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1. Present one cause-and-effect toy within easy reach. 2. Model the action once and allow your child to explore freely. 3. Pause and wait for your child to repeat the action to gain the sensory feedback. 1. Offer a selection of sound-making objects. 2. Let the child discover how actions produce sounds. 3. Encourage repeated actions by remaining engaged and responsive. 1. Position visual feedback...
1. Imitate your child’s current play. 2. Slowly introduce a small change in your own play (e.g. moving to a different toy). 3. Wait to see if your child notices and follows the shift. 1. Start with an activity the child is already engaged in. 2. Introduce a second activity that shares similar sensory qualities. 3. Encourage exploration of the new activity through modelling. 1. Sit alongside your...
Incorporate your child's favourite character into free flow learning, e.g. 1) If you are learning "We're going on a Bear Hunt", allow the character to go through the grass, mud river etc. 2) If you are learning Three Little Pigs and playing with toy houses, allow the character to visit the houses. 3) If you are learning transport, using a train set, use a laminate of the character and blu tac to...
1. Show your child one of the objects, allow them to explore it, then use their hand or arm to show them how it feels. 2. Look for signs that your child is enjoying/not enjoying the interaction and then continue or stop as appropriate. 1. Sit near your child and offer items for your child to dig with, pour with etc. 2. Copy your child, if they pour, you pour, if they splash, you splash. 3...
1. Sit with your child and play an instrument together. 2. Encourage the child to make sounds and watch your response. 3. Respond enthusiastically to the child’s sounds by smiling, clapping, or mimicking the sound. 1. Hide behind your hands or a scarf and reappear while making eye contact with your child. 2. Pause and continue the interaction at the child's pace, letting them lead and finish the...
1. Show your child the texture. 2. Touch a small amount to your child’s hand or arm. 3. Pause and wait. 4. Remove the texture when your child shows refusal (wiping hand, pulling away). 1. Model the object on yourself, another child (who is willing) or another adult 2. Present the sensory object to your child. 3. Allow your child to refuse using gesture or body movement (turning away,...
1. Briefly activate the toy to gain interest, then pause. 2. Let your child explore by shaking, tapping, or squeezing. 3. Use single-word comments linked to your child’s actions or sounds. 4. Continue while your child remains engaged. 1. Place the basket within reach and wait for your child to choose an item. 2. Allow your child to handle, turn, bang, mouth, or visually inspect the object. 3...
1. Guide your child's hands and visual attention to toys/trays of material(s) that they can touch and look at. 2. Let your child explore the toys/materials in the tray and encourage them to investigate all their properties, stimulating all of the child's senses as far as possible (colour, smell, texture). 3. You may need to draw the child's attention back to the activity if the child becomes...
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