What you need
What to try
Read the book to your toddler, exaggerating the words ‘a’ and ‘the’.
Look for images in the illustrations that show them. For example, if you read, ‘The dog was in the barn,’ look for a picture of ‘the dog’ and ‘the barn’.
Try drawing your own pictures of your toddler’s favourite things in the house.
Ask them first what they would like you to draw.
Look at the pictures together and talk about what you can see.
Invite your toddler to look for them and then tell you when they've found them.
Encourage them to tell you what they’ve found and where it is. Asking for a little more detail will help your toddler form longer sentences with ‘a’ and ‘the’ in.