Christmas Adapted Book | Wh Questions Inferencing Wants Needs | SLP SPED Autism

This Christmas Adapted Book, "Santa Brought a Sweater," is a silly, rhyming interactive story that targets a powerhouse stack of language goals — Wh- Questions ("Which" and "Who"), inferencing using context clues, the concept of wants vs. needs, AND Christmas social skills (saying "Thank You!"). Students use the clues in each rhyme to identify the sweater and the person who received it. Includes a wants/needs sorting extension activity.

🎄 Perfect for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting Wh- Questions, inferencing, and social pragmatics goals
• Special Education teachers building Christmas and December units
• Autism classrooms working on inferencing and social skills
• Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation)
• ABA therapists running discrete trial Wh- Question and listening comprehension programs
• Early Childhood, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade teachers
• School counselors and social skills groups
• Homeschool families with young learners

🎁 What's Included:

• 1 Adapted Interactive Book — Santa Brought a Sweater
• Inferencing/clue-based picture matching format (match the sweater AND the person)
• Wants vs. needs sorting extension activity
• Velcro-friendly pieces for repeated use

🎯 Skills Targeted:

Wh- Questions ("Which" and "Who"), inferencing using context clues, listening comprehension, descriptive attributes (color, stripes, features), wants vs. needs concept, social skills (saying "Thank You"), receptive and expressive vocabulary, Christmas vocabulary, sorting and classification, and fine motor skills.

Sample Text:

"I wanted something better.

But Santa brought a sweater.

I think you're gonna love it,

Santa wrote me in a letter…

It has red sleeves, green stripes, and something you can ring…

Which sweater is it? Who got the sweater?"

How to Use:

In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads the story while students follow the clues to identify the correct sweater and the person who received it on each page. After the book, students complete the wants/needs sorting activity by sorting objects into the proper "present." Independent learners can work through the book at a literacy center or workstation.

⭐ Ways to Use:

• Speech therapy December lesson plans
• Wh- Question and inferencing IEP goal data collection
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• ABA discrete trial listening comprehension
• Christmas and December thematic units
• Social skills lessons on giving, receiving, wants vs. needs, and saying "Thank You"
• Whole-class Christmas read-aloud and party activity