Literacy & Language
Listening & comprehension activities
Listening to stories and directions and showing understanding by answering questions.
10 activities
Activities
Welcoming a New Classmate
Read a story about a friendship card for a new classmate and talk about kind ways to welcome someone.
Story & talk
Find Rhyming Words
Children listen to picture names and circle the word that rhymes with the first picture in each row.
Rhyming
Story About Fear and Courage
A story about a little seed who feels afraid of something new. After listening, children talk about feelings and who can help them.
Story & talk
Rhyming Animals and Objects
Match five animals to objects whose names rhyme, and play with the sounds of words.
Rhyming
Garden Bug Picture Cards
Nine picture cards for naming garden bugs and playing a simple finding game.
Picture cards
Talking About the Beach
Look at a beach scene together and discover a sandcastle, a beach umbrella and more. A short activity for pointing and talking.
Picture talk
Black and White Fruit
Show your child six black-and-white fruit pictures to look at, point to and hear named.
Picture cards
Farm Animal Story
Look for a duckling on the farm in a short story with repeated questions, big pictures, and animal sounds.
Story & talk
Farm Animals
Show your child large cards featuring eight farm animals and talk about the pictures together.
Picture cards
Diaper Change Rhymes
Turn diaper changing into a moment of connection with short rhymes and gentle movements for your baby.
Songs & fingerplays