That's right...it's the mailbox again!!! Just like the activity I shared in the fall, I have a similar set for winter. 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. In the winter we mail big, medium, and small pictures of snowman, snowflakes, penguin, and hot chocolate/cocoa. By pairing the size with the object you are targeting listening for two critical elements. I again 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. Don't forget to use synonyms like large and little to further develop the students' vocabulary and to add to the listening challenge. Using snowflake vs. snowman is an extra listening challenge. If you choose to say "cocoa" then all of the targets are two-syllable words, again adding to the challenge. You can keep it simple by only saying, "Big snowman," or make it a more complex listening task by embedding it into a sentence, "Put the big snowman in the mailbox."
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