Parenting Tips

Home Environment Labels (4-6 year olds)

I suggest that you cut out three labels per day (every other day) and play this game with your child.

1. Show one label.

2. Read it to your child.

3. Give it to him/her and ask her to tape it to that place in your home environment.

4. Then say, "Can you find the "door"?  Where is the "window"?  Could you take me to the "toilet"?

5. Before going to bed, remove the three labels, mix them up, and ask the child to put them where they go.  Do this same game again the second day with the same words, but instead remove the labels, mix them on the table, point to each one, asking, "What is this?"

6. On the third day, cut out three more words and repeat the game.  If your child tires of the game, give him/her a few days off and then begin again.