ACTIVITIES to encourage Talking with your little ones
Encouraging talking and fostering communication is both enjoyable and beneficial. Here’s a list of fun activities that can help promote conversations with your little ones.
Talk to me, Baby | Birth-6 months |
Repeating what babies say lets them know you are listening and that communication is a two-way process.
Read, Read, Read | 6-12 months |
Reading is one of the best activities for language development.
“More… All Gone” | 12-18 months |
“Playing” with food and toys is a great way to help your child to put words to their meanings.
Using Words to have Fun | 18-24 months |
Playing + words = great prompts for conversations
Obstacle Course | 24-30 months |
This is a good activity to help children learn how to listen and follow one-step directions. It also gives them practice with gross-motor skills
Every Day I… | 30-36 months |
Children’s ability to retell the events of their day increases their conversation skills. This activity teaches children how to relate a sequence of events and prepares them to talk about their day.
How does it Feel? | 36-42 months |
This sensory activity has children use their sense of touch to explore familiar objects while learning to use descriptive words to talk about what they are feeling but not seeing.
Tell me about It | 42-48 months |
Drawing a picture and providing dictation is a fun way for children to practice putting their ideas into words.
Opposites | 48-54 months |
This fun activity introduces the concept of opposites and increases children’s vocabulary.
Word Play | 54-60 months |
This activity develops the association between spoken and written words.