Printable TeachTalk ‘Farm Animals’ themed activity plan to support and develop speech, language and communication skills in Early Years children. Can be used in early years settings, nurseries, reception classes, childminders, playgroups or in the home. Great for all children including those with SEND and English as an Additional Language (EAL). Particularly helpful for children with delayed speech and language skills including those already referred for speech and language therapy. The activity plan outlines how to use this familiar and popular early years theme to provide a fun, interactive and play based session covering: -attention and listening -receptive language (understanding) -expressive language (talking) -vocabulary -play skills -turn-taking -memory skills The sessions can be adapted for different individuals or groups of children. All resources required are listed and widely available in most good early years settings. The activities within the session can be mix and matched and used again and again. Great for re-inforcing vocabulary and early concepts. Contains: -complete TeachTalk Farm Animals themed session plan -list of suggested resources -simple ideas for ‘stepping up’ or ‘stepping down’ activities for differentiation -Top Tips for delivering the session A4 size Suitable for EYFS including children with SEND I have been an Early Years teacher for many years and found that I was working with increasing numbers of children with speech and language needs e.g. difficulties understanding simple instructions, limited vocabulary. I needed to find a way of meeting the needs of several children in one group activity which was still fun and engaging and didn’t feel like ‘therapy’ sessions. And so the TeachTalk sessions were born! Fun activities based on favourite and familiar themes which could be easily adapted to incorporate the needs of several children.