Show and Tell
WHY?
Language is an important part of a child's development. Children should be given as much opportunity to engage in conversation at home as possible.
What to do:
Ask these questions at home to get your child talking as much as possible!
What is it?
What color is it?
What letter does it start with?
What do you do with it?
Why is it special?
How do you use it?
Where did you get it?
Who gave it to you?
When did you get it?
Preschool standards addressed through this activity:
9. Uses language to express thoughts and needs
a. Uses an expanding expressive vocabulary
b. Speaks clearly
c. Uses conventional grammar
d. Tells about another time or place
10. Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills
a. Engages in conversations
b. Uses social rules of language
Language is an important part of a child's development. Children should be given as much opportunity to engage in conversation at home as possible.
What to do:
Ask these questions at home to get your child talking as much as possible!
What is it?
What color is it?
What letter does it start with?
What do you do with it?
Why is it special?
How do you use it?
Where did you get it?
Who gave it to you?
When did you get it?
Preschool standards addressed through this activity:
9. Uses language to express thoughts and needs
a. Uses an expanding expressive vocabulary
b. Speaks clearly
c. Uses conventional grammar
d. Tells about another time or place
10. Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills
a. Engages in conversations
b. Uses social rules of language