Winter Adapted Song & Movement Books | Vocabulary Gross Motor | SLP SPED Autism

Bring music AND movement to your winter theme with this set of 2 adapted books! "Winter's On the Way" (adapted song book) teaches winter vocabulary through song, while "Moving Through Winter" (movement book) builds gross motor, motor planning, and imitation skills. Engaging and hands-on — perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.

📦 What's Included

• Book 1: "Winter's On the Way" — an adapted song book sung to the familiar tune of "Jingle Bells"
• Book 2: "Moving Through Winter" — a movement book for gross motor, motor planning, following directions, and imitation
• Movement cards to go along with the movement book
• A winter/summer clothing sorting (classification) activity
• Print, laminate, and assemble for years of reuse

📖 Sample Verse (from "Winter's On the Way")

"Children skate.

Big bears sleep.

Snow falls to the ground.

Days turn cold--

Both young and old wear jackets all arou-ound!"

📚 How to Use

• Sing "Winter's On the Way" to the tune of "Jingle Bells" while students match the pictures and sing along as you move through the pages
• After the song, students complete the winter/summer clothing sort (classification)
• Use "Moving Through Winter" and the movement cards as a movement break or brain break — students imitate the movements
• Use in whole group, circle time, small group, 1:1, or therapy sessions

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Winter vocabulary
• Music, singing, and participation
• Gross motor movement and motor planning
• Motor imitation
• Following directions
• Sorting and classification (winter vs. summer clothing)
• Self-regulation (movement and brain breaks)
• Matching and visual discrimination
• Listening and attending

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs (imitation skills)
• Occupational therapy and PE (gross motor, motor planning)
• Speech-language therapy (vocabulary, following directions)
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Circle time, movement breaks, and brain breaks
• Inclusive and self-contained settings
• Winter units, early childhood, ECSE, and homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Two books in one — music AND movement
• A familiar "Jingle Bells" tune students recognize
• Builds gross motor, motor planning, and imitation with the movement book and cards
• Includes a winter/summer clothing sort for classification practice
• Matching pieces let every level of student participate
• Reusable year after year once laminated