Wheels on the Bus - An Early Language Resource

Wheels on the Bus is a versatile, evidence-informed language resource designed to support early communication, interaction, and listening skills through one of the most familiar and loved children’s songs.This engaging resource supports:early language developmentturn taking and joint attentionauditory attention and auditory memoryunderstanding and using early concepts (front, back, middle, first, then, too noisy!)key-word signing using AuslanThe resource is ideal for speech pathology sessions, early childhood settings, and home practice, and works beautifully in both group activities and individual sessions.What’s included:✔ Song lyrics with visual supports✔ 19 Auslan signs for key words✔ 2D and 3D bus construction activities✔ Picture cards (large and small)✔ Listening Clip activity (Noisy Bus)✔ First–Then sequencing grids✔ Record sheet for tracking progressThere are no strict rules about how to use this resource — it’s designed to be flexible, playful, and responsive to children’s needs. Adults are encouraged to model language, signs, and gestures throughout, helping children learn through participation rather than testing.This is a rich, hands-on resource that turns a simple song into a powerful language-learning experience.