Swimming Letters
Help promote your toddler’s interest and future understanding of letter names and letter sounds by making them a part of her everyday experiences. This fun activity takes letter discovery into the water.
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Pound, Pinch and Poke
Play dough is a great way for your child to develop strength and control in her hands, fingers and wrists. He will certainly give his fine motor muscles a workout as he pounds, pinches and pokes the dough.
Cozy Reading Nook
Create a comfortable and cozy reading nook at home to show your child how much you value books and reading.
Fun Rhyming With Books
Take a look at some recommended books that have lots of rhyme and language repetition to help expose your preschooler to important phonological awareness skills in a fun and natural way.
Sand Designs
Give your child fine motor practice in the sand with this quick and simple activity. It’s failure-free and lots of fun!
Stack Them Up, Watch Them Fall
In this activity, you can introduce your toddler to letters naturally while playing with alphabet blocks. Then, make it even more exciting with opportunities to stack and knock down the blocks.
Aim for the Bowl
Aim for the Bowl is a simple, fun activity that will keep your toddler surprisingly entertained while giving him some fine motor practice! You might use this activity to keep your little one occupied while you are busy preparing dinner.
Draw a Story
You might be interested in letting your toddler start drawing. Children learn best through modeling, so in this activity, you will tell your toddler a story while you illustrate.
Rhyme Basket
Use common objects from around your house to play this simple rhyme game. Children benefit from fun and engaging rhyming activities to help them master this important pre-reading skill.
Erase the Letter
Young kids love to make things disappear. Let your child find and then erase the letters you name as you chant: I see the letter ___ today. Can you make it go away?
