Adjectives

Use objects and move on to pictures. Ideas for teaching adjectives:

Colours- bargain shops are good places to get object sets of similar objects of different colours. 

Skittles, cars, spoons, tooth brushes, felt tip pens, balls.

Gold and silver similar objects can be found in the party and craft sections (eg cups, plates and boxes). Make sure that the objects are part of your child's known vocabulary. 

Tea sets are great for colours too. The Early Learning Centre does a great one. 

Different colour balloons are great for fun play :). 

Big and small- with bottles and toothpaste I did my own label so they looked the same. I bought some small items from the travel section and paired with a similar looking from a normal size.

Black e white footballs easy to find in big and small too and miniatures of brand toys like Peppa pig characters and Disney. 

Plastic animals are easy to find big and small too- dinosaurs and horses. 

Table spoon vs tea spoon, Plastic party cups and shot glasses, also similar plates and bowls in different sizes are found in party sections too. 

Soft and hard- we spent time using different objs and targeted in the NET too. Eg floor and bed. A soft bath book and a hard one. A foam yellow ball and a harder one. They do little soft cars in baby areas and hard ones too. 

Play doh is great as you can mold a block of any colour or a ball of a similar size of a hard object you already have. You can have a block shaped play doh and a wooden block or a soft yellow playdoh ball and a hard one. Exactly the same size. Tip from one of our tutors. 

Dark and light-
Using a torch under a blanket tent, under the duvet, hiding in the wardrobe, switching the lights on and off.

Hot and cold-
Potatoes of similar size- heat one in the microwave for about 10 secs. 

We used hot and freezing cold water in a plastic bottle which was safe to touch. Watch for the pressure of the hot water in the bottle. 

Tap- run the hot and cold tap before probing so they are at the right temperature. 

With hot and cold, always check the temperature of hot items first.

Microwaveable toys what can also go in the freezer (thanks to a tutor for the tip).

Wet and dry-
Similar pieces of cloth, kitchen towel, dolls hair, sponge, gloves.

Rough and smooth-
Sand paper
Collage with rough texture like pencil shavings vs smooth colouring 
Rough and soft materials (from craft shop) 
Feelings books are good for this too. 

Fast and slow- 
Running, banging a drum, clapping, dancing, rolling a car on the table, stirring in a bowl. 

Take your time teaching each one, generalise as much as you can and put the ones you can in pictures.