Let鈥檚 Go For a Drive
Prep:聽None | Activity Time: 5-10 Minutes
As your child starts to talk more, you might introduce unfamiliar words and experiment with new sounds. As you take the time to listen to what she is saying and periodically rephrase her words into complete sentences, you will help her realize that her thoughts are important. Here is a simple activity that will encourage her to tell you about an amazing adventure she is about to take you on.聽
- Chairs or sofa聽
- Paper plate聽
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Step 1:鈥Encourage your child to color on a paper plate. Cut out the inner part of the paper plate to create a steering wheel. Describe what you have done. You might say:
鈥淟ook Marlee, I made a steering wheel, like the one in my car. Let鈥檚 make a car or a bus and you can be the driver!鈥澛
Step 2:鈥疉rrange chairs or sit on the sofa and ask questions to get the adventure started. You might say:
鈥淲here are we going? What will we see? What will we do when we get there? Let鈥檚 go!鈥澛
Step 3:鈥Continue with discussion of what you might see on the way, or once you get there. Have a fun trip!聽
Give your child a paper plate steering wheel while driving in the car together.鈥Ask about what she sees out the window. Sing a song like, The Wheels on the Bus.
Gather a box and items to create a vehicle.鈥Draw or paint on lights, doors and wheels. Let your child take her toy friends on a ride and tell you about it.聽