CURRICULUM GUIDE

Attending skills …… Look at preferred item within 3 seconds

Appropriate sitting when it is held to the right

…… 1–2 seconds in chair …… Look at preferred item within 3 seconds

when it is held up
…… 3–5 seconds in chair
…… Look at preferred item within 3 seconds
…… 10 seconds in chair when it is held down
…… 30 seconds in chair …… Look at preferred item, continuing to track
the item to 4 different locations within 10
Appropriate sitting and completing an activity seconds
…… 10 seconds in chair …… Look at non-preferred item within 3 seconds
…… 30 seconds in chair/floor when it is held to the left
…… 30 seconds while engaging in individual- …… Look at non-preferred item within 3 seconds
selected activity when it is held to the right
…… 60 seconds while engaging in instructor- …… Look at non-preferred item within 3 seconds
selected activity when it is held up
…… 2 minutes while engaging in instructor- …… Look at non-preferred item within 3 seconds
selected activity when it is held down
…… 4 minutes while engaging in instructor- …… Look at non-preferred item, continuing to
selected activity track the item to 4 different locations within
10 seconds
…… 6 minutes while engaging in instructor-
selected activity …… Look at non-preferred item, continuing to
track the item to 6 different locations within
…… 8 minutes while engaging in instructor-
10 seconds
selected activity
…… 10 minutes while engaging instructor-
Imitation skills
selected in activity
Gross motor imitation with objects
Eye contact in response to name …… Places block in a container
…… 1 second …… Bangs on a drum
…… 2 seconds …… Rings a bell
…… While engaging in other activities/shifting …… Shakes maracas or other noise maker
attention (for at least 1 second)
…… Pounds a toy hammer
…… 3–5 seconds
…… Puts people in vehicle and pushes vehicle
…… From a distance (at least 3 feet)
…… Puts person in plane and flies the plane
Visual tracking …… Feeds a doll or stuffed animal
…… Look at preferred item within 3 seconds …… Holds toy telephone to ear
when it is held to the left

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…… Drink from a cup …… Manipulates clay with both hands
…… Brush hair …… Taps keys on a musical instrument
…… Rolls a car
Fine motor imitation
…… Stack blocks
…… Open and close hands
Gross motor imitation …… Wiggle fingers
…… Raise arm …… Clasp hands
…… Wave …… Rub hands together
…… Stand up …… Touch nose
…… Sit down …… Touch eyes
…… Clap hands …… Touch an object
…… Touch toes …… Place index finger on thumb
…… Tap knees …… Touch hair
…… Tap table …… Point to (object)
…… Touch shoulders
Oral motor imitation with and without objects
…… Stomp feet
…… Open mouth
…… Shake head
…… Stick out tongue
…… Jump
…… Blow raspberries
…… Turn around
…… Smile
…… March
…… Puff cheeks
…… Knock
…… Kiss
…… Rub hands together
…… Blow pin wheels
…… Tap head
…… Blow bubbles
Fine motor imitation with objects …… Lick an edible item
…… Pegs into a peg board …… Laterization of tongue or toungue tip to
…… Clothes pins clipped on a lid alveolar ridge

…… Put pennies in a bank …… Make clicking sound with tongue

…… Turn door knob Verbal and motor imitation

…… String beads …… “Up and down” while pushing cars on a ramp,
…… Fold paper digging in a rice bin, on a swing, building a
tower, flying an air plane
…… Roll Play-Doh
…… “Ready, boom” while playing different
…… Unscrews bubbles musical instruments
…… Picks up an object with pincer grasp

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…… “Hop, hop, hop” while making a toy bunny …… Blocks
hop …… Pencils
…… “Stomp, stomp, stomp” while making the toy …… Cups
dinosaur stomp
…… Plates
…… “Chugga chugga choo choo” while pushing
a train on a track …… Spoons
…… “Whoosh” while flying a toy airplane …… Forks
…… “Vroom” or “beep beep” while pushing a car …… Toy dog
or truck …… Toy cat
…… “Yum, yum,” or “gulp noise” while pretending …… Sock
to eat or drink
…… Shoe
…… “Moo-moo” or “nay-nay” with animal play
…… “Smash, smash” while using Play-Doh or Matching identical picture to picture
clay …… Pictures of cars
…… “Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle” while dancing …… Trucks
…… “Roll, roll” while making a stick with …… Trains
Play‑Doh
…… Blocks
…… Pencils
Visual spatial skills
Crossing midline …… Cups
…… Trace “lazy 8’s” …… Plates
…… Play memory game with cards across both …… Spoons
sides of body (use dominant hand only) …… Forks
…… Match worksheets …… Dogs
…… Clean white board …… Cats
…… Ball passing game …… Socks
…… Sort into buckets on both sides of body …… Shoes
…… Bean bag toss
Matching identical object to picture
…… Pop bubbles with one hand
and picture to object, 3D/2D
…… Put on socks/shoes
…… Cars
…… Touch elbow to opposite knee
…… Trucks
Matching identical object to object …… Trains
…… Cars …… Blocks
…… Trucks …… Pencils
…… Trains …… Cups

