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Make grocery shopping a learning experience

What You Need:

None

What To Do:

1. Say to your child, “When we go to the store, we’ll get bread” (or other item familiar to the child).


2. Invite your child to add to the list by saying, “When we go to the store, we’ll get bread and …..” (child decides milk).


3. Follow up with, “When we go to the store, we’ll get bread, milk and oatmeal.”


4. Continue playing the game and adding more words for as long as your child is still interested. You can even vary the activity by selecting things that only begin with a certain sound, such as /b/ (bread, bananas, bacon, etc.)

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