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Sorting Treasures from Nature

Through this activity, you will help your child develop her observation skills, increase her ability to express herself and, without realizing it, she will be using mathematical and scientific language.

Where Did It Go?

This activity will entertain your curious little one’s senses as they grab and touch, look and listen and even taste and smell! There will be many opportunities for both of you to describe what you see, hear, and touch to build a rich vocabulary.

Shoe World

In this activity, your child can enter Shoe World, where she will have fun wearing new shoes while she learns to describe and make observations about them.

I See My Mouth Move!

This activity will let your little one see how her mouth moves as she names objects. Moving parts of her face and seeing it happening in the mirror can be quite fascinating.

Is It a Shape or a Letter?

Your child will need to be able to discriminate between different shapes and letters in order to eventually be able to read and write words. This activity will help your child distinguish between shapes and letters.

First Writing Exploration

Many toddlers begin to explore with a pencil or crayon between 18 and 24 months. If your toddler shows an interest, you can provide crayons, a suitable writing surface, and a safe place to scribble.

Talking All-Star!

Playing a favorite fill-and-spill “basketball” game can help your baby learn new “motion” concept words by associating new words with the meaning of the motion.

What Would You Like Today?

The ability to hear the sounds within words and blend them together will help your child when he needs to decode words while reading and spell words when writing. Use your everyday routines to practice this important skill.

Silly Soup

To help her realize that words can begin with the same sound, gather a collection of items that begin with one sound. Use these items to make some fun Silly Soup.