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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The Day the Crayons Quit Book Companion Literacy Precursor Activities On Sale 20% off until 7/26 at 8pm est

Check out this comprehensive book companion to be used with the book "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt.  If you don't know this book, it is an adorable book for elementary students.  Each crayon writes a persuasive letter to its owner, convincing him to change the way it is used.  It's a really cute, fun way to work on Author's Purpose, as well as many other literacy precursors. 

Find it HERE on tPt.

The download is 37 pages and includes:

-Describing/ attributes page for each crayon

-30 Comprehension/ Auditory Memory Question Cards (laminate 

and shuffle)

-3 Compare and Contrast Crayon Venn Diagrams (with choices 

page included as a branching strategy)

-Cause and Effect Matching and Writing Activity (includes anchor 

chart)

-Author’s Purpose Anchor Chart

-Persuasive Writing rough and final draft pages

-Bulletin Board Title Templates (with and without backgrounds)

Enjoy!

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Community Helpers with Snowmen at Work~ 50% off until 2/16!

Here is a great packet to target community helpers vocabulary and knowledge and to use with the book "Snowmen at Work" by Caralyn Beuhner. Find it HERE on TpT.

Directions/ Contents:

• Print and Laminate all pages for durability.

•Page 3- Community Helpers Anchor Chart

•Pages 4-12:  Community Helpers Picture Cards

–12 common Community Helpers

–12 Community Helpers from Snowmen at Work

–Each have a picture card, description card and “Who am I?” Question clues to match to the picture

of the community Helper

–Use for Pronouns, sentence creation or comprehension

•Pages 13-18 Vocabulary

–Page 13-14 Vocabulary from Community Helpers Cards and descriptions

–Page 14-17 Vocabulary from Snowmen at Work (use the story to find context clues)

•Pages 19- 22 Compare and Contrast Jobs

–Teacher/ Nurse and Doctor/Firefighter

–Comes with ideas of similarities and differences to be used as a branching strategy

•Pages 23-28 Rhyming Cards

–Use the train on page 23 to identify the ending sounds in words

–Match Cards that Rhyme.  Then have students think of additional words that rhyme or use each

word in a sentence.

•Pages 29- 32 Prepositions and Following Directions (on, Next to, Below, Above)

•Pages 32-35 Articulation “100 times Challenge” for R, S, L,

–Includes blank game board

•Pages 36-27- Writing Pages “I help the community” and “I would be a “

•Page 38- Open-ended Game board

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Groundhog Day Activities Mega Pack (50% off until 1/9/15!)

Check out this Mega 36 page literacy and Speech/ Language Mega Pack for Groundhog Day.  Includes a Bonus section to use after reading the story "Punxsutawney Phyllis" by Susanna Leonard Hill.

Find it HERE on TpT.

This download includes:
Page 3- History and Facts of Groundhog Day (to read to students)

Pages 4-5-Sequencing Groundhog Day story with 6 picture/ sentence cards
Page 6-7- Comprehension Questions pertaining to the groundhog day story (with answer choices and without)

Pages 8-10- Compare and Contrast Seasons: Winter and Spring
Venn Diagram, Words to sort associated with each season, Worksheet

Pages 11-13-Spatial Concepts and Prepositions “Where is Groundhog?” (targets- in front, behind, next to, between, above, and below)

Pages 14-16- Following Directions/ Prepositions
Pages 17-18- Prediction Writing Activity
Use black/white Groundhogs for Bulletin Board or Craftivity

Pages 20-35- Punxsutawney Phyllis Activities
Page 20-21- Sequencing the story with 6 picture cards and mat
Pages 22-27-Vocabulary matching and fill in the black worksheets

Pages 28-30-Compare/ Contrast (Phyllis to other groundhogs)
Page 31-32- Finding Text Evidence
Pages 33-35-Making Predictions

Enjoy and please leave feedback on TpT to see more!

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Let It Fall by Maryann Cocca-Leffler Book Companion!

This is a comprehensive speech and language book companion to use with the story "Let it Fall" by Maryann Cocca-Leffler.  There are several activities you can use to target Fall vocabulary and the seasons, without the book too! 

FIND IT HERE ON TPT.

The packet includes:

Pages 3-5:  Compare and contrast seasons 

use page 4 as a branching strategy  to have students match vocabulary words to the season(s) they belong with on page 3

Pages 6-8: Sequence the story with the choice of 2 sequencing mats.

Pages 9-12: Target Vocabulary found in the story

Includes a matching worksheet for homework/ extra practice.

Pages 13-14: Concrete “WH” Questions targeting seasons with matching answers..

Pages 15-18: Higher-order Language Questions.  

Use page 15 and print multiple copies as a “mat” for each student.  If they answer the questions correctly, they place the card on the same image.     The first student to fill up their mat wins!

Pages 19-24: Articulation Cards R, S, L (initial, medial and final)

Can use with the same mat on page 15 as a reinforcer.

Or have students find their word in the story for extra articulation and phonemic awareness practice.

Enjoy and please leave feedback on TpT:)

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