Communication and Language

Communication and Language is the EYFS strand about listening, understanding and talking. For a toddler that means hearing new words attached to real things, following a simple instruction, and having a reason to say something. The activities here are chosen because they are full of talk: naming what goes in the basket, describing wet and dry, giving a soft toy a voice. You do not need to teach anything. Do the activity, narrate what is happening, and leave gaps for them to fill.

30 activities

Blanket Tunnel Crawl illustration Blanket Tunnel Crawl from 12 months · 5-10 min Board Book Page Turn illustration Board Book Page Turn from 12 months · 5-10 min Fabric Swatch Feel illustration Fabric Swatch Feel from 12 months · 5-10 min Story Time Lap Snuggle illustration Story Time Lap Snuggle from 12 months · 10-15 min Textured Fabric Basket illustration Textured Fabric Basket from 12 months · 5-10 min Warm Cloth Face Wipe illustration Warm Cloth Face Wipe from 12 months · 5 min Photo Book Browse illustration Photo Book Browse from 14 months · 5-10 min Picture Card Point & Name illustration Picture Card Point & Name from 14 months · 5-10 min Stuffed Animal Heartbeat Listen illustration Stuffed Animal Heartbeat Listen from 14 months · 5 min Window Raindrop Watch illustration Window Raindrop Watch from 14 months · 5-10 min Music Freeze Dance illustration Music Freeze Dance from 18 months · 5-10 min Laundry Sorting Pile illustration Laundry Sorting Pile from 22 months · 5-10 min Counting Step Walk illustration Counting Step Walk from 24 months · 5-10 min Doctor Bear Checkup illustration Doctor Bear Checkup from 24 months · 10-15 min Follow My Moves illustration Follow My Moves from 24 months · 10-15 min Gentle Torch Shadows illustration Gentle Torch Shadows from 24 months · 5-10 min Jelly Hands Dig illustration Jelly Hands Dig from 24 months · 10-15 min Put Toys To Bed illustration Put Toys To Bed from 24 months · 5-10 min Quiet Bubble Watch illustration Quiet Bubble Watch from 24 months · 5-10 min Sock Sorting By Feel illustration Sock Sorting By Feel from 24 months · 5-10 min Stop And Go Freeze illustration Stop And Go Freeze from 24 months · 10-15 min Storytime Snuggle Guess illustration Storytime Snuggle Guess from 24 months · 10-15 min Teddy Tea Party illustration Teddy Tea Party from 24 months · 10-15 min Flour Finger Drawing illustration Flour Finger Drawing from 26 months · 10-15 min Ice Cube Melt Race illustration Ice Cube Melt Race from 26 months · 10-15 min Match The Socks illustration Match The Socks from 26 months · 5-10 min Matching Picture Cards illustration Matching Picture Cards from 26 months · 10-15 min Shopkeeper Pretend Sell illustration Shopkeeper Pretend Sell from 26 months · 10-15 min Sort The Laundry illustration Sort The Laundry from 26 months · 5-10 min Texture Basket Guess illustration Texture Basket Guess from 26 months · 5-10 min

Other EYFS areas

Physical Development activities for toddlers · Personal, Social and Emotional Development activities for toddlers · Literacy activities for toddlers · Mathematics activities for toddlers · Understanding the World activities for toddlers · Expressive Arts and Design activities for toddlers · All activities