Category: Level 3: 19 – 36 months

  • Snipping with Scissors

    Your Child Will Learn

    Fine motor control and beginning scissor skills 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Demonstrate how to snip paper with child-sized safety scissors. Exaggerate your finger movements and say “cut” with every snip.
    2. Let me practice holding and moving
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  • Drawing a Line

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to use writing utensils and draw a line.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tape a piece of paper to the table and let me explore making marks with crayons.
    2. Make a vertical line on the paper
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  • Opposite Words

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to compare things using opposite words

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Throughout the day, help give me examples of two opposite words. 
    2. Some ideas for Up/Down:
      • Say “Up” with each step we take while walking upstairs,
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  • Saying More and More Words

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to add more words to their spoken vocabulary

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Throughout the day, name lots of objects, actions, foods, and people. Give me a chance to imitate you.
    2. Talk out loud during everyday
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  • Dressing Myself

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to get dressed with minimal assistance

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Help me be as independent as possible in dressing. Choose clothing that is easier for me to put on (like pants with elastic waistbands and
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  • Learning to Put on Shoes

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to get shoes on my feet

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Help me practice with your shoes first. It’s easier for me to get big shoes on my feet.
    2. Before I try to put the shoes
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  • Playing with Peers

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to play with another child

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Set up play dates with another similarly-aged child. I probably will only want to play with a friend for about 30 minutes.
    2. Supply some toys that
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  • Dramatic Play with Dolls

    Your Child Will Learn

    To act out my own feelings and practice conversations with dolls

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather dolls, action figures, puppets, and stuffed animals to play with. Help me find simple pretend or real props to use
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  • Learning to Wash Hands

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to wash my hands with help

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Provide a sturdy step stool so I can reach the water by myself. I’ll probably need help turning the faucet on and off. Show me
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