🌿 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.