FLASH FREEBIE! Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? Interactive Adapted Book

I haven't done a "flash freebie" in awhile and thought.... what better way to start the new school year!

I made a really cute interactive, adapted book to accompany "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" by Bill Martin, Jr.  It will be FREE on tpt until 8/31 at 5pm est.  Find it HERE!

On each page, the student must select the correct sight word, from a field of 3 (I, see,a) and the correct picture (from a field of 10) to complete the

sentence (" I see a_____").

I then have my students point to each word and read the sentence. This not only works well as an adapted companion for the Brown Bear book, but targets many skills on its own including:
-sight words
-colors
-vocabulary
-describing
-sentence creation
-increasing MLU
-syntax

Directions: Print and laminate all pages for durability.
Cut each page in 1/2 , but leave page 7 whole as the book base.

Cut all pieces on the bottom half of page 6 out, and velcro above matching pieces on page 7 to allow students to interactively create sentences.  My students LOVE velcro and really enjoy interactive books.  For more instructions on assembly and to see the completed version, please visit BigAppleSpeech.blogspot.com.

Enjoy!

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Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni

I finally finished a cute companion pack for one of my favorite books by an amazing author!

Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni is great for working on vocabulary, compare/ contrast, cause/effect and many other goals!
You can find this packet HERE on teachers pay teachers.  The activities are geared toward grades K-2 but many can be differentiated to fit various student levels.

Contents and Directions:
Print and Laminate all pages for durability.
Pages 3-5: Compare and contrast characters: Frog & Fish
use page 4 as a branching strategy to have students match descriptions to the character(s) they belong with on page 3
Pages 6-8: Frog Lifecycle model and student page.
Includes cut out word choices for differentiation.
Pages 9-11: Sequence the story with the choice of 2 sequencing mats.
Pages 12-15: Target Vocabulary found in the story and pertaining to the characters
Includes fill- in the blank worksheets for homework/ extra practice.
Page 16-17: Concrete and higher-order language open-ended “WH” questions 
Pages 18-20: Cause and Effect
Includes a matching cause and effect page and a writing page.
Pages 21-: Following directions with prepositions
Print one “pond” page and one “pond life” page per student.
Give students directions to place each piece on the pond page according to prepositions (above, below, next to)
You can also use these pages for multi-step directions (ie. put one duck and two bees above the pond).
Enjoy and please leave feedback!

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Freebie alert! Accountable talk stems

Accountable talk is a great way to teach students to actively listen to each other's statements, agree/disagree with them, and build on ideas. Find it HERE on Teachers pay teachers.

Directions and contents of this download:

•Print as many copies as you need for your students and laminate for longevity.

•Cut out circles and attach to popsicle sticks using glue or sticky tack.

•Use stems to encourage accountable talk and teach students to agree/ disagree with each other’s statements/ reasons.

•This is great for turn and talk exercises.

•Enjoy and please follow BigAppleSpeech for more great materials!

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New Fall Packet for Emergent Readers!

As the school year is coming to an end, I'm already prepping for Fall!

I posted a new Fall themed activity geared toward Pre-k through 1st graders to work on phonemic awareness, rhyming, vocabulary and more!  Check it out on Teachers Pay Teachers HERE!

The packet includes:

•Pages 3-5: Fall vocabulary cards and worksheet

•Pages 6-8:  Compare and contrast Apple and Pumpkin

–use page 8 as a branching strategy for student choices

•Pages 9-11: Sequencing carving a pumpkin

–Includes 2 choices with various sequencing words

•Page 12-13: Describing Fall

–Use page 12 for drawing pictures and page 13 for writing words

•Pages 14-17: Rhyming

–Use a train to help students identify ending sounds in words and match words that rhyme.

•Pages 18-19: Beginning and ending sound identification mats

•Pages 20-22: Following directions with prepositions (print one mat and page of picture cards per student)

•Pages 23-24: Auditory Comprehension Fall story (differentiated)

–Open ended questions

–Multiple choice questions (can read choice to students)

Please message me with any questions!  I hope you can use this with your students:)

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