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Core word “again”: the same fun, once more

Again asks for the same thing to happen once more: the song from the start, the silly sneeze, the slide. It keeps a fun moment going, and later it becomes “try again”. This week, do something fun, stop, and point to again before you do it again.

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Core word of the week 15 printable for “again”: a big picture card, phrases like again! and do it again, six ideas (silly sounds, songs, books, jumping, towers, puzzles), a mini board with again, more, go, try, read, all done, and a note for home with a box for each day.
The printable: the word, ideas for the week, a mini board to cut out and a note for home.

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Picture card for the core word again: a child inside a circle of colored arrows going round

More or again? The difference

Again and week 1’s more are close, but they aren’t the same. More is more of something: more juice, more bubbles. Again is the same thing once more: the whole song from the start, the same funny face, the same trip down the slide.

It is a word for keeping a game going, which puts the person in charge of it. Later it becomes try again, a good way through puzzles, ball games and anything that didn’t work the first time.

Silly sneezes and last pages: when to wait for again

Silly moments

  • Fake a big sneeze: “Ah... ah... achoo!” Then wait. When the person laughs or looks at you: “Again?”
  • Drop a soft toy on your own head and say “Uh oh!” Pause, then “Again?”
  • Make a funny face or a funny noise, stop, and wait for them to ask for it again.

Songs and books

  • When a favorite song ends, wait a moment: “Again?” Then sing it from the very start.
  • Close the book after the last page: “Again? Read it again!”
  • Go back to a favorite page: “That page again!”

Moving

  • Three jumps on the trampoline or the bed, then stop and wait: “Again?”
  • Roll down a grassy hill, or spin around once, and then: “Again!”

Building

  • Build a tower, knock it down, laugh: “Again!” Then build it again together.

Try again

  • Puzzles: when a piece won’t fit, turn it and say “Try again.”
  • Throwing a ball into a basket: “Missed! Try again.”
  • Model it for yourself when something goes wrong: “Oops. I try again.”
What it can look like

Bath time. Maya’s dad pretends to sneeze, “Ah... ah... achoo!”, and splashes the water. Maya giggles. He points to again on the bath board: “Again?” Then he waits, still and quiet. Maya looks at him, then at the board, and slaps again. “Again! Ah... ah... achoo!” Splash. Five sneezes later, he points to all done: “Sneezes all done. Time to wash.” Maya taps again one last time, and he gives her one tiny sneeze.

Do it again, read it again, try again

Keep try again for the hard moments; the other phrases keep the fun going.

If it’s again, and again, and again, or again after it’s over

If they want it again, and again, and again

That’s how a game gets learned, so enjoy it. When it’s time to stop, count down on your fingers: “Two more... one more... all done,” and stop after the last one.

If they say again when it’s over

Show you heard it: “You want the slide again. The park is closed now. We go again on Saturday.” A photo of the slide on the calendar helps.

Note for home: do something fun, stop, and wait

This week we are learning again. Do something fun, like a silly sneeze, a song or a jump, then stop and wait: “Again?” If your child looks at you, laughs or points to again, do it again. When something doesn’t work, say “try again” and have another go together.

The same note is printed at the bottom of the week’s page, with a box to tick for each day. For families who are new to modeling, send the one-page AAC modeling at home handout with it, and keep using the word cards from earlier weeks.

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