For the words "Mom – Mom", many hot mothers are excited. For the words "Dad – Dad", even top student Deng Chao couldn't help crying.
When a baby is young, it is the most critical period for the development of language ability. If parents can guide and educate the baby correctly at this time, the baby's language ability will be even better.
Language games suitable for babies aged 0-1 years old
The first cry when a baby is born is the first word he speaks when he comes into this world! In order for children's language to develop well, mothers do not need to do a lot of things. They only need to spend 30 minutes every day to "talk" and play games with their children seriously, and you will have unexpected gains.
■ Game 1: Clap and nod
How to play:
❶ Sit face to face with the baby, hold his two little hands, and teach him to pat each other.
❷ While patting, say: "Clap your hands." Then, without holding his hand, see if he can pat it by himself. In the same way, you can teach your baby to nod.
benefit:
Exercise your baby's ability to understand language and imitate. Babies after 7 months can use actions to express when they hear some specific language signals, so you might as well play similar games with him.
■Game 2: Sweet little mouth
How to play:
❶ Mom sings a nursery rhyme: "Little baby, with a sweet mouth, calls for mommy and daddy, making grandma laugh and lose her teeth."
When singing "Baby, sweet mouth", the mother taps the baby's mouth with her hand.
❷ When the mother hums, she can use exaggerated expressions to make the baby laugh. When the baby laughs, you can take the opportunity to kiss him or her.
Although the baby at this stage does not understand the meaning of children's songs yet, he likes the cheerful rhythm of children's songs, and he also likes the kind and rich expressions and movements when parents read children's songs to him. Babies need to better understand children's songs by watching their parents' vivid expressions.
benefit:
Cultivate your baby's language ability, let your baby feel the rhythm and rhythm of children's songs, and enhance your baby's memory ability.
■Game 3: Treasure Hunt in Treasure Box
How to play:
❶ Prepare a cardboard box as a "treasure box" and put 10 to 20 small toys of different sizes and shapes in it, such as table tennis balls, dolls, cars, small boxes, etc.
❷ Place a few toys or objects that your baby is familiar with in front of him. First name the toy, then pick it up and show it to your baby, and then put it in the "treasure box".
❸ After putting them away, take out the toys one by one from the "treasure box" while talking. Pick out a few toys, place them in front of the baby at a certain distance, name one of them, and see if the baby looks at or grabs the toy.
❹ Hide a sounding toy under the pillow in front of the baby, let the baby look for it with his eyes or take it out with his hands, and give him the toy as a reward when he finds it.
benefit:
Train your baby's ability to understand language and recognize objects; develop your baby's memory and ability to solve simple problems.
■Game 4: Who is that in the photo?
How to play:
❶ Show your baby a big picture of your mother.
❷ The mother demonstrates the sound of "Mom–Mom", teasing the baby to look at the mother's mouth shape, and teasing the baby to imitate.
❸ The mother then points to the big picture of the father and asks the baby to look at it again, teasing him to imitate the sound of "dad-dad". After each repeated syllable is pronounced, there should be a pause to give the baby a chance to imitate.
❹ Dads can get involved too. When the mother holds the baby, she asks the baby to imitate the mother's pronunciation; when the father holds the baby, he teaches the baby to imitate the father's pronunciation.
benefit:
Train your baby's pronunciation ability and language imitation ability to prepare for language learning.
■ Game 5: Who is calling?
How to play:
❶ The mother and baby pick up the toy phone at the same time and keep a certain distance apart.
❷ The mother simulates talking to the baby on the phone: "Hey, hey, hey…", calls the baby's name, greets the baby's toys, says some things that are often said to the baby in life, looks at the baby, and observes the baby's reaction.
❸ When you put the phone back, say goodbye to your baby and teach your baby to put the phone away.
❹ When a mother talks to her baby on the phone, the baby will feel puzzled and curious. At this time, the mother should tell the baby that this is a phone call and encourage the baby to listen to the sound on the phone. After the mother demonstrates it many times, the baby will become very interested in the phone because it can make sounds. After the baby becomes familiar with this game, he (she) will take the initiative to pick up the phone, wait for the mother to pick up the other one, and then happily listen to the mother talking to him (her) on the phone.
benefit:
Develop baby's language intelligence, train baby's hearing, and promote parent-child relationship.
■ Game 6: How to call small animals
How to play:
❶ Prepare pictures of small animals such as chickens and ducks.
❷ You show the picture and imitate the pronunciation of the small animal. Repeat several times and let your baby imitate. You can also teach him to imitate the corresponding actions, or let your baby point out which picture is a chick and which one is a duck. This allows your baby to practice pronunciation.
benefit:
Train baby's pronunciation ability and language imitation ability.
