It
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
It
Want it
I need it
Go get it
You do it
Open it
Put it up
Turn it
Commenting
It is
It's here
It go put in
Give it
It looks like
It is fun
It turn
Asking/Answering Questions
Not it!
It's nice out
It wasn't me
It's my favourite
What (is) it?
Social Interactions
It good
It's your turn
I'm it!
Love it!
Protesting
Not like it
Not put it
Not it
Songs and Videos
Listen for the core word in the song or video and model it on your communication tool each time you hear it
Books for Shared Reading
Listen for the core word in the book and model in on your communication tool each time you hear it
Naturally Occurring/Individual Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a naturally occurring opportunity
Talk about what different toys do while playing with them (it go, it fast, it turn)
During snack or meal times, describe different foods (it is crunchy, it is soft, it is sweet, it not good)
During calendar or weather, talk about "it" is ____. (Tuesday, sunny, windy)
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Do science experiments and talk about what "it" is doing
Set up a detective game and have everyone guess who did "it"
Have a mystery bag or box
Take turns giving clues (e.g., "it is ___ (adjective), "it ___ (verb).)
Ask for more information (e.g., does "it" ____?)
Make guesses (is "it" a ____?)
Play Pin the Tail on the Donkey and talk about where you put "it" (e.g., I put "it" on "it's" head.)
Make paper airplanes and see how far "it" will go.
Make "it" (fold it)
Make "it" go (throw it)
"It" went (measure it)
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
It is ____.
____ did it. (detective game)
I put it on the ____.
I made it go ____ cm. (paper airplanes)
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word