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Let'sTalk,ReadandSingaboutSTEM!
TipsforFamilieswithYoungChildrenChildrenbegindiscoveringtheworldaroundthemfromthemomenttheyareborn.
Whenyoutalk,readandsingwithyourchild,you'rehelpingherlearn.
Itcanbeassimpleascountingyourbaby'stoesduringbathtime,askingyourtoddleraquestionaboutthesky,orencouragingpreschool-agechildrentobuildwithblocks!
Infact,veryyoungchildrencanlearnsomeofthebasicconceptsunderlyingscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM).
YoucandiscoverSTEMwithyourchildinmanyways.
Talk,read,sing,play,signoruseotherwaystocommunicate–whateverworksbestforyourfamily.
Forchildrenwithdisabilitiesordevelopmentaldelays,communicatewithyourserviceprovidersandkeepeachotherinformedofyourchild'sindividuallearningstyleandmethodsyouareusingtomakeyourchild'slanguageenvironmentasrichaspossible.
Whileweprovidesometips,weknoweverychildisunique.
Asalways,youshoulddowhatisbestanddevelopmentallyappropriateforyourchild.
WhatisSTEM"STEM"standsforscience,technology,engineeringandmath.
STEMcanrefertothesubjectsindividuallyoroneormoreworkingtogether,butcanalsomeanawayofdoingthingsthatincludessolvingproblems,askingquestionsandexploringtheworldaroundus.
Forexample,childrenlearnabouttheconceptoftechnologywhenthey'reexploringtoolsorsimplemachines.
Thesecanbeitemstheyuseeverydaylikeapairofscissors,orthingstheymightseelikethewheelsofacarastheywalkoutside.
Foryoungchildren,wefocusonSTEMthroughexploration,playandbuildingcuriosityabouttheworldandthewaythingswork.
STEMlearningisimportantforeveryoneandcanhappenanytime,anywhere.
Thereal-lifeskillsthatpeopledevelopwhenlearningSTEMhelpmakeeveryonebetterproblem-solversandlearners.
ForparentsofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishorspeakanotherlanguagethemselves,talkaboutSTEMinyourhomelanguage,inEnglish,orboth.
Researchshowsthatbilingualchildrenhaveaneasiertimeunderstandingmathconceptsanddevelopingstrongthinkingskills.
Whenfamiliesusetheirnativelanguage,ithelpschildrenfosterarichsenseofself.
Bilingualstudentshavecertaincognitiveandsocialbenefitsthatfacilitatesuccessinschoolandlife.
Source:Zelasko,N.
,&Antunez,B.
(2000).
Ifyourchildlearnsintwolanguages.
NationalClearinghouseforBilingualEducation.
TipsforToddlersLet'sCountCars.
Whenwalkingdownthesidewalkorinaparkinglot,countthecarstogetherasyoupassthem:"1,2,3,4,5.
Wepassedfivecarstogettothestore.
"Youcanalsocountbusesorothervehiclestogetherwhileyouareoutside.
ExploreSizes.
Askyourchildtocomparethesizesofmeasuringspoonswhencooking.
Usewordslikesmallest,small,medium,big,bigger,andbiggesttodescribeeachspoon.
WholeandHalf.
Atmealtime,showyourchildawholepieceoftoastandcutitinhalf.
Thensay,"Thesetwopiecesarethesamesize.
They'recalledhalves.
"Let'sbeScientists!
Atthegrocerystore,haveyourchildholdtwodifferentpiecesoffruitintheirhands.
Ask,"WhichoneisheavierWhichoneislighter"Askotherquestionsthatencourageobservationanddescription,like"WhichfruitisredCanyoufindtheyellowfruit"Exploringtogetherbuildsskillsforfuturescientists!
CompareAmounts.
Atdinner,comparethesizeofyourfoodportions.
Say,"YouhavemorecarrotsthanIdo.
Ihavefewercarrotsthanyou.
"CauseandEffect.
Standinthebathroomandturnthelightsoffandon.
"WhenIfliptheswitchup,thelightgoeson!
WhatwillhappenifIflipitdown"Theyarelearningabouttechnology!
WhatRollsSpheresareround,three-dimensionalshapes.
Lookaroundyourenvironmentforsomethingthatisasphereandpredictwhatwouldhappenifyoudroppeditontheground.
