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7/29/2013

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Need a break from the heat? Try some fun water balloon activities!

Beginning language learners at the 1-3 word levels:

Talk about turning the water on each time you fill a balloon
Talk about throwing at the 2 word level (ex: mom throw or Joey throw, I throw)
Talk about wet each time the balloon pops

For higher level language targets:

Talk about different places to fill up the balloons (ie: hose, sink, etc).
Talk about different ways to pop the balloons (i.e: squeeze it, step on it, throw it) or different things to pop it with (i.e: stick, fork, etc).
Experiment with size: make a big water balloon and a little water ballon- which is easier to pop?

Most of all--

Have fun!

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With such hot weather, what better way to stay cool than making a delicious and healthy snack? Below are some ideas for embedding various levels of language into making a fruit smoothie.

Beginning language learners at the 1-3 word levels:

Open containers for juice, fresh fruit, or frozen fruit.
Wash fresh fruits separately to build in language opportunity (wash +fruit)
Cut large fruits (such as watermelon) into chunks, or cut stems off of fruits, such as strawberries.
Pour fruits into the blender and pour the smoothie into cups

For higher level language targets:

Expose your child to higher level vocabulary- colander for washing fruits, blender, cutting board, etc.
Talk about location of where you are pouring (i.e: in the blender, in the cup).
Have the child tell someone else how they made the smoothie.
Talk about possession- pour into Mom's cup, Dad's cup, etc.
Predict the color of the smoothie- experiment with ingredients to make yellow smoothies, red smoothies, purple smoothies.

Enjoy!

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