Thanksgiving Counting Adapted Book | Numbers 1-10 Number Words | SLP SPED Math

Build number identification (1–10), counting, number words, and comparing quantities with this fun Thanksgiving Counting Adapted Book, "Ten on the Hay" — a seasonal spin on the classic rhyme Ten in the Bed! Students count the turkeys on the hay and match a number and number word to each page, targeting important math and language IEP goals all season long.

📖 Sample Text

Near a big, red barn, 'neath a clear blue sky,

there was ONE on the hay…

then more piled high!

THERE WERE TEN ON THE HAY!

There were TEN on the hay,

it was Thanksgiving Day.

"Get running! He's coming!"

So they plotted and they planned, and ONE ran away.

There were NINE on the hay,

it was Thanksgiving Day.

"Get running! He's coming!"

So they plotted and they planned, and ONE ran away.

(You get the idea!)

📦 What's Included

• 1 Adapted Book — "Ten on the Hay"
• 1 set of Number Sequencing Strips
• 1 set of Counting Clip Cards
• 1 set of "Which Has More?" Dry-Erase / Clip Cards
• 3 Worksheets to extend the learning

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Number identification (1–10)
• Counting and one-to-one correspondence
• Number words (one, two, three…)
• Counting down / one less
• Comparing quantities ("which has more?")
• Number sequencing and ordering
• Thanksgiving and fall vocabulary
• Receptive and expressive language
• Following along in a book
• Fine motor (clip cards)

📚 How to Use

• Read the book aloud to a small group as students count the turkeys on the hay and match a number and number word to each page
• Use the Number Sequencing Strips to practice ordering numbers
• Use the Counting Clip Cards for hands-on counting and fine motor (clip tasks)
• Use the "Which Has More?" cards to compare quantities (dry-erase or clip)
• Use the 3 worksheets for independent practice and data
• Set up at a math or literacy center or independent work station

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Speech-language therapy (counting, vocabulary)
• Math centers and counting practice
• Preschool, PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade
• Literacy centers and work stations
• Occupational therapy (fine motor / clip cards)
• Thanksgiving, November, and fall units
• Homeschool hands-on learning
• Early childhood and ECSE

🌟 Why Teachers & SLPs Love This Resource

• Multiple activities in one — book, sequencing strips, counting clip cards, "which has more?" cards, and 3 worksheets
• Targets math AND language goals at the same time
• Built on the familiar rhyme "Ten in the Bed" students recognize
• Comparing quantities and counting down add real number sense
• Clip cards build fine motor alongside math
• Works for whole group, small group, 1:1, and centers
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🦃 More hands-on Thanksgiving favorites:

• Hands-On Thanksgiving Math Activities
• Hands-On Thanksgiving Adapted Books