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Who’s Calling, Please?
Make a pretend telephone by attaching a string between two paper cups.
Show two children how one person can talk into one cup and the other person
can put the other cup up to their ear to listen.
Practice saying “hello” and “good bye” at the beginning and end of the call.
Encourage the children to talk to each other about an activity they have recently
completed. You may need to prompt them – for example, “Sonjay, tell Sophie
about the tower you made with blocks.” Or “Marco, ask Rachel to tell you what
she ate for snack today.”
Put the “telephones” in the Dramatic Play Center for the children to use
throughout the day.
Recording Our Voices
Make a recording of the children’s voices. Some of your twos may be shy at first
and others will jump right in.
Have the children find a favorite toy in your classroom. One at a time, ask them
to talk into the recorder, name the item, and tell what they like to do with it.
Help them say their first and last name when they begin.
After each child has spoken, stop the recording and play it back so they can hear
their voice. Encourage them to talk more or sing into the recorder if they enjoy
the activity.
Play the recording so the children can hear each other.
If you have a sturdy recorder that the children can use independently, put a green
sticker on the “play” button and a red one on the “stop” button. Show them how
to turn it on and off.
Magic, Magic, Magic, More
Use a prop to make magic such as a magic hat or box.
Collect objects that will fit under the “magic maker.” Have more than one of
each object such as two cars, three cups, and four blocks.
Begin by showing the children one item. Ask the children what they see. They
will say “a car.”
Put the magic hat over the car and then secretly add another car under the hat
so there are now two cars.
Say, “Magic, Magic, Magic make more” and lift the hat.
Act surprised as you say “Look there are more now. What do you see?”
Encourage the children to use plurals to say “two cars” or “more cars.”
Repeat with the other objects.