After table foods have been introduced at home, and with the family’s permission, allow the children to feed themselves different foods. Talk to them as they eat, making eye contact and smiling as you do.
Take the children around your program on a museum walk. As you stroll, identify different colors, art mediums, sizes, and shapes you see.
Blow bubbles and show the children how to pop them. Discuss the different colors you see in the bubbles, count the bubbles, and talk about how the wind carries the bubbles away from you.
Engaging in this activity will help the children become aware of their surroundings and begin to understand that they can make things happen. They will learn to listen, express themselves, and respond to language, as they improve their fine motor skills.
This enjoyable walk around your program will help the children become aware of things happening around them as they begin to recognize various sounds in language.
As the children learn and discover, they are also making cause and effect connections. The children are building a trusting relationship with you, and they are using their fine motor skills. Talking about what you are doing and the bubbles will build the children’s vocabulary and listening skills.