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Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Get big ___
Big cookie, please
I want big piece
Commenting
That (is) big!
So big!
Big car
It is big
Asking/Answering Questions
(Is) It big?
How big?
Want (the) big ___?
Social Interactions
You have big __!
I'm big on ___
I'm big fan ___
Big surprise!
Protesting
Too big!
Want little, not big
No big
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
When on a walk or at the playground, point out things that are big (e.g., "look at the big slide")
Build a tower and comment on how big it is
During mealtime, can make comments about "big bite" or compare the size of different food items or provide option of big/little pieces
In a sensory bin, hide items of different sizes. Have students find them and say if they are big/little
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Have students do a big/little scavenger hunt where they have to find a big and a small item in the classroom
Do a group art project/mural where students make a mural with big and little shapes
Do a body break with an action song like If You're Happy and You Know It where students are told to do a little/big jump, little/big claps, little/big wave, etc.
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
I see a big ___
____ is/are big
I like big ___
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word