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Talk and Go

Prepare for new experiences by talking about what is going to happen. Afterwards, talk about what you saw, heard, and did.

Talk It Up

What does your baby respond to? Talk about his favorite toy or whatever grabs her attention.

Talk Together: All About Color

Discuss and review the children’s exploration of color over the past week.

Talk Together: All Kinds of Families

Discuss animal families with children.

Talk Together: Bulbs

Introduce bulbs. Explore an onion bulb and an onion.

Talk Together: Color and Light

Discuss colors and the idea that light changes the appearance of a color.

Talk Together: Color Balloons

Introduce and talk about the color brown.

Talk Together: Color Detective (red)

Introduce the color red and shades of red as you have children find red objects.

Talk Together: Color Review

Review the color exploration from the week.

Talk Together: Community Gardens

Define “community” and talk about community gardens with children.

Talk Together: Comparing Plants

Have children compare different plants and flowers by using their senses.

Talk Together: Different Sounds

Ask children to name sounds they heard on their way home yesterday and talk about why children heard different sounds.

Talk Together: Edible Sprouts

Pass around salad sprouts and have children explore and describe them.

Talk Together: Exploring Sound

Have children discuss making sounds with shakers. Help them make connections between their explorations and the book What Is a Scientist?

Talk Together: Exploring Sounds

Play some of the recordings of children exploring sounds with their rubber band instruments. Ask children to describe the sounds using descriptive words.

Talk Together: Exploring Surfaces and Sounds

Review children’s previous explorations of different surfaces and the different sounds they make. Talk about texture and prepare children for an outdoor exploration of surfaces.