12th April 2022

The season of new growth is here and it’s the time again to put together a list of books as well as crafts for you to share with your SEN children! It is time to include spring special education resourcesto get the students focused. We have put together a list of spring-themed interactive books for your special needs classroom. 

These books have attractive text with vivid pictures that can be used throughout the year as well. These books are picture-perfect for the spring season. Please note that these books are for kindergarten through 3rd-grade. 

5 Spring Interactive Booksfor Special Kids

Here are five spring themed interactive books for your special needs classroom ---

1. Animal Babies

Vocabulary targeted to consist of: duckling, kitten, puppy, calf, chick, kid, lamb, and foal. This photographic book emphasises the different names of baby animals.  The pictures in the book are of the baby animals and the pictures the learner matches have a grown animal and a baby to aiddistinguish animals that look alike as babies (e.g., sheep vs. goats).

2. Spring Cleaning

Targeted vocabulary: sponge, mop, washing machine, gloves, vacuum cleaner, feather duster, and broom.This creative book focuses on cleaning materials for spring cleaning the house.Students can choose the yes or no visual to answer, “Do you help your family clean the house?” at the end of the book.

3. ABC’s of Kindness

By Samantha Berger, this is the perfect book to spark conversations at home or in the classroom about the concepts of empathy and compassion. The assorted cast of children shows everyday turns of kindness and generosity through kind and vibrant illustrations. 

4. Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

The book has a series of conversations with everything from the melting brook to chirping birds and students say goodbye to winter and welcome the lushness of spring. As we change from winter to spring, the days become longer, animals creep out from their deep dens, and green starts to grow again!

5. Things We Do in Spring

Targeted verbs include: playing (baseball), planting (flowers), mopping, swinging, jumping (in puddles), watering (plants), walking (the dog), flying (a kite), and sliding (on a slide). This book majorly targets verbs and portrays common activities that people do in the spring.

What Skills Do Spring Books Target?

These books are boundless for all ages. These creative books focus on spring vocabulary, focused on gardening, animal babies, spring cleaning, and signs of spring. Some of them include moveable pictures and words. Some books target nouns while some nouns and verbs and some primary verbs.

If you're refreshing your shelves this season, fill up them with these creative books. 

Final Thoughts

We suggest using these books in the morning or circle time, during story time, and during small group or 1-1 education on reading skills. As a skilled educator with special education courses, these interactive books are great for learners to work with peers. Do you have any greater spring books that you read in your classroom? Please drop a comment below!