The Foundation Knowledge Packs focus on language and particularly on vocabulary. The primary aim is to help children learn basic vocabulary.

The Foundation Knowledge Packs are useful for:

• Children in foundation
• Children with language difficulties
• Children with special educational needs
  

Downloads
What's in each pack
How to use the packs

Download it for use in Communicate: In Print 2, including all the additional graphics so that you can tailor the materials to suit your group and make your own materials.
You need 'Communicate: In Print 2' installed to able to use this resource

Download it for use in Boardmaker
You need 'Boardmaker' installed to able to use this resource

Download the packs as PDF Files. These do not require symbol software, but you will not be able to edit the activities.
You do not need any Widgit software to be able to use this resource

Contents

The packs intend to improve:

Language Skills

1. Vocabulary
2. Listening skills
3. Narrative skill

In Communicate: In Print 2

Pack 1

• Categories
  Match the objects to the category
• People and Places
  Match the people with their occupations and decide what objects you would find is various places
• Emotions
  Draw how you feel, or show using the flashcards
• Clothes
  Choose appropriate clothing for summer, winter, male and female clothing, or what you might wear for different activities

Pack 2

• Categories
  Match the objects to the category
• Food
  Sort the fruit and vegetables, which is the odd one out, what foods go together, healthy and unhealthy food
• Animals
  Choose which one is not an animal, where you would usually find them, memory game, match the animals and flashcards
• Opposites
  10 sets of basic opposites

Information

Important Notice

All Widgit resources whether bought or free of charge are protected by copyright. The symbols are copyright Widgit Software or Mayer Johnson LLC and the content of the materials is copyright Widgit Software unless otherwise specified.

You may not under any circumstances distribute these to any third parties, they are for your own use. Distribution of materials is illegal.

Printing the materials from Communicate: In Print 2

The Communicate: In Print 2 set of files are installed into the Communicate files/In Print Writing folder, Widgit Resources. This includes any additional symbols or graphics that are used in the packs, which will be available for you to use in your own materials.

As well as using the materials as supplied, they can be modified or adapted for individual needs, for example by adding or removing symbols to give the most appropriate level of individual support.

You can choose to print these activities in either colour or black and white.

Communicate: In Print gives you the option to print either as single sheets or as books ready to staple and fold. You can also choose to print double sided.

Extracting the zip files for Boardmaker

To extract the zip file:

• Extract the files to the My Documents > My Boards directory
• Launch Boardmaker
• Select File > Open a Board > Navigate to the NAME folder > Open

Printing the PDF Files

These files can be printed directly from Acrobat Reader. You do not need any of the Widgit Products to access these files, but you will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed.