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Measuring Tools
Introduce math tools to toddlers and let them explore measuring, pouring, filling, and emptying one material into another.
Music Makers
Hum, sing, whistle—what other ways can you make music? Try simple, homemade instruments, too!
Nature Walk
Taking a walk together outside—in the city or the country—offers so many ways to explore, learn, discover, and investigate!
Nature's Music
Sit quietly outside with one or two toddlers and listen to sounds together. Talk and sing about the sounds you hear.
Noisy Reading!
For active toddlers, find books that that they can touch-and-feel, scratch-and-sniff, and lift up flaps and windows.
Packing for a Picnic
Planning a picnic together involves lots of early math concepts.
Painting and Writing Fun
Give toddlers various tools to explore for drawing, painting, and writing to help them build pre-writing muscles and skills.
Path Games, Board Games
Build a child’s strong sense of numbers and a foundation for math learning in later years by playing simple board games together.
Play Pretend
Offer a collection of used clothes and props so children can pretend to be a family member, a favorite story character, and more.
Play Write
Make writing part of your toddler’s pretend games, from make-believe shopping lists to party invitations.
Poetry in Motion
Nursery rhymes and poetry for little ones offer rich language, new words, and patterns of language.
Puppet Play
Puppets are wonderful toys for building your toddler’s talking and listening skills—and playing with puppets is a great excuse to get silly!
Read About Feelings
Read books to toddlers that capture feelings and worries. Use the stories as opportunities to talk with toddlers about their own experiences and feelings.
See-Show-Say
Play a game with toddlers and help prepare them to become good readers. Focus on pictures in a book and talk about them together.
Self-Portrait
Help your toddler draw his own, life-sized self-portrait!
“Shake Your Sillies Out”
Sing songs to help give toddlers positive ways to express their emotions and to help build their emotional vocabulary. Create verses to go along with what toddlers are feeling.
Sort It Out
Sorting by color, size, texture, or any other category helps your toddler learn how things are alike or different.
Talk and Go
Prepare for new experiences by talking about what is going to happen. Afterwards, talk about what you saw, heard, and did.
Theme Music
Pick a “theme” song to help your toddler make transitions throughout the day.
What Happens If . . .
With a few pans or buckets, your toddler-scientist can experiment and explore!