Build communication, connection, and confidence this Thanksgiving.
This engaging Thanksgiving AAC Core and Fringe Board Activity Set helps students strengthen communication, language comprehension, and AAC use through fun, structured activities designed for speech therapy and inclusive classrooms. Each task gives emerging communicators meaningful ways to express themselves using core and fringe vocabulary in real, purposeful contexts.
Created for AAC users, early language learners, and students who benefit from visual supports, this resource targets core word modeling, WH question comprehension, and following directions while celebrating the Thanksgiving season.
What’s Included:
• Thanksgiving Core + Fringe Board (28 total words)
Core words: I/me, you, he/him, she/her, they/them, want, see, like, don’t like, eat, give, please, thank you, all done
Fringe words: turkey (food & animal), pie, corn, drink, feast, table, family, friends, pumpkin, leaves, happy, thankful, help
• 4 Interactive AAC-Based Activities:
WH Question Practice – 20 Thanksgiving-themed prompts to build receptive and expressive languageusing core and fringe words
Find + Point Practice – 20 engaging symbol-identification tasks that strengthen AAC navigation and functional communication
Guess Who/What Game – 20 riddles that promote inference, categorization, and core word generalization
Listening and Following Directions – 20 structured activities targeting auditory comprehension, sequencing, and language processing
Skills Targeted:
• AAC familiarity and engagement
• Receptive and expressive language development
• WH question comprehension and response formulation
• Following directions using visual supports
• Core and fringe vocabulary expansion
• Functional communication across school settings
Perfect For:
• Speech therapy sessions (individual or group)
• Preschool, Kindergarten, and Grades 1–2
• AAC modeling and classroom inclusion
• MTSS / RTI Tier 1–2 language support
• Early communication intervention
Why You’ll Love It:
This no-prep AAC Thanksgiving resource supports every communicator in your classroom. Activities are designed to promote inclusion, increase participation, and build confidence through repeated opportunities for meaningful communication.
Help every student express themselves and take part in the Thanksgiving fun with engaging, language-rich AAC activities that make communication accessible for all!
Build communication, connection, and confidence this Thanksgiving.
This engaging Thanksgiving AAC Core and Fringe Board Activity Set helps students strengthen communication, language comprehension, and AAC use through fun, structured activities designed for speech therapy and inclusive classrooms. Each task gives emerging communicators meaningful ways to express themselves using core and fringe vocabulary in real, purposeful contexts.
Created for AAC users, early language learners, and students who benefit from visual supports, this resource targets core word modeling, WH question comprehension, and following directions while celebrating the Thanksgiving season.
What’s Included:
• Thanksgiving Core + Fringe Board (28 total words)
Core words: I/me, you, he/him, she/her, they/them, want, see, like, don’t like, eat, give, please, thank you, all done
Fringe words: turkey (food & animal), pie, corn, drink, feast, table, family, friends, pumpkin, leaves, happy, thankful, help
• 4 Interactive AAC-Based Activities:
WH Question Practice – 20 Thanksgiving-themed prompts to build receptive and expressive languageusing core and fringe words
Find + Point Practice – 20 engaging symbol-identification tasks that strengthen AAC navigation and functional communication
Guess Who/What Game – 20 riddles that promote inference, categorization, and core word generalization
Listening and Following Directions – 20 structured activities targeting auditory comprehension, sequencing, and language processing
Skills Targeted:
• AAC familiarity and engagement
• Receptive and expressive language development
• WH question comprehension and response formulation
• Following directions using visual supports
• Core and fringe vocabulary expansion
• Functional communication across school settings
Perfect For:
• Speech therapy sessions (individual or group)
• Preschool, Kindergarten, and Grades 1–2
• AAC modeling and classroom inclusion
• MTSS / RTI Tier 1–2 language support
• Early communication intervention
Why You’ll Love It:
This no-prep AAC Thanksgiving resource supports every communicator in your classroom. Activities are designed to promote inclusion, increase participation, and build confidence through repeated opportunities for meaningful communication.
Help every student express themselves and take part in the Thanksgiving fun with engaging, language-rich AAC activities that make communication accessible for all!
