Monsters Adapted Book | Back to School Numbers Colors | PreK SLP SPED Autism

Monsters at School Adapted Book | Counting 1-5, Colors, and Number/Color Words for Back to School & Halloween

This Monsters at School Adapted Book is perfect for the back-to-school season (August/September) AND Halloween units (October). The book focuses on numbers 1-5, counting, and the colors, building foundational math and color identification skills through silly monster visuals, that are SILLY and not scary.

★ Dual seasonal appeal — works for back-to-school AND Halloween

★ Two levels of matching built in — numbers/colored dots (Level 1) and number words/color words (Level 2)

★ Perfect for: Special Education Teachers, Autism Classrooms, Self-Contained Classrooms, Resource Rooms, Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Math Teachers, Life Skills Classes, ELL/ESL Teachers, Paraprofessionals, ABA Therapists, Early Childhood, PreK, Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade

Sample Text from the Book:

"On the first day of school, I

walked through the door,

And one little monster did a cartwheel on the floor."

"Oh Wow! That was so cool!

I saw one red monster at school!"

"I walked to the classroom

and looked for my chair,

And two little monsters were hanging out there."

"Oh Wow! That was so cool!

I saw two green monsters at school!"

What's Included:

• 1 interactive "Monsters at School" Adapted Book
• Two levels of matching pieces:
  • Level 1: Numbers (1-5) and colored dots
  • Level 2: Number words and color words
• Predictable rhyming text

Skills Targeted:

• Counting 1-5
• Number recognition (1-5)
• Number words (one, two, three, four, five) — Level 2
• Color identification
• Color words — Level 2
• One-to-one correspondence
• Answering "How Many?" questions
• Answering "What Color?" questions
• Reading comprehension
• Predictable rhyming text — supports emerging readers and AAC users
• Receptive and expressive language
• Following directions
• Independent work skills

How to Use This Adapted Book:

The teacher or therapist reads the story to a small group of students as students follow along and place the correct number of monsters on each page. Students also answer the questions "How Many Monsters?" and "What Color?"

Use the leveled matching pieces to differentiate:

• Level 1 (Numbers + Colored Dots): For emerging learners building number and color identification
• Level 2 (Number Words + Color Words): For students ready for sight-word practice

Ways to Use:

• Back-to-school units
• Halloween activities
• Halloween-friendly content (cute monsters, not scary!)
• Small group instruction
• 1:1 instruction for targeted number/color practice
• Whole group circle time / morning meeting
• Math centers
• Literacy centers
• Independent workstations
• Speech therapy (number/color vocabulary, "how many" and "what color" questions!)
• ELL/ESL number and color vocabulary instruction
• Reading intervention with engaging content