These activities will help you child to develop the ability to understand instructions containing one key word. To find out more information about key word instructions click here.
Early years skill: | Understanding |
Early years typical range: | 8-20m |
P-scales/Curriculum skill: | English Listening |
P-scales/Curriculum level: | P4 |
TAP skill: | Understanding of Language/Comprehension |
TAP level: | TAP24 |
Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area: | not specified |
Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard: | not specified |
Section: | Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info |
Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
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Puppet Feeding (nouns) - A hand puppet - Selection of play food | 1. Place the puppet on your hand and lay a few items of play food in front of you. 2. Explain that the puppet is hungry. 3. Give your child instructions, e.g. '(puppet) wants the bread', '(puppet) wants the banana'. 4. Encourage your child to give the puppet the piece of food you asked for. 5. After a few turns, swap roles and see if your child is able to tell you which food to give to the puppet. | You could sign alongside saying the word. For videos of commonly used signs - click here. |
Find it (nouns) - A selection of every day items - A box | ||
Action Game (verbs) | You could sign alongside saying the word. For videos of commonly used signs - click here. | |
Posting (nouns) - Post box - you can make your own with a cardboard box Optional printable post box template here - Picture cards to post - cick here for first words picture cards. | You could sign alongside saying the word. For videos of commonly used signs - click here. |