Forest Adapted Book: Skippy Squirrel | Prepositions WH Questions | Pre-K SPED
Product Description
This Forest Adapted Book with Activities, The Skippy Little Squirrel, is a fun, hands-on forest literacy resource that helps students practice forest vocabulary, prepositions, position words, basic comprehension, WH questions, and story sequencing.
This interactive adapted book is perfect for autism, special education, speech therapy, preschool, kindergarten, literacy centers, and small groups.
Students follow along as the squirrel moves to different positions throughout the story, making this a highly engaging way to target early language and literacy skills. This resource can be used in teacher-led small groups, therapy sessions, literacy centers, or independent workstations.
🌿 What’s Included:
1 Adapted Book
1 Set of Story Sequencing Strips
1 Hands-On Positions / Prepositions Practice Set
1 Cut and Glue Activity
⭐ How to Use:
In this activity, the teacher or therapist reads the story while students follow along and move the squirrel to the correct position on each page. Students can also attach a matching piece to each page for additional hands-on practice.
At the end of the story, students answer WH comprehension questions by matching the correct answer piece to each question page.
Students working more independently can read through the forest-themed book and complete the follow-up questions and activities in a literacy center or independent workstation. Several extension activities are included for extra practice.
🧠 Skills Targeted:
forest vocabulary
prepositions and position words
basic comprehension
WH questions
story sequencing
following directions
early language and literacy skills
🌲 A Peek Inside the Story:
Deep in the forest, where the mice run free...
a skippy little squirrel was as skippy as can be.
He skipped below a bluebird
and he skipped beside a moose.
He skipped over a raccoon—
and a rabbit running loose—YEE-HAW!
He skipped right past a porcupine
and skipped under an owl.
He skipped above a bear—(BIG SCARE!!)
and skipped off to a GROWL.
(GRRRRR!)
(You get the idea!)
This playful story makes practicing prepositions and position words more meaningful, engaging, and memorable for young learners.
🌿 More Resources:
If your students need more practice with position words or prepositions, there are many additional activities in my store. Please see the link below:
Hands-On Prepositions Activities
If your students enjoy my adapted books, there are so many in my collection. You can see the complete collection below:
For more hands-on spring, summer or forest themed activities, please see the links below: