Thanksgiving Adapted Book Real Photos | Inferencing Riddles Wh Questions | SLP

This Thanksgiving Adapted Book, "I See on Thanksgiving," uses real photos and rhyming riddles to teach inferencing, attribute and function vocabulary, and listening comprehension. Students use the clues in each riddle to identify the Thanksgiving object and select the correct real-photo matching piece — turning a sweet seasonal book into targeted practice on one of the highest-priority year-round SLP IEP goals.

🦃 Perfect for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting inferencing, attributes, feature/function, and Wh- Questions goals
• Special Education teachers building Thanksgiving and November thematic units
• Autism classrooms working on inferencing with real-world visuals
• Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (Velcro manipulation)
• ABA therapists running discrete trial feature/function/class programs
• Early Childhood, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade teachers
• ELL/ESL teachers building descriptive English vocabulary
• Homeschool families with young learners

🥧 What's Included:

• 1 Real-Photo Adapted Interactive Book — I See on Thanksgiving
• Interactive matching pieces for every riddle page
• Extension activity — students create their own Thanksgiving-themed riddles

🎯 Skills Targeted:

Making inferences, attribute identification, feature/function/class, descriptive vocabulary, Thanksgiving and November vocabulary, Thanksgiving dinner vocabulary (turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pie, and more), listening comprehension, Wh- Questions, riddle solving, real-world object recognition, expressive language (creating own riddles), receptive language, following directions, and fine motor skills.

Sample Text:

"I see. I see. What can it be? I

t's usually the main course during Thanksgiving dinner…"

(Students find the picture and turn the page to see the answer revealed.)

"It's turkey! That's right! Turkey is usually the main course during Thanksgiving dinner."

How to Use:

In a small group, the teacher or therapist reads each riddle while students use the attribute and function clues to identify the correct Thanksgiving object, then select the matching real photo. After the book is complete, students use the included extension activity to create their own Thanksgiving-themed riddles — turning the resource into both a receptive AND expressive language tool. Independent learners can work through the book at a literacy center or workstation.

🍂 Ways to Use:

• Speech therapy November and Thanksgiving sessions
• Inferencing and Wh- Question IEP goal data collection
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• ABA discrete trial feature/function/class training
• Thanksgiving and November thematic units
• Literacy centers and morning meetings
• Take-home homework and tele-therapy practice
• ESL/ELL Thanksgiving vocabulary and culture lessons
• Whole-class Thanksgiving party language activity

This adapted book is now part of the Making Inferences Adapted Books Growing Bundle! For more information,