Baby Loves Fall A Book to Elicit Prepositions, First Words, and Word Combinations

The air is crisp and cool. The leaves are starting to change color. Mums, pumpkins, and scarecrows abound front steps and stoops.

I love fall!

The change in seasons provides an authentic way to introduce our young children to fresh experiences and novel vocabulary words.

Since I treat many curious young toddlers and preschoolers, I love using short board books to introduce, expose, and rehash vocabulary related to fall.

Baby Loves Fall by Karen Katz is one of my go-to-books to read in autumn.

Do you know this book?

Baby Loves Fall * by Karen Katz is a darling book to use with toddlers and young children who are learning to communicate. My clients enjoy lifting the flaps to reveal the answers to simple but stimulating wh-questions. The language is simple but perceptive and Katz’ style is colorful and folksy. This is the perfect book to target many different expressive and receptive language goals. It offers many opportunities to target prepositions, first words, and word combinations. Baby Loves Fall also provides the perfect context to introduce new fall themed vocabulary!

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After repeatedly using Katz’s books and creating activities and worksheets to compliment this book and honor the season, I’m excited to announce my Baby Loves Fall book companion!

This book companion is jam-packed with worksheets and activities that are toddler-tested and speech therapist and mommy approved!

If you’re a parent and looking for fall-themed vocabulary related activities or are an SLP and need some handouts to give parents that instructs them HOW to model and elicit language then grab this product now in my tpt store!!

Please know the author of this product is not affiliated with the author or the publishers of Baby Loves Fall. This product can be used as a companion for Baby Loves Fall OR it can also be used as a stand-alone product because it exposes toddlers and preschoolers to fall themed vocabulary words. The activities are interactive and hands-on but SIMPLE.

Here’s what’s included in this awesome book companion:

Evidence-based parent handouts to teach prepositions (to help young students learn how to follow developmentally appropriate directions), single words, and early word combinations to target during reading, repeated readings, and doing the included activities in this packet!
- These handouts are loaded with helpful information about language development and strategies to encourage understanding developmentally appropriate prepositions and using single words and early word combinations. If you’re an SLP you’ll love giving these handouts to your clients so they know what to do at home

Colorful picture cards of some of the vocabulary words included in the book

These pictures are perfect for hiding in a sensory bin or performing a scavenger hunt!

Large puzzle cards that you and your child can put together while saying the words

Say, Play, and Display Coloring sheets
- These unique coloring sheets contain pictures of the target words for your child, student, or client to color. They are unique because the first sound in the pictured word features a mouth forming the first sound in the word. This visual can help your toddler see how to make the first sound in the word. Coloring these pictures is a wonderful way to intentionally target