Language games suitable for babies aged 1-3 years old
1-3 years old is the fastest time for babies to learn language. In just a few months, babies can go from speaking a simple word to speaking complete sentences, surprising their loved ones every day. This period is also the period when the baby is most curious about the outside world. Mothers can make full use of the baby's strong curiosity about everything at this stage and start a "dialogue" with him about the things he is concerned about, thereby exercising the baby's language ability. .
■Game 1: Read children’s songs
How to play:
❶ Choose a rhyming nursery rhyme that is easy to understand and the last word of each sentence is easy to pronounce, and read it to your baby.
❷ When reciting, you deliberately lengthen the pronunciation interval between the last two words, such as "小波——小儿", and accentuate the tone of the last word of each sentence to emphasize the rhyming word. This allows the baby to better imitate the pronunciation of the last word.
benefit:
Train your baby's ability to speak, imitate and perceive the rhythm of children's songs.
■Game 2: Make friends
How to play:
❶ The mother takes out the talking doll and greets the baby to stimulate the baby's interest.
❷ The mother uses words to encourage the baby to say hello to the doll: "Hello!" and gives the baby a gift as a doll, saying: "This is for you." Teach the baby to say "thank you" while holding the gift.
❸ Families can also interact with each other. Mothers encourage babies to take the initiative to say hello to other babies, give each other candies, exchange toys, and learn the polite phrase "thank you." At the end of the game, guide your baby to say "goodbye" and make corresponding gestures.
benefit:
Train your baby's speaking ability, promote parent-child relationship, and make your baby polite~
■ Game 3: Baby remembers
How to play:
❶ Play a picture card game with your baby. When looking at the picture cards, pay attention to telling your baby what the name of each picture is.
❷ Read it repeatedly. After the baby recognizes 4 to 5 pictures, let him (her) find the familiar ones from a large number of pictures. Once found, parents should praise and encourage them. To increase the difficulty of the game, add 1 to 2 word cards to the picture cards to train your baby to find them.
❸ When the baby recognizes the picture, the adult should carefully tell the baby the characteristics of the picture. It is best to make up a story or children's song for each picture. Let the baby point his finger on the picture, which will also deepen the baby's understanding of the picture. When letting the baby find the picture from the word card, the adult should tell the baby the difference between the word card and the picture card, so that the baby can recognize the word card.
benefit:
Exercise your baby's memory, train your baby's speaking ability, and promote parent-child relationship.
■ Game 4: Reenactment of the scene
How to play:
❶ Take your baby to play outdoors more often. When you get home, tell him about the things you saw and the places you went to with him today.
❷ Ask the baby questions, such as "Where did mom take you today?" "What did you see?" The baby can answer with simple words: "zoo", "tiger", etc., or express it with actions. If you and your child have been through the same thing, your conversations will have a lot in common.
benefit:
Cultivate your baby's good listening habits, train your baby's observation ability, and promote parent-child relationship.
■Game 5: Where is the nose?
How to play:
❶ Sit face to face with your baby and let him look at you.
❷ If you mention a certain part of the body, let the baby point it out. For example, if you ask him: "Where is mom's nose?" the baby will point to your nose with his finger. You can also let your baby point to his body parts according to your verbal prompts.
benefit:
Exercise the baby's memory, train the baby's speaking ability, let the baby initially understand his own body, and at the same time promote the parent-child relationship.
Language games suitable for 3-4 year old babies
3 to 4 years old is the period when children's oral language develops fastest. They are no longer satisfied with "parroting", but actively learn and use language, and become "eloquent". Therefore, the form and content of our games can become richer.
■Game 1: Radio Station
How to play:
Each member of the family acts as a radio station, such as: Grandma Radio Station, Dad Radio Station. A parent makes a phone call. When dialing a certain radio station, the radio station will play songs, cross talk, news and other programs. Parents can consciously dial the baby's radio station so that the baby can get more practice opportunities and improve the baby's language ability.
benefit:
Enable children to speak clearly, have a generous attitude, and speak and recite with expression.
■ Game 2: Whisper
How to play:
The rule of this game is that parents can whisper something in the baby's ear, which will attract the baby's attention and allow the baby to concentrate on listening to the mother's whisper. The whole family can also participate in this game. The family members sit in a circle and guide the baby by passing words to see if the words passed by the baby are specific. It is best to give the baby more opportunities to pass the words so as to train the baby's language. expression ability.
benefit:
Exercise your baby's hearing, cultivate your baby's attention and help your baby pronounce accurately.
■Game 3: Little Salesperson
How to play:
Before the game, the mother should prepare 5-10 toys, aprons, etc. for the baby. Then the toys are put away one by one. The mother first puts on an apron and acts as a salesperson to introduce the products to the baby. For example, pointing to a toy dog and saying: "This is a puppy. It has white hair. Its nose can smell. It has 4 legs and a curly tail. It can help people guard the door. Do you like it? Do you want to buy it?" Is it?" The child "buys" the puppy back, and then the baby acts as a salesperson to introduce the product, and the game is repeated.
benefit:
Through the training of this kind of game, the baby can imitate the speech and work ability of adults. It can exercise your baby's flexibility and intelligence.
