Desert Animals Interactive Book to Learn How to Describe!

"Count the Animals, Tell the Size, Name the Animal"

Then put it all together for a descriptive noun phrase! "four big coyotes"

Includes:

Desert Animals Interactive Book

• Cover Page/Choice Board (on back)

• Book Pages with Desert Animals representing the Numbers 1-10

• 30 Phrase Words (10 Numbers, 5 Small, 5 Big, 10 Animals)

• Size Sorting Mat

• 10 Desert Animal Cut-Outs (5 big, 5 small)

• Instructions for Assembly and Use

Sorting Activity:

>Use the Animal Cut-Outs to Match to the Animals in the Book. They are the same size as the characters in the book!

>Sort the Animal Cut-Outs using the Sorting Mat with Big and Small Desert Backgrounds

Target:

Category: Desert Animals

Vocabulary: meerkats, scorpions, coral snakes, rattlesnakes, camels, vultures, coyotes, gila monster, tortoises, tarantulas

Matching: picture to picture, field of 10 or less

Math: Counting to 10

Sizes: Small, Big

Elaborated Noun Phrases: "8, small tarantulas"

Describing Using Attributes: number and size

Plurals: regular

Articulation: Final /s, z, ez/

Fine Motor: picture manipulation

Have Fun!