Pet Store Adapted Book | Core Words WH Questions Animal Sounds | SLP SPED

Who’s waiting at the pet store? Let’s open the door and find out! In “What’s at the Pet Store?”, students ask “What can it be?”, use the core word OPEN to open the door, and reveal a pet — then imitate its sound (dog → WOOF, cat → MEOW, turtle → SNAP, fish → BLUB-BLUB!). It’s a fun, interactive way to build the core words “open” and “what,” answer the WH question “What’s at the pet store?”, learn pet themed vocabulary, and practice imitation.

📖 Sample Text:

“What’s at the pet store?

What can it be?

Open the door… There’s a dog, I see!”

WOOF!

🎓 Educational Benefits: Targets AAC core vocabulary (open, what), WH-question comprehension, pet and animal vocabulary, and verbal imitation through fun animal sounds — a motivating way to encourage vocalizations. The repetitive, predictable structure supports emerging communicators, and the door-opening reveal keeps students eager to turn the page.

📚 How to Use

• Read together; students ask/answer “What’s at the pet store?”
• Students use the core word OPEN to open the door and reveal the pet
• Everyone imitates the animal sound (woof, meow, blub-blub!)
• Students match the animal to the page, and use the included choice board icon for AAC and nonverbal learners
• Print, laminate, and add hook-and-loop dots for years of reuse

🎯 Skills Targeted: Core words (open, what) · WH questions · pet & animal vocabulary · verbal imitation / animal sounds · picture matching · receptive & expressive language · participation

💛 Perfect For: SLP · SPED & autism · PreK–Kindergarten · ECSE · AAC users · circle time & small groups · pets & animal units · homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers & Students Love This Book: Pets kids love · the door reveal is a hit · targets powerful core words · woof-meow-blub imitation fun · interactive and reusable

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