Auditory Skill Development, Concept Development, Fall Vocabulary

 

  

Using simple pictures from the internet that I printed in three different sizes and laminated, I like to target auditory skill development, expressive and receptive vocabulary, and early basic size concepts using the crowd-pleasing "mailbox toy."  In the fall we mail big, medium, and small pictures of pumpkins, apples, leaves, and acorns.  By pairing the size with the object you are targeting listening for two critical elements.  I make and use two full sets of the pictures so that the students also take a turn to tell what to mail.  This gives them the opportunity to practice the target vocabulary as well as combining two words/signs.  As always, I pair the utterances with ASL as needed to ensure success and comprehension. It's important to also use synonyms like large and little to further develop the students' vocabulary and to add to the listening challenge.