Clapping the beats in family names
Try clapping the beats in family names with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
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Toddlers 2–3 activities for learning at home
Browse practical early-literacy activities for toddlers 2–3, including language, book sharing, sound play, print awareness, and phonics ideas matched to this stage.
Clapping the beats in family names: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child claps once for every sound? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for clapping the beats in family names
Fit clapping the beats in family names into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter clapping the beats in family names: a gentle next step
Build on clapping the beats in family names without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleA silly rhyme at breakfast
Try a silly rhyme at breakfast with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleA silly rhyme at breakfast: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child supplies a word that does not rhyme? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for a silly rhyme at breakfast
Fit a silly rhyme at breakfast into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on a silly rhyme at breakfast without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleListening for the first sound in sun
Try listening for the first sound in sun with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleListening for the first sound in sun: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child says the letter name instead? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for listening for the first sound in sun
Fit listening for the first sound in sun into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter listening for the first sound in sun: a gentle next step
Build on listening for the first sound in sun without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleFinding a familiar letter on a poster
Try finding a familiar letter on a poster with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleFinding a familiar letter on a poster: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child points at a different letter? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for finding a familiar letter on a poster
Fit finding a familiar letter on a poster into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter finding a familiar letter on a poster: a gentle next step
Build on finding a familiar letter on a poster without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleA name card at the breakfast table
Try a name card at the breakfast table with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleA name card at the breakfast table: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child recognizes the card but cannot name its letters? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for a name card at the breakfast table
Fit a name card at the breakfast table into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter a name card at the breakfast table: a gentle next step
Build on a name card at the breakfast table without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleRetelling with three pictures
Try retelling with three pictures with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleRetelling with three pictures: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child changes the story order? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for retelling with three pictures
Fit retelling with three pictures into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on retelling with three pictures without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleA listening walk inside your home
Try a listening walk inside your home with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleA listening walk inside your home: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child guesses from what they see? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for a listening walk inside your home
Fit a listening walk inside your home into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter a listening walk inside your home: a gentle next step
Build on a listening walk inside your home without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleTurning a read-aloud into a conversation
Try turning a read-aloud into a conversation with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleTurning a read-aloud into a conversation: when it doesn’t go as planned
The conversation takes you away from the printed story? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for turning a read-aloud into a conversation
Fit turning a read-aloud into a conversation into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on turning a read-aloud into a conversation without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleMaking a tiny shopping list together
Try making a tiny shopping list together with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleMaking a tiny shopping list together: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your toddler draws over the list? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for making a tiny shopping list together
Fit making a tiny shopping list together into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter making a tiny shopping list together: a gentle next step
Build on making a tiny shopping list together without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleA beginning-sound hunt with two objects
Try a beginning-sound hunt with two objects with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleA beginning-sound hunt with two objects: when it doesn’t go as planned
Choosing between two still feels difficult? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for a beginning-sound hunt with two objects
Fit a beginning-sound hunt with two objects into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter a beginning-sound hunt with two objects: a gentle next step
Build on a beginning-sound hunt with two objects without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleDrawing a story before writing it
Try drawing a story before writing it with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleDrawing a story before writing it: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child gives the drawing a different story later? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for drawing a story before writing it
Fit drawing a story before writing it into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter drawing a story before writing it: a gentle next step
Build on drawing a story before writing it without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleBook time for a toddler who moves
Try book time for a toddler who moves with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleBook time for a toddler who moves: when it doesn’t go as planned
You feel reading only counts when your child sits still? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for book time for a toddler who moves
Fit book time for a toddler who moves into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
Read articleAfter book time for a toddler who moves: a gentle next step
Build on book time for a toddler who moves without turning a playful exchange into a test.
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