Communication in the Curriculum
A comprehensive collection of curriculum
linked resources from H. Langbourne, R. Hayes and J. Murphy
This unique language resource is a collection of communication games
designed by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals including Specialist
Teachers and a Speech & Language Therapist working within education.
It is for use by education staff with children from Foundation Stage
and Key Stage 1. The games are not only intended for use with children
who have a recognized communication difficulty, but can be equally
valuable to use as a whole class resource to support the development
of communication skills. The games relate to the 4 main areas of communication;
receptive language, expressive language, semantics (vocabulary &
meaning) and pragmatics (social use of language).

The games have been designed to give children fun and interesting
opportunities to learn and use vocabulary from Curriculum topics linking
in with strands of the Primary Framework.
The collection of communication games are linked to the QCA/DCSF
Strands within Geography, Science and Literacy for years 1 and 2.
The Foundation games focus on Communication, Language and Literacy
as well as the Knowledge and Understanding of the World area of learning,
from the EYFS Framework.
2011 is the National Year of Communication and the team from Communication
in the Curriculum will be attending the Education Show at the NEC
in Birmingham in March 2011.
Downloads
| Pack Name |
Application |
Price |
|
Size |
| Foundation Senses and Food |
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£15.00 |
|
423KB |
| Foundation Transport and Animals |
 |
£15.00 |
|
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| Yr 1 Literacy |
 |
£15.00 |
|
475KB |
| Yr 2 Literacy |
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£15.00 |
|
631KB |
| KS1 Geography |
 |
£10.00 |
|
510KB |
| KS1 Science |
 |
£30.00 |
|
753KB |
| Bundle pack of all resources |
 |
£90.00 |
|
2.16MB |
| Categorised list of Foundation Stage Language Games |
 |
FREE |
|
19KB |
| Categorised list of Year 1 Language Games |
 |
FREE |
 |
19KB |
| Categorised list of Year 2 Language Games |
 |
FREE |
 |
20KB |
| Welcome to Communication in the Curriculum |
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FREE |
 |
46KB |
Contents
Foundation Senses and Food
- Fruit Bowl
Receptive game for 4 players/barrier game for 2 players, using vocabulary:
bowl, small, little, big, first, next, last and all names of fruit
- Kebab sticks
Receptive language game for 4 players, using vocabulary:
red, yellow, green, orange, 1, 2, 3, order, sequence, pattern, small,
big, next, after and specific fruit/vegetable names
- Properties bingo
bingo game for up to 4 players, using vocabulary: hot,
cold, hard, soft, rough, smooth, heavy and light
- Shopping game
Memory game/bingo for 3-4 players, using vocabulary, shopping,
collect, left, how many, plus all fruit and vegetable names
Foundation Transport and Animals
- Animal categories
Requesting game for up to 6 players, using animal vocabulary
- Animal environments
Request/bingo game for 6 players, using animal vocabulary
- Animal homes
Dice game for 2-4 players using animal vocabulary
Giant Pocket Dice can be purchased from Craft
Packs
- Car park game
Barrier game for 2 players, Receptive activity for 4 players,
using vocabulary: lorry, car, motorbike, colours and numbers 1-10
- Transport bingo
Bingo game for 2-6 players, using transport vocabulary
Year 1 Literacy
- 3 bears house game
Barrier game for 2 players, using vocabulary from the traditional
story
- Character game
Barrier game for 2 players, using descriptive words relating
to the character's appearance, personality and mood
- Instruction sequence game
Sequence bingo for up to 5 players
- Verb bingo
Bingo/memory game for up to 7 players
Year 2 Literacy
- Character dice game
Dice game for up to 4 players using vocabulary from familiar
stories
- Explanation game
A requesting/memory game for up to 4 players, using vocabulary
for animals, insects, cooking and clothes
- Settings dice game
Dice game for up to 4 players, using vocabulary relating
to material, building, habitat, action, size and appearance
- Traditional tales game
Board game for up to 4 players per board, using various
story vocabulary such as characters, setting, beginning, middle,
end and events
- Why and because game
Sentence building 'Pairs' game for 2 players
Key Stage 1 Geography
- Occupation happy families
Games for 3-4 players with vocabulary relating to work/jobs
- Occupation pairs
Games for 2 or more players with vocabulary relating to
work/jobs
- Island home
4 islands and spinner boards with instructions
- Island home
Use with the above, 4 pages with picture cards for environment,
transport, buildings and places
Key Stage 1 Science
- Material happy families
Game for learning/categorising materials. A set of blue
activity/object cards and a set of 20 pink 'material' cards
- Material lotto
Lotto/bingo game for up to 6 players using materials vocabulary
- Material pairs
Pairs game for up to 6 players using materials vocabulary
- Animal families
Pairs/Happy Families game for 2-4 players to name animals
and their young
- Animal habitats
Game for 2-4 players to recognise different animals and
habitats
- Food wheel
Game for up to 4 players to learn the different food groups
- Healthy menu
Game for up to 4 players to learn about healthy and unhealthy
foods
- Plants and growth happy families
Game for up to 4 players to learn sequencing skills and
sentence building using vocabulary relating to plants
- Plant barrier game
Barrier game for small groups/pairs using the vocabulary:
petals, stem, pistil, ovule and stamen
Information
The instructions for these games/activities have been made
as PDF files and will be installed to a location of your choice when
you run the installer. You can choose to install them into your In
Print Writing folder to keep these together with your In Print activity
files but you will not be able to open them in Communicate: In Print.
You will need to locate and open them outside of the program. You
will need Adobe Acrobat to open PDF files.