■ Game 4: Send a telegram
How to play:
The mother tells some interesting telegram contents in the baby's ear, such as the little monkey dancing disco in the light bulb, the little mouse defeating the big tiger, etc. The child listens and passes it to a third person, who tells the contents of the telegram, and the person who sent the telegram verifies it. If there is no third person, ask the baby to repeat it again in the adult's ear.
benefit:
Cultivate your baby's memory and language expression skills.
■ Game 5: I am a little driver
How to play:
Find a small stool as a car, the baby will ride on the stool as the driver and pull it forward, and the parents will trot behind as the passengers. You can set up different ride-hailing situations and keep asking your baby: Where are you now? There is a red light ahead, what should our car do?
benefit:
This can help babies combine actions and language and learn language in situations.
■Game 6: Make toys come alive
How to play:
Give the baby some favorite toys and let the baby say to the toys what he or she has heard or learned or what he wants to say in his heart. The mother can also take the baby to imitate some things, such as feeding the doll or dressing the bear, and also Some allow the baby to push a toy car by himself, and the mother takes the baby for a walk around the house.
benefit:
Let the baby master a large number of vocabulary and details of some things in life, and cultivate the child's self-care ability and sense of direction.
■ Game 7: Baby learns to introduce himself
How to play:
❶ Play the "kindergarten" game with your baby. The mother plays the role of a kindergarten teacher, and the baby puts on a small schoolbag and comes in through the door.
❷ When the baby sees "teacher", he will first bow and say "Hello, teacher". Then the teacher asks, "What's your name, kid?" The baby can usually come back and ask this question smoothly.
❸ Then the mother asks the baby in turn, "What's your dad's name?" "What's your mom's name?" "Where is your home?" "What's your home phone number?" etc. If the baby cannot answer a question clearly, parents should remind them in time. After the questioning, the baby bowed to the teacher and said "Goodbye, teacher".
benefit:
Increase the baby's vocabulary, let the baby understand information related to himself, increase his understanding of himself, and let the baby learn to use polite words.
■ Game 8: Word exchange game
How to play:
The mother says a simple sentence, and the baby follows it up, but replaces one word in the sentence with another. For example, mother says: "I have an apple." Baby says: "I have a banana." Mother: "I have a dress." Baby: "I have a car." Mother: "I open the door." Baby: "I close the door." Mom: "The apples are red." Baby: "The apples are sweet."
benefit:
Improve your baby's ability to apply and respond to vocabulary.
■ Game 9: Two-syllable word competition
How to play:
Dad, mom and baby compete in a two-syllable word contest together. The father can say one thing first, and then the mother and baby will say it in turn to see who can say it quickly and accurately. For example, big – small – fat – thick – blue – black – short – long…
benefit:
Help babies consolidate their knowledge, memory and understanding of words.
■ Game 10: Look at the pictures and talk
How to play:
Mothers can hold the baby or take the baby to read some children's pictures and tell stories together. In this way, you can accompany the child to turn one page at a time. Parents can tell your baby in simple and easy-to-understand language: "This is a bear, this is a puppy." , "The kitten is fishing, the bear is chasing the butterfly", and other meanings of some pictures. When you first start reading pictures with your baby, don’t stay on one page for too long, and don’t pay attention to the details in the book. You should increase your baby’s curiosity. Only in this way can your baby have the patience to read on. Wait until your baby is familiar with the pictures. After having a preliminary impression of these pictures, parents can then explain the actions along with the pictures.
benefit:
Exercise your baby's cognitive ability, being able to accurately name animals can effectively develop intelligence, and at the same time, it can also exercise your baby's language expression ability.
■Game 11: Question and answer
How to play:
Mother and baby play a game of question and answer. For example, the mother asks: "What animals swim in the water?" The baby answers: "Little ducks (or small fish) swim in the water." Mom: "What flies in the sky?" The baby: "Little birds (or airplanes, Kites, etc.) are flying in the sky." Mom: "What is white?" Baby: "Snow is white" or "Little rabbits are white" etc.
benefit:
Exercise your baby's language expression and make your thinking more agile.
■ Game 12: Family Theater
How to play:
After parents tell a story to their baby, they prepare corresponding materials to arrange the story situation according to the specific plot, and let the baby perform it. For example, after telling the story "The Three Little Bears", prepare three toy bears and let the baby act out the story while reading it.
benefit:
Not only can it help your baby understand the content of the story, but it can also fully exercise your child's language expression ability.
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