Take
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Take it off
Take it
Please don't take it
I want you to rake it
Take it down
Commenting
You take it
Take it away from me
Asking/Answering Questions
Who takes it?
She takes the ___
Why take?
Where you take it?
Social Interactions
Take the ball outside
Take your time
Take a hike!
Protesting
Take it away
Take me home
Take a break
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
Mr. Potato Head. Talk about each item you “take” off.
Every time you come inside, talk about what clothing items you need to “take” off.
When you leave the classroom, talk about the different items that you need to “take” with you.
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
When working on the concept of subtraction, talk about how many you “take” away.
Make a mystery bin for students (take something out, what did you take?)
Discuss different types of transportation we take (e.g., bus, train) and where we take them (e.g., store, city, library)
Camping game (I'm going camping and I'm going to take ___ or I will take ___)
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
She takes the ___.
Let's take it to the ___.
Take the ___ to the ___.
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word