Functional Vocabulary Book: Sweet or Salty? Print & Make Book

Sweet or Salty? Have fun learning & matching functional vocabulary and completing carry over pages to reinforce the concept!

These books are great for: functional vocabulary, increasing MLU (mean length of utterance), matching skills, expressive/receptive language skills following directions, and listening skills. They were designed to be simple and functional without a lot of distracting images or text. I hope you find them useful! I love using them in speech therapy sessions! These would also be great for pk/k, special education, or ESL! Many children will recognize the functional vocabulary in these books and get excited to use the symbols and pieces!

Assembly Required: Please note: No physical product is included. You will need to print the book page, laminate, and assemble pieces with velcro. Make sure you understand this BEFORE purchasing. Assembly instructions included in then file. 

How I use this book: I point to the large picture on the page and see if they can identify it (I use the prompts: “what is this” or “this is a ____”). I lay out a choice of 3 images (you can use more or less depending on ability) and have them find the matching picture and place it in the blank square on the page. Next I ask them “How does a_____ taste, sweet or for salty?” (while holding up or pointing to the symbols). The student will then place the correct symbol in the blank square. After that I have them repeat the sentences on the page while pointing to the symbols. “pretzels taste salty” If the student is limited-verbal, I have them point to the symbols while I verbalize the sentence for a model or have them tell you with their AAC device (again, providing a model when needed).

There are 2 scene pages for the children to interact with. Ask the child to put make a salty plate and a sweet plate. This is a great carry over activity to reinforce the concept! This also adds a fun element to the book!

There are 3 scene pages for the children to interact with. Ask the child put the vehicles on the road, water, or sky. This is a great carry over activity to reinforce the concept! This also adds a fun element to the book!

 There are 2 scene pages for the children to interact with. Ask the child to put the land animals on the grass and the water animals in the water. This is a great carry over activity to reinforce the concept! This also adds a fun element to the book!

I also have 5 of my functional vocabulary matching books in a bundle for a discount! Scroll down to the right to see the bundle. The bundle also includes a digital BOOM Card version

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