Friendship and inclusion can be complex skills to teach in special education. Using books in the classroom or therapy room is a great way to introduce friendship skills. Read on to see my favorite 4 books to teach friendship and inclusion.
Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a read aloud picture book! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the best book companions for special education classrooms (Friendship themed).
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My 4 Favorites
Click on any of the titles above for the amazon (affiliate) link!
How to Use These Books in the Classroom
I love using picture books and read alouds to get students engaging with the text. I create adapted book companions for my favorite books for different themes to give special ed teachers a done for you unit full of activities in each unit!
See more of my favorite books for inclusion here!
My Book Companions Include:
Leveled Comprehension Quizzes
– Picture Comprehension
– Written Response
– Blank Response
Visuals
– Craft (with real picture visuals)
– Whole Group
Vocabulary
– Clips Cards
– Matching Cards
Worksheets
– Craft Sequencing
– Sequencing
– Story Map
Teacher Planning Guide
– Suggested Schedule
– Suggested Materials
What are Book Companions?
Book companions are a set of effective extension activities, so they go along with a published book. Book companions are a SUPPLEMENT to the book, so they do not contain any text from the book. You must have access to the book to use the book companion (you can get access by purchasing the book on amazon, finding the book at your library, or listening to a read aloud on youtube.)
Learn more about book companions here!
Why are Simply Special Ed’s Book Companions Different?
My book companions are specifically created with special education and self-contained classrooms in mind. What does that mean? My book companions include leveled materials, so they will meet the needs of every student in your classroom. This makes the planning easier on the teacher. I also select the books with special education classrooms in mind.
What Books are Included in the Friendship Set?
- How to Spot a Best Friend *affiliate link
- Strictly No Elephants *affiliate link
- Meesha Makes Friends *affiliate link
- Stick and Stone *affiliate link
Ready to Try the Friendship Book Companions?
Grab the Friendship Book Companions on TPT here!
Grab the Friendship Book Companions on SSE here!
((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a small commission off of sales. This helps me to test out more materials and bring you more quality content. Thanks for supporting my little blog!))
Interested in more book companions?
The Inclusion Set is available here.
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