If You Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON'T!: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

If You Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON'T!: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet This book companion packet is designed for early literacy learners including students with language delays, complex communication needs, or those using AAC devices. The materials provide educators with resources to conduct shared reading, repeated readings, and shared writing lessons around the book "If You Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON'T!". Instructions guide teachers through best practices for literacy instruction such as picture walks, prop use, and CROWD prompting. Related hands-on art and science activities encourage participation. The materials target core and fringe vocabulary growth through explicit instruction and repeated exposure. Character webs, writing templates, and story props also help build comprehension, verbal expression, and written language skills. This packet can be used by individual students, small groups, or whole classrooms from preschool through 2nd grade. The materials aim to boost literacy and communication skills in a meaningful, engaging way for all learners.