Help sleepy woodland animals get ready for more hibernation fun! Learners will use AAC to describe, dress, and tuck animals into cosy beds practicing descriptive language, feelings, and daily routine vocabulary along the way.
Recycled materials (cardboard, tissue paper, bubble wrap)
Box or tub
Crayons, pencils, paint
Optional: soft toys, animal cutouts, stickers
AAC devices or communication boards
Create woodland animal figures or use soft toys (e.g., bear, mouse, hedgehog).
Make warm clothes for the animals (hats, scarves) using paper or craft bits.
Prepare cosy beds with recycled materials inside a box/tub.
Use AAC to model phrases like “Put it on,” “He looks cold,” “Time to sleep.”
Encourage everyone to dress, describe, and settle their animals in for a nap.
Example AAC Models by Level:
1-word: “put,” “take,” “on,” “feel,” “look,” “out”
2-word: “feel cold,” “put on,” “take out”
3-word: “Put that on,” “Take that off,” “It feels good”
Functions Targeted:
Requesting: “Want on,” “Want it different”
Directing: “Put it on,” “Take that off”
Commenting: “It looks good,” “It feels happy”
Refusing: “Don’t do it,” “No more”
Interjecting: “Oops!” “Good morning!”
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