Apples, Apples, Everywhere: A Free Adapted Text

 

I absolutely love using picture books in my classroom- but for my students to fully be able to participate, I like to adapt popular texts!

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“Apples, Apples, Everywhere” by Robin Koontz + illustrated by Nadine Takvorian is a great book for introducing an apple unit to your classroom. The book discusses everything from picking apples, to worms, to apple pie! I love this book because it talks about so many activities that I will be doing with my students and is a wonderful introduction.

If you have never adapted a book before, here is how I like to do it. 

You will need only a couple of materials to do this. The plus for this project is NO velcro or LAMINATING (which might be a plus at this point in the school year)! I adapt texts using packing tape and scissors- that’s it, besides the print outs (find them free at the end of this post) and the book of course!

Once you download the adapted text. Print it on card stock TWO TO A PAGE. This part is important. The actual file is too big to tape to your text, and will cover up too much of the pictures (which are such an important part!), so I like to print 2 to a page to get them the perfect size. The full pages can be used for students with visual impairments, or to make a book to “follow along with” or display on the interactive board. Again, for adapting the text, print two to a page.

Once printed two to a page, cut out the text page by page into strips. That way, you can place the text right near the actual text in the books. (scissors seen here are amazon basics)

Once cut out, make long strips of the packing tape (you can find my favorite kind here), and tape to the page in the place you prefer. So simple and easy!

 

Page turners. These are an easy way to adapt any text book to make the page easier to turn for those with fine motor difficulties. The arrow also gives a visual cue that it is time to turn the page.

First, cut out the arrows into one big square, then tape the whole square with packing tape. Finally, cup out each arrow box and attach to the bottom of each page.

Even if you aren’t adding symbols to the text, adapting the text this way is a huge way to make it more accessible.

Finally, your book is done. The best part? You have it for years to come!

Want to adapt yours too?

Download your free Adapted Text for Apples, Apples, Everywhere by Robin Koontz here. 

Grab the book on Amazon here (affiliate link):

 

Stay tuned for another adapted text soon! Any requests? 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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