O P Sound games - using cards ssss, t-t-t, b-b-b Use 4 everyday objects – e.g. ball, pen , book, (Jolly Phonics). Children practice making the ball. Use Makaton signs to introduce and then sound and doing action. Children have to guess show the picture prompt. Put all items back in which card from the action or sound. bag and then children have to pull out an object and match it to a picture. Q R Simple lotto game. Talk through each picture Everyday pictures – adult shows the Makaton first - use Makaton signs. sign, child has to post the object. One board for all the children to match pieces to as they take turns to turn them over. One board for each child- you may want to fill some of it up first to reduce the amount of turns. Child turns over a piece and matches to their board if they can. Or shows to the other child if it is not one of theirs. Could model asking peer “do you need it?” S T Feelings pictures in a bag and a mirror. Everyday object descriptions – four objects on Children take turns taking out a picture and the table e.g. scissors, cup, brush. Children then have to make the face and say the feeling. listen to description “Please give me something I can cut with.” U V Instruments in a feely bag can they listen and A bag of items full of 5-6 items: mix of food and show the matching instrument on the table. toy/baby clothes– the children take out an object out of the bag and sort into things we eat or wear.
O Sound games - using cards ssss, t-t-t, b-b-b (Jolly Phonics). Children practice making the sound and doing action. Children have to guess which card from the action or sound. P Use 4 everyday objects – e.g. ball, pen , book, ball. Use Makaton signs to introduce and then show the picture prompt. Put all items back in bag and then children have to pull out an object and match it to a picture. Q Simple lotto game. Talk through each picture first - use Makaton signs. One board for all the children to match pieces to as they take turns to turn them over. One board for each child- you may want to fill some of it up first to reduce the amount of turns. Child turns over a piece and matches to their board if they can. Or shows to the other child if it is not one of theirs. Could model asking peer “do you need it?” R Everyday pictures – adult shows the Makaton sign, child has to post the object. S Feelings pictures in a bag and a mirror. Children take turns taking out a picture and then have to make the face and say the feeling. T Everyday object descriptions – four objects on the table e.g. scissors, cup, brush. Children listen to description “Please give me something I can cut with.” U Instruments in a feely bag can they listen and show the matching instrument on the table. V A bag of items full of 5-6 items: mix of food and toy/baby clothes– the children take out an object out of the bag and sort into things we eat or wear.
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