Expanding Expressive Language

Colors

100

grass, frogs, broccoli, leaves

green

200

apples, fire trucks, strawberries, ladybugs

red

300

carrots, basketball, pumpkins, traffic cones

orange

400

sunflowers, bananas, rubber ducks, corn

yellow

500

the ocean, Cookie Monster, berries, the sky

blue

Categories

100

strawberry, banana, orange, kiwi

Fruit

200

shirt, shoes, pants, jacket

clothes/clothing

300

hammer, drill, screwdriver, saw

tools

400

paper, binder, pencil, calculator

school supplies

500

boat, rocket ship, train, bike

transportation/take you places

Functions

100

toothbrush

brushing your teeth

200

elevator

moving/going up and down between floors of a building

300

snorkel

breathing when underwater

400

a bridge

a structure built to cross an obstacle

500

Telephone

call or text someone

What Doesn't Belong/Why?

100

north, map, east, west

map

200

october, january, monday, august

monday

300

mars, venus, earth, Alabama

Alabama

400

kitten, calf, horse, puppy

horse

500

squirrel, deer, worm, fox

worm

What Does Belong?

100

5 vegetables

carrots, broccoli, spinach, corn, green beans, peas

200

5 ice cream flavors

vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, rocky road, cookie & cream

300

5 musical instruments

guitar, violin, flute, drums, trumpet, saxophone, piano

400

5 ocean animals

whale, dolphin, octopus, jellyfish, shark

500

5 restaurants

Mcdonalds, Burger King, Whataburger, Olive Garden, Applebees