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Activities

Make speech practice fun with these simple activities!

"I Spy" with Colors & Shapes
🔎 Say, "I spy something red!" and let your child guess. Take turns!
🗣Boosts: Colors, shapes, and clear speech.
Sing & Act Out Songs
🎵 Sing "Wheels on the Bus" and do the motions together.
🗣Boosts: Word recall, rhythm, and following directions.
Storytime Chat
📖 Read a book and ask, "What happens next?" or "What was your favorite part?"
🗣 Boosts: Storytelling, listening, and sentence skills.
Snack Time Talk
🍎 Have your child name foods, request snacks in full sentences, and describe flavors.
🗣 Boosts: Vocabulary and sentence-building.
Animal Sounds & Actions
🐶 Say an animal name ("Dog!") and have your child bark or act it out.
🗣 Boosts: Sounds, listening, and turn-taking.

💡 Tip: Keep it fun, praise all efforts, and enjoy learning through play!

Cause-and-Effect Toys (e.g., Jack-in-the-Box, Pop-Up Toys) – Encourages turn-taking and joint attention.
Bubbles – Great for requesting ("more!"), and imitating words like "pop!"
Stacking Cups & Blocks – Builds vocabulary (colors, sizes, actions like "up" and "down").
Pekaboo Toys (Soft Dolls, Lift-the-Flap Books) – Encourages early words like "hi" and "bye."
Farm & Animal Figurines – Helps with labeling, making sounds, and pretend play.

Preschool books help build a child's vocabulary and language skills through repetition, action, and predictability!

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
Why it's great: The repetitive and predictable structure encourages children to anticipate and say the words, helping with word recognition and sequencing.
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle
Why it's great: The repetitive pattern of eating through various foods and days of the week helps reinforce vocabulary and counting skills.
"Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown
Why it's great: The rhythmic and repetitive text creates a calming environment while introducing common objects and phrases.
"Dear Zoo" by Rod Campbell
Why it's great: This lift-the-flap book encourages interaction while teaching animal names and sounds with a repetitive "I sent you…" structure.
"Where's Spot?" by Eric Hill
Why it's great: The lift-the-flap style and repetitive questions (e.g., "Is he behind the door?") encourage children to engage with the story and anticipate what happens next.