehension, AND categorizing in one set
- Matching pieces let every level of student participate
- Works in both inclusive and self-contained classrooms
- Reusable year after year once laminated
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