Put
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Put on
Help put on
Put more in
Commenting
I put on
S/he/they put
Asking/Answering Questions
Put on what?
Where put on?
I will put it over there
Put the red on
Social Interactions
What would you put in?
Please put it on
Protesting
Don't put
Stop put
No more put
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
Play with Mr. Potato Head. Talk about each item you “put” on.
Every time you get ready to go outside, talk about what clothing items you need to “put” on.
Puzzles are a great opportunity for targeting “put” as you “put” each piece in the puzzle.
Be silly and pretend you forgot where you "put" something (e.g., keys, glasses, water bottle) and ask if student(s) can help you find where you "put" it.
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Make a pizza/cake/sandwich! Talk about each topping you “put” on. Let students decide if you “don’t put” it on too!
Deocrate a christmas tree and talk about where you will "put" everything (e.g., put up, put on bottom, put over there, put up top)
Practice packing groceries by "putting" each item in a bag and then "put" the groceries away and talk about where different items need to be "put" (e.g., put in fridge, put in pantry, put on counter).
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
We put _____ on our pizza/sandwich/cake.
Don't put ___ in ___.
I put a ___ on the tree.
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word