Sounds all around – adding sounds to silly sentences

What you need 

• Things around your home that sound can be associated with. For example, a toy cow can be associated with a ‘moo’ and a train with a ‘choo choo’ 

What to do 

1. Once you have lots of different sound sources, show them to your toddler. 
2. Play a game to find out whether your toddler knows a sound for the toys or objects. 
3. Choose around four toys or objects for the game – perhaps the ones your toddler finds most interesting. 
4. Explain that you are going to make a sound and they are going to tell you, or pass to you, which toy or object matches the sound.  
5. You can make an elaborate sentence to accompany each sound, so, “I think I am going to sneeze, ah, ah, ah...” If your toddler doesn't respond, you can give a prompt to say, “What do I need when I sneeze?” 

Good to know 

As your toddler becomes more familiar with the game, you can extend it by adding more objects or you can encourage your toddler to make the sounds for you to work out.  

If you have some animals, you could make a little story about them and invite your toddler to do an animal soundtrack.