Again, I do not feel like creating paper things for your toddler is a necessity. Really. But, who wants their little guy to feel left out? Not me. So, we made Simon a board book to accompany our penguin unit study. I had fun working on it, and you will hear him in the video (twice) say, "MINE"…he feels special and that he is a part of our school. I have been able to get MORE done with Elijah because Simon’s need to be part of the show has been met.
I also want to mention that songs, fingerplays, and poems are important. Elijah was about a year behind with his speech. His therapist used songs and fingerplays frequently and he responded so well! I think (I don’t have any proof, though) that teaching rhyme and motions and having fun with words probably lays the foundation for reading, too. Of course, I’m just out of breath by the time we are done with sliding, hopping, and waddling with one of the songs!
Most of the printables are found on this page.
You can watch our little video here:
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