I have taken the pieces off and worked on position concepts and following directions (ex. The pieces also happen to be size order, so you can talk about biggest and smallest.

Then…have fun! Students can work on narrative and comprehension skills by retelling the story and putting the pieces in order. You could also leave it as a placemat OR add magnets for a barrier game/whiteboard activity. After I laminated it, I added a strip of velcro down the middle. Then, I took a piece of my ever handy construction paper and made a house, with the title, author and illustrator at the top. Print, color, cut, and laminate all of the pieces…then add some velcro or magnets to the back. First thing you need are printables for all of the characters…I do not remember where I got mine, but I found some more over at Making Learning Fun. This activity is one that I have used over and over. It has wonderful illustrations and they love playing find the flea! He is always in a different spot! It also uses great repetitive language and the kids think it's hysterical. I like this book because I can target SO many objectives….narrative, listening comprehension, wh questions, size and positional concepts, superlatives and comparatives, adjectives, and synonyms. But one that I always love teaching with is The Napping House by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Don Wood. Obviously, different books works for different goals. I usually have a book or two that I use to match my theme of the week. What you may not know is, I do a lot literacy based instruction for therapy. I realized that I have gone material mad lately! I love having all of this time to be able to create and cut and paste! Letting my creative juices flow is one of my favorite things to do and summer is the best time to do it, in preparation for the upcoming year.

The napping house book