Topic “Level 2”

To be able to describe objects using a variety of adjectives/descriptive words

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
What's in the bag? - adjective symbol boards - click here to print - a variety of objects or pictures - click below for a selection of pictures: - clothes - animals - food - transport - toys - a bag	Print out the adjective symbol boards. Explain to your child/student that you are going to take turns to put and object/picture in the bag and give clues to the other person to guess what it is. Explain you are ging to practice using lots of different words to describe the item. You go first to model how to carry out the activity. Choose and object/picture to put in the bag. Give a description of the item - model using the symbol boards to find words you could use to describe the item. Encourage the child to guess and then swap roles.	Make sure your child/student has an understanding of the basic concepts, e.g. heavy/light, hard/soft before playing this game. To make this activity easier, you could give your child/student a selection of pictures they can look at while you are giving clues to see if they can find the one you are describing.
Label a picture - A selection of photographs or pictures of objects - you could cut them out from a newspaper, magazine or catalogue. - Paper - Glue - Optional - adjective symbol charts - click here to print.	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Hot/cold sorting game - hot/cold sorting game - click here to print	1. Choose a selection of picture cards to sort - print and cut these out along with the hot/cold symbols. 2. Explain to your child that you are going to sort the pictures into whether the item is hot/cold. 3. Take turns at choosing a picture and sorting it on to hte correct symbol. Name the picture as you sort, e.g. 'ice cube is cold'. 4. You could use a turn taking game alongside sorting to make the activity fun.
Hot/cold clothing sorting game - hot/cold clothing sorting game - click here to print	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Draw a picture - 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.
Jump on board game - Front/back sorting game materials - click here to print	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Introducing full/empty - 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.	If your child is finding it challenging to grasp the difference between full and empty. Choose one concept first, e.g. full, and use 'not full' as the alternative. Once you are confident that your child understands this concept you can start to teach the concept of empty.
Water play - 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	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.
Watering the garden - Watering can - Garden/soil - Water - Symbols for 'full' and 'empty' - click here to print	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.

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