Valentine's Day Adapted Book | Colors Vocabulary Sequencing | SLP SPED Autism

This Valentine's Day Adapted Book, "Hearts in Many Colors," teaches color identification and color words through a sweet, rhyming, interactive story. Students match a picture and word to each page as the teacher reads, then extend learning through four supplemental activities targeting sequencing, sorting, positional concepts, and vocabulary labeling.

💗 Perfect for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting color vocabulary, sequencing, prepositions, and categorization goals
• Special Education teachers building Valentine's Day and February thematic units
• Autism classrooms needing structured, interactive holiday activities
• Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation)
• ABA therapists running discrete trial color and vocabulary programs
• Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
• Homeschool families with young learners

💕 What's Included:

• 1 Adapted (interactive) book — Hearts in Many Colors
• 1 Sequencing stick activity
• 1 Sorting / classification activity
• 1 Positional concepts (prepositions) activity
• 1 Set of vocabulary labeling cards

🎯 Skills Targeted:

Color identification, color word recognition, Valentine's Day vocabulary, sequencing and story retell, sorting and classification, positional concepts (in, on, under, beside), vocabulary labeling and expressive language, visual discrimination, listening comprehension, following directions, and fine motor skills.

Sample Text:

"I saw hearts in many colors,

each one a perfect shade —

some dark, some light, a lovely sight,

each one perfectly made."

How to Use:

In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads the story while students match a word and picture to each page. After the book, extend the lesson with the supplemental activities — sequencing, sorting, positional concepts, and vocabulary labeling. Independent learners can complete the activities in a work station or literacy center.

💝 Ways to Use:

• Valentine's Day and February thematic units
• Speech therapy February lesson plans
• ABA discrete trial color and vocabulary teaching
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• Literacy centers and morning meetings
• Whole-class Valentine's Day party activity
• Take-home homework and tele-therapy practice