Toy House Surprise Activity
Toy House Surprise
Open the doors • Match one animal friend to each colored house!
Name:
Date:
Mission: Cut out your 5 animal friends from Page 2 and glue one inside each house. Then add the opening door flap on top!
5 Houses • 5 Animals
House 1
Red House
Paste Animal Inside
Cow Token Glue Animal Here
Clue: Big spots & says "Moo!"
House 2
Orange House
Paste Animal Inside
Dog Token Glue Animal Here
Clue: Wagging tail & "Woof!"
House 3
Green House
Paste Animal Inside
Horse Token Glue Animal Here
Clue: Galloping mane & "Neigh!"
House 4
Blue House
Paste Animal Inside
Goat Token Glue Animal Here
Clue: Beard, horns & says "Maa!"
House 5
Purple House
Paste Animal Inside
Pig Token Glue Animal Here
Clue: Curly pink tail & "Oink!"
Door Flap Secret!
After pasting each animal into its room, cut out the 5 colored Door Flaps on Page 2!
1 Glue animal inside square.
2 Put glue ONLY on door top tab.
3 Use Page 3 Core Board to talk!
★ Knock knock! Who's there?
Animal Village Tracker Check each house when your animal is tucked inside safely!
Red (Cow) Orange (Dog) Green (Horse) Blue (Goat) Purple (Pig)
Cut & Match Tokens Sheet
Carefully cut along dashed lines • 5 Animals and 5 Opening Doors
Cut-Out Page
A Part 1: The 5 Animal Friends (Cut Along Dashed Borders)
Glue inside matching colored house
COW "Moo!"
Spotted Cow
DOG "Woof!"
Happy Dog
HORSE "Neigh!"
Brown Horse
GOAT "Maa!"
Playful Goat
PIG "Oink!"
Pink Piglet
B Part 2: 5 Opening Door Flaps (Foldable Peek-a-Boo Doors)
Cut each door rectangle & glue only top tab
GLUE TAB HERE ↓ Fold on line below ↓
RED House 1
LIFT TO OPEN ↑
GLUE TAB HERE ↓ Fold on line below ↓
ORANGE House 2
LIFT TO OPEN ↑
GLUE TAB HERE ↓ Fold on line below ↓
GREEN House 3
LIFT TO OPEN ↑
GLUE TAB HERE ↓ Fold on line below ↓
BLUE House 4
LIFT TO OPEN ↑
GLUE TAB HERE ↓ Fold on line below ↓
PURPLE House 5
LIFT TO OPEN ↑
1. Cut & Classify
Cut the 5 animals (Cow, Dog, Horse, Goat, Pig). Practice naming each animal, identifying colors, and imitating sounds.
2. Paste & Match
Match each animal to its house on Page 1 (Cow → Red, Dog → Orange, Horse → Green, Goat → Blue, Pig → Purple).
3. Core Communication
Use Page 3 Core Word Board while lifting doors to model: "OPEN", "SHUT", "MORE", "IN", and "ALL DONE"!
Toy House Communication Board
Visual Core Vocabulary • Point, model, and talk while exploring the toy houses!
Core 5 + Animals
1 Core Action Words (Point & Say)
High-Frequency Core Vocabulary
OPEN Open Door
SHUT Shut Door
ALL DONE Finished
MORE Again / More
IN Go In
2 Animal Resident Icons
Match to House Colors
COW "Moo!"
DOG "Woof!"
HORSE "Neigh!"
GOAT "Maa!"
PIG "Oink!"
3 Core Communication Sentence Strips
Point to words to make sentences!
Open the house:
OPEN + HOUSE
"Open house!"
Shut the house:
SHUT + DOOR
"Shut door!"
Put animal inside:
[ ANIMAL ] + IN
"Goat in!"
Continue or finish:
MORE | ALL DONE
"Want more" / "All done!"
SLP / Teacher Tip: Point to OPEN, SHUT, IN, MORE, or ALL DONE at the exact moment of play to build core communication!
AAC Ready • Core 5
Toy House Coloring Activity
Toy House Coloring Town
Follow the color labels • Make each toy house bright and beautiful!
Name:
Date:
Crayon Palette:
Red Orange Green Blue Purple
House 1 ★ Color RED
Home of the Spotted Cow • "Moo!"
House 2 ★ Color ORANGE
Home of the Happy Dog • "Woof!"
House 3 ★ Color GREEN
Home of the Brown Horse • "Neigh!"
House 4 ★ Color BLUE
Home of the Playful Goat • "Maa!"
House 5 ★ Color PURPLE
Home of the Pink Pig • "Oink!"
Draw the Village Sky & Yard!
Use your crayons to draw green grass, flowers, a bright smiling sun, and puffy clouds around your 5 toy houses!
I colored all 5 houses!
I said the animal who lives there!
I practiced OPEN and SHUT!
Turn to Page 2 to color all 5 animal friends! →
Coloring Artist Club Practice staying inside the lines to build fine-motor pencil control!
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Super Colorer
Color the Animal Friends
Color each friendly pet, trace their names, and say the core words!
Page 2 of 2
SPOTTED COW "Moo!"
Color the spots black and muzzle pink!
C • O • W Core: IN ↓
HAPPY DOG "Woof!"
Color the floppy ears and little tongue!
D • O • G Core: SHUT 🚪
BROWN HORSE "Neigh!"
Color the flowing mane and dark coat!
H • O • R • S • E Core: OPEN 🚪
PLAYFUL GOAT "Maa!"
Color the curved horns and little beard!
G • O • A • T Core: MORE +
PINK PIGLET "Oink!"
Color with rosy pink and rosy cheeks!
P • I • G Core: ALL DONE ✔
Animal Village Coloring Star!
Color each star as you finish each animal and practice their special sound:
☆ Cow
☆ Dog
☆ Horse
☆ Goat
☆ Pig
"Knock knock! Who is inside the house?"
Teacher / SLP Note: Practice OPEN, SHUT, ALL DONE, MORE, and IN to build early communication confidence!
Print Ready • Letter Size
Toy House Core Flashcards
Toy House Core Flashcards
Cut out • Laminate • Hole-punch for binder rings, tabletop strips, or toy house play!
Cut-Out Flashcards
1 Core Vocabulary Cards • OPEN, SHUT, ALL DONE, MORE, IN ○ Hole-punch corner for ring
CORE WORD
OPEN Open the door
CORE WORD
SHUT Shut the door
CORE WORD
ALL DONE Finished play
CORE WORD
MORE Want again
CORE WORD
IN Put inside
2 Animal Resident Cards • COW, DOG, HORSE, GOAT, PIG Match to colored toy houses
RED HOUSE
COW "Moo! Moo!"
ORANGE HOUSE
DOG "Woof! Woof!"
GREEN HOUSE
HORSE "Neigh! Neigh!"
BLUE HOUSE
GOAT "Maa! Maa!"
PURPLE HOUSE
PIG "Oink! Oink!"
Cut-Out Carrier Strips (Glue Cards into Slots or Velcro) 2 Hands-On Speech Strips
Strip A:
[ OPEN ]
[ HOUSE ]
→
[ IN ]
"Open house, animal in!"
Strip B:
[ SHUT ]
[ MORE ]
→
[ ALL DONE ]
"Shut door, all done!"
SLP / Teacher Quick Setup: Laminate and add adhesive hook-and-loop dots to attach cards to toy houses or communication strips!
Core 5 • Animals 5