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Date: __________ Language Focus: ______________________________ Social Language Understanding Language Use • Saying my name• Taking turns with friends • 'Where?' questions• Position words: in, on, under • Answering 'Where?' questions Activities Resources Child's Name: Attention Builder Pass the ripple: hold hands in a circle, start a ripple with one arm to send around the circle. Then say a child's name for them to start etc. Where Are My Keys? – UnderstandingBefore the game begins hide the keys under/on/in something in the play space. To start the game put on your hat and get your bag: tell the children you are going shopping. 'Oh dear, I am so silly. I have lost my keys! Where are my keys? Tom, help me find them?' As he looks describe: 'Are they . . . under the cloth? On the box? In the bag?' Keep repeating so all children have a turn looking and hiding (get children to turn away so they can't see objects being hidden). Extend by increasing the number of 'lost' items. • Hat and shopping bag for adult to wear/use• Adult's keys, purse, phone Where Are My Keys? – UseDuring the game ask children to tell you where they found your keys/purse/phone?Model of the question and answer format:Question: 'Where did you find my keys?' Model reply: 'Under the blanket' Stress the words In, On and Under. Pause so that children may start to give replies without a model from you. • As above Now and Next: 'Now we have finished playing Where are my Keys? Next we will . . .' • 'Now and Next' board• Keys• Object to signify nursery Post-Session Activity Find everyday reasons to ask 'Where?' questions so the children can point, run to, or fetch items from that place. Look for everyday opportunities to describe where things are using position words (In, on, under) and place names (in the home corner, in the kitchen, in the garden)
