Literacy

Literacy for a toddler is not letters. It is the love of books, the rhythm of rhymes, the discovery that marks on paper mean something, and the hand strength to make those marks. The activities here touch that early ground: scribbling, turning pages, posting letters, listening to a story under a blanket, pointing at a picture and naming what they see. There are not many, because reading together is most of early literacy and does not need instructions or props. But each of these adds something a book on its own cannot, whether that is a crayon in the hand or a story acted out with a soft toy.

72 activities

Board Book Page Turn illustration Board Book Page Turn from 12 months · 5-10 min Story Time Lap Snuggle illustration Story Time Lap Snuggle from 12 months · 20-30 min Which Book Tonight? illustration Which Book Tonight? from 12 months · 10-15 min Cushion Story Nest illustration Cushion Story Nest from 14 months · 25-40 min Yoghurt Finger Paint illustration Yoghurt Finger Paint from 14 months · 20-35 min Point, Name, Pause illustration Point, Name, Pause from 15 months · 5-10 min Puppet Story Den illustration Puppet Story Den from 16 months · 25-45 min Bedtime Book Fetch illustration Bedtime Book Fetch from 18 months · 5-10 min Book Basket Pick illustration Book Basket Pick from 18 months · 5-10 min Bring Me A Book illustration Bring Me A Book from 18 months · 5-10 min You Read To Me illustration You Read To Me from 18 months · 5-10 min Find It and Point illustration Find It and Point from 22 months · 10-15 min From Book to Toy illustration From Book to Toy from 24 months · 5-10 min Menu Picture Point illustration Menu Picture Point from 24 months · 5-10 min Storytime Snuggle Guess illustration Storytime Snuggle Guess from 24 months · 20-35 min Whisper And Roar Story illustration Whisper And Roar Story from 24 months · 10-15 min Matching Picture Cards illustration Matching Picture Cards from 26 months · 20-35 min Three Bears Line Up illustration Three Bears Line Up from 26 months · 30-45 min Finish the Rhyme illustration Finish the Rhyme from 30 months · 5-10 min Tell Me the Pictures illustration Tell Me the Pictures from 30 months · 10-15 min Write What They Say illustration Write What They Say from 30 months · 10-15 min Billy Goats Gruff Bridge illustration Billy Goats Gruff Bridge from 36 months · 30-40 min Café Order Pad illustration Café Order Pad from 36 months · 30-40 min Enormous Turnip Pull illustration Enormous Turnip Pull from 36 months · 10-15 min Five Pumpkins on a Wall illustration Five Pumpkins on a Wall from 36 months · 10-15 min Hide the Music illustration Hide the Music from 36 months · 5-10 min Letter for the Postbox illustration Letter for the Postbox from 36 months · 30-40 min Library Book Choosing illustration Library Book Choosing from 36 months · 10-15 min Listening Walk illustration Listening Walk from 36 months · 15-20 min Nursery Rhyme Theatre illustration Nursery Rhyme Theatre from 36 months · 30-40 min Parcel Post Office illustration Parcel Post Office from 36 months · 30-40 min Pause the Story illustration Pause the Story from 36 months · 10-15 min Pick the Fruit at the Shop illustration Pick the Fruit at the Shop from 36 months · 10-15 min Rainstorm Body Band illustration Rainstorm Body Band from 36 months · 5-10 min Shaker Pairs illustration Shaker Pairs from 36 months · 10-15 min Sound Effects Story illustration Sound Effects Story from 36 months · 30-40 min Splash Sounds Test illustration Splash Sounds Test from 36 months · 10-15 min Story Spoons illustration Story Spoons from 36 months · 10-15 min Teddy's Birthday Party illustration Teddy's Birthday Party from 36 months · 30-45 min Three Bears' House illustration Three Bears' House from 36 months · 30-40 min Three Little Pigs Houses illustration Three Little Pigs Houses from 36 months · 10-15 min Toy Car Road Map illustration Toy Car Road Map from 36 months · 15-20 min Trick-or-Treat Doors illustration Trick-or-Treat Doors from 36 months · 30-40 min Water Brush Letters illustration Water Brush Letters from 36 months · 10-15 min Your Turn to Tell illustration Your Turn to Tell from 36 months · 5-10 min Family Jobs Chart illustration Family Jobs Chart from 38 months · 10-15 min Goodnight Rhymes illustration Goodnight Rhymes from 38 months · 5 min Junk Mail Name Collage illustration Junk Mail Name Collage from 38 months · 10-15 min Our Art Gallery illustration Our Art Gallery from 38 months · 30-40 min Picture Clue Treasure Hunt illustration Picture Clue Treasure Hunt from 38 months · 15-20 min Picture Shopping List illustration Picture Shopping List from 38 months · 30-40 min Rhyming Picnic illustration Rhyming Picnic from 38 months · 30-40 min Robot Talk Guessing illustration Robot Talk Guessing from 38 months · 5-10 min Silly Song Swaps illustration Silly Song Swaps from 38 months · 5-10 min Sock Puppet Show illustration Sock Puppet Show from 38 months · 15-20 min Story Map Drawing illustration Story Map Drawing from 38 months · 15-20 min Toy Shop Till illustration Toy Shop Till from 38 months · 10-15 min Big Box, Little Box Drums illustration Big Box, Little Box Drums from 40 months · 10-15 min Clap Your Name illustration Clap Your Name from 40 months · 5-10 min Clapping Rhyme illustration Clapping Rhyme from 40 months · 5-10 min Dough Snake Letters illustration Dough Snake Letters from 40 months · 10-15 min First Letter Hunt illustration First Letter Hunt from 40 months · 15-20 min Flour Tray Letters illustration Flour Tray Letters from 40 months · 10-15 min Folded Story Book illustration Folded Story Book from 40 months · 30-40 min I Spy First Sounds illustration I Spy First Sounds from 40 months · 5-10 min Jump the Beats illustration Jump the Beats from 40 months · 5-10 min Rhyme and Jump illustration Rhyme and Jump from 40 months · 5-10 min Rhyming Pairs Basket illustration Rhyming Pairs Basket from 40 months · 10-15 min Snake Hiss, Bee Buzz illustration Snake Hiss, Bee Buzz from 40 months · 5-10 min Speckled Frog Hops illustration Speckled Frog Hops from 40 months · 10-15 min Toy Box Labels illustration Toy Box Labels from 40 months · 10-15 min Name Sign for the Door illustration Name Sign for the Door from 42 months · 10-15 min

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