Go Togethers

objective:
a. To develop thinking and reasoning skills
b. to increase vocabulary
c. to become aware of relationships between objects
d. to answer questions about objects and reasons

Point to remember:
1. Answering questions is difficult for Brooke. We often have her sister or brother model the answer to the question.
2. Get your cards sorted and paired before you begin the activity with your child.

Lesson:
1. There are 40 cards (20 pairs) in this game. Pick out 10 cards or 5 pairs to use.
2. Set one photo on the table. Ask, "What is this?" and "What do you do with this"
3. Then set out 3 cards, one of which is the match to the first photo and ask, "Which one goes with it?"
For example,
Set out the card with the paintbrushes

and ask, "What are these?" "What do you do with these?" "Do you have these?" "Where do we keep our paint brushes?" and any other appropriate questions to get your child talking
Then, set out 3 cards and ask, "Which one goes with the paintbrushes?"

Once your child points to the picture, ask her to say the name of the object as well as point.
4. Ask your child, "Why do they go together?" Brooke has a difficult time answering why questions so this is really important to us

Modifications:
1. Use real objects or get picture cards from a memory game to create the pairs.
2. Try playing a game of Go Fish or Memory with the cards but instead of getting matching pairs, you'll collect pairs that go together.