Topic “The world”

Identify errors in pictures of everyday objects

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
What is wrong? pictures Pictures of everyday objects and situations with errors, for example a picture of a house with the front door on the second floor, a picture of a phone with a banana instead of a handset, a someone using an umbrella with holes in it in the rain Commercially produced "What's Wrong?" cards are available. If you have any of your own pictures appropriate for this activity or you know of a link, please consider adding them to the site at www.commtap.org	1. Have a look at the card and get the child to identify what is wrong or unusual about what is depicted on the card. 2. Get the child to talk about what problems could arise from the situation in the picture and how they could be resolved. 3. Get the child to relate the picture to their own experience.	If the child has difficulties, you can look surprised or puzzled when you see the picture, make comments like "there's something wrong", or "my phone's not like that", or "Oh no! He's getting wet!" To keep the child motivated they could also post the card once the card has been discussed.

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Find and match Pairs of related objects, for example: pencil and paper sock and a shoe bar of soap and a flannel, toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste hammer and nail knife and fork box	1. Select pairs of related objects; 2. Place one member of each of the object pairs in front of the child (e.g. pencil, sock, soap, toothbrush); 3. Place the remaining objects (e.g. paper, shoe, flannel, toothpaste) in a box; 4. Have the child pick an object from the box and ask them to "Find the one we use with this"; 5. Repeat with the rest of the objects in the box.	If necessary, demonstrate how the objects go together, or get the child to show you. If the child chooses the wrong item, you can look puzzled and try and use those items together. For example try and write on the paper with a toothbrush. Then you can try and find the right item, and look pleased with yourself/ express happiness when you find you can make marks on the paper.

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Box and Bricks Box Bricks	Empty the bricks on the floor or table Help child pick up a brick and place it in the box... Remember to use simple words like 'in', 'more'... When all the bricks are in the box say 'all in, no more!' (or something similar!) Then help child take them out again - say 'out', 'more' etc	Initially he might need to be helped (hand-over-hand) to pick up brick, place hand in/near box and prompted to drop it The aim to develop child's ability to do this more and more independently...
Post Box Commercial or home made post box, pictures or objects to post	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.	Remember to use simple words and comment on what is happening...
Monkey Eating Monkey box and plastic food	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.	Remember to use simple names ( 'apple') and 'in' and noises like 'mmm', 'yum yum' etc

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