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Language and Communication To be able to find objects that go together  This resource has been viewed by a moderator.

Description:

These activities support your child to learn to think about why objects might go together.

Early years skill:Speaking
Early years typical range:40-60+m
P-scales/Curriculum skill:English Speaking
P-scales/Curriculum level:P8
TAP skill:Expressive Language
TAP level:TAP55-72
Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area:not specified
Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard:not specified
Section:Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info; Secondary (11-16yrs) info
Activity/strategy name and materials required How to do the activity Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Matching game
  1. Print and cut out the things that go together cards.
  2. Split the cards into two piles, making sure one of each pair is in a different pile. 
  3. Lay one pile of cards on the table in front of you.
  4. Explain to your child that you will take turns at choosing a card and then searching for the item that goes togeher with it.
  5. You may need to model a turn.
  6. When you turn the card over, name the item.
  7. When you find the item that goes with it, name that item too and explain why they go togeher, e.g. 'fork and knife - you use them both to eat your dinner.
  8. Continue until all the pairs have matched up.

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