WoulditrollBounceSpinIfit'ssafetodoso,dropthesphereandcheckyourprediction!
EnjoyaShapeSnack.
Offerasquare(orrectangle)cracker.
Cutapieceofcheeseintoatriangle.
Talkaboutandtraceeachshapewithyourfingerbeforeyoueatit.
CountHugs&Kisses.
Beforeputtingyourtoddlertobed,askiftheywanttwokissesorthreekisses.
Countaloudasyougiveeachkiss.
Youcancounthugstoo!
SingaboutSTEM!
Songswithrepeatedphraseslike"OldMacDonaldHadaFarm,""WheelsontheBus,"or"LosCincoHermanitos"canteachchildrenaboutpatterns.
TipsforInfantsLet'sObservetheWorld!
Observingisimportantinscience.
Everywhereyougo,talkaboutwhatyouseeanddescribewhatyourbabyislookingatorpointingto:"Wow,Iseethatbig,bluetrucktoo!
Lookattheblackspinningwheels!
Howmanywheelsdoesithavealltogether1,2,3,4wheels.
Fourwheelsalltogether.
"UseAllYourSenses.
Atthegrocerystore,discoverthesmell,feelandtasteofdifferentitemswithyourchild.
Holdanorangeandsay,"WhatdoesanorangelooklikeFeellikeIt'sroundandsmooth.
"Athome,holdadishtowelandsay,"Adishtowelisarectangleandfeelssoft.
"Encourageyourbabytoexploretheseobjectswiththeirsenses.
Count,RhymeandSing.
Usenumbersasyougoaboutyourdaytogether.
Singsimplenumbersongslike"One,two,buckleyourshoe.
"Repetitivesongslike"TheWheelsontheBus"or"LosCincoHermanitos"helpbabieslearnpatternstoo!
WouldYouLikeMoreDuringmealtime,youcanteachabouttheideaof"more"–thefirststeptowardunderstandingaddition.
Asyoufeedyourbaby,pauseandaskifshewantsmore.
Waittoseehowsherespondstoyourquestionsandfollowhercues.
LinkWordswithActions.
Whenyoumoveyourbabyfromonepositionorplacetoanother,putwordstoyouractions.
Say"up,up,up"whenyouliftyourbabyfromthechangingtable,crib,orfloor.
Whenyouplacehimdown,say"nowdownyougotoplay!
"Thesesimplewordsbuildthefoundationforlatermathandengineeringskills.
ThefollowingtipsincludeSTEMwords(inbold)thatyoucanusewithyourchild.
TipsforPreschoolersWhyQuestions.
Whenyoungchildrenask"why"questions,theyarebeingscientists!
Asaparent,youdon'thavetohavetherightanswerstohelpyourchildlearnaboutSTEM.
Youcanrespondbysaying,"That'sagoodquestion.
Howcanwefindouttogether"Havefunandbeco-discoverers.
LaundryTimeisTalkTime.
Whenfoldinglaundrywithyourchild,makeapatternwithsocks.
Linethemuplikethis:big,small,big,small,big,small.
Then,havefunmatchingthepairsofsockstogether.
Everytimeyoufindtherightpair,say,"It'samatch!
"SettingtheTable.
Whilesettingthetable,askyourchildtellyouhowmanyforksyouneedforeveryonetohaveone,andthencountthemoutloudtogether.
Youcantalkabouttexturetoo.
HowdoesanapkinfeelcomparedtoaplateSingsimplenumbersongsandnurseryrhymeslike"CountinginTwos,""OneBanana,TwoBananas,""FiveLittleMonkeys,"and"TresPececitos.
"Let'sMeasure.
Inthekitchen,pointoutandreadthelinesonthemeasuringcupsandspoonsasyoupreparedinner.
Talkabouthowhalftheoniongetsusedforthesoup.
Letyourchildfillandpourusingdifferentmeasurementmethods:onecupofcornmealforthecornbread;twotablespoonsofoiltocookthechicken.
GoonaShapeHunt.
Youcandiscovershapesallaroundyou.
"Thewindowisarectangle.
Look,ithasfoursidesandfourcorners.
Let'sseehowmanyrectangleswecanfind.
"Or,"Themirrorisshapedlikeanoval.
"It'sfuntomakeshapestoo.
Usingastick,drawashapeinsandordirtwhileatthepark.
Seeifyourpreschoolerwouldliketotry.