Conceptual Language Skills
LDA cards: These language cards are especially designed to meet the receptive and expressive needs of young children and to engage their interest. We show children using the things children use and doing the things they do! This range includes photo cards which clearly depict real-life objects and situations, and picture cards with charming illustrations that will encourage story-telling and expressive language.
Conceptual Language cards: Help children to understand and use conceptual language with this popular range of photographic and illustrated photo cards. The concepts include categories and associations, inclusion and exclusion, absurdities, comparisons, time and early mathematical concepts. The activities have been especially written by an experienced speech and language therapist to support these cards.
User group: The cards are versatile enough to be used by teachers, therapists and teaching assistants for group or individual work.
Things That Go Together At Home
Some things go together and some things do not – can you match the right pairs? These photos are designed to develop children’s awareness of the functional relationship between objects. The 20 pairs of photos depict familiar items based in the home: e.g. hands and gloves, toothbrush and toothpaste, bowl and spoon.
Contains 40 cards (138 x 125mm) and teacher’s notes.
Things That Go Together At School
These photos are designed to develop children’s awareness of the functional relationship between objects found within the school environment: e.g. paints and paintbrushes, pencils and pencil sharpener, school bag and books.
Contains 40 cards (138 x 125mm) and teacher’s notes.
Opposites
Set 1
Designed to help children’s conceptual understanding, these photos depict 10 commonly used opposite concepts including open/closed, up/down and wet/dry. Each pair of opposites is shown in 4 different ways to extend learning.
Contains 40 cards (138 x 125mm) and teacher’s notes.
Opposites Set 2
InChildren will enjoy working with this set of attractive photo cards designed to help their comprehension of opposite words such as happy/sad, clean/dirty, in/out, hot/cold.
Contains 40 cards (138 x 125mm) and teacher’s notes.
Talk
About Mathematics
These clear, attractive photos featuring everyday objects will encourage children to discuss fundamental maths concepts and extend their vocabulary in a fun, enjoyable way.
Contains 48 cards (210 x 148mm) and teacher's notes.
Time
and Growth
Designed to help children understand the concept of time, these photo cards show the changes that occur over time – from short to medium and longer time periods. The sequences contain between 3 and 7 cards and show night time to morning, countryside seasons, having a bath and many others.
Contains 40 cards (138 x 125mm) and teacher’s notes.
What's
Wrong?
Each of these cards depicts a situation where something is wrong. Can you see what it is? Designed to develop language, these amusing illustrations will stimulate children to think and talk.
Contains 68 cards (125 x 110mm) and teacher’s notes.
Conceptual Language Activity Cards
Packed with idea, these activity cards have been specifically created for use by teaching assistants, learning support teachers and class teachers in conjunction with our language cards. Each card clearly outlines the learning objective and resources required, and provides advice for the activity leader. In addition, we’ve included ideas for variations and ways to make the activities easier or harder.
Activity cards to support the following card sets: Things That Go Together At Home and At School, Opposites Sets 1and 2, What’s Wrong?, Talk About Mathematics and Time and Growth. Contains 50 cards (138 x 100mm) and teacher’s notes.