Past and Future Language Activities

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Conversation turn taking Past and Future Functional Wh questions visual choices

Do your learners participate in events but struggle to say what already happened or what’s coming next? Build understanding of past and future events while targeting functional WH questions and conversation turn taking print activity, designed to support the ABLLS assessment and aligns with IEP goals focused on answering questions about past and future events. Perfect for special education classrooms and ABA, speech therapy, or ESL/ELL learners, this toolkit blends engaging instruction with robust data collection tools.

‼️‼️Also, check out the interactive GAME to support this goal!

✅ What’s Inside (100-pg PDF):

9 pages of data tools: Includes IEP goal sample, 50 WH question targets, daily data sheets, and a progress graph
13-page rhyming story: Teaches past vs. future in a fun, accessible format (in color, B&W, and mini versions for take-home use)
24 worksheet pages:
- Drawing Activity: The learner draws the answer for the wh- question asked
- Open-Ended with Picture Cues: 10 themed scenes to prompt WH questions
- Daily Journal: Encourages expressive language and discussion about daily routines
3 assessment pages: New, untaught WH questions for probes or progress checks
22 WH Question Flashcards: With visual cues and kid-friendly characters
3 pages of Boardmaker-style visuals: Supports AAC users and visual learners

🎯 Skills Addressed:

Use with your who what when where why worksheets to build conversation skills
Directly targets ABLLS assessment H42 for functional communication
Use in conjunction with your ABLLS-R® assessment available at https://assessments.centralreach.com/
Strengthens oral language in ELL and special education settings
Promoting functional communication and turn taking

Vocabulary:

Set 1: Immediate Past/Future (same activity period) e.g., What did you do at recess?
Set 2: Earlier or Later Same Day e.g., What did you do at morning meeting?
Set 3: Adjacent Day Recall/Prediction e.g., What did you do after school yesterday?
Set 4: Events Within a Week e.g., What did you do this weekend?
Set 5: Events More Than a Week Away e.g., What did you do this summer?
Set 6: Mixed Review – Past and Upcoming Events

Perfect for Special education, ABA therapy, speech-language sessions, homeschool, and ESL/ELL instruction.

✎ Don’t miss these resources for for data collection ideas
✔️ Preschool IEP Goal Bank (bestselling item!)
✔️ Behavior Goals bundle
✔️ Visual Skills bundle
✔️ Group Instruction goals
✔️ FBA template bundle

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