Topic “Level 2”  

Work sheet for each child - on the right hand side, there should be space to stick the picture, on the left, a cloze procedure passage saying:

'My name is ___________

I am ___ years old

I have ____ eyes

I have ____skin

I have ____ hair

I like_________________

I am good at __________

My friend is called ______'

Printouts of body, hair, clothes etc from www.makingfriends.com

Glue

Scissors

Mirror (optional)

1. Print out bodies, hair and clothes from the website - make sure you have the bodies and hair available to allow each child to make a reasonably accurate representation of themselves.

2. Help the children make a picture of themselves using pictures from the website.

3. Add to the pictures to the sheet and help the children fill in the blanks.

4. Ask each child feed back to group.

5. Have a brief discussion of valuing everyone irrespective of colour, looks etc.

Photo emotions cards (e.g. LDA, Colorcards or from Flash-Pro) showing photos of Happy, Sad and Angry faces

1. Show the child the pictures and ask them to identify the emotion shown.

2. Help the child to think of alternative names for each emotion (e.g. angry = cross, annoyed, vexed, mad, cheesed off, in a bad temper etc. ...).

3. Put the pictures where the child can see them.

4. Say a sentence in a tone of voice that contradicts the message, e.g. "I'm fine, nothing's wrong with me" in a sad voice.

5. Ask the child to point to the right picture (or say its name) for the emotion you portray

6. Ask the child: "how did I say I was feeling?" and "How did I really feel?"

Pictures of people talking to each other, for example:

Picture books (you may need to cover any writing on the page if this distracts the child);

Commercially produced pictures (e.g. LDA - Emotions cards, "Passages a decouvrir", etc);

Photos (e.g. family snaps, or photos you have specially prepared);

Pictures from comics and magazines;

Drawings you have done.

Pieces of paper cut into the shape of a speech bubble (you can buy speech bubble-shaped post-its from stationers such as Ryman or on-line)

Blu-tac (optional)

1. Show the child the picture you have selected;

2. Encourage them to have a good look at the picture;

3. Encourage them to talk about what is happening in the picture;

4. Encourage them to think about what the people in the pictures might be saying;

5. Stick a speech bubble on the picture so that it is coming out of each person's mouth;

6. Ask what each person is saying;

7. Write this down in the speech bubble (or let the child write it themself).

A group of identical objects e.g. red lego bricks/coloured beakers/paint brushes and an object that is quite different.

Pictures of identical things e.g. lots of pictures of apples/shoes from the computer. Or photo copy something a number of times

Contrast with a different computer image or photo copied item.

Put out the identical objects one at a time and say 'Red lego, red lego' etc 'Look...........the same.' Use a sign/symbol/word to label the things as 'Same'.

Make a show of the item that is different. Label as 'Different' with sign/symbol/word.

Follow the same procedure with pictures as for working with objects.

Colouring -in pictures of house/car/child/snowman etc

Set of snap cards.

- Sorting by location picture cards - click here to print

1. Print and cut out the resource.

2. Choose how many categories your child is going to sort - it may be best to start with 2 or 3, before making it harder by adding extra categories.

3. Shuffle the items to be sorted. Each take a turn at choosing an item, naming it and placing in the correct location.

4. If your child is finding challenging to name items, use some of the strategies in the word finding information sheet linked above.  

- Paper

- Glue

- A selection of pictures from your chosen category.

- Printable category cards

- Printable category picture cards:

- animals

- body parts

- clothes

- food

- toys

- transport

Or use a seletion of your own real objects or pictures. 

1. Print and cut out the large category cards and the small picture cards.

2. Start by sorting items from teo different categories.

3. Place the picture cards from the categories face down. Explain to your child you are going to sort the items into groups.

4. Each take a turn at choosing a picture card, naming them item and placing it in the on the appropriate category card.

5. If your child is able to sort items into two catgories, next attemp items from three different categories. 

- Draw string bag

- Sets of objects, for example:

Groups of pens, cars, Lego bricks.

- You could also use objects which differ markedly in texture, for example six normal pieces of paper and a piece of sandpaper.

If you do not have obejcts available you could print out and use a selection of category cards below:

     - clothes

     - animals

     - body parts

     - food

     - transport

     - toys

1. Put a group of objects/pictures into a bag and add one clearly different object/picutre.

2. Take turns taking things out of the bag and saying/signing what they are.

3. Comment on the item that is different, for example "look... this is the odd one out" or "this is different" (look surprised, puzzled, make an exclamation).

- Odd one out pictures - click here to print

A set of cards with shapes you are working on - say four with squares on, four with triangles on, four with rectangles on and four with circles on.

1. Place the cards face down;
2. Take it in turns to turn over two cards. Say the name of the shape on the card as you turn it over.
3. If the two cards have the same shape on it you get to keep them, otherwise you turn them back over.

Printed cards with pictures of the shapes and their names.

Selection of 2D shapes.

- Animal pictures or toys

- Toy furniture: table, chair, bed.

