🌿 Describe It! Jungle Words – Language-Building Activity

A companion to Sammy’s Jungle Day by Dr. T

Bring the jungle to life while supporting expressive language, vocabulary, and sentence formulation! This interactive, no-prep resource is designed for speech-language pathologists, educators, and interventionists working with young learners in PreK–2nd grade. Students describe jungle-themed characters and objects using visual prompts and sentence stems, making language practice engaging and accessible.

✅ What’s Included:

• 20 “Describe It” Mats Includes 19 jungle-themed characters/objects and 1 blank mat for custom use. Each mat features 4 visual prompts: 🟢 What does it look like? 🔵 What does it do? 🟣 Where do you find it? 🟠 Use it in a sentence

• Built-In Sentence Stem Each mat includes the phrase: “It is…” to support sentence formation and descriptive language.

• Cut & Paste Word Bank Pages Vocabulary cards include descriptive words for color, size, texture, movement, and sound, perfect for sentence building or sorting.

• Describing Word Sorting Mat Students sort words into five labeled boxes—ideal for building categorization skills and reinforcing descriptive traits.

• Creative Drawing Box Includes a space where students can draw their own jungle friend and describe it using the same visual prompts.

🎯 Perfect For:

• Speech-language therapy sessions

• Literacy centers or classroom small groups

• Descriptive language and vocabulary instruction

• Interactive practice for PreK–2nd grade learners

Just print and go—no prep required! Describe It! Jungle Words is a playful, language-rich resource that makes vocabulary practice meaningful, visual, and fun.