Apples Adapted Book | Verbs Inferencing | Core Words What Do | SLP SPED Autism

Build core word vocabulary ("what" and "do"), action words/verbs, and inferencing skills with this hands-on apples adapted book featuring a fun rhyming riddle format your students will want to read again and again.

A teacher or therapist reads each riddle aloud, and students follow along to find the correct answer piece for every page — targeting important speech, language, and AAC IEP goals while keeping students engaged in a classic fall theme.

📖 Sample Pages

Group by color. Big or small?

Find the group for one and all!

What can we do with apples?

👉 We sort them! It's true. With apples, there's a lot we do!

On your head, don't let them fall!

Hold them steady. Stand up tall!

What can we do with apples?

👉 We balance them! It's true.

With apples, there's a lot we do!

Tiny nibble, or great big bite.

Their flavor always seems just right!

What can we do with apples?

👉 We taste them! It's true!

With apples, there's a lot we do!

📦 What's Included

• 1 interactive apples adapted book with rhyming riddle prompts on every page
• Apple-themed action word/verb answer pieces
• Full-color visuals with engaging apple imagery

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Core words: "what" and "do" (high-frequency AAC vocabulary)
• Action words / verbs (sort, balance, taste, and more)
• Inferencing and clue-based reasoning
• Listening comprehension
• Receptive and expressive language
• Apple and fall vocabulary
• Following along in a book
• Answering "what" questions
• Joint attention and turn-taking
• Rhyming exposure

📚 How to Use

• Read the adapted book aloud during speech therapy sessions, circle time, small group, or 1:1 instruction
• Pause at each riddle and have students find and attach the correct answer piece
• Use as a language model for AAC users practicing core words "what" and "do"
• Pair with real apples for a hands-on multi-sensory tasting/sorting/balancing experience
• Send home with families for carryover practice of target verbs and core words
• Use as a fall thematic anchor text for an apple unit

💛 Perfect For

• Speech-language therapy sessions (SLPs)
• AAC users and core word instruction
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Apple thematic units
• 1:1 work with paraprofessionals
• Homeschool language practice
• IEP goal practice and data collection
• Early childhood and ECSE

🌟 Why Teachers & SLPs Love This Resource

• Interactive and hands-on — students engage with the book, not just listen
• Targets multiple IEP goals in one activity (core words, verbs, inferencing)
• Fun rhyming riddle format keeps students engaged
• AAC-friendly — built around the core words "what" and "do"
• Reusable year after year once laminated
• Perfect for fall, but skills transfer year-round

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Complete Adapted Books Collection

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• Apple Themed Activities
• Hands-On Pumpkin Activities
• More Hands-On Fall Activities