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Expresses thoughts with sounds,
words, gestures (expressive language)
Show Me Without Words
Choose a puppet that your two year olds enjoy.
Ask the puppet a few questions with “yes” or “no” answers.
Who’s Looking at Me?
Read a book such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. to
a small group of children who are interested.
Go around the group repeating the rhyme but using the children’s names. For
example, the group says, “Emma, Emma, what do you see?” Emma says, “I see
Matthew looking at me. The group says, “Matthew, Matthew what do you see?”
Matthew says, “I see Mikaela looking at me.”
Have the children point to themselves when they say “me.”
Use this activity to reinforce the pronouns, “I,” “me,” and “you.”
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Make the puppet respond by nodding “yes” or “no” without speaking.
Call attention to the fact that the puppet is letting you know his feelings
without using words.
Using pictures, ask the children questions that have an obvious “yes” or “no”
answer. For example, show a picture of a baby crying and ask, “Is the baby
happy?” Show a picture of a truck and say, “Is this a ball?”
Encourage the children to answer without using words.
Language Tip
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Is also available
in a Spanish version – Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí?