Let’s get started
Today we will explore our family's languages through play. Grown-ups can model it first; children can respond by pointing, moving, speaking, or drawing. There is no speed test.
Learn together
- Watch together: Learn a greeting in a language used by family or neighbors.
- Try it as a team: Practice together with words or puppets. Pause, repeat and let the child lead.
- Try once more in a new way: Listen to the other person. Celebrate the attempt, not perfect results.
Watch and try an example
Learn a greeting in a language used by family or neighbors.
Show what you noticed
- Show or tell a grown-up what you noticed while we explored our family's languages. An adult may enter the child's words.
- Try it again: Learn a greeting in a language used by family or neighbors. Tell your grown-up which part was fun or surprising.
- Draw, point, move, or talk to show what you learned about our family's languages. Adults can record an observation instead of requiring writing.
Five optional ways to revisit this week
Choose a few minutes on any days that suit your child; these are ideas, not mandatory daily assignments.
- Day 1 · Discover: Learn a greeting in a language used by family or neighbors. What did the child notice about our family's languages? A parent may record their spoken answer.
- Day 2 · Repeat: Repeat our family's languages together slowly. Encourage the child to choose the materials or lead the play. Describe how the child participated in our family's languages today.
- Day 3 · Change it: Explore our family's languages again in a different place or with another set of safe materials. What changed when you tried the activity differently?
- Day 4 · Pretend: Invite the child to explain or act out our family's languages for a toy animal or family member. Which part could the child explain, show, or imitate?
- Day 5 · Celebrate: Let the child choose one favorite part of our family's languages to repeat, draw or talk about. What is one skill, observation, or question to remember next time?
Family play extension
Family play extension: Learn a greeting in a language used by family or neighbors. Take a picture or save a drawing if your family wishes. This week's theme is neighborhood helpers.
Reflect and grow
What did you enjoy or notice about our family's languages? Let your grown-up write down your answer if you prefer to speak.