Finished
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Finished
I want to be finished
I'm finished
Can you help me finish?
Commenting
It's finished
We finished it!
I will finish
Asking/Answering Questions
Who finished it?
Can we be finished?
She helped me finish
Social Interactions
We are finished
I'm finished
Please finish
Are you finished with that?
We will go when you are finished?
Protesting
I am not finished
Let me finish
It can not be finished
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
Build an obstacle course and talk about how/where you want it to finish. Have everyone cheer each other on – “you finished it!”
Anytime an activity is complete, model “finished”
Finished colouring
Finished eating
Finished getting dressed
Finished in the bathroom
The song/movie is finished
Finished your homework
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Discuss self-advocacy and autonomy using the phrase “I (am) finish(ed)”
Build or make something as a classroom team (e.g. give each person a piece from a building playset). Talk about each turn being “finish(ed)” and the “finish(ed)” product when it is complete.
Watch racing videos (animals, vehicles, etc). Stop the video and predict who will “finish” first.
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
____ is finished.
When we are finished, I will ____.
I am finished with ____.
____ finished the race!
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word