Turn
Aided Language Input (ALI)Â
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Turn
Turn it fast/slow
Turn more
I want (a) turn
Commenting
You turn
It turn fast
It turn
Turn the page
I like to turn
Asking/Answering Questions
When (my/your) turn?
Who(se) turn?
Did it turn up?
Social Interactions
My turn
Let's turn it up!
Do you want a turn?
Protesting
No turn
Stop turn
Not more turn(ing)
Not turn 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
When reading a book, model "turn" each time you "turn" the page
Play with spinning toys and comment that it is "turning"
Talk about who is having a "turn" during activities (my "turn", your "turn", "not your turn")
Drive cars and talk about them "turning"
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Make foam in a blender (dish soap and water)
Use a PowerLink to make it interactive and give each student an opportunity to "turn" it on and watch it "turn"
Add different colours of food colouring into the blender to make it "turn" a different colour. Make predictions about what colour it will "turn" when you mix more than one colour
Go for a community walk and ask which way we should "turn". Have students direct the activity by telling the group when to "turn"
Do a science experiment and talk about the changes. It "turned" ____.
Walking water science experiment
Baking soda and vinegar (can add food colouring to the vinegar to "turn" it different colours)
Cornstarch and water
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
We turn(ed) at the ____.
____ want a turn.
The foam turn(ed) ____. (colour)
It will turn ____. (adjective/direction)
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word