Thanksgiving Adapted Book | Adjectives Synonyms Inferences | SLP SPED Autism
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Build adjectives, synonyms, and inferencing skills with this engaging Thanksgiving adapted book — "I Spy Thanksgiving Adjectives"! Using a fun "I spy" riddle format students love, students listen to a clue, make an inference, and find the answer that matches each Thanksgiving-themed adjective. Built so every student can participate — perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.
📦 What's Included
- 1 interactive adapted book with an "I spy" riddle format
- Matching answer pieces for each page
- Adjective / synonym matching puzzles for extra practice
- Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse
📖 Sample Text
"I spy with my little eye something that is very plump.
It is....
(Students find the answer piece.)
Answer: fat (chubby turkey)
I spy with my little eye someone that is full.
She is....
(Students find the answer piece.)
Answer: stuffed (very full girl who finished Thanksgiving dinner)"
📚 How to Use
- The teacher or therapist reads the "I spy" riddle while students follow along and find the correct answer piece for each page
- After the book, students match Thanksgiving adjectives and synonyms using the included puzzles
- Place the book in a literacy center or workstation for independent practice
- Use in whole group, small group, or 1:1 instruction
🎯 Skills Targeted
- Adjectives and describing words
- Synonyms
- Making inferences
- Vocabulary building
- Listening comprehension and reasoning
- Receptive and expressive language
- Matching and visual discrimination
- Following directions
- Independent work skills
💛 Perfect For
- Speech-language therapy (adjectives, synonyms, inferencing, vocabulary)
- Special education classrooms (SPED)
- Autism classrooms and ABA programs
- Inclusive and self-contained settings
- Preschool, PreK, Kindergarten, and early elementary
- Literacy centers and workstations
- Thanksgiving and fall units
- Early childhood and ECSE
- Homeschool
🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Targets adjectives, synonyms, AND making inferences in one resource
- The fun "I spy" riddle format keeps students engaged
- Includes adjective/synonym matching puzzles for extra practice
- Matching pieces let every level of student participate
- Fun Thanksgiving theme students love
- Reusable year after year once laminated
🦃 More hands-on Thanksgiving, fall, and pumpkin activities:
- Hands-On Thanksgiving Activities
- Hands-On Fall Activities
- Hands-On Pumpkin Activities
- Apple Themed Activities
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Also included: I Spy Adjectives On Thanksgiving as a digital adapted book
This one comes two ways. Print the PDF for small groups, or open the same story as an interactive digital adapted book for independent practice.
This digital adapted book plays right in the browser on an iPad, phone, or computer. Nothing to print, cut, laminate, or velcro. Students work through the same story and activities as the printed book, right on the screen.
- Interactive — students click, drag, match, and trace, right on the screen
- Read-aloud narration — the book is narrated
- Printable IEP session data — the book tracks prompts and errors as the student works, then prints a clean one-page report. Anonymous by design, and it never leaves the device
- No prep — no printing, no laminating, no pieces to lose
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