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To develop vocabulary around a specific topic 
Description:
These activities will help your child to understand and learn new words associated with a particular topic.
The following information sheets may be useful to refer to:
- Word Finding Difficulties click here
- Word Webs click here
| Early years skill: | not specified |
| Early years typical range: | not specified |
| P-scales/Curriculum skill: | English Speaking |
| P-scales/Curriculum level: | L1a |
| TAP skill: | Expressive Language |
| TAP level: | TAP60 |
| Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area: | not specified |
| Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard: | not specified |
| Section: | Primary (5-11yrs) info; Secondary (11-16yrs) info; Post School Education info; Adult info |
| Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
|---|---|---|
| Topic books - Ring binder and paper or some blank exercise books - Topic pictures | 1. Choose a topic - this can either be curriculum related (at school) or around an activity you will be doing e.g. a trip to the seaside (at home). 2. Explain that you are going to think about all the words you need to talk about that topic. Aim for 5-6 words. 3. Think about what sort of things you will see and do. You could write these down - let your child think of as many as they can. 4. Together look for pictures to stick in the book for each word. 5. Write down the word for each picture and fill in a word web template. 6. Put the word webs together to make a book that you can use to discuss your topic. | |
| Bingo - Bingo cards - each with a list of your topic related words on it - you may wish to put a picture/symbol alongside each picture. - A set of definitions of the words (descriptions of what the words mean). | ||
| Alphabet Game | The category cards in this game are general - you may like to add more speicifc ones related to the topic you have been working on. | |
| Topic Trees / Mind Maps - Blank sheet of paper - Pens - Cards with different topics on them (optional) | You can use a different colour for each set of branches. | |
| What is that Word? Game |
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