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Learning Opportunities Easily Achieved in Play with your Toddler

By: Elizabeth Short

Loads of learning opportunities can be achieved through sociodramatic play and building scripts for daily activities.

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Before going to the grocery store, talk about your routine. This is a wonderful chance to teach the value of lists.

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  • Why do we make a list?
  • Discuss how easy it is to forget things, even for the all knowing parent.
  • Encourage your child’s active participation, by soliciting suggestions about favorite foods to include on the list.
  • Point out how organized the grocery store is and how this structures helps us to efficiently complete our shopping.

Teach the importance of checking off items on the list, to insure all items have been obtained.

  • If your child becomes impatient during the trip to the store, you can give them a special task and redirect their attention to your list.
  • You could ask them to help you cross off items on a grocery list by naming items already in the cart. This helps them practice their developing language skills and also gather a sense of what is left on the grocery trip list.
  • Non-readers can be asked to decorate the list with pictures corresponding to items on the list. This provides a nice opportunity to advance literacy.

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A Time to Play Alone and Imitate Others: 2 to 3-years of Age

By: Elizabeth Short

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Children play in all sorts of ways. You may have noticed your toddler playing alongside other children yet appearing to focus on their own play and rarely interacting with others. This kind of play is often referred to as “parallel play.” Parallel play is when two or more children are playing in the same space, however not with each other. Parallel Play on the Easel for TwoAlthough children are not cooperatively playing with peers, parallel play gives children an opportunity to play alone while having the added benefit of observing and imitating another child while learning something new. Moreover, children are able to practice what they are learning until they feel they have mastered the challenge. This can give children a sense of pride, “I did it all by myself!” which is important in developing the confidence necessary to motivate them to take on future challenges. Parallel play also helps children learn to be okay with being by them selves and manage their boredom.

As children age, they tend to incorporate their peers and adults more and more into their play experiences. However, parents should not be concerned if their older child appears to prefer to play in this way from time to time. Children at any age have preferences for how they play, and often children will mix things up by playing with and without peers. These stylistic differences in children’s play are not unlike how some adults like to work alongside co-workers and compare notes as they work independently, while others enjoy collaborating in teams.

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What are some things you’ve noticed while your child is playing?