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Analia
Excuse Me
Read a book about being polite such as Polite Elephant by Richard Scarry.
Talk with your child about being polite and kind to others and using polite language.
Here is a way to encourage polite behavior:
Draw boxes on a sheet of paper to make a chart. Put your child’s name on it.
Get some stickers that would appeal to your child. When you hear her use
polite words such as “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” “you’re welcome,” or
“I’m sorry” let her put a sticker in one of the boxes.“Analia, thank you for saying
‘please’ to Mario. Put a sticker on your chart for being so polite.” When the chart
is full, celebrate with a special privilege, such as a trip to a playground or reading
a favorite book together.
Someone is Calling
Use two toy telephones or real ones that are no longer in service.
Make a sound to pretend that the phone is ringing. Tell your child that someone
wants to talk to him on the phone.
Change your voice as you start a conversation about an activity you and your
child have recently done together. Be sure to say “hello” and “good bye” at the
beginning and end of your talk.
Ask open-ended questions to encourage your child to participate in the conversation.
Open-ended questions and requests require more than one word for the
answer. For example, begin your questions and requests with “What happened
when . . . ?” or “Tell me about . . . ”
Leave the telephones where your child can play with them at a later time.
Puppet Play
Make two puppets with your child. You can use lunch-size paper bags and draw
a face with markers or use an old pair of socks and make the face with buttons
and felt.
Invite your child to put one puppet on her hand while you put one on yours.
Change your voice as your puppet talks to your child’s puppet. Encourage your
child to change her voice also.
Use imagination as you and your child make up a story about something she
enjoys. Describe a trip to the park where you see dinosaurs, for example, or
talk about having a pretend party and see who she would invite and what she’d
like to do.
Let your child’s puppet take the lead in making up the story.
If your child enjoys puppets, let her use both of them and make up a story of
her own.
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