Core vocabulary activities

Don’t know where to start with core vocabulary? Get a FREE starter board, tips and tricks to teach with, and even the first 5 words to start with!

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A few weeks ago I got a few questions about what I store in my core vocabulary tubs. I have been meaning to work on this post since then, but I was busy finishing grad. school (YAY!) and then I got sick. So better late than never, right?! Go/ Stop- Material ideas: wind up toys (animals or vehicles are easy to find at the dollar store) cars, trains, books about transportation/ vehicles, things that go, etc. Get a books for free here, here, and here. Activity ideas: Talk about how vehicles go…

Core vocabulary has proven to be a very useful tool in my therapy room for my low/non-verbal students. It allows them to expand utterances in a way that other AAC methods simply fall short. In typi…

Two years ago I was feeling a little bored and dare I say it... burned out. I went to a conference that Karen Erickson presented at and I discovered core vocabulary! Implementing core vocabulary instruction has made me so excited about teaching again and has sparked my creativity in the classroom. Like most kids, my students with disabilities benefit from learning through a multisensory approach. My students love to learn through songs, games, hands-on activities, acting things out, visuals…

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File Folder Heaven - Printable, Hands-On Fun with File Folder Games Go Bus Go! A Core Words Adapted Book Set - This Back To School Free Core Vocabulary Words Adapted Book Set, is a fun and interactive way to work on the core word "go," and school themed vocabulary words. This set includes: 1 interactive adapted book: "Go Bus Go!" 1 set of tracing cards (write and wipe) 3 worksheets that focuses on the

Targeting core words in speech therapy can be easy! Here are some practical ways to implement core words into your speech sessions.

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This is a post I’m writing to my younger AAC mom self. Its a post that admits I don’t do the things I used to do or like I used to write about and promote. I used to spend hours matching picture books to core vocabulary so I could model on Nathaniel’s communication device in a shared reading set

Find tons of ways to incorporate the use of core vocabulary into your therapy sessions – using toys you probably already own! Core vocabulary is an evidenced-based set of words particularly u…

Our new core vocabulary word is ON. We have found this to be a very functional vocabulary word to target. Here is a handout that gives more ideas on how this word can be used naturally and a home activity. Both of these will be sent home with your student. I also wanted to share a fun song that our kids have enjoyed that targets the core word - ON.

Looking for ways to help the team remember to model and elicit core words? Visual supports work for adults, too! This handy flipbook has sentence suggestions for the June Year of Core Vocabulary wo…

Learn all about how to use a put in task as an AAC or core vocabulary communication lesson, that can be implemented as a full lesson or a transition lesson.

A few weeks ago I got a few questions about what I store in my core vocabulary tubs. I have been meaning to work on this post since then, but I was busy finishing grad. school (YAY!) and then I got sick. So better late than never, right?! Go/ Stop- Material ideas: wind up toys (animals or vehicles are easy to find at the dollar store) cars, trains, books about transportation/ vehicles, things that go, etc. Get a books for free here, here, and here. Activity ideas: Talk about how vehicles go…

Download these free picture mats to build vocabulary in preschool and kindergarten. These are great for English language learners, too! #vocabulary

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There is a lot of research, information and resources out there around core vocabulary. Since I started implementing core vocab in my classroom two years ago, I've spent countless hours reading websites and looking for materials. I want to share some of my favorite FREE core vocab resources and finds. I'm highlighting resources that have a LOT of information and freebies alll in one location. -DLM Core Vocabulary: If you're just starting off with core vocabulary, I would suggest checking out…