Valentine's Day Adapted Book | Rhyming Words Phonological Awareness | SLP SPED

This Valentine's Day Adapted Book, "This Little Love Bug," teaches rhyming words and phonological awareness through a sweet, rhyming, interactive story. Students match a picture and word to each page as the teacher reads, then extend learning through four supplemental activities targeting sequencing, sorting, positional concepts, and vocabulary labeling.

💗 Perfect for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting rhyming, phonological awareness, vocabulary, and Wh- Question goals
• Special Education teachers building Valentine's Day and February thematic units
• Autism classrooms needing structured, interactive holiday activities
• Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation)
• ABA therapists running discrete trial vocabulary and rhyming programs
• Early Childhood, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade teachers
• Reading Intervention and RTI / MTSS teachers
• Homeschool families with emergent readers

💕 What's Included:

• 1 Adapted (interactive) book — This Little Love Bug
• 1 Sequencing stick activity
• 1 Sorting / classification activity
• 1 Positional concepts (prepositions) activity
• 1 Set of vocabulary labeling cards

🎯 Skills Targeted:

Rhyming words, phonological awareness, pre-reading skills, Valentine's Day vocabulary, sequencing and story retell, sorting and classification, positional concepts (in, on, under, beside), vocabulary labeling and expressive language, visual discrimination, listening comprehension, following directions, and fine motor skills.

Sample Text:

"This little love bug loves a cat.

This little love bug loves a bat.

This little love bug loves a bear.

This little love bug loves a hare."

How to Use:

In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads the story while students match a word and picture to each page. Pause on each rhyming pair to draw attention to the rhyming sound — perfect for phonological awareness instruction. After the book, extend the lesson with the supplemental activities — sequencing, sorting, positional concepts, and vocabulary labeling. Independent learners can complete the activities in a work station or literacy center.

💝 Ways to Use:

• Valentine's Day and February thematic units
• Speech therapy rhyming and phonological awareness sessions
• Phonological awareness IEP goal data collection
• ABA discrete trial rhyming and vocabulary teaching
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• Literacy centers and morning meetings
• Reading intervention (RTI / MTSS Tier 2 & 3)
• Whole-class Valentine's Day party activity
• Take-home homework and tele-therapy practice

If your students enjoy this activity , there are many more in my collection. Please see my complete adapted books collection below:

Complete Adapted Books Collection

For more hands-on winter, Valentine's Day, or rhyming words activities, please see the links below:

Hands-On Winter Activities

Hands-On Valentine's Day Activities

Hands-On Rhyming Words Activities