Teach & Tickle - Back Words

Ideal for ages 3 to 3.5 years (approximately)

Your child's language skills are exploding, so encourage her to have fun with words by giving them a new twist. Say sentences and phrases backwards!

Learning skills involved:

Cognitive thinking skills

Emotional expression

Language and vocabulary development

Sequencing

Social interaction

Materials you would need:

Mealtime setting

What to do:

Play during mealtime, so your child can learn the game while using familiar sentences.

Start with simple sentences like, "More milk please," and "Thank you." Say them backwards: "Please more milk" and "You thank."

Demonstrate a few times so she understands how to play.

Progress to longer sentences as your child gets better at playing the game.

Variations of this game. . .

Have a backwards hour when you do and say everything backwards. Or try acting out a scene from a favourite book together, backwards!

Caution!

If your child becomes frustrated because she can't understand the game, try using two-word sentences only, or stop and try again a few days later.

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