Reduce Toddler Frustration by Teaching Sign Language. Part 2: Things
Ideas for using milk in sign language during daily routines
Daily Activities: drink milk during snacks and meals.
Play: pretend play with dolls, stuffed animals, puppets, plastic animals, favorite characters.
Books: find pictures of people and animals drinking milk.
Comment when you see people drinking on TV or in movies.
Ideas for using "ball" in sign language during daily routines
Play: roll, bounce, throw, kick and pass a ball back and forth.
Play: comment on toys with balls ex. ball and hammer, ball poppers etc.
Play: make balls out of play dough.
Books: look for pictures of balls in books.
Going Out: play with a ball at the park.
Ideas for using "bubbles" in sign language during daily activities
Daily Activities: playing with bubbles in the bathtub.
Play: blow bubbles and pop, stomp and clap them.
Daily Activities: talk about bubbles when washing hands.
Life Skills: make bubbles in the sink and wash dishes together.
Going Out: watch the bubbles as you go through a car wash.
Ideas for using "apple" in sign language during daily routines
Daily Activities: eat apples during snacks and meals.
Play: have dolls, stuffed animals, puppets, plastic animals, favorite characters eat apples during play.
Life Skills: point to apples on packages when putting away groceries.
Books: read books with apples. Going Out: find the apples in the grocery store.
Ideas for using "book" in sign language during daily routines
Daily Activities: make reading books part of your bedtime routine.
Life Skills: put books away during clean up.
Life Skills: follow directions, ex. “Get the book”.
Going Out: visit the library.
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Part 2 - Things