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…… Plates …… Yellow
…… Spoons …… Green
…… Forks …… Blue
…… Dog …… Purple
…… Cat …… Black
…… Brown
Matching identical and similar actions
…… White
…… Identical actions
…… Pink
• Drinking
• Eating Matching identical letters
• Sleeping …… A
• Jumping …… B
• Clapping …… C
• Coloring …… D
• Swimming …… E
• Cutting …… F
• Riding a bike …… G
• Swinging …… H
• Kicking …… I
• Painting …… J
• Washing hands …… K
• Crying …… L
…… Non-identical actions …… M
• Boy kicking big ball/girl kicking small …… N
ball …… O
• Cow licking ice cream/individual licking …… P
ice cream
…… Q
• Boy painting wall/boy painting toy
…… R
• Dog being bathed/horse being bathed
…… S
• Woman eating/man eating
…… T
• Duck swimming/fish swimming
…… U
Matching colors …… V
…… Red …… W
…… Orange …… X

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…… Y …… H-h
…… Z …… I-i
…… J-j
Matching numbers
…… K-k
…… 1
…… L-l
…… 2
…… M-m
…… 3
…… N-n
…… 4
…… O-o
…… 5
…… P-p
…… 6
…… Q-q
…… 7
…… R-r
…… 8
…… S-s
…… 9
…… T-t
…… 10
…… U-u
Matching shapes …… V-v
…… Circle …… W-w
…… Square …… X-x
…… Triangle …… Y-y
…… Star …… Z-z
…… Diamond
Matching non-identical object to object
…… Heart
…… Big truck to small truck
…… Rectangle
…… Blue car to red car
…… Oval
…… Chocolate chip cookie to peanut butter
…… Quarter moon
cookie
…… Octagon
…… Tennis shoes to dress shoes
Matching uppercase to lowercase letters …… Two different breeds of dogs
…… A-a …… Volleyball to soccer ball
…… B-b …… Large bed to small bed
…… C-c …… Rose to daisy
…… D-d …… Blonde hair to brown haired man
…… E-e …… Short sleeved shirt to long sleeved shirt
…… F-f
…… G-g

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Matching non-identical picture to picture • Green balls and white spoons
…… Big truck to small truck • Red shoes and blue triangles
…… Blue car to red car • Blue toothbrushes and brown leaves
…… Chocolate chip cookie to peanut butter • White napkins and brown trains
cookie …… Similar objects: Different colors and sizes
…… Tennis shoes to dress shoes • Cars and blocks
…… Two different breeds of dogs • Plates and trucks
…… Volleyball to soccer ball • Forks and socks
…… Large bed to small bed • Dogs and bananas
…… Rose to daisy • Cats and apples
…… Blond hair man to brown haired man • Balls and spoons
…… T-shirt to long sleeved shirt • Shoes and triangles
Matching non-identical object to picture • Toothbrushes and leaves
and picture to object, 3D/2D • Napkins and trains
…… Big truck to small truck • Birds and cups
…… Blue car to red car
Sorting objects based on color
…… Chocolate chip cookie to peanut butter
…… Same objects, 2 different colors
cookie
• Blue cars and red cars
…… Tennis shoes to dress shoes
• Red apples and green apples
…… Two different breeds of dogs
• Yellow plates and blue plates
…… Volleyball to soccer ball
• White trucks and brown trucks
…… Large bed to small bed
• Black trains and red trains
…… Rose to daisy
• Green spoons and yellow spoons
…… Blond-haired man to brown haired man
• Blue pens and white pens
…… T-shirt to long sleeved shirt
• Purple paperclips and silver paperclips
Sorting identical and similar objects • Black dogs and tan dogs
…… Identical objects • Red LEGO® and blue LEGO®
• Blue cars and red blocks
• Yellow cars and green blocks
Sorting objects based on size
…… Same objects, all different colors and
• White plates and black trucks
2 different sizes
• Silver forks and blue socks
• Large blocks and small blocks
• Black dogs and yellow bananas
• Long strings and short strings
• Brown cats and red apples

