Developing Speech and Language Skills - Noel's ESL eBook Library

StoppingTarget sound ‘z’ word initialName gameTarget sound: ‘z’ word initialContrast: ‘d’Words: zebra, DebraResources: a picture or toy zebra; another female figure you name DebraActivityUse the ‘Name game: witch story’ or ‘Name game: bossy puppet’ activities describedabove.Target sound ‘z’ word finalRose roadTarget sound: ‘z’ word finalContrast: ‘d’Words: rose, roadResources: about eight plastic (or real!) roses and a vase, or paper roses you havedrawn; pieces of a road construction toy (or make a cardboard road, and cut it intoseveral pieces); a toy house and mother figure or a picture of mum in a house; two toyphones; a puppet who is the ‘delivery man’ActivityExplain that you want help with making a beautiful flower arrangement for your mum asit’s Mother’s Day. Unfortunately the road to her house is not yet finished and you needhelp with that too. Say you are running late and have to hurry. The child looks after theroses and road pieces in their ‘shop’. Sit a little way from the child and pretend to ringthem up. Ask for road or rose. The child then makes the puppet deliver the item to youand goes back to the shop. Repeat this (try and keep the activity fast moving) until thechild has delivered all the roses to the happy ‘mum’.87