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Stack Them Up, Watch Them Fall
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Letter Knowledge | 18 to 23 Months
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<b>Prep: None | Activity Time: 5鈥10 Minutes</b></p>\r\n<p>You can build letter knowledge during everyday experiences using toys and materials you already have. It is not necessary to plan a 鈥渓esson鈥 or a formal activity. Simply talk with your toddler about letters, shapes and numbers during the day in everyday conversations. In this activity, you can introduce your toddler to letters naturally while playing with alphabet blocks. Then, make it even more exciting with opportunities to stack and knock down the blocks. </p>\r\n"}} id=text-cdf2360848 class=cmp-text>
Prep:听None | Activity Time: 5鈥10 Minutes
You can build letter knowledge during everyday experiences using toys and materials you already have. It is not necessary to plan a 鈥渓esson鈥 or a formal activity. Simply talk with your toddler about letters, shapes and numbers during the day in everyday conversations. In this activity, you can introduce your toddler to letters naturally while playing with alphabet blocks. Then, make it even more exciting with opportunities to stack and knock down the blocks.听
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- Alphabet blocks听
- Basket or bin听
<b>Step 1:</b> Give your toddler a basket or bin full of alphabet blocks. </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 2:</b> Invite her to dump the blocks onto the floor. Dumping is part of the fun! <br>\r\n</p>\r\n<p><b>Step 3: </b>Give your child time to explore and play with the blocks independently. </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 4: </b>After a few minutes of free exploration, sit down with your child and talk about some of the letters, shapes and pictures on the blocks. </p>\r\n<p><b>Step 5:</b> Finally, show her how to stack the blocks, one on top of the other. You might make up a simple rhyme as you and your child stack. See if your child will wait until she hears the word 鈥渇all鈥 in the last line before knocking the blocks down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">鈥淪tack them up, </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">Stack them up, </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">See how tall. </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">Stack them up, </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">Stack them up, </p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\">Watch them fall!鈥 </p>\r\n<p>Say this last line very slowly. See if your toddler will have the self control to wait until you say the word 鈥渇all,鈥 before knocking the blocks down. 鈥</p>\r\n"}} id=text-3a2729eea9 class=cmp-text>
Step 1: Give your toddler a basket or bin full of alphabet blocks.听
Step 2: Invite her to dump the blocks onto the floor. Dumping is part of the fun!听
Step 3: Give your child time to explore and play with the blocks independently.听
Step 4: After a few minutes of free exploration, sit down with your child and talk about some of the letters, shapes and pictures on the blocks.听
Step 5: Finally, show her how to stack the blocks, one on top of the other. You might make up a simple rhyme as you and your child stack. See if your child will wait until she hears the word 鈥渇all鈥 in the last line before knocking the blocks down.
鈥淪tack them up,听
Stack them up,听
See how tall.听
Stack them up,听
Stack them up,听
Watch them fall!鈥澨
Say this last line very slowly. See if your toddler will have the self control to wait until you say the word 鈥渇all,鈥 before knocking the blocks down. 鈥