However, Cariboo is still<\/i> one of my go-to activities. It’s the game that just keeps on giving to me \ud83d\ude42 So, in this post, I wanted to share how I’ve been using it with my new caseload!<\/p>\n
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I’ve been trialing the iPad as a communication device for 2 of my kids, and one of them LOVES Cariboo. With his device, we’ve been able to use core words such as “I” “you” “go” “want” “in” “out” “turn” “more” and “finished”\/”all done.” I’ve also been modeling two word utterances on the device; for example, the Cariboo balls “go+in,” we “take+out,” “put+in,” “I+go” “you+go” “want+turn” etc… <\/p>\n
One day, I didn’t have Cariboo out, but the day before, we had been practicing “I go” “you go” and “want.” My little guy looked around and spotted Cariboo on the back counter, then used his device to say “want” “go” “want” “go” “want” “go” and then looked at me. I said, “Oh, we practiced those words yesterday when we played Cariboo– is that what you want to play?” and he nodded his head yes! #proudSLPmoment<\/p>\n
2. Picture exchange <\/b> 3. Verbs<\/b> In a few weeks, we’re going to start working on labeling verbs, as well, and my new add-on set for Cariboo<\/a> includes 90 different verb cards that we’ll be able to mix and match as needed! This one below is from the camping-themed verbs set.<\/p>\n 4. Social Communication<\/b> Do you love Cariboo as much as I do? What’s your favorite way to use the game?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m sure if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, or have ventured to my TpT store, you know that I love Cariboo (I even made a new, additional vocabulary set this summer!). I previously wrote a post on how I use Cariboo cards and also how I store my different card sets. Cariboo was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A couple of my kiddos are using a picture exchange system to communicate, and using an icon of the Cariboo key is a way we can practice requesting an object while playing this game.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LghvH5l8IKk\/V5vCFSvACII\/AAAAAAAAZcU\/a19YFoR9Ex4x-iOvhJUNCPrl0agCX3SzgCLcB\/s200\/13874893_10103792372991089_785828669_n.jpg\")
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One of my more verbal kiddos is working on using 2-3 word verb phrases, so we’ve been working on verbs that are more core-word based, like “put” “take” “go” “see” “want” “turn” and “open” (ie “put in” “put ball in” “take out” “take ball out” “I go” “you go” “see ball” “I see ball” “my turn” “open box” “I want”). <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lR04nLk4TE8\/V5vCyUffCfI\/AAAAAAAAZcc\/tj39DPZIPCQUH8WsWnKflehzizLQRtf_wCLcB\/s320\/13875071_10103792381164709_1371263601_n.jpg\")
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<\/b>One of my kiddos is verbal, but isn’t yet using language spontaneously (and consistently) for purposes other than protesting, requesting, or labeling. We’re working on making comments to others and acknowledging others’ comments, and a turn-taking game like Cariboo is perfect! We’ve been working on making comments like, “Look!” “I got one!” “I found it!” “It’s a (color) ball” “It’s my turn” “It’s your turn” “Good job” “You got one!” etc… (For the freebie communication board seen in this picture, check out this post<\/a> from Speech Room News)<\/p>\n