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 • Wide strips of paper and thin strips of • Black dogs and tan dogs
paper • Red LEGO® and blue LEGO®
• Short dogs and tall dogs
• Small LEGO® and large LEGO®
Sorting pictures based on size
…… Pictures of same objects, all different colors
• Thick pencils and thin pencils
and 2 different sizes)
• Shiny paper and dull paper
• Large blocks and small blocks
• Wide ovals and thin ovals
• Long strings and short strings
• Dogs with short tails and dogs with long
• Wide strips of paper and thin strips of
tails
paper
• Long spiral cords and short spiral cords
• Short dogs and tall dogs
Sorting similar pictures • Small LEGO® and large LEGO®
…… Pictures of objects that are of different colors • Thick pencils and thin pencils
and sizes • Shiny paper and dull paper
• Cars and blocks • Wide ovals and thin ovals
• Plates and trucks • Dogs with short tails and dogs with long
• Forks and socks tails
• Dogs and bananas • Long spiral cords and short spiral cords
• Cats and apples
Sorting by groups/categories
• Balls and spoons
…… Animals
• Shoes and triangles
…… Colors
• Toothbrushes and leaves
…… Vehicles
• Napkins and trains
…… Utensils
• Birds and cups
…… Clothing items
Sorting pictures based on color …… Food
…… Pictures of same objects, two different colors …… Fruit
• Blue cars and red cars …… Drinks
• Red apples and green apples …… Toys
• Yellow plates and blue plates …… Furniture
• White trucks and brown trucks
Inset puzzles
• Black trains and red trains
…… 3 piece inset puzzle with pegs on the pieces
• Green spoons and yellow spoons
…… 5 piece inset puzzle with pegs on the pieces
• Blue pens and white pens
…… 8–10 piece inset puzzle with pegs on the
• Purple paperclips and silver paperclips pieces

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…… 3 piece inset puzzle without pegs on the …… Building
pieces …… Digging
…… 5 piece inset puzzle without pegs on the …… Washing
pieces
…… Climbing
…… 8–10 piece inset puzzle without pegs on the
pieces …… Melting
…… 5 connecting pieces inset puzzle …… Crying
…… 8–10 connecting pieces inset puzzle Receptive labels of animals
Shape sorter …… Dog
…… 4 piece shape sorter …… Cat
…… Pig
Receptive language skills …… Frog
Receptive labels of actions …… Bear
…… Drinking
…… Horse
…… Sleeping
…… Bird
…… Standing
…… Cow
…… Jumping
…… Sheep
…… Eating
…… Bee
…… Clapping
…… Snake
…… Waving
…… Duck
…… Coloring
…… Hugging Receptive labels of animal sounds
…… Kissing …… Dog

…… Swimming …… Cat

…… Cutting …… Pig

…… Riding …… Elephant

…… Swinging …… Frog

…… Walking …… Bear

…… Writing …… Horse

…… Playing …… Bird

…… Kicking …… Rabbit

…… Blowing …… Cow

…… Pouring …… Sheep

…… Spilling …… Bee

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…… Snake …… Mouth
…… Duck …… Nose

Receptive labels of body parts Receptive labels of clothing items

…… Eyes …… Shirt
…… Ears …… Pants
…… Nose …… Shorts
…… Cheek …… Dress
…… Mouth …… Skirt
…… Chin …… Pajamas
…… Eyebrows …… Bathing Suit
…… Head …… Socks
…… Hair …… Shoes
…… Neck …… Underwear
…… Shoulders …… Coat
…… Chest …… Hat
…… Stomach …… Gloves
…… Arms …… Scarf
…… Elbow
Receptive labels of environmental objects
…… Fingers
…… Tree
…… Thumb
…… Cloud
…… Legs
…… Grass
…… Knees
…… Flower
…… Feet
…… Sun
…… Toes
…… Rocks
Receptive labels of body parts via “Head, …… Dirt
Shoulders, Knees and Toes” song …… Mountain
…… Head …… River
…… Shoulders …… Moon
…… Knees …… Rainbow
…… Toes …… Leaf
…… Eyes
…… Ears

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Receptive labels of environmental sounds …… Banana
…… Train …… Watermelon
…… Airplane …… Bread
…… Motorcycle …… Eggs
…… Ambulance …… Crackers
…… Washing Machine …… Popcorn
…… Telephone …… Hamburger
…… Bird …… Hotdog
…… Beach …… Spaghetti
…… Waterfall …… Cereal
…… Crickets …… Raisins
…… Candy
Receptive labels of familiar people
…… Mother Receptive labels of functional objects
…… Father …… Toilet
…… Sibling …… Toilet Paper
…… Grandmother …… Bathtub
…… Grandfather …… Soap
…… Aunt …… Hairbrush
…… Uncle …… Toothbrush
…… Instructor …… Toothpaste
…… Teacher …… Telephone
…… Neighbor …… Computer
…… Clock
Receptive labels of food and drink
…… Napkin
…… Water
…… Cup
…… Milk
…… Plate
…… Juice
…… Spoon
…… Chips
…… Fork
…… Pizza
…… Pillow
…… Pretzels
…… Blanket
…… Carrots
…… Grapes Receptive labels of furniture
…… Apple …… Couch

