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respond to who what 
Description:
Pupil responds to simple questions which start "who" and "what".
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| Early years skill: | Understanding |
| Early years typical range: | 22-36m |
| P-scales/Curriculum skill: | English Listening |
| P-scales/Curriculum level: | P6 |
| TAP skill: | Understanding of Language/Comprehension |
| TAP level: | TAP36 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tea party Two soft toys cups and plastic food Laminated symbols for who and what Use symbols you already have, or get them using the Commtap Symboliser. | 1. Set up a tea party together and talk about it using 2/3 word phrases e.g. "teddy's got the cup" and "dragon's got the banana"; 2. Play at drinking and eating etc.; 3. Show the symbol for "who" and ask "Who has the banana?" To start with give the model answer "Look.........teddy's got the banana"; 4. As the child gets used to this type of response give fewer clues e.g. "Look, ... t....." etc. | Make the activity fun and as much as possible keep it snappy! Use simple language - 2/3 key words in a phrase at a time. (E.g. "Teddy's got the banana.") Give time for the child to respond. Give lots of praise for success or good tries. |
| Miniatures Small figures Small furniture Small animals | 1. Use these to play games so that the boy sleeps on the bed or the camel jumps on the chair etc. Ask "who" questions as above using the "who" symbol; 2. Model the correct answer if needed. | |
| Favourite book Favourite book | ||
| Find examples in everyday life to ask "who...?" | ||
| What See above activities for resources, plus laminated "what" symbol | ||
| Large dice game Any of the above equipment Home made dice: (Stick "who" and "what" symbols onto sides of a square box to make a dice) Use symbols you already have, or get them using the Commtap Symboliser. | ||
| Lucky dip Any of the above equipment Several "Who?" and "What?" symbols Bag For the symbols, use symbols you already have, or get them using the Commtap Symboliser. |
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