Games to Help Children’s Understanding
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Ask the child to select two objects from a group of things. Be careful not to
give the child a clue by pointing or looking at the object. If the child gets the
two, increase to three objects and so on. This will help you to determine how
many objects he can understand and remember. You can practice this game
but make sure the child is kept motivated and thinking it’s fun, we don’t want
the child to be put off because they cannot do it or find it boring. A few
minutes at a time is best.
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With a small group of children play sorting games. Provide some resources
which have a main theme, such as clothes, and ask them what it is. You can
ask them each to take one item and then stand up if they have a (for example)
hat. Extend this by introducing non-clothes items and ask them to sort into two
piles.
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Introduce vocabulary within games, e.g. long and short could be sorting
ribbons or making playdough snakes.
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When singing or reading with the children, encourage them to finish off the
last word in the sentence/line.
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Encourage self confidence in welcome songs and encourage children to get
to know each others names.