During this first year of teaching I also presented a Rocks and Minerals unit to the kids and they absolutely loved it! They are so attracted to all kinds of rocks and crystals; they just want to hold them and explore.
I discovered that the kids were also fascinated by the long and funny names of the rocks and crystals!Â
It was so important for them to repeat the rock names, such as Amethyst, Citrine, Snowflake Obsidian, Hematite, Pumice, Rose Quartz, Sandstone, and so on. I mean, how cool!Â
Fast-forward 14 years later and here I am, going though the same amazement with Annie, my three-year-old daughter, at home!Â
Recently, Annie and I played with a matching card set: Types of Trees and Matching Their Leaves.Â
For whatever reason, she kept picking out the trickiest tree name and walking around the house and saying it over and over again: “Grandidier’s Baobab!” We learned that this is a very large tree found in Madagascar. This went on for over a week!
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Love how you break down everything so parents and teachers can use it to help with their student’s language development skills..
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It is absolutely incredible how kids learn and absorb information. I am a big proponent for early childhood education; exposing kids to every opportunity to learn is the best way to help them grow.
Very informative blog. All the tips are so well explained. It will be helpful for a new mom.As a mum of twin kids I feel oral development plays a very important role.
Wow this post is awesome! These ideas are great! Will send this to my mom who works with kids. Thank you for sharing!
The tactile to visual matches is such a important and difficult skill. I LOVE the resources that your blog offers.
I am a mom of 3 but I still have to learn all these stuff. Lots of options to develop their vocabulary and language. Thanks for all the resources.
I love all the ways kids can learn language. They’re such little sponges that soak up everything!
This is all great advice! Perfect for helping kids develop their language!
I’m a strong believer that keeping books handy does help with the curious kid explore different pages. We have two bookshelves — one upstairs and the other on the second floor for the kids.
Informative and helpful article to read. I have a kindergarten, and I am glad I found this one. Thank you!
You’re welcome, Gervin! I’m so happy this helps you!
Great tips and info! I think starting children on an early educational path is so important and such a huge help as they grow, we started reading to our kids and doing colors/shapes, etc. with them when they were pretty small and it helped them pick things up quickly. We even taught our daughter a bit of sign language before she started actively talking so she could ask things like “more milk please” or things like “mom”. She is thirteen now and has taken Chinese in school and did well and has taught herself how to speak Japanese as well! And to this day she is still a huge reader which makes me happy as a reader myself.
Thank you for sharing, Luna! That’s amazing!
As a teacher of young kids and a mom of 2, I am also fascinated with language development. These are great activities that can be played at home and will have a positive impact on language. Thank you for sharing this:)
You’re welcome Cristina! I am so glad!
First, I want to say that I love your blog. It’s so informative and thorough. Thank you for sharing these tips and resources. This post is especially helpful to me as a special education preschool teacher!
Thank you, Sally! I am so glad that this helps you!