Friendship Adapted Book | Social Skills SEL & Sequencing | SLP SPED Autism

Build social skills, friendship concepts, sequencing, and picture comprehension with this interactive Friendship Adapted Book and Activities set! Students explore what a friend is — kind, helpful, sweet — while practicing important language and social-emotional skills. A simple, hands-on way to target SEL and language IEP goals.

📖 Sample Text

Friends are peaceful.

Friends are sweet.

Friends have laughs… t

hat can't be beat.

Friends are helpful…

and like to play.

Friends are kind…

in every way!

📦 What's Included

• 1 Adapted Book — all about what a friend is
• 1 set of Story Sequencing Strips
• 1 Picture Comprehension Flip Book
• 3 Worksheets for extra practice

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Social skills and friendship concepts
• Social-emotional learning (SEL)
• What makes a good friend (kind, helpful, sweet)
• Story sequencing
• Picture comprehension
• Receptive and expressive language
• Vocabulary (friendship and character traits)
• Following along in a book
• Listening comprehension
• Fine motor (matching pieces)

📚 How to Use

• Read the book aloud as students follow along and match a picture to each page
• Use the Story Sequencing Strips to retell and sequence
• Use the Picture Comprehension Flip Book to check understanding
• Use the 3 worksheets for independent practice and data
• Pull for speech therapy (sequencing, comprehension, vocabulary), SEL / counseling (friendship, social skills), or social skills groups
• Use during a friendship, kindness, back-to-school, or Valentine's Day unit
• Set up at a literacy center or independent work station

💛 Perfect For

• Speech-language therapy sessions (SLPs)
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• School counselors and SEL instruction
• Social skills groups
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Language and literacy groups
• Back-to-school, friendship, and Valentine's units
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Homeschool social-emotional learning

🌟 Why Teachers & SLPs Love This Resource

• A book PLUS three activities — sequencing strips, comprehension flip book, and 3 worksheets
• Targets social skills, SEL, AND language goals together
• Evergreen friendship theme — works all year (and for Valentine's)
• Interactive matching keeps students engaged
• Great springboard for friendship and kindness conversations
• Works for whole group, small group, 1:1, and centers
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🔗 Explore the full collection: Complete Adapted Books Collection

💕 More hands-on winter and Valentine's Day favorites:

• Hands-On Winter Activities
• Hands-On Groundhog Activities
• Hands-On Valentine's Day Activities