Some
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Want some more
Have some
Put some on
Commenting
Some nice
Some hurt
Take some out
Asking/Answering Questions
Want some?
How can I get some?
I feel some pain here (body part)
Social Interactions
I have some ideas
Give me some
You have some nerve
Protesting
Not some, all
Not some more
Not want some
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
Pop “some” and make “some” bubbles
When splitting the class up into different groups, talk about how "some" people will do one thing and "some" people will do another (e.g., some of us are going to gym, some of us are working on math)
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Math concepts (taking some away and adding some in)
Discuss feelings (some days I feel ___, other days I feel ___)
Make "some" cake (paper or real) as a group. Have containers with different materials to put on the cake and ask students to take "some" out of the container and put "some" on the cake. Ask everyone if they want "some" after the cake is finished.
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
We put some ___ on the cake.
I want some ___.
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word