1. Place the furniture in front of the child.

2. Ask the child to tell you what to do with an animal of their choosing if they are able to use three word phrases. If they can only use two word phrases, select the toy for them and ask them to tell you where to put it.

e.g. under table / on bed (two word level);

cat under table / sheep on bed (three word level)

Cup,

box,

pencil,

ruler

(you could substitute different objects if you prefer)

prompt cards showing the required positions of the items (optional)

1. Tell the child that you are going to put the pencil behind the cup - put the objects in the right places.

2. Next tell them that you are going to put the pencil behind the box.

3. Put the pencil and ruler in different places, describing what you are doing.

Repeat a number of times as necessary putting different objects behind other objects.

4. Then explain it's the child's turn to put the object in the right place. Say "put the pencil behind the box". If the child gets it right, say, "well done, the pencil is behind the box". If s/he gets it wrong, show them where the pencil goes.

5. Carry on giving the child instructions.

6. Let the child have a turn to give the instructions so s/he practices use the words. If the child finds it difficult to think of what to say, make a set of prompt cards.

Materials as above

Miniature people (such as Playmobil) or Teddy, Doll

Places for the miniature people to hide, for example toy furniture, bricks, toy car, book etc.

Several paired pictures showing the same person, animal or object behind and in front of an object (e.g. a cat behind a bin and a cat in front of a bin; a person behind a chair and a person in front of a chair, etc.)

Pencil and paper or white board and pen

"under"

3 common containers e.g. cup, box and hat

Small toy e.g. car/ball

Teddy

Encourage the child to close their eyes and hide the toy 'under' one container

While the child is trying to find the toy model the word 'under'. "Is it under the hat", "Is it under the box"

When the child finds the toy encourage them to say where it is.

Swap roles the child now has a turn to hide the toy. Using a teddy or another child, pretend teddy is closing his eyes/or ask other child to close eyes and ask the child "Where shall we hide it?" The child then has to say where.

Class room furniture

PE furniture

Playground furniture

Play games in a small group sitting on the chair and sitting under the table, crawling on a mat or carpet and crawling under a table or chair. Comment on what the child is doing e.g. 'Look......you are on the mat' or 'Look........you are under the table'

Can the child give instructions about who must go under or on a piece of furniture?

This activity is much more fun in a PE setting or a playground if you can arrange it.

Small plastic animals or Playmobil people.

Boxes and containers to hide the small toys.

- Paper and drawing materials

- Object that looks different at the front/back.

1. Ask you child to look at the item in front of them and draw a picture of it.

2. Now turn the object around and ask them to take a look at it from the back, and to draw it again.

3. Talk about the pictures using the words "front" and "back" in your descriptions. Ask your child to say which ones show the back of the figure and which ones the front.

- Front/back sorting game materials - click here to print

Materials to use can include: playground equipment, furniture, boxes, hoops, bean bags etc

Show the child how they can be 'on', 'in', 'under' etc these objects. When they are doing an action, say where they are, for example, 'you're under the slide', 'you're on the swing', 'you're under the blanket'.

You can extend this by giving the child instructions containing the prepositions you are working on.

Table, chair, box, teddy, doll

While the doll is not looking, get the child to hide the teddy somewhere by giving them an instruction for example 'put him under the chair'. (Work on no more than two or three prepositions at a time). The doll comes back and asks questions such as 'Is he on the chair', 'Is he under the table'

Give the child an opportunity to say where to hide the teddy. Give them a forced alternative, for example 'shall we put him in or under the box' using a sign for each preposition or physically showing the two positions of the teddy along with each word.

Lotto cards containing pictures of things in different positions, for example teddy on the table, teddy under the table etc.

Dolls, tea-set

for example: hoops, table, chair

puppet, objects such as spoon, cup, brush etc.

Preposition symbols

Playground equipment

Furniture, boxes, hoops etc.

If you don't have any, you can get preposition symbols - such as "on", "in", "under", "over" - using the Commtap Symboliser.

1. Introduce one preposition concept at a time.

2. Get your child to do an action by saying "Stand on the bench" and then show them what you mean by standing on the bench, showing them the 'on' symbol and then encouraging them to copy you.

3. What other things can they stand on?

4. Once they are familiar with the first preposition, then introduce the next one.

5. Remember to show your child what to do when you introduce a new concept, as well as supporting it using visual clues.

Various objects such as table, chair, bench, hoop, etc.

Masking tape

Preposition symbols

You can get preposition symbols - such as "on", "in", "under" - using the Commtap Symboliser.

Toy animals/puppets

Real or miniature furniture

Masking tape

Preposition symbols

You can get preposition symbols - such as "on", "in", "under" - using the Commtap Symboliser.

Table, chair, box, teddy, doll.

Preposition symbols.

You can get preposition symbols - such as "on", "in", "under" - using the Commtap Symboliser.

- full/empty symbols - click here to print

- play activity - water/sand/soil/small toys

- different containers

1. Print and cut out the symbols set you wish to use - you could work on full empty straight away or simply if by using full/not full.

2. With your chosen play equipment, model to your child what full and empty look like with a range of different containers and items to fill them.

3. Comment on your child playing, encourage them to make full containers then empty them.

- Aprons for you and child

- Symbol for 'full' and 'empty' - click here to print

- Four identical see-through containers

- Two large  jugs/bottles

- Paper towels

- Plastic sheet to work over

- Watering can

- Garden/soil

- Water

- Symbols for 'full' and 'empty' - click here to print