Cabinet of Curiosity
Prep:聽3 Minutes | Activity Time: 1鈥�2 Minutes
Two-year-olds love to play and explore and may not be ready for phonological awareness games that require attention to parts of words. However, it never hurts to expose your child to different ways of listening and playing with words. In this game, Cabinet of Curiosity, you'll combine a two-year-old鈥檚 love of games and their natural curiosity to create a sneaky game that develops attention to language. Your child won鈥檛 even know he is learning an important skill.
- Animal pictures聽
- 罢补辫别听
- 颁补产颈苍别迟蝉听
Step 1:鈥�Tape an animal picture to the inside of a cabinet door at your child鈥檚 eye level. Make sure each animal that you choose makes a distinct sound.聽
Step 2:鈥�Tell your child that there is a secret animal on the inside of the door and you want him to guess what it is.聽
Step 3:鈥疷se the first line of the rhyme to give your child a clue to the animal. As he opens the door, say the second line and repeat the beginning sound of the animal name. Be sure to ask your child the name of the animal. You could say:
"This animal makes the 'Tweet, Tweet' sound.
Is it a /b/ /b/ bird? Is that what you found?聽
What animal did you find? That鈥檚 right! A bird."聽
"This animal makes the 'Woof, Woof' sound.
Is it a /d/ /d/ dog? Is that what you found?
What animal did you find? That鈥檚 right! A dog."
Place a picture of the animal on the front of the cabinet.鈥疭ay the rhyme and let your child find that one picture.聽
Place more pictures in more than one cabinet door. Say the rhyme and let your child open the cabinet doors until he finds the matching animal.聽