use switches to turn something on or off

Description:

To know that certain actions produce predictable results, for example, using a switch to play a message.

Section: Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info; Secondary (11-16yrs) info; Post School Education info; Adult info

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Communication area:	Other expressive
Includes:	Activities
Suitable for:	Individual; Small group
Additional/alternative communication method:	High Tech
Contributors:	anonymous contributors; Neil Thompson; roshni.patel
Date last changed:	July 25, 2022

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Keeping cool: learning to sustain an action Fan, (with optional ribbons attached) Mains switch control box	Configure the controller so that the fan is on as long as the switch is held down. Hold down the switch and let the child/adult feel the breeze. Let them do the same.	The child/adult should experience holding down the switch and feeling the breeze. On release the breeze stops. State, "On" and "Off" as you and the child/adult press and release the switch.
Learning to use a switch to turn a device on Fan (as above)	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.	As either of you press the switch say, "on." When it stops say "off." Show them the effect of the breeze, blowing your hair or rubbing your arms because it is cold.
Switching a device on and off (Do this in a subsequent session after the child/adult has understood the process in the above activity). A device to control, for example: fan toy computer monitor bubble machine	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.	Let the child/adult turn the fan on and off modelling the vocabulary as you go. Reinforce this learning with different devices at different times and places.

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