Expressive Language: in and not in. Using the refrigerator

Refrigerator!

The students were struggling to remember the word "refrigerator," so we did a language lesson on one!

Expressive Langauge goals: in, not in
Receptive Language: Where questions

I found a picture of a fridge and cut it open. I glued it on paper, so the doors and freezer doors opened. Then I drew shelves inside the fridge and numbered the shelves. Then I found pictures from Google images for food that could be found in the fridge or not in the fridge. I printed a set for each student and cut out the pictures to glue in the refrigerator.

To open the lesson, we went on a search for  fridge  and a freezer. We talked about how the fridge feels (cold) and then we felt inside the freezer (it was really cold!). We also took the opportunity to talk about the microwave (the lounge had one). Back in the classroom we talked about the snacks that I keep in the drawer and how those snacks don't need to be in the fridge.

Back to the table we went to fill our fridge with pictures of yummy goodies!

T: (holding up the picture of milk) Is the milk in the fridge or not in the fridge?
S: The milk is in the fridge! (modifications: in the fridge or just fridge depending on language level) Glue the milk in the fridge.
T: Are the cookies in the fridge or not in the fridge?
S: The cookies are not in the fridge (modifications: not in the fridge or not fridge depending on language level) Glue the cookies outside of the fridge.

Contuine until all the pictures have been glued either in the fridge or not in the fridge.

Last we glued ice cream in the freezer! Yum!

**this would also be a good lesson for inside/outside or full/empty.  

I found the fridge picture here. I did enlarge the picture when I copied it.

Pictures for fridge activity

I will try to upload the pictures I used. I saved the pictures in a word document and I am not sure how to do this. I will find out and post the pictures later!!

More pictures to color can be found at:

Fridge Pictures

Another Fridge Picture

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Poked a fridge picture with a golf tee

Dab paint fridge picture with dab markers

Sorting bedroom and bathroom items

Is that in the bedroom or the bathroom?

Language Targets:
that, in
Where questions

I put the doll house items from the bedroom and the bathroom in my guess bag. Give the bag to one student and let him pick an item from the bag. No peeking!!
T: What is that?
S: That is a bed.
T: Where does that go? In the bedroom or the bathroom?
S: In the bedroom! (if students are more advanced in language "The bed is in the bedroom." If the students are less advanced "bedroom" is acceptable.)
I had two rooms to the wooden house for the kids to sort the items in. If you don't have those hula hoops labeled with pictures work well.

Ok for some reason my picture will only load in the vertical position, even though it shows it the right way on my computer!! Arghh!!! Well you get the idea at least.

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Dab painting pictures of toothbrush and toothpaste

Poke picture of towel with golf tee (tape the picture to construction paper and poke the black lines with the golf tee. This is best done on carpet.)



Listening for Bedroom and bathroom vocabulary

Bedroom vs. Bathroom

Today was listening day! We reviewed the bedroom and bathroom vocabulary from the week.

Materials needed: dab markers, dot preschool language sheets with bedroom and bathroom vocabulary, speech hoop, pictures of items.

Again, I used the vocabulary pictures from the Dot Preschool Language and Vocabulary

T: Find the bed. 

S: must find the picture of the bed and dot the circle under the picture with their dab marker. 

Go through the bedroom vocabulary and the bathroom vocabulary. 

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Play with wooden doll house and bedroom and bathroom items.

Paint soap picture with a toothbrush (**copy the soap pictures on heavy paper**)

Review of Next To

I had something else planned for today but the kiddos were struggling with the idea of next to. So back to the carpet area we went with the bathroom items and the boy doll. Basically we repeated the lesson from yesterday expect this time I only used next to.

Language Targets: she, next to, understanding where questions. 

Set out all of the bathroom items. Give one student the girl doll and give that student a direction using either under or next to. 

T: Put the girl next to the soap. Where is she?

S: She is next to the soap. (variations: next to the soap or just next to.)

Continue around the table giving each student multiple chances to play.

 

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*Bedroom vs. Bathroom items. Cut out pictures of bathroom and bedroom items. Glue on paper in separate rooms. I used the house pictures from kizclub.com found here  Then I glued the pictures on large construction paper and drew a line down the middle and copied one for each student. The pictures I used were taken from Dot Preschool Language and Vocabulary

 

*Dab painted toothbrush/toothpaste pictures.

Bathroom Items

Around the House: Introduce Bathroom Items

Language Targets: she, under, and next to

Understanding where questions

In this lesson,  I introduced bathroom items. The vocabulary for the bathroom was: bathtub, sink, toilet, mirror, toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, soap, brush, and comb. (I asked  my students what each of the pictures was before I started the unit and they all called a toothbrush "brush your teeth" and a sink was "wash your hands." I love that!)

I brought in actual items for the kids to hold and touch. www.kizclub.com has some great pictures. 

color bathroom pictures

black and white bathroom pictures 

This lesson is a repeat form from early in the around the house unit. Give one student the boy doll and give that student a direction using either under or next to. 

T: Put the boy under the soap. Where is she?

S: She is under the soap. (variations: under the soap or just under.)

Continue around the table giving each student multiple chances to play.

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Trace and color bathroom items. I had the students at the center with my aide tracing the actual bathroom items. Then they colored the pictures they traced. 

Puffy paint a house picture. I made my own puffy paint (thanks pinterest! here is the link for homemade puffy paint

house templates

**side note, I would copy the house pictures on heavy paper, construction paper works fine. The puffy paint is kindof heavy!

Sorting Bedroom Items

Around the House: Bedroom

For today's lesson we sorted bedroom items. 

Language Targets: that, not

I used the wooden doll house, bedroom items (bed, dresser, toys, blanket, pillow, clothes, and stuffed animal) and then items that are not found in the bedroom (really anything that is not found in the bedroom is fine). 

I put the items in a guess bag and let each student pick an item from the bag.
T: What is that?

S: That is a bed.

T: Is that in the bedroom or not in the bedroom?

S: That is in the bedroom (have the student put the bedroom items in the bedroom and the items not found in the bedroom outside the bedroom).

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 Shape House

House

Color shapes template

black and white shape template

Around the house Lotto

You can make your own sets here I love this site, you can pick how many pictures, if you want words or not. I printed mine in color and glued on construction paper then laminated.

Craft Stick House

Around the House: Craft stick House

Language goals: next to

Introduce the concept of next to. Have a few items set out on the table (use the bed, dresser and blanket) Set the bed next to the dresser and explain where it is. 

T: The bed is next to the dresser. (show the students the difference between on and next to). Do this with the bed and the blanket. Asking the kids where the bed is? Next to!!

You will be making a house out of craft sticks. Glue the sticks next to each other (about 6??) then add 2 to the top at angles to make the roof.

Make a model with the kids to show what you expect of them.

Give each student the paper to start and one craft stick. Glue it on the paper. Next, model that you will glue the next stick next to the other stick.

Go around the table and ask each student
T: Will you glue the stick on or next to? (hold the stick over the paper showing the students on and next to)

S: Next to

Do this for each stick till the house is assembled. Then add 2 sticks to the top at an angel to make the roof.

After the house is finished, if you have time the kids can color the sticks with markers to “paint” the houses.

 

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big bolt Construction set

tools