Rhiannan Walton
Contributor since February 2008
Ideas
Rhiannan has contributed 23 ideas so far.
- Hidden coin
A coin is hidden under one of a set of verb pictures, children must describe the picture before they can look underneath for the coin. - Shopping baskets
Children remember which items they are required to buy, put them in their basket and then say what they have bought. - Bag or box?
Encourage choice making by hiding motivating toys in a bag and a box. - Same and different
Choose 2 pictures and explain one way they are the same and one way they are different - Listen for your animal
Adult tells a story, children make appropriate sound effect when their animal is mentioned - Musical instruments: with non verbal children
Use musical instruments to practise choosing and asking for more - Newspaper headlines
Guess the news story from the headline only. - Pass the rhyme
Each group member generates a word to rhyme with the target picture - Clapping lunch
Use first sound and number of syllables to guess a food. - Colouring game
Follow instructions to colour in a worksheet - Feeding teddy and doll
Classic instruction following activity for younger children - Musical following the leader
Children follow the leader, using musical instruments. - First, next and last.
Brainstorm all the stages / steps of an activity then sequence them using the headings ‘first’ ‘next’ and ‘last.’ - Tell a story from two pictures
Choose 2 pictures and make up a story about them. - Animal puppets
Imagine and describe what a puppet can do. - What am I?
Ask questions in order to guess what object / item / person you are! - Talking for 1 minute
Talking for 1 minute about a given topic - Drawing: for others to guess
Draw a picture, so others can guess the word. - Drawing from instructions
Children follow verbal instructions, to produce a copy of the original picture. - My favourite… (sparkly ring)
Simple group game to practise generating vocabulary, using a prop. - Lycra!
There are lots of ways a large piece of lycra can be used as a basic level group activity. - Monster Sandwich
A variation of “I went shopping and I bought …” - Sound cards
Picture card game to practise discrimination of velar and alveolar sounds