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…… Chair …… Playground
…… Table …… Church
…… Bed …… Synagogue
…… Dresser …… City
…… Refrigerator
Receptive labels of prepositions
…… Stove and object placement
…… Mirror …… Put [x] on
…… Lamp …… Put [x] in
…… TV …… Put [x] under
Receptive labels of leisure objects and activities …… Put [x] next to
…… Computer …… Put [x] behind
…… Videogame …… Put [x] in front of
…… Ball game …… Put [x] beside
…… Board game …… Put [x] between
…… Scooter …… Put [x] above
…… Bicycle …… Put [x] below
…… Trampoline Receptive labels of school supplies
…… Peg Board …… Pencil
…… Lite-Brite …… Eraser
…… iPad …… Paper
Receptive labels of places …… Book
…… Home …… Scissors
…… Zoo …… Crayon
…… School …… Glue
…… Grocery store …… Marker
…… Airport …… Paint
…… Beach …… Lunchbox
…… Farm Receptive labels of sports
…… Restaurant …… Football
…… Toy store …… Helmet
…… Hospital …… Baseball

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…… Glove …… Give me
…… Bat …… Jump
…… Basketball …… Clap hands
…… Hoop …… Blow a kiss
…… Soccer ball …… Give me a hug
…… Soccer goal …… Give me a high five
…… Swimming …… Close door
…… Open door
Receptive labels of toys
…… Come here
…… Drum
…… Put on shelf
…… Baby Doll
…… Pick up
…… Stuffed Animal
…… Get [x]
…… Car
…… Throw away
…… Train
…… Puzzle Expressive language skills
…… Ball Gestural communication
…… Play-Doh …… Shake head for “no”
…… (other toys individual has at home) …… Nod head for “yes”

Receptive labels of vehicles …… Raise arms for “hold me”

…… Truck …… “All done” (sign and point)

…… Car …… “More” (sign and point)

…… Van …… “Help” (sign and point)

…… Boat …… Wave for “hello/good-bye”

…… Train …… Hand out for “give me”

…… Bus …… Beckon with hand for “come here”

…… Motorcycle …… Arm out for “stop”

…… Plane Gestural communication via

…… Rocket communication temptations
…… Bicycle …… Requests preferred toy
…… Missing item
Receptive instructions (one-step)
…… Preferred food
…… Stand up
…… Preferred drink
…… Turn around
…… More of an object
…… Sit down

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…… Help PECS (Bondy and Frost 2002)
…… Favorite object (Phase 2: Increasing the distance)
…… Activity …… Preferred drink
…… Game or comfort item …… Food
…… Snack
Gaining adult attention
…… Toy
…… Targets are different people
…… Activity
• Mother
…… Leisure item or comfort item
• Father
• Grandmother PECS (Bondy and Frost 2002) (Phase
• Grandfather 3A: Picture discrimination between highly
preferred icon and distractor icon)
• Sibling
…… Preferred drink
• Aunt
…… Food
• Uncle
…… Snack
• Neighbor
…… Toy
• Peer
…… Activity
• Teacher
…… Leisure item or comfort item
…… Suggestions for objects to show
• Picture individual drew PECS (Bondy and Frost 2002)
• Toy (Phase 3B: Picture discrimination
• Blocks individual stacked
between two highly preferred icons)
…… Preferred drink
• Completed maze
…… Food
• Art project
…… Snack
• Numbers or letters written by individual
…… Toy
• Picture colored by individual
…… Activity
PECS (Bondy and Frost 2002) …… Leisure item or comfort item
(Phase 1: The physical exchange)
…… Preferred drink PECS (Bondy and Frost 2002)
…… Food
(Phase 4: Sentence structure)
…… Preferred drink
…… Snack
…… Food
…… Toy
…… Snack
…… Activity
…… Toy
…… Leisure item or comfort item

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…… Activity …… Clapping
…… Leisure item or comfort item …… Waving
…… Coloring
PECS (Bondy and Frost 2002)
(Phase 5: Responding to “What do you want?”) …… Hugging

