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Hidden Treasure
Hide a few stuffed animals in several different locations in your home.
Tell your child that some of his toys are hiding and waiting to be found.
Give your child two-step directions to find one of the hidden toys, such as
“Walk to your bed and look behind the pillow,” or “Go to Papa’s chair and lift
up the cushion.”
Increase to three-step directions if your child locates items easily. For example,
“Walk to your bookshelf, reach to the top shelf, and open the shoebox with
the crayons.”
Read All About It!
Select one of your child’s favorite books with lots of pictures. Sit close together
so your child can see the pictures and words.
Read the words on the page and ask your child to tell you what is happening in
the picture.
Focus on one word on the page. Check for your child’s understanding.
For example, say to your child,“The big red truck is dumping dirt.”
Use your voice to emphasize the word “dumping.”
Say to your child,“Show me the truck dumping. Show me with your body how
you would dump dirt.”
Find other movement words from the book such as scooping, lifting, or loading.
With each movement word, have your child point to the picture and show with
body movements her understanding of the word.