Real and Make Believe Adapted Book and Activities

This Real and Make Believe Adapted Book and Activities, "Something Is Silly," includes, 1 adapted book, 1 BIG sorting activity, and 4 practice worksheets.

With this activity, the teacher or therapist reads the adapted book, "Something is Silly" with students as students follow along and identify what is "silly" with each picture.  Students will match the "real" picture to each page that corresponds with the "silly" picture. 

Sample Text:

"Something is silly.

 What can it be?

 Look at the picture.

 What do you see?

 Oh silly, silly, silly me!

 Frogs don't build nests 

 high in a tree.

 Who builds nests high in a tree?

  (Answer:  a bird)

Something is silly.

 What can it be?

 Look at the picture.

 What do you see?

 Oh silly, silly, silly--I say!

 An upside down mug

 would ruin a day!

 How is a mug supposed to look?

 (Answer:  right side up picture of mug)

Students reading and working independently can work through the book in a literacy center.

After students have worked through the book, there is a big sorting activity that can be used for independent practice or small group activity.  In this activity, students sort picture pairs into two categories: real/silly (make-believe).

There are also 4 worksheets included that can be used for extra practice or for assessment purposes.