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I LOVE the book "The Napping House" by Audrey Wood!!! I read it with our preschoolers, act it out using props (a cot, blue scarf/bonnet for a student to be the grandmother, a baby doll for the child and stuffed animals~ the kids love it!!!) then we do a book retelling extension activity in small groups to send home! I've put the retelling booklet on-line for you to use. It is editable and includes a parent handout which highlights key language concepts... just insert your name and position. Pu

Well...might as well meet their interests :) I made this barrier game to surprise my students as the year is concluding. The looks on their faces as I have pulled this out have been priceless~ so excited!!! (WARNING~ it does take a lot of cutting to put this together for multi-players, and some hand cramping LOL, but it's worth it:) Mincraft themed barrier game with parent instructional handout: includes parent instructions, one scene page and two pages of varying objects to cut out (does not

Interactive Hallway Activity...What's In My Bag? Expanding language: writing, expressive and receptive skills; targeting critical attributes; fashioned after the EET tool by Sarah L. Smith Get the whole school involved in expanding language! Students define an object using the basic areas as interpreted closely to the EET program: category, function, describe using the 5 senses, composition, parts, location, additional information/personal opinion Using magazines or allowing the students to dr

This activity targets a variety of language skills including CVC word production, velar sounds in the final position of words, promoting letter learning, etc. all while making your OT happy by incorporating some fine motor practiceYou will need to print these PDF’s on cardstock and laminate for more durable materials. Cut the individual 4”x4” final /k/ words apart. You will need to provide 11 clothes pins (pinchable type) and write the following letters with permanent marker (one letter per clo

companion visual for "Who Am I? animal faces activity": receptive and expressive language activity masks wh questions 2"x2" visual supports to aid comprehension and facilitate participation with language mask activity includes PDF's: one direction page, one 9 symbol choice board for identifying the character and two visual support boards to facilitate giving clues (answering basic 'wh' questions) to the target participant

15-2x2 inch clipart/photographs per pronoun group {He, she, they: 45 total} Common action vocabulary targeted Contains 3 visual supports for pronoun category (4x4inch) Sentence strip visual supports to help develop language (multi-cultural in mind~ two variations of each set.) It is important to note that the photos/clipart are primarily Caucasian due to difficulty with finding quality, available images.