Celebrate summer blooms by creating flower crowns from recycled materials while modelling expressive and directive language using AAC. A flexible and creative craft to practise requests, feelings, and making choices.
Cardboard/paper to be recycled
Pens, pencil crayons, crayons, or paint
Real or craft flowers (pom-poms, tissue paper, etc.)
Sellotape (sticky side up technique)
Optional: ribbons, stickers, glue, whiteboard feature, AAC device
Draw and cut out a paper crown.
Decorate your crown! Suggestions:
Stick flowers or decorations to tape wrapped around the crown.
Colour or paint designs.
Create 3D flowers using pom-poms or tissue paper.
Encourage AAC modelling during all steps (e.g., “Put it on,” “That looks good,” “Want different”).
Support different access needs by allowing direction of others or using visuals.
Explore AAC features like photos, videos, or visual scenes.
AAC Model Ideas by Level:
1-word: “close,” “feel,” “out,” “put,” “take,” “that,” “open,” “on”
2-word: “open that,” “take out,” “put on,” “feel good”
3-word: “take that out,” “put that on,” “you take off”
Functions Targeted:
Requesting: “want on,” “want it different”
Directing: “let’s do it,” “take that off,” “put it on”
Commenting: “it feels soft,” “it looks good”
Refusing: “no more,” “stop that,” “don’t do it”
Interjecting: “oh wow!,” “cool!”
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