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Speaking activities for children aged 2-3 Years - Coggle Diagram
Speaking activities for children aged 2-3 Years
Book Area
Puppets
Audio Stories
Reading aloud
Jokes and Riddles
Grouptime
Reading stories
Scrapbooking daily photo's for children to narrate to peers
Singing songs
Morning minutes to discuss day
Review of day children can share experiences
Spend time each day speaking to all the children in the room and listening to them actively (Beaty, 2009)
Cooking
Describing process
Sharing stories of prior experiences
Provides an encounter of language in a different form (Neuman & Roskos, 1993)
Describing textures and taste
Witnessing and participating in a variety of talking experiences will assist in language competency (Fellows & Oakley, 2020)
Block Play
Natural background sounds
Conversations about building process
Puzzle
A range of blocks and props
Will assist in the development of emergent writing and reading (McMullen, 1998)
Transitions
Greetings
Greet each child daily using their name and something about the day thus far (Beaty, 2009)
Games
Rhymes e.g doggy where is your bone
Dramatic Play
Conversations
Support the development of new understandings (Harden, 2016)
Group experiences
Props for family experiences
Aids in providing a link between cultures (Harden, 2016)
Home courner
Dramatic set ups provide opportunities for children to engage in dialogue (Harden, 2016)
Real life props
STEM
Counting
Describing
Cause and Effect
Hypothesising
Demonstrates a different form of language functionality (Fellows & Oakley, 2020)
Routine times
Conversations
Engage with children during routine time of the day such as lunch to ensure conversation isn't rushed (Beaty, 2009)
Engaging with families sharing experiences
Outdoor Play
Group tasks
Obstacle course
Mud play
Sandpit
Music
Creating
Listening and describing
Group Experiences
Rhymes and Chants
Art and Craft
Familiar images
Clay and modelling
Natural items
Craft and Collage
Expression of ideas
Excursion
Community walk
Exposure to different situations provides opportunities for children to develop understanding of languages (Fellowes & Oakley, 2020)
Incursions
Inviting guest speakers