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Meg Mott, M.S CCC-SLP and mother of an autistic son, has created robust core vocabulary lesson plans to engage her students with complex communication needs. And she's sharing the love with YOU! Meg's lesson plans are a well-rounded set of materials that she knows will work for a wide range of students. Weekly Materials Include: Introductory Game Animated E-Book Movement Break Interactive Activity Additional Video/Book Activity Parent Handout Homework Need more lessons? Click Here to View Set 1 Need more lessons? Click Here to View Set 3 Focus Words These core vocabulary plans take the most common words used in everyday language and teaches them in context - opening up a world of communication for special learners. Core Vocabulary Focus Words:  Stop Get  Look/See Up Good Make Work In Who Read Different Bad Hear/Listen Take  Do  Again Wait Happy Sick Out Lesson for each AAC core vocabulary word includes:  Introductory Game: Every lesson plan comes with a low-pressure game or activity to help introduce the target core word. These games are individually crafted for each specific lesson. Animated E-Book: Real images are carefully collected and arranged in each book, resulting in unique and aesthetically pleasing material. Each book page (a minimum of 10 pages per book) has a moving component to grab attention and keep students engaged. Movement Break: It's crucial to recognize that students need time to move their bodies (especially with all of the screen-time in the current world). Each lesson plan comes with a suggested movement break that is related to the target core word. These range from simple (links for dance videos) to more complex (games designed around movement). Additional Activity: All lesson plans include an extra activity that may center around a song, a video, a book or even a guided drawing. Parent Handout: We are all about supporting our students to the fullest. Core vocabulary, like anything, has its best chance of success when it is used across settings. Parent handouts are provided for each core word to ensure that parents have some direction for practicing core vocabulary at home! Homework: Each lesson includes a simple homework activity. These are easily shared with parents electronically. From a "book report" that can be used any week, to specific homework based on a target word- we've got you covered. 

Introducing the Old MacDonald Had a Farm Rhyme Emergent Reader + Reading Comprehension! This reader is adapted from classic nursery rhymes, rewritten with core vocabulary (aka sight words) for easier reading. The simplified language makes it perfect for students just starting to build their reading skills. Plus, the included reading comprehension questions help to further develop their understanding of the story. [ P R O D U C T • I N C L U D E S ] Emergent Readers Emergent Reader of Old MacDonald Had a Farm Old MacDonald Had a Farm Nursery Rhyme Song Version Reading Comprehension Accompaniment Visuals for Characters Visuals for Settings An Event Sequencing Task Visual Comprehension Questions [ R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S ] Use on your iPad/ tablet to save on printing costs. Project the book for the entire class to see, and avoid printing anything. P.S. If you like this book you might want to check out our Fairy Tale bundle. Get 30% off when you purchase the full set.

Introducing the The Wheels on the Bus Rhyme Emergent Reader + Reading Comprehension! This reader is adapted from classic nursery rhymes, rewritten with core vocabulary (aka sight words) for easier reading. The simplified language makes it perfect for students just starting to build their reading skills. Plus, the included reading comprehension questions help to further develop their understanding of the story. [ P R O D U C T • I N C L U D E S ] Emergent Readers Emergent Reader of The Wheels on the Bus The Wheels on the Bus Nursery Rhyme Song Version Reading Comprehension Accompaniment Visuals for Characters Visuals for Settings An Event Sequencing Task Visual Comprehension Questions [ R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S ] Use on your iPad/ tablet to save on printing costs. Project the book for the entire class to see, and avoid printing anything. P.S. If you like this book you might want to check out our Fairy Tale bundle. Get 30% off when you purchase the full set.

