Halloween Adapted Books | Inferencing Vocabulary Gross Motor Imitation | SLP
Product Description
Build inferencing, Halloween vocabulary, sound and movement imitation, and gross motor skills with this packed Halloween adapted books and activities set! Two interactive adapted books plus vocabulary, movement, sound, and matching activities give students lots of hands-on engagement while targeting important speech, language, and motor IEP goals.
📦 What's Included
- 2 Adapted Books: "Munch, Crunch, Bones for Lunch!" and "Who Says Boo?"
- 1 set of Vocabulary Cards
- 1 set of Halloween Character Movement / Gross Motor / Motor Planning / Imitation Cards
- 1 set of Halloween Character Sounds Imitation Cards
- 1 set of Match-the-Halloween-Character-to-its-Outline Task Cards
- 5 Worksheets
📖 Sample Text — "Munch, Crunch, Bones for Lunch!"
(a riddle/inferencing book)
Munch! Crunch! Bones for lunch!
Who's going to eat them? We have a hunch!
"She 'Eeeks!' and she shrieks and she flies a whole bunch."
(Students guess / turn page)
It's our good friend Witch and she's ready for lunch! "Eeeek!"
(You get the idea!)
📖 Sample Text — "Who Says Boo?" (a cumulative sounds book)
Who Says Boo?
Witch says boo.
Witch says boo?
Is that true? (Turn page)
No. Witch says "Eeek" — a high-pitched shriek.
Who Says Boo?
Who Says Boo?
Jack says boo.
Jack says boo?
Is that true? (Turn page)
No. Jack says thump.
Jack says thump.
Witch says eeek —
a high-pitched shriek.
Who Says Boo?
Who Says Boo?
Bones says boo.
Bones says boo?
Is that true? (Turn page)
No. Bones says clank.
Bones says clank. Jack says thump. Witch says eeek! — a high-pitched shriek! Who says boo?
(You get the idea!)
🎯 Skills Targeted
- Inferencing and clue-based reasoning
- Halloween and seasonal vocabulary
- Sound imitation (verbal imitation)
- Movement and gross motor imitation
- Motor planning
- Matching (character to outline)
- Visual discrimination
- Listening comprehension
- Cumulative/repetitive story practice
- Receptive and expressive language
- Joint attention and participation
📚 How to Use
- Read "Munch, Crunch, Bones for Lunch!" aloud — pause at each clue so students infer which character is coming, then turn the page to check
- Read "Who Says Boo?" as a cumulative, repetitive story so students get lots of practice anticipating and joining in
- Use the Sounds Imitation Cards to target verbal imitation of character sounds
- Use the Movement / Gross Motor Cards for a brain break and motor-planning practice
- Use the Match-to-Outline Task Cards for visual discrimination
- Use the 5 worksheets for independent practice and data
- Pull for speech therapy (inferencing, vocabulary, imitation) and OT / adaptive PE (gross motor, motor planning)
💛 Perfect For
- Speech-language therapy sessions (SLPs)
- Special education classrooms (SPED)
- Autism classrooms and ABA programs
- Occupational therapy and adaptive PE (gross motor / motor planning)
- Music and movement / circle time
- Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
- Language and literacy groups
- Halloween and October units
- Early childhood and ECSE
- Homeschool hands-on learning
🌟 Why Teachers & SLPs Love This Resource
- Two books PLUS five activity sets — a huge amount in one download
- Targets language AND motor goals together (inferencing, vocabulary, imitation, gross motor)
- Cumulative, repetitive story builds confidence and participation
- Riddle/inferencing format keeps students guessing and engaged
- Sound and movement cards add multi-sensory, whole-body learning
- Works for whole group, small group, 1:1, and centers
- Reusable year after year once laminated
- Students LOVE these sets!
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