Language With Everyday Objects: Tools

Use these activities in Early Intervention (in person or virtually) to teach vocabulary, increase sentence length, improve following direction skills, and promote development of executive functioning skills from an early age all while using social skills in structured and unstructured activities. Then provide additional practice for parents using the same vocabulary by giving visual directions or worksheets.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• Craft & Activities Ideas #1 (4 Crafts/Activities)
  • DIY Toolbox Visual Directions
  • Robot Play Dough Visual Directions

• Craft & Activities Ideas #2 (4 Crafts/Activities)
  • Hammering Porcupine Visual Directions
  • Paper Toolkit Visual Directions

• Worksheets:
  • Name the item
  • Object to Function Match
  • Category Worksheet
  • Guess the Tool Inferences (perfect paired with sensory bin or visual scene included)
  • Object to Real Life Picture Match

• Social Narrative: Tool Safety

• Visual Rules for Tools
• Vocabulary Target Lists
  • Top 50 Core Words
  • Specific/Fringe Word Lists (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives/Adverbs)

Get tips on how to make the most of these activities to increase a child's language (and favorite book pairings) HERE and check out Story Highlights on Instagram HERE to see them in action.