Literacy & Language

Listening & comprehension activities

Listening to stories and directions and showing understanding by answering questions.

10 activities

Activities

Welcoming a New Classmate
Age 6 20 min

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
Age 5 15 min

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
Age 4 15 min

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
Age 4 10 min

Rhyming Animals and Objects

Match five animals to objects whose names rhyme, and play with the sounds of words.

Rhyming

Garden Bug Picture Cards
Age 3 10 min

Garden Bug Picture Cards

Nine picture cards for naming garden bugs and playing a simple finding game.

Picture cards

Talking About the Beach
Age 1 5 min

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
Age 1 5 min

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
Age 1 5 min

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
Age 1 5 min

Farm Animals

Show your child large cards featuring eight farm animals and talk about the pictures together.

Picture cards

Diaper Change Rhymes
Under 1 year 3 min

Diaper Change Rhymes

Turn diaper changing into a moment of connection with short rhymes and gentle movements for your baby.

Songs & fingerplays