I posted previously about one outdoor game Sweet Pea, my almost 4 year old, loves to play that I introduce a little sneaky learning into. Today I’d like to share another.
Sweet Pea loves to play trains ~ outside and inside. Simply put, he wants to play Follow the Leader and we take turns being the ‘conductor’, or leader, while he tells a story about the train trip.
When he is the leader he changes his speed, direction and volume almost continuously. I use the descriptor words for his actions, i.e. ‘the train is moving faster, slower, turning right, left, going under a tunnel, going over a bridge. He’s shown me he’s learning by using these words in other types of play and uses them correctly.
As the leader, I try to hop and jump saying the track is bumpy. He loves the action integrated into his ‘story’, as he’s always narrating so in a way I’m actually following his directions. Often this changes the story when he continues it as the conductor.
Sneaky learning: gross motor coordination, spatial relationships, imagination, language development
What ways has your little one integrated the things they love into games they play?
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