These easy-to-use books teach: counting, colors, sights words and sentence structure. Do you want to help your students become more engaged in their learning?These books are perfect for any student who needs a little extra practice with answering questions. They're also great for ESL learners, special education students, and those struggling with reading comprehension. With 5 levels of difficulty, these books will meet the unique needs of every learner!Your students will love this interactive book that they can use independently or as part of a group activity. It's an engaging way to get them talking about what they see and writing sentences at the same time! Plus it's easy to differentiate between levels so each student is challenged appropriately. Purchase your copy today! Differentiated Levels  5 differentiated levels included to ensure that these book will meet the unique needs of YOUR students.  Get your students engaged in their learning with these hands-on interactive books.  Students match the corresponding pictures to answer the questions while simultaneously writing an I see... sentence. (Ex: I see 6 blue pumpkins.)  Digital Setup  Get started with the interactive digital versions 💻 in a matter of SECONDS... Digital Versions are saved on Google Slides™  

What do you like about Christmas and the holidays? I love playing in the snow, but there's definitely things I don't enjoy...  Holiday traffic. That Rudolph movie (clay-mation is weird to me, ok?) This book is designed to help little ones or individuals with special needs to share what they love about Christmas and the holiday season while giving them a way to say what they don't like as well.  13.2 MB PDF  |  27 pages 21-page book + 3 Interactive Worksheets you can send home  

 This set of play companions will help you to teach your students to engage in play in a natural and fun atmosphere.  Many of our students benefit from visuals, so why not use visuals to teach play skills?!?  That’s the idea behind this visual companion set.  An adult models the play task by using a visual support that is carefully disguised as part of the play  (Doctor’s notes, Parent’s To-Do List, etc).  When it’s the student’s turn they have the same visual support available to them.  They simply check off the tasks as they go! Visual supports mean less prompting and more INDEPENDENCE!  Oh, and the visual supports are also paired with core vocabulary phrases appropriate for each play task.  Let’s get them talking!  Let’s get them playing! We can all agree that teaching play skills is SOOO important.  But why does it have to be so hard?  Well . . . NOW IT DOESN’T have to be!!!  Details 50 Page PDF Download Doctor Play:  Use the “Doctor’s Notes” and a toy doctor kit to perform “check ups” on peers. Pet Play: Choose a pet and take care of all its basic needs with the “Pet Owner’s To-Do List”. Restaurant Play: Take orders from peers and serve up meals with the “Waiter’s Notes” and menu. Train Play: Use language to set up a train track and direct traffic. Baby Play: Use the Parent’s “To-Do List” to take care of baby’s basic needs.  This set also includes BONUS scripts for lunch and recess times!  Break times are fantastic learning opportunities! Get your students using functional communication and core vocabulary during social moments.

In 2019, only 30.9% of people with disabilities (ages 16-64) were employed.  It's out mission to change that!  It's time to build the skills they'll need for a bight future TODAY.  This set includes 7 sets of Shopping Lists Activities that mimic different grocery story aisles.  🍎 Fruits and Vegetables🥫 Canned Foods🍟 Chips and Snacks🍦 Ice-Cream🥤 Drinks and Sodas 🥣 Cereal🛒 Mixed Foods     Included Digital Activities: Watch the video below to see one of the digital versions in action! + printables make it quick and easy for techies and non techies alike...   Shopping List -175 Shopping Lists with Printable Hands-On Manipulatives + Visual Supports: Drag and drop virtual activity  Shopping Lists: Reading - 175 Written Orders Shopping Lists with Printable Hands-On Manipulatives + Visual Supports: Drag and drop virtual activity Included Printable Activities: "Is this what's on the list?: Yes/no" - 175 task cards ""What's wrong with this basket?" (choose the food that shouldn't be there)" - 175 task cards "What's missing from the list?" (choose the item that is missing) - 175 task cards Shopping List: 175 Shopping Lists with Printable Hands-On Manipulatives + Visual Supports Shopping List: Reading 175 Written Lists with Printable Hands-On Manipulatives  Digital Setup:  You can get started with the interactive digital versions 💻 in a matter of SECONDS.  The PDF download contains the links to the digital version as well as the print option. This set can also be printed and used as a hands-on task bin.  Digital Versions are saved on Google Slides™   You can use this on either a computer, Chromebook or tablet. This video walks you through the steps to getting this setup and into your student's hands! Everything is ready to go- your students can be using these in just a few minutes. 

