Try to avoid getting wet while modelling core words and phrases in this fun activity!
Wooden or cardboard blocks
Water balloons
Optional: towels, waterproof mat
AAC devices or communication boards
Build a tall block tower and balance a filled water balloon on top.
Take turns removing blocks carefully. Try not to make the balloon fall!
Use AAC to comment on the action: “Uh oh!,” “Do it slow,” “That’s fun!”
Encourage directing others or choosing blocks: “Take that one,” “Go slow.”
Adapt the game by adding visuals, AAC button sound effects, or turn-taking supports.
AAC Model Ideas by Level:
1-word: “do,” “take,” “wet,” “stop,” “oops,” “fast”
2-word: “get it,” “do fast,” “feel good”
3-word: “Take that out,” “Come down fast,” “Help me do”
Functions Targeted:
Requesting: “Want it fall,” “My turn”
Directing: “Take that off,” “Do it slow”
Commenting: “Let’s get wet,” “Close one!”
Refusing: “Stop that,” “No more”
Interjecting: “Oops!,” “Uh oh!,” “Splash!”
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