…… Preferred drink …… Kissing

…… Food …… Swimming

…… Snack …… Cutting

…… Toy …… Riding

…… Activity …… Swinging

…… Leisure item or comfort item …… Walking

…… Writing
PECS (Bondy and Frost 2002)
…… Playing
(Phase 6: Commenting)
…… Kicking
…… “What do you want?”
…… Blowing
…… “What do you see?”
…… Pouring
…… “What do you have?”
…… Spilling
…… “What do you hear?”
…… Building
…… “What is it?”
…… Digging
Verbal imitation …… Washing
…… Basic vowels sounds (ah, ooo, eee) …… Climbing
…… Basic consonant sounds (m, d, b, p) …… Melting
…… Difficult consonant sounds (w, t, n, h) …… Crying
…… Blending sounds (ma, aw, er, th, ba, da)
Expressive labels of animals
…… Two syllable homogeneous words (mama,
dada, bye-bye) …… Dog
…… Two syllable heterogeneous words (mommy, …… Cat
daddy, baby, cookie) …… Pig
…… Elephant
Expressive labels of actions
…… Frog
…… Drinking
…… Bear
…… Sleeping
…… Horse
…… Standing
…… Bird
…… Jumping
…… Rabbit
…… Eating

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…… Cow …… Arms
…… Sheep …… Elbow
…… Bee …… Fingers
…… Snake …… Thumb
…… Duck …… Legs
…… Knees
Expressive labels of animal sounds
…… Feet
…… Dog
…… Toes
…… Cat
…… Pig Expressive labels of clothing items
…… Frog …… Shirt
…… Bear …… Pants
…… Horse …… Shorts
…… Bird …… Dress
…… Cow …… Skirt
…… Sheep …… Pajamas
…… Bee …… Bathing Suit
…… Snake …… Socks
…… Duck …… Shoes
…… Underwear
Expressive labels of body parts
…… Coat
…… Eyes
…… Hat
…… Ears
…… Gloves
…… Nose
…… Scarf
…… Cheek
…… Mouth Expressive labels of environmental objects
…… Chin …… Tree
…… Eyebrows …… Cloud
…… Head …… Grass
…… Hair …… Flower
…… Neck …… Sun
…… Shoulders …… Rocks
…… Chest …… Dirt
…… Stomach …… Mountain

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…… River …… Pizza
…… Moon …… Pretzels
…… Rainbow …… Carrots
…… Leaf …… Grapes
…… Apple
Expressive labels of environmental sounds
…… Banana
…… Train
…… Watermelon
…… Airplane
…… Bread
…… Motorcycle
…… Eggs
…… Ambulance
…… Crackers
…… Washing Machine
…… Popcorn
…… Telephone
…… Hamburger
…… Bird
…… Hotdog
…… Beach
…… Spaghetti
…… Waterfall
…… Cereal
…… Crickets
…… Raisins
Expressive labels of familiar people …… Candy
…… Mother
Expressive labels of functional objects
…… Father
…… Toilet
…… Sibling
…… Toilet Paper
…… Grandmother
…… Bathtub
…… Grandfather
…… Soap
…… Aunt
…… Hairbrush
…… Uncle
…… Toothbrush
…… Instructor
…… Toothpaste
…… Teacher
…… Telephone
…… Neighbor
…… Computer
…… Peer
…… Clock
Expressive labels of food and drink …… Napkin
…… Water …… Cup
…… Milk …… Plate
…… Juice …… Spoon
…… Chips

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…… Fork …… Beach
…… Pillow …… Farm
…… Blanket …… Restaurant
…… Toy store
Expressive labels of furniture
…… Hospital
…… Couch
…… Playground
…… Chair
…… Church
…… Table
…… Synagogue
…… Bed
…… Individual’s activity center
…… Dresser
…… City
…… Refrigerator
…… Stove Expressive labels of prepositions
…… Mirror and object placement
…… Lamp …… Where is [x]?
…… TV • On
• In
Expressive labels of leisure
• Under
objects and activities
• Next to
…… Computer
• Behind
…… Videogames
• In front of
…… Ball games
• Beside
…… Board games
• Between
…… Scooter
• Above
…… Bicycle
• Below
…… Trampoline
…… Peg Board Expressive labels of school supplies
…… Lite-Brite …… Pencil
…… iPad …… Paper
…… Eraser
Expressive labels of places
…… Book
…… Home
…… Scissors
…… Zoo
…… Marker
…… School
…… Crayon
…… Grocery store
…… Glue
…… Airport

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…… Paint …… Rocket
…… Lunchbox …… Bicycle

Expressive labels of sports Simple requests

…… Football …… Objects in which individual has shown
…… Helmet interest or desire

…… Baseball …… Snack

…… Glove …… Food

…… Bat …… Drink

…… Basketball …… Favorite toy

…… Hoop …… Favorite activity

…… Soccer ball …… Comfort item

…… Soccer goal Reciprocating a greeting and farewell

…… Swimming …… Seated face to face

Expressive labels of toys …… When person enters room

…… Drum …… When person exits room

…… Baby Doll …… Reciprocate “How are you?”