Practice identifying likes and dislikes while working on beginning writing skills and sentences structure.  The book has 24 pages, and the student will match the corresponding pictures to the sentence strip, creating opinion sentences with ease. (Ex: I like to play baseball. I don't like swimming.) 24-page book + No PREP Digital Version Picture and word pieces for writing sentences Writing worksheet to copy down the sentences they've created BONUS Sign Language Cards  Instructions of set up and all picture pieces are included!  After students finish writing the book I like to have them practice copying down the sentences they have made.  This is a great way to have students work on forming their own opinions, especially for students with minimal verbal skills, as well as getting students to use proper sentence structure. 

Do you want to help your students become more engaged in their learning? These books are perfect for any student who needs a little extra practice increasing their mean length of utterance. They're also great for ESL learners, special education students, and those struggling with reading comprehension. With 2 levels of difficulty, these books will meet the unique needs of every learner! Purchase your copy today! What's Included Printable  Prints on regular sized paper. 8.5x11 Saved in PDF Files  18 Different Places Interactive Sentence Strip Setup Directions Included Digital  Saved on Google Slides 2 Differentiated Drag and Drop Books: Visually Supported Text Text Only  2 differentiated levels included to ensure that these book will meet the unique needs of YOUR students.  Get your students engaged in their learning with these hands-on interactive books.  Digital Setup  Get started with the interactive digital versions 💻 in a matter of SECONDS... Digital Versions are saved on Google Slides™  

Looking for an interactive and engaging way to work on speech and language development while teaching positional words? Look no further than this amazing set! Featuring six adapted books and a bonus set of five interactive task cards, this package is a must-have for any teacher or parent looking to take their teaching game to the next level. 6 Adaptable Book+ 5 Bonus Set of Interactive Task Cards + No Prep Google Versions of the Adapted Books Soccer Baseball Football Basketball Tennis  Gymnastics (no task cards)  Prepositions: inside, above, behind, on top of, next to, in, on, between, under, behind, beneath, outside, near The adapted books cover a variety of sports including soccer, baseball, football, basketball, and tennis, with each book spanning 10-12 pages. And the best part? The books come with two sentence strip options--one with words only and another with symbol-supported text, making them easy to customize for different student levels. Plus, the interactive "place the ball" task cards are the perfect hands-on addition to reinforce prepositions such as inside, above, behind, on top of, and many more! Each set of task cards comes with two versions: one blank and the other with visual supports. And for all you busy teachers out there, this set is perfect for independent workstations. We've even included a description of setup to make things as easy as possible! Take the first step in transforming your classroom with this game-changing set. Get ready to witness your students' speech and language development soar to new heights!

Those pesky adjectives!   They can be such a sticking point for our students.  Are you familiar with the “freeze face” that happens when you ask your student to think of a describing word?  We are!  That’s why we developed a system to support our students while they are learning to describe.  Visual supports help the students to feel grounded and more comfortable making their own decisions. This product includes visual supports/charts to help students describe (RECEPTIVELY and EXPRESSIVELY!)  in five different areas:  Food Animals People Vehicles Toys Contains two “How it works” pages explaining the receptive cut and paste tasks and the expressive charting & sentence writing tasks.  You will loooove the simplicity of this re-useable material.   The receptive tasks focus on teaching the meaning of common adjectives.  The expressive tasks include charts where the students choose from a selection of available adjectives, a word bank where they collect their adjectives, and a fill-in-the-blank sentence strip where they put it all together.  Oh- and did we mention that this is NO PREP?!?!?  Simply print and GO.  You’re welcome :) But the best part?  At the end of the task your students will have created their own UNIQUE sentences that include at least 2 describing words!   Make it a party and have each student share their own special sentence!  

