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Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Old toy
Want old __
Get old ___
Commenting
Old toy!
Looks old
That (is) old
Asking/Answering Questions
Is (that) old?
How old are you?
Who has old one?
Social Interactions
I have old shoes/__!
Play old game!
My old toy/__
That is old news!
Protesting
No new, want old
Too old
Listen for the core word in the song or video and model it on your communication tool each time you hear it
Listen for the core word in the book and model in on your communication tool each time you hear it
Ideas on how to use the core word in a naturally occurring opportunity
Go on a walk and point out any old things you see (e.g., old tree, old building, old car)
Go through keepsakes. Look at old drawings, projects, clothes and comment on how "old" it is compared to what they do/wear now
Build a tower and when it falls, you can say "Oh no, the old tower fell" and then build a new one
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Go on a classroom hunt where students look for something old
Show-and-tell where students share a favourite familiar item like an old toy, old stuffed animal, etc.
Talk about what you'll do when you are old
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
This is an old ___
I have an old ___
When I'm old I will ___
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word