…… Stuffed Animal Initiating a greeting and farewell

…… Car …… When person enters room or house
…… Train …… When person exits room or house
…… Puzzle
Intra-verbal fill-ins with songs
…… Ball
and games with actions
…… Play-Doh
…… Bingo
…… (other toys individual has at home)
…… The Wheels on the Bus
Expressive labels of vehicles …… Old MacDonald
…… Truck …… If You’re Happy and You Know It
…… Car …… Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
…… Van …… Itsy Bitsy Spider
…… Boat …… Five Little Monkeys
…… Train …… Patty Cake
…… Bus …… Baby Bumblebee
…… Motorcycle …… Mary had a Little Lamb
…… Plane

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Answering simple yes/no questions about Answering simple social questions
labels of animals, objects and people …… What is your name?
…… Is this a (name of animal, object, or person)? …… How old are you?
• Cow …… When is your birthday?
• Cat …… What is your brother’s/sister’s name?
• Dog …… Where do you live?
• Horse …… Who do you live with?
• Monkey …… What is your phone number?
…… Objects …… What do you like to eat?
• Bed …… What do you like to play with?
• Chair …… Where do you go to school?
• Pillow
• Toothbrush Academic skills
• Phone
Coloring
…… Scribbles on paper for 5 seconds
…… People
…… Scribbles on paper for 10 seconds
• Mom
…… Colors simple 1 inch shape
• Dad
…… Colors simple 2 inch shape
• Sibling
…… Colors simple 3 inch shape
• Teacher
• Grandparent Object permanence
…… Obtains partially hidden object
Answering simple yes/no questions
about desired objects and toys …… Sees object hidden and obtains it
…… Desired object/toys …… Does not see object hidden and obtains it
• Favorite snack Following a first/then schedule
• Blanket …… Highly preferred activity/highly preferred
• Game activity
…… Undesired objects/toys …… Moderately preferred activity/highly
preferred activity
• Plastic bowel
…… Non-preferred activity/highly preferred
• Old shoe
activity
• Hat
• Napkin Receptive labels of colors
…… Red
…… Blue

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…… Yellow …… Heart
…… Green …… Rectangle
…… Black …… Oval
…… Purple
Expressive labels of colors
…… Orange
…… Red
…… White
…… Blue
…… Brown
…… Yellow
…… Pink
…… Green
Receptive labels of letters …… Black
…… A …… Purple
…… B …… Orange
…… C …… White
…… D …… Brown
…… E–Z …… Pink

Receptive labels of numbers Expressive labels of letters

…… 1 …… A
…… 2 …… B
…… 3 …… C
…… 4 …… D
…… 5 …… E–Z
…… 6
Expressive labels of numbers
…… 7
…… 1
…… 8
…… 2
…… 9
…… 3
…… 10
…… 4
Receptive labels of shapes …… 5
…… Circle …… 6
…… Square …… 7
…… Triangle …… 8
…… Star …… 9
…… Diamond …… 10

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Expressive labels of shapes Play/social skills
…… Circle Appropriate play/touch with infant sibling
…… Square …… Appropriate touch/play with baby doll
…… Triangle • Play nicely with baby
…… Star • Peek-a-boo
…… Diamond • Patty cake
…… Heart • Make silly faces
…… Rectangle • Sing a song to baby
…… Oval …… Appropriate handing toys/sharing toys with
baby doll
Pre-handwriting skills • Share with baby
…… Scribble • Touching
…… Vertical line • Giving pacifier
…… Horizontal line • Handing soft toy
…… Circle …… Generalize touch/play and handing/sharing
…… Plus sign toys to infant sibling
…… Diagonal to the left Ball play
…… Diagonal to the right …… Roll ball
…… Right angle …… Kick ball
…… Curve …… Bounce ball
Rote counting …… Throw ball underhand
…… Count numbers 1–10 …… Throw ball overhand
…… Count to (specified number) number 1–10 …… Catch ball
…… Reciprocal ball play
Tracing
…… Shapes Basic pretend play (single action)
…… Letters …… Feed teddy bear
…… Numbers …… Give teddy bear a drink
…… Diagonal lines …… Put bear to bed
…… Symbols …… Pretend to eat play food
…… Pictures …… Pretend to drink from toy cup
…… Rock a baby doll
…… Pat a baby doll

