What Should We Talk About? 

Talking About Things Outside

Talking to children about what they see or hear teaches them new words.
Ask your child questions about things he/she sees outside:
• What color is it?
• What do you see?
• How does it feel?
• What shape is this?
• What does that remind you of?
• How would it look if it was snowing?

To help your child succeed, you can:
• Talk about something your child can touch and feel.
• Ask your child questions about things he/she is really interested in (rocks,mud, butterflies).
• Ask your child simple questions (Is this rock smooth?)
• Help your child to describe things with more than one word (brown, smooth, hard).

To make this activity more challenging, you can:
• Describe something nearby and see if your child can find it. Have your child describe something for you and try to find it.
• Play with your child at putting things into categories (beetles are insects, an acorn is a nut, a rose is a flower).
• Talk about how things would look different in other weather conditions, or times of the day.
• Ask your child to imagine how things would look different if your child were the size of an ant.