Build speech and language skills with this Requesting help communication activity. This expressive language requesting activity includes expressing needs and wants. Perfect for teaching self-regulation strategies like I need a break card. Target communication and ABA or preschool language requesting and manding in a FUN and inclusive way!

This simple activity teaches with Boardmaker™ symbols how to request help using 1 word to 5-word sentences. Practice situations like, “He needs help with a sandcastle. What should he say?,” and the student creates the words of the sentence. 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 worksheets, perfect for enhancing communication and perfect for ABA or preschool language work. Work on requesting and manding in a FUN and inclusive way!

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Why this?
✔️ EASY activities to teach requesting help and expressing needs!
✔️ 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 47 slides. Student drags the words of the sentence to the talking bubble. Includes clickable menu for 3 levels.

Print activities: a print-and-assemble adaptive book (flipbook), Core words book and additional visuals, and worksheets. 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 47 slides
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• Printable PDF 
  • Adaptive book with 10 pages (⅓ page size) and instructions (6 pages)
  • One flipbook Core Board with icons to use as communication boards (14 pages)
  • Sentence strips variety of options like “help,” “more,” “My … hurts,” and “I need with with …” (12 pages)
  • Simple printable data collection page plus graph

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✔️ Matching Pictures flipbooks
✔️ Ask and Answer flipbooks
✔️ Noun Flashcards

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For Google™ products

► You will need Google Drive in order to access this resource. Your students will also need Google accounts so they can access the activity if you are assigning to them.
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► If your school district has Google access blocked, you can choose to have the resource added to a personal Google account and then share it with your school account.

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