Play PECS Icon: Free Printable Play Card
A play card your child can hand you to ask for toys, games or time to play. Print a sheet, or edit the card in the free PECS Card Maker.
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A full sheet of 12 cards at 2 inch on US Letter. Cut along the dotted line. No email needed.
Also in the set: Play PECS Cards.
When to use the play card
Use it after a work task, at the end of a routine, and whenever your child wants a toy that is out of reach. Play is often the reward that makes other cards worth learning, so it fits well on a first-then board as the "then".
How to teach the play card
- Put a favorite toy where your child can see it but not reach it, such as a clear tub on a shelf.
- When your child reaches for it, guide them to hand you the play card.
- Give the toy straight away and say "play" as you do.
- Once the card is reliable, use it on a first-then board: first the task, then play.
PECS Communication Cards
Printable picture cards, sentence strips, and a communication book to start and grow picture exchange.
Cards that go with it
My Turn
Break
All Done and More
I Want
Yes and NoFrequently asked questions
- Should play be one card, or a card for each toy?
- Start with one play card, then add cards for favorite toys so your child can say exactly what they want. You can make those in the free maker.
- Can I use a photo of my child's own toys?
- Yes. Open the card in the free maker and swap in a photo.
- How does the play card work with a first-then board?
- Put the task under first and the play card under then, so your child can see that play is coming.
- Is the play card free?
- Yes. Download the PDF free with no email, in 2 or 3 inch cards on US Letter or A4.
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