Teaching prepositions got you feeling overwhelmed? Fear not, because I've got just the thing you need! Whether you're a teacher or a parent, this comprehensive set comes with everything you need to make learning prepositions fun and engaging for your students.   Here's what's included in this amazing package: A 27-page PDF download that's loaded with valuable information A digital adapted book with 10 interactive "build the sentence" pages to get your students practicing in a fun and hands-on way 10 digital task cards that bring prepositions to life. Your students will love placing the baseball in the appropriate location like under, above, between and next to! Two sets of sentence strip word tiles, one with word only and another with symbol-supported text, to support differentiation and generalization so every student can learn at their own pace. Check out the benefits you'll enjoy when you invest in this amazing set: Learn prepositions in a fun and interactive way resulting in better retention Improved differentiation and generalization skills Multi-modal teaching approach to keep students engaged and motivated Hands-on learning with task cards eases application and understanding Lifetime access to all future updates and additions - all at no extra cost to you Invest in your students' future by investing in this comprehensive prepositions set. Trust us, it's a game-changer! Prepositions:inside, above, behind, on top of, next to, in, on, between, under, behind, beneath, outside

 Do your students struggle to ask questions in the classroom and in social settings?  Now you can teach them to ask questions by using vibrant images that will capture their interest! Presented in a simple, easy to use format, this material focuses on asking "Why?"  Included  Set includes 2 asking questions packs and 30 ask and reveal flips for a total of 119 pages!!! Pack 1 and 2  each have 26 pairs of stimulus items for a total of 104 pages of 'guess the blank' fun. Ask and reveal "flips" are fun and engaging! After students successfully ask "Why?" they get to see the answer immediately! Great for both individual work and group work. This material is "no prep" and may be printed OR conveniently presented on a computer or tablet. Reviews Chrysann L. says, "These are great, but may have backfired - one of my students now constantly asks, "Why?" ;) Seriously, though, it's a great idea." Speech Daze says, "A great resource for a hard concept! thank you!" Heather H. says, "I needed a new way to teach why, and this is absolutely perfect! Thank you!"  

Now you can teach them to ask questions by using vibrant images that will capture their interest! Presented in a simple, easy to use format, this material focuses on asking "What is it?"   Included  Set includes 5 asking questions packs for a total of 165 pages!!! Each pack has 15 pairs of stimulus items for a total of 30 pages of 'guess the blank' fun. Sets Included: What is it?  Animals Party Food Beach Garden After students successfully ask "What is it?" they get to see the answer immediately! Great for both individual work and group work. This material is "no prep" and may be printed OR conveniently presented on a computer or tablet.

Rebecca says, "This was amazing with my newcomer ESL students! They're all teenage boys obsessed with soccer, so this provided me with not only speaking prompts, but real-life applications, age-appropriate material, and a springboard into introducing other grammar topics. Thanks so much!" PDF Download: Digital File-  35 Page PDF + 11 Page Digital Adapted Book + 10 page Digital Task Cards Task Cards give your students "hands-on" practice to bring the prepositions to life. Your student places the soccer ball in the appropriate location. (Ex: The ball is between his legs.) 10 hands-on "place the soccer ball" task cards + 10 picture supports task cards. Ideal for students who cannot independently place the soccer ball.   Paperless Task Cards  Click the link and it's ready to go! Drag and Drop the Soccer Ball into the scene. (google slides) Prepositions Included:inside, above, behind, on top of, next to, in, on, between, under, behind, beneath, outside Adaptable Book 11 Hands-On Interactive "build the sentence" pages Paperless Adapted Book  Click the link and it's ready to go! Drag and Drop Digital Adapted Book with interactive "build the sentence" sentence strip. (google slides) Differentiated for various student levels.  2 sets of sentence strip word tiles Word Only Symbol Supported Text Guarantee All of our products are classroom tested and therapy tested- we’ve used them ourselves and know that they are effective! AdaptEd is made up of a team (SLP, OT and SPED teacher / AT Specialist) so that we can offer you the best, and the most reliable resources possible. We know how frustrating it can be to spend your hard earned money on something- only to open it and find out it’s not what you were looking for. That- this simply is not going to do anything useful for you or your students. We don’t want that- and we know you don’t either! If you’re not completely satisfied with your download email us at krystie@adapted4specialed.com and let us know. We’d love to see how we can fix it!