In
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Want in
Put in here
Go in
Commenting
It's cold in ___
It is in there
You put it in
Asking/Answering Questions
Who is in the classroom?
You put it in where?
When is it time to come in?
It is in the ___
They are in the ___
Social Interactions
Come in
I got stuck in there!
Protesting
Not in
Don't want put in
Not like in
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
Cleaning up – putting toys in a box or specified area
Draw a circle on the ground and have kids jump in and out when the teacher says while listening to music.
Daily tasks – put agenda "in" backpack, put garbage "in" the bin
Jump "in" puddles or "in" piles of leaves
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Bake something as a class. Give each student an opportunity to put something "in" the bowl, "put" it in the oven
Make purple stew (sing or use the GoNoodle song) and have each student pick something to put "in" the purple stew (fun song and can be errorless allowing students of all levels to participate!)
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
We put ____ in.
I put ___ in the purple stew.
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word