These activities will help your child to develop use of 'you'.
Early years skill: | Speaking |
Early years typical range: | 22-36m |
P-scales/Curriculum skill: | English Speaking |
P-scales/Curriculum level: | P7 |
TAP skill: | Expressive Language |
TAP level: | TAP36 |
Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area: | not specified |
Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard: | not specified |
Section: | Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info |
Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
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Look at the hat | 1. Allow your child to choose a hat to wear. Point to your child and say 'You are wearing a hat'. Look in the mirror, point and say 'You are wearing a hat'. 2. Point to the symbol 'You' as you use the word 'You'. 3. Put a hat into your child's hand and encourage him/her to give the hat to you. Help the child to point at you and say 'Child's name says 'You are wearing a hat''. 4. Look in the mirror and help your child point and say again 'You are wearing a hat'. 5. Include other people in the game but keep using only the word 'you' to talk about what people are wearing. Point as you use the word 'you'. | |
Drawing pictures - Set of familiar pictures which are easy to draw e.g. cat, dog, book etc. |