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Use hand actions with your favorite song

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Use hand actions for your favorite rhyme or song, or…

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Sing simple songs with repetition

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Help your child recognize patterns and familiar words by singing…

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Create a Rhyme or a Rap

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During meal or snacktime, create a rhyme or a rap…

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“Can you find it in the room?”

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Draw or use your cell phone to take pictures of…

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“Mail Time!”

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Talk to your child about getting mail and what it…

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Pretend these things are part of your song or story

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Here’s a fun and easy way to add something new…

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Pretend your hand is a plane, bird or car

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With your child on their back, fly your hand above…

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Fill in the blanks

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Fill in the blanks to make up a story: “We’re…

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Use many words to describe

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Ask your child to touch the clothes you’re both wearing.…

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Repeat the sound back to them

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If your child says “Ba,” repeat the sound back to…

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Match pictures to the real objects

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Match pictures to the real objects. After looking at a…

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Make up a story together

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When you’re waiting at a stoplight, bus stop, or train…

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