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Who’s in the Barnyard?
Find a shoe box and decorate it to look like a barn.
For example, wrap red construction paper around the box and black paper
around the lid.
Gather plastic farm animals such as cows, pigs, ducks, or horses.
Place the plastic animals in the bottom of the box.
Invite a child to look inside the box. Ask her,“Who is in the barnyard today?”
Say to the child,“Can you find the cow?” Encourage the child to point to the
cow or pick it up.
Repeat for all the barnyard animals.
All Fall Down
Hold hands with two toddlers and show them how to hold each other’s hands
so that you form a circle of three.
Walk slowly in a circle moving clockwise.
Sing the old favorite nursery rhyme to the children,“Ring around the rosy, a
pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!”
At the last phrase, show the children how to “fall down” gently on the carpet.
Invite other children who show interest to join the circle.
Teachers should talk with toddlers throughout the day, even during basic
routines,to help them learn the meaning of words.Say for example,“We wash
our hands before lunch” as you help the child at the sink,or“Bring your jacket
to me so we can go outside.”This will help children develop their listening or
receptive vocabulary and build word meaning.
Keep directions or requests simple and direct. Use gestures to add meaning.
For example, offer your hand to the child when you say,“Come here. Let’s go
see what Miss Martha is cooking in the kitchen.”
As you play simple games or read simple picture books to toddlers, encourage
them to point to things even if they cannot say the names of things
they see.
Frequent ear infections can interfere with a child’s ability to hear and discriminate
sounds.Be sure to communicate with parents if there are concerns about
a child’s hearing and responses to spoken words.