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…… Pretend to talk on a toy phone …… Activity cubes
…… Pretend to make bird fly …… Toys with buttons
…… Roll toy car down ramp …… Lite-Brite
…… Ball poppers
Blowing objects
…… Long straw to blow crepe paper, confetti Closed-ended solitary play
pieces and cotton balls with gross motor toys
…… Short straw to blow crepe paper, confetti …… Tunnel
pieces and cotton balls
…… Sliding board
…… Crepe paper
…… Bean bag toss
…… Confetti pieces
…… Bowling
…… Cotton ball
…… Climb rope ladder
…… Bubbles
…… Stomp rocket
…… Horn
…… Water balloon toss
…… Noise maker
…… Balance beam
…… Candles
…… Musical steps
Building towers with blocks …… Monkey bars
…… 2-block tower
Closed-ended solitary play with
…… 3-block tower mechanical/electronic toys
…… 4-block tower …… Jack-in-the-box
…… 5-block tower …… Gear toys
…… 6-block tower …… Sound puzzle
…… 7-block tower …… Electronic dart board (darts with plastic tips)
…… 8-block tower …… Automatic coin-counting banks
Closed-ended solitary toy play Functional use of objects
with cause-and-effect toys
…… Blocks and container
…… Sound puzzle
…… Bangs on a drum
…… Gear toy
…… Rings a bell
…… Pop-up toy
…… Shakes maracas or other noise maker
…… Musical toy
…… Pounds a toy hammer
…… Electronic toy
…… Puts people in vehicle and pushes vehicle
…… Toy phone
…… Puts person in plane and flies the plane
…… Play laptops
…… Feeds a doll or stuffed animal

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…… Holds toy telephone to ear Joint attention
…… Drinks from a cup …… Point to an object and say look
…… Brush hair …… Where is [x]?/point
…… Rolls a car …… Follows your point when you say “Look at
…… Stack blocks the [x]”
…… Receives object from another, looks back and
Give objects to another forth between object and person (and then
…… Neutral item to person next to the individual plays with object)
…… Neutral item to person 2 feet from the …… Give person object, makes eye contact from
individual object to person
…… Non-preferred item to person next to the …… Shows object to another and looks back and
individual forth between object and person
…… Non-preferred item to person 2 feet from the Open-ended solitary toy play
individual
with cause-and-effect toys
…… Preferred item to person next to the
…… Musical table
individual
…… Musical instrument
…… Preferred item to person 2 feet from the
individual …… Activity cube
…… Music blocks
Independent play via a play schedule
…… Pound and roll tower
…… Make a choice of toys and create a play
schedule …… Light stick

…… Play with toy for a minimum of 3 minutes …… Shake and go cars

…… Clean up and replace toy to original location …… Marble run

…… Play with second toy for a minimum of …… See and say toys/games
3 minutes
Open-ended solitary toy play
…… Play with third toy for a minimum of
with gross motor toys
3 minutes
…… Hula hoop
…… Complete play schedule with instructor
1 foot away …… Trampoline
…… Complete play schedule with instructor …… Tricycle
3 feet away …… Big Wheel
…… Complete play schedule with instructor at …… Push/pull toy lawn mower/wagon/ball
the doorway popper
…… Complete play schedule with instructor out …… Swing
of room
…… Basketball
…… Scooter

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…… Ball pit …… If you’re happy and you know it
…… Flying kite …… I’m going to get you
…… Bouncing toy
Participation in songs and games with
…… Play tool bench actions“If you’re happy and you know it”
Open-ended solitary toy play with …… Clap hands
mechanical/electronic toys …… Face will surely show it/Fingers touch each
…… Remote control car/airplane/boat cheek

…… Robot …… Stomp feet

…… Talking toy …… Raise arms and shout hooray

…… Computer …… Do all three

…… iPad Participation in songs and games

…… Spring loaded toy with actions “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
…… Electronic learning games …… Spider went up the water spout motion
…… Play camera …… Down came the rain motion
…… Karaoke machine …… Washed the spider out motion
…… Walkie talkies …… Out came the sun motion
…… Videogame …… Dried up all the rain motion
…… Spider went up the spout again motion
Parallel play
…… Cars on a track or down a ramp Participation in songs and games
…… Train on track with actions “Wheels on the Bus”
…… Building blocks …… Wheels go round and round

…… Play food/kitchen …… Door goes open and shut

…… Action figures …… Wipers go swish, swish, swish

…… Musical instruments …… Horn goes beep, beep, beep

…… People go up and down
Participation in songs and games with actions
…… Babies go wah, wah, wah
…… Itsy bitsy spider
…… Driver goes shh, shh, shh
…… Wheels on the bus
…… Mommies say “I love you”
…… Peek-a-boo
…… Head, shoulders, knees and toes Playing in a sandbox
…… Patty cake …… Scoop/dump with a shovel

…… Ring around the rosie …… Pushing a truck through the sand

…… Row, row, row your boat …… Use a rake

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…… Empty water from watering can Using a child’s cup with a lid
…… Fill and empty a sand mold (assisted and unassisted)
…… Pour sand over rotating wheel toy …… Assisted cup use
…… Use a sand sifter …… Independent cup use

