Build speech and language skills with this Requesting with prepositions communication activity. This expressive language requesting activity teaches expressing needs and wants using a preposition. Target communication and ABA or preschool language requesting and manding with these fun activities.

This simple activity teaches with Boardmaker™ symbols how to request help using a simple preposition. Situations are presented with a picture and someone thinking about WHERE they want something. “Which one do you want?” and two options, and the student clicks and drags the correct preposition to the talking bubble. Teaches how to ask for help and advocate for needs and wants using verbal or symbol language (PECS™).

Includes interactive digital activities, core words communication book, adaptive book, and task cards, perfect for enhancing communication and perfect for ABA or preschool language work. Work on requesting and manding in a FUN and inclusive way!

Why this?
✔️ EASY activities to teach requesting using prepositions!
✔️ Works on first words through reinforcement
✔️ Fosters communication skills and independence
✔️ Fun way to learn to get needs met
✔️ Great for young students or those with diverse needs

Digital activities: Boom™ Cards, Google™ Slides. Using audio and Boardmaker icons on 12 slides. Students are presented with a picture and someone thinking about WHERE they want something. “Which one do you want?” and two options (e.g., in or out), and the student clicks and drags the correct preposition to the talking bubble. 

Print activities: a print-and-assemble adaptive book (flipbook), Core words book and additional visuals, and task cards. To aid in tracking progress, includes a simple data collection page, enabling educators and therapists to monitor students' progress effectively.

➕ WHAT'S INCLUDED? 50-page PDF 

• Digital links to Boom, Slides activities with 12 slides
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• Printable PDF 
  • Adaptive book with 10 pages (⅓ page size) and instructions (5 pages)
  • One flipbook Core Board with icons to use as communication boards (14 pages)
  • Additional 2” prepositions icons (6 pages)
  • Task cards: Prints 4-to-a page, 28 scenarios in color and black-and-white (16 pages)
  • Simple printable data collection page plus graph

✎ Don’t miss these resources for more language activities!
✔️ Preschool IEP Goal Bank (bestselling item!)
✔️ Prepositions flashcards ← 24 prepositions with various examples
✔️ Requesting with Adjectives
✔️ Ask and Answer flipbooks
✔️ Matching Identical Pictures Adaptive Books

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