Vocabulary— learning different words and their meanings. Picture books use more words than are heard in day-to-day conversation.
- Point to and name various body parts and repeat words.
- Think of new words to add to what you already say to your child.
- Read to your child every day.
- Talk about what is happening in a favorite show.
- Explain unfamiliar words.
- Look at all the different shades of a color in the crayon box.
Books
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book by Eric Carle
- Freight Train by Donald Crews
- Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
- If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
- Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert