I'm using this new series of posts to share about some of the activities that we do with our kids! We spend a ton of time researching online for new and creative ideas, and coming up with a few ideas of our own. I hope that this series will be a help to other people in coming up with creative ways to teach their kids!
Activity: Proloquo2go Sandwich Making!
Skills: Increasing English vocabulary, familiarity with Proloquo2go, following directions, reading, cooking skills
One day, Lily and I went to the kitchen and I asked her if she would help me make a sandwich. She was very excited and as we made the sandwich together, I described each step in English and took photos of her doing them.
The next day I took those photos and plugged them into Proloquo2go, putting them in the proper order and labelling each step. Even if you don't have Proloquo2go, you could print them off and use paper copies.
That morning I asked Lily if she wanted to make a sandwich again, and told her that this time, she was going to make it all by herself! I opened Proloquo2go and showed her how to follow each step. We sat together and she went through all the directions step by step, touching the button on P2G so it would read the direction outloud, and then following it with minimal help. The first time we did this, I was surprised that she didn't know what the words "knife" or "bread" were. Today she knew all those words and understood what was meant as she followed the instructions.
When we were finished following the directions and the sandwich was made, I took out some scraps of paper that had all the 9 steps written on them. We went through step by step and I gave her 3 paper options. I would say the step "ex. get the peanut butter" and she would have to look at the 3 options and select the correct one. Sometimes she would try to go fast and would just point to one without really thinking, but whenever I made her sound the words out and fold her hands together while she looked and thought about it, she would get it correct.
She was so proud of herself to do be able to complete this all on her own! She was especially excited when I helped her cut the sandwich into 4 parts. She, Tori, and 2 of our ayahs Parvathi and Prameela all ate a piece, and she beamed with pride when they told her how good it was!
Activity: Proloquo2go Sandwich Making!
Skills: Increasing English vocabulary, familiarity with Proloquo2go, following directions, reading, cooking skills
One day, Lily and I went to the kitchen and I asked her if she would help me make a sandwich. She was very excited and as we made the sandwich together, I described each step in English and took photos of her doing them.
The next day I took those photos and plugged them into Proloquo2go, putting them in the proper order and labelling each step. Even if you don't have Proloquo2go, you could print them off and use paper copies.
When we were finished following the directions and the sandwich was made, I took out some scraps of paper that had all the 9 steps written on them. We went through step by step and I gave her 3 paper options. I would say the step "ex. get the peanut butter" and she would have to look at the 3 options and select the correct one. Sometimes she would try to go fast and would just point to one without really thinking, but whenever I made her sound the words out and fold her hands together while she looked and thought about it, she would get it correct.
She was so proud of herself to do be able to complete this all on her own! She was especially excited when I helped her cut the sandwich into 4 parts. She, Tori, and 2 of our ayahs Parvathi and Prameela all ate a piece, and she beamed with pride when they told her how good it was!
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