One Simple Thing - Friday

One Simple Thing - Friday - Memory Game

Memory and Hide-and-Seek

Today, gather five to eight household objects an place them on the floor in front of your child. Name each one, then cover three of the objects with a dish towel. Ask your child to name the objects underneath the towel. If she gets all three correctly, add one more. Continue to add one more object, as you work your way up to remembering all eight objects (if possible, the important part is that you both have a blast and nobody gets frustrated). Make sure to take turns and have fun!
This activity builds your child vocabulary and visual memory, important to successful reading!

One Simple Thing you can do with your baby to strengthen his or her prereading skills today, is to name a toy you are holding, and then let her see you "hide" the toy close to her. Encourage her to find the toy ("Where did the ball go? Can you find the ball?") praise her when she does ("You found the ball! You found the red ball with the white dots!"). Make sure to hide a toy she won't be sad about seeing you hide, and place the toy close enough to her so she won't get frustrated trying to reach/find it. Have fun!

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