Lesson Plan: People:
This lesson is designed for 1:1 instruction with a teacher or therapist.
“Expressive Labeling”
This lesson may be prefaced by the
Set up:
Decide which cards you would like to work on with your student. The
Picture ID activity so the student
Language Builder Picture Nouns 2 cards can be separated by the
can become familiar with the
following categories, making it easy to work on related vocabulary words
images and their labels.
in this lesson:
Objective: • Body Parts • Tools
The student will demonstrate his/
• Insects & Bugs • Musical Instruments
her expressive language labeling
abilities by verbally identifying the • Sea Life • On the Farm
picture he/she is shown on a card. • Animals • Clothing
• Transportation • Everyday Objects
Skills practiced:
• Expressive language • Foods • Safety Signs
• Picture identification In this example, the teacher chose
• Photo discrimination to use cards from the On the Farm
category, but you can use any card(s)
Materials: #1 – 200.
Stages Learning Materials
Language Builder Picture Nouns 2. Sit across from student so they can see
image and you can see answer on the
back of the card. Please note that for
this activity (and all labeling activities
using the Language Builder Cards),
you should label the card by the word
your student is most likely to hear and
use in everyday speech. For example,
say “sofa” rather than “couch”, or “TV”
rather than “television”.
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Expressive Labeling
Procedures:
1. Hold up a picture (for example, #144, barn) and ask
your student to identify it.
a. Try a phrase like, “What is it?” or “Tell me what
this is.”
2. Your student should answer by verbalizing the
correct label, “Barn.”
a. Your student can start by giving a one-word
answer, then progress to full sentences answers
such as, “That is a barn.”
3. Move on to other words (for example, hay,
pitchfork, and saddle) and complete the same
activity with the new cards.
4. You may want to repeat this activity a few times,
shuffling the order of the cards in between rounds
to ensure your student isn’t simply memorizing
the order of the cards and is indeed visually and
verbally identifying the picture on each card.