Penguin Sentence Building Adapted Book | WH Questions | SLP SPED Autism PreK OT

Build simple sentences, action verbs, WH-questions, and imitation skills with this engaging, real-photo adapted book — "What Can We Do Like a Penguin?" Students listen to a riddle, look at a real photo, and build a sentence by answering the question "What can we do like a penguin?" — then act out and imitate the penguin movements as they go. With three leveled sentence strips, every student can work at their own level — perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.

📦 What's Included

• 1 adapted book with real photos and matching pieces
• 1 set of sentence building strips (adapted for three levels)
• 1 cut-and-glue sentence activity
• Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse

📖 Sample Text

"Penguin moving, he won't dawdle.
Step by step, he starts to _______? (waddle)
What can we do like a penguin?

Answer: "We can waddle like a penguin."

"Watching fish, a tasty treat--
snatch one up, it's time to _______? (eat)
What can we do like a penguin?"

Answer: "We can eat like a penguin."

📚 How to Use

• The teacher or therapist reads each page while students solve the riddle and complete the sentence by choosing the action that answers it
• Have students act out or imitate the penguin movements as you work through the book — a fun way to build imitation and movement skills
• After the book, students practice with the sentence building strips, set up for their level:
  • Level 1: choose 1 word to complete each sentence
  • Level 2: choose 2 words to complete each sentence
  • Level 3: build the complete sentence
• Finish with the cut-and-glue worksheet for independent practice
• Place the book and strips in a literacy center or workstation for independent work
• Use in whole group, small group, or 1:1 instruction

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Building simple sentences
• Action verbs and verb phrases
• The WH-question word "What"
• Imitation and movement skills
• Listening comprehension and riddle-solving
• Vocabulary building with real photos
• Reading and sentence structure
• Matching and visual discrimination
• Fine motor skills (cut, glue, build)
• Independent work skills

💛 Perfect For

• Speech-language therapy (sentence structure, WH questions, verbs, vocabulary)
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs (imitation skills)
• Inclusive and self-contained settings
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Occupational therapy (fine motor and movement)
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Literacy centers and workstations
• Homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Real photos make sentences concrete and engaging
• Movement and imitation built right in — great for ABA and gross motor practice
• Three leveled sentence strips mean the whole class can use the same book
• Riddle format keeps students motivated and thinking
• Targets sentences, verbs, AND WH questions in one resource
• Works in both inclusive and self-contained classrooms
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🐧 More hands-on winter and penguin activities:

• Hands-On Winter Activities
• Hands-On Penguin Activities

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