Two Little Hands: body words and sentences · Answer guide

Lesson 1 · Name and notice body words

Recognise common body words in a picture and spoken instruction.

1. Which word names the part at the end of an arm?

   Answer: hand. A hand is at the end of an arm.

2. Which label belongs above the neck?

   Answer: head. The head is above the neck in this drawing.

3. A label points to the long part between shoulder and hand. Choose it.

   Answer: arm. The arm connects the shoulder region to the hand.

Discuss: Draw or choose a person picture. Add four labels. You may point, speak, sign or ask an adult to write your words.

Teaching note: An arm is not the same part as a hand. Labels should point to the part being named. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Use a clearly labelled person picture to identify and name the full unit body-word set. Offer pointing/signing/communication support.

• Matches spoken words to the corresponding part
• Distinguishes arm/hand and leg/foot
• Uses a word or accessible response to label a part

Adult observation, marked independent/supported/revisit for each word.

Lesson 2 · Talk about noticing the world

Match everyday sense words to their usual body vocabulary.

1. Which word goes with a bell sound?

   Answer: hear. A bell produces sound, which we hear.

2. Which body word usually goes with smelling a flower?

   Answer: nose. Nose is the body word used for smelling.

3. Which phrase describes touch?

   Answer: soft cloth. Soft describes a texture felt by touch.

Discuss: With an adult, describe one familiar sound or texture. Use words, gestures or an accessible alternative.

Teaching note: Seeing and hearing are different ways of noticing. These vocabulary links do not mean every person senses in the same way. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Lesson 3 · Use this, these, one and two

Choose language for one object and more than one.

1. Choose the sentence for one card.

   Answer: This is a card.. This is matches one card.

2. Choose the sentence for two cards.

   Answer: These are cards.. These are matches more than one card.

3. Which word names the number 2?

   Answer: two. Two is the number word.

Discuss: Choose one object and then two objects. Say or write a matching sentence for each.

Teaching note: Two and to are different words. “These is” does not match the standard sentence pattern being practised. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Final check · Set 1

Try one set after the lessons. Use the other set after reviewing any errors.

1. A learner points to the head but says “foot”. What should change?

   Say head.. The label should match the part indicated.

2. Which two labels both name body parts?

   arm and hand. Arm and hand are both body parts.

3. Which pair belongs together in our vocabulary chart?

   ears — hear. Ears and hearing are linked in this vocabulary chart.

4. A scarf feels smooth. Which sense word fits?

   feel. Smooth describes a texture we can feel.

5. Which sentence uses to correctly?

   We go to school.. To connects go with the destination school.

6. More than one foot is called ___.

   feet. Feet is the plural of foot.

Final check · Set 2

Try one set after the lessons. Use the other set after reviewing any errors.

1. Where does a hand label belong?

   At a hand. A label names the object or part it points to.

2. Two drawings show different people. Can both have a part labelled head?

   Yes. The same body word can label the matching part in different drawings.

3. Which pair fits a colour observation?

   eyes — see. Seeing with eyes is associated with observing colour.

4. Which describes a sound rather than a smell?

   a quiet hum. A hum is a sound.

5. Fill the gap: ___ are pencils.

   These. These matches the plural pencils.

6. Fill the gap: I have ___ cups. The picture shows 2 cups.

   two. The exact number shown is two.