This bundle of instructional stategies includes information and activties for using prior knowledge, cooperative learning, goal setting, key information, effort v. practice, comparison, and visual org ... anizers. 71 pages. Use with all ability levels.

Listen & Think Brainplay is a rich activity that targets listening, following directions, auditory processing, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.Ideal For: Listening & Spoken Language, Executive Fu ... unctioning, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing, Speech, Auditory Verbal Therapy, ELA, Teletherapy, Home...The more a child knows about a topic, such as Thanksgiving the easier it is to comprehend and retain the information. Background knowledge of recurring holidays and seasons is fundamental for language, academic, and communication success. Listen & Think Brainplay is not only a great way to grow Thanksgiving vocabulary but it fosters back-and-forth conversation. Research is clear that when children engage in serve and return interactions, activity increases in the parts of the brain responsible for listening and spoken language processing and production.Children who are deaf and hard of hearing as well as those students with limited language may struggle to increase their vocabulary because of weak auditory memory, difficulty with auditory comprehension, and lack of exposure. What's Included?28 Thanksgiving-related conversation starters, questions, and trivia topics.Answer sheet with space for data collectionFive suggested ways to playListening and Spoken Language (LSL) TipsEasy one-time prep. Print the game card and laminate them if you wish.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn

Making Sense of Idioms introduces the importance of working on idioms to families of students with hearing loss. The worksheet provides a number of idioms and leading questions for families to discuss ... with their children to increase their understanding of idioms, specific and as a part of figurative language.

Use these fillable worksheets to help students for comprehension, comparison, teaching similies, new vocabulary, figurative language and idioms. See BUNDLE at S0XTEA0815.

Valentine's Day Listen and Learn Idioms is part of the growing figurative language SAY WHAT? - I'M ALL EARS! series.YOU CAN TARGET:Listening and spoken language, figurative language, vocabulary, ... word relationships, nuances, and higher-level critical thinking.WHAT'S INCLUDED:PDFs of 20 idioms in every packet. Use one or all!Listen and Draw MINI-LESSON sheets with A box to draw and illustrate - THIS IS WHAT I HEARD A box for - SAY WHAT? THIS IS WHAT IT REALLY MEANS!A guide and instructions to make lessons a piece of cakeData and Progress monitoring sheetsAn answer keyA boatload of book titles are included for further home learning➯ The PDFs can be printed in color or in black and white, screen shared in teletherapy or remote learning platforms, used in face-to-face sessions or lessons, and can be sent home for carryover or homework.➼ ➼HERE’S A TRICK TO MAKE IDIOMS STICK BLOG POST. SAY WHAT? Here's the trick to make idioms stick! Many commercially available resources provide ILLUSTRATIONS of the literal meaning of the idiom. While this may be entertaining RESEARCH indicates that children who:➼ LISTEN to the idiom➼ VISUALIZE the figurative language➼ DRAW what they literally heard followed by teaching the meaning andusing it in context increases long-term learning.Hearing LossChildren with typical hearing, learn idioms through incidental exposure without having to be taught. Whereas, children who are deaf and hard of hearing often require explicit and direct instruction with higher-level language like idioms. Idioms are challenging for children who process information literally and have a concrete or limited vocabulary.For more Figurative language activitiesSeries of IDIOMS Say What? I'm All Ears! LessonsFREE Monthly Riddles and Jokes Series◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later.♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Email♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn

This article provides basic, intermediate, and advanced activities supporting learning idioms. Examples of specific idioms at kindergarten, grade 1- grade 6 levels are provided along with ... interpretations of idiom meanings. A reading comprehension story is included that uses many idioms in which students must identify each idiom and explain what it means.  Another worksheet activity asks students to fill the appropriate idiom in the blank when given a sentence. This extensive article provides much practice in understanding and appropriately using idioms.

The NOVEMBER Listening and Language By The Month resource includes seven activities that can be used ALL MONTH for auditory memory and comprehension, seasonal vocabulary, developing grammar, and build ...

Idioms frequently occur in conversation. This resource discusses idioms that can be used with the word "egg," such as "nest egg," " egg on your face," " putting all your eggs in one basket," " walking ... on eggs," " goose egg," and "bad/rotten egg." This single page worksheet can be used in a language journal, or as a simple quiz.

Are you looking for a fun, humorous figurative language activity for Halloween?Give Me a Break is a game featuring 40 body-part idioms and skeletons. The idioms cards are shaped like bones and can be ... hung on a toy skeleton or placed onto a skeleton mat. The idiom game cards correspond to body parts. Example:Cold feet - tape the card to a foot of the skeleton.Spine-tingling card attaches to the skeleton's back.Give someone a hand attaches to a bony hand.This resource will easily stretch across many sessions leading up to Halloween and is sure to be a valuable figurative language tool for years to come!Targets:  Vocabulary, idioms, understanding figurative language, auditory comprehension, executive functioning, higher-level critical thinking, and communication skills.What's Included:A huge PDF resource of: ✧ 40 idiom bone game cards, Print and Digital versions ✧ 6 skeleton game mats ✧ Progress monitoring or data collection sheets✧ Definitions or answer key✧ Listening and Spoken Language Tips✧ A guide with instructions➼ OPTIONAL but not included: Use a toy skeleton available online and at a Halloween or dollar storeIDEAL FOR: Listening & Spoken Language, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Auditory Processing Disorder, Speech and Language Therapy, School Lessons, Auditory Verbal Sessions, Special Education, English Lessons, Homeschoolers...FACE TO FACE - TELETHERAPY - HOME✢ PRINT - One-time easy prep. Print and cut out the 40 bones cards.Print the skeleton mats OR use a toy skeleton.✢ DIGITAL - The body part idiom bone cards can be screen shared with your favorite PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➯ Questions? Feel free to email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later. ➯ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn emailsLet’s Connect:InstagramFacebookHearSayLW.com❤  Keep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much! Lynn

Beautifully designed November jokes and riddles to grow listening, spoken language, and social skills that kids love. ❤Understanding humor is  a key element in developing✢ higher-level language skills ... skills✢ complex language patterns✢ multiple-meaning words✢ inferences✢ multiple-meaning words✢ idioms which are often weak for children with hearing loss without intervention. Telling jokes is good for kids too. They✢ increases  confidence, ✢ helps  with auditory memory and  recalling  the joke or storyline ✢ encourages clear speech to tell others. Try this:➯ Pick a joke or riddle to target each session➯ Send them home to practice understanding and telling skills.➯ Share by distance learning, in teletherapy and include in face to face sessions."A day without laughter is a day wasted." Charles ChaplinVisit the blog at HearSayLW.com:Encouraging A Sense of Humor - Joke of the WeekMake A LITTLE Riddle & Joke Book With Your LITTLE ListenerI’m All Ears! SAY WHAT? Fun With Idioms◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈CUSTOMER TIPS:➼ Questions? Email me before purchasing this resource or anytime later♥ Sign-up HERE for the Listen With Lynn Emails♥ Let’s Connect:InstagramFacebookKeep up your good work. I am blessed to help along the way. Thanks so much!Lynn