Colourful Semantics - Sentence Building

Colourful Semantics helps children understand what words mean, how words fit together, and how to create simple, meaningful sentences. It uses colors to group words, making it easier for your child to remember words, learn new vocabulary, and express themselves clearly. Research shows that visual grouping of words into colors helps children better understand language and remember words more effectively.

Develops ability to:

• Name objects, people, actions - “What is this?”
• Repeat a sentence - "Let's say, the dog is sitting.”
• Describe a scene - “What's happening in this picture?”

Think and Find - Identifying Concepts

Think and Find is a fun matching activity that helps children learn new words and practice important thinking skills. It encourages children to develop conceptual thinking by matching pictures based on characteristics, improving their ability to notice details and make connections. This supports language growth, memory, and decision-making. It also serves as a natural path to categoristaion.

Develops ability to:

• Point to / find an object - “Can you point to the lorry?”
• Match pictures and objects - “Can you find a car like this?”
• Identify & describe characteristics: “What shape is this?”

Categorisation - Sorting into Groups

Categorisation is an activity that levels up conceptual thinking by encouraging children group things together based on similarities. Learning to group things together helps children understand and recall new words more easily, build their vocabulary, and clearly express ideas.

Develops ability to:

• Group items - “Which of these go together?”
• Identify categories - “What kind of thing is this?”
• Compare and contrast: - “How are these similar?”

Story Train - Ordering Pictures

Story Train is a fun sequencing activity where children arrange pictures in specific orders to tell a story or show a process. This activity helps children to understand concepts such as time, order, and how events are connected. Sequencing also supports language development, comprehension, and logical thinking.

Develops ability to:

• Arrange events in order - “What happened first?”
• Describe actions and stories - “What is happening here?”
• Use time words like "first", "next" and "then"