I’m back with some more ‘ Back In My Day’ materials. If you missed the first round, check it out here. Check out these materials from Connie Ziko from a few decades ago. This is the Fokes Sentence Builder published in 1976 by Teaching Resources. 
There are 5 color coded boxes . Who, What, Is Doing, Which, and Where for a total of 200 black line drawings . There is a sentence line for the boxes. There is a box containing sentence markers and inserts. The manual includes lessons : Level 1 for severe delays Level 2 for moderate delays Level 3 for no delays . 
The lessons are arranged in order of linguistic complexity for declarative , questions and negative sentences . 
Ok, I just have to say that parts of this were actually in the therapy cabinet when I showed up a few years ago! Thanks for sharing Connie! Special Thanks to everyone who has sent in photos along with Connie’s! Larissa Stewart submitted this photo that certainly wouldn’t be appropriate any longer! 
The copyright is date is 1972! Tons of /s/ sounds in ‘smoking cigarettes’.
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Colourful Semantics is very much like this! http://speechiespeaks.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/colorful-semantics.
A reader of this post made the reference, which was how I got to know of Fokes! Great post.
I graduated in 1980 and STILL use my Fokes set. I have found it particularly good for some of my higher level ASD kids who are such strong visual learners. It’s particularly good for teaching question comprehension and formulation. Interogative reversals make so much more sense when you actually pick up the the auxiliary/copula marker and move it to the front of the sentence to see your statement become a question.
Dear cmf-slp
I am a speech pathologist who owns the Fokes Sentence Builder Boxes.
Unfortunately I am missing the manual.
Is there any way that I can purchase a copy of this first manual from you?
Thank you for letting me know.
My phone number is 503-502-2832
Thanks
I used this in undergrad and loved it! Wish I could still buy it for my school today!
I moved to a new school this year and had all of these. The boxes are great for repurposing!
I had this set, but just got rid of it last week. It was in my room when I started and I haven’t used it in four years. Now I may regret tossing it!
wow .. nice boxex, very creative idea on what should i do for my used boxex in my home.
thanks nice article
Really, too funny. I clicked this picture and here I arrived. What a grand idea..back in my day! I totally found those Fokes Sentence Builder boxes when I inherited my speech room. I think mine are pronouns. Needless to say, I believe I kept them all this time and can’t wait to dig them out when I get back to school for a chuckle. Never used them in a session!
Full kits (used) were selling on eBay last year for several hundred $
Dr. Fokes was my academic adviser at Ohio University. Lovely lady!