Playing with Play-Doh Dressing/undressing (putting

…… Roll ball on and taking off a coat)
…… Make a pancake …… Take off coat

…… Make a cookie with a cookie cutter …… Put on coat

…… Make a snake Dressing/undressing (putting

…… Cut snake with scissors on and taking off a hat)
…… Use a Play-Doh cutter …… Take off hat
…… Use a Play-Doh rolling pin …… Put on hat
…… Use a Play-Doh extruder
Dressing/undressing (putting
…… Use a Play-Doh Stamp on and taking off pants)
Pouring Liquid from Container to Container …… Take off pants
…… Pour all (1–2 ounces) fluid from a container …… Put on pants
with a lid to a cup
Dressing/undressing (putting
…… Pour all (3–4 ounces) fluid from a container
on and taking off shirt)
with a lid to a cup
…… Take off shirt
…… Pour all (5–6 ounces) fluid from a container
with a lid to a cup …… Put on shirt
…… Pour all (7–8 ounces) fluid from a container
Dressing/undressing (putting on
with a lid to a cup
and taking off socks and shoes)
…… Pour all (7–8 ounces) fluid from a container
to a cup …… Take off socks and shoes

…… Pour back and forth from one container to …… Put on socks and shoes
the next
Dressing/undressing (putting on
and taking off underwear)
Adaptive skills
Cup use (assisted and unassisted) …… Take off underwear

…… Assisted cup use …… Put on underwear

• 1 sip of liquid in cup Drinking from a straw

• 2 or more sips of liquid in cup …… Thin consistency of liquid
…… Independent cup use …… Puree consistency of liquid

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…… Yogurt consistency of liquid Gross motor skills based off the ABLLS-R
…… Pudding consistency of liquid …… Walk forward/backward/sideways
…… Kneel
Eating with a fork and spoon
…… Run smoothly
…… Use a spoon to eat
…… Roll sideways
…… Use a fork to eat
…… Jump backwards/forward
Fine motor skills based off the ABLLS-R …… Hop on two/one feet/foot
…… Makes a mark on paper with crayon …… Throw ball under/over hand
…… Put objects in form box …… Roll ball
…… Puzzles (single piece, inset, square border) …… Catch ball
…… Blocks on block design card …… Climb a ladder
…… Transfer objects to opposite hand …… Creep on stomach
…… Place pegs on a peg board …… Squat
…… Turn pages of a book …… Walk on balance beam
…… Put clothespin on line …… Ride a tricycle
…… Color within boundaries …… Gallop
…… Open Ziploc bag …… Balance one foot
…… Snip/cuts with scissors …… Jumping jacks
…… Stack blocks …… Skip
…… String beads …… Kick a moving ball
…… Remove and replaces lid on jar …… Bounce a ball
…… Trace line with finger …… Toss and catch a ball
…… Squeeze glue …… Balance on one foot
…… Remove wrappers …… Pump while swinging
…… Roughly copy shapes and patterns …… Walk on balance beam
…… Paste shapes on outline picture …… Skip
…… Fold piece of paper …… Ride a bicycle
…… Cut out shapes
…… Objects on pegs
Using a pincer grasp to pick up small objects
…… Place coins into piggy bank
…… Use pincer grasp
…… Put discs into Connect-4
…… Copies shapes
…… Place lights into Light-Brite
…… Patterns
…… String beads

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…… Close a Zip-loc bag Washing and drying hands
…… Write name across paper …… Wash hands
…… Use tongs/tweezers to pick up/sort small …… Dry hands
objects (e.g. beads, cotton balls, pompoms)
Wiping for bowel movement
Using a tissue
…… Flush the toilet
…… Pull tissue from box
…… Put the toilet paper in the toilet
…… Open tissue
…… Wipe front to back three times
…… Put open tissue around nose
…… Tear toilet paper from the roll
…… Close mouth and blow out through nose
…… Pinch nose and pull down towards nostrils Wiping for urination
…… Wipe nose back and forth with tissue …… Flush the toilet

…… Throw away tissue in garbage …… Put the toilet paper in the toilet
…… Wipe front to back three times
Washing and drying face
…… Fold toilet paper
…… Wash face
…… Tear toilet paper from the roll
…… Dry face

Toileting for urination

…… Dry for
• 3-minute intervals
• 5-minute intervals
• 10-minute intervals
• 15-minute intervals
• 20-minute intervals
• 25-minute intervals
• 30-minute intervals
• 45-minute intervals
• 60-minute intervals
• 75-minute intervals
• 90-minute intervals
• 105-minute intervals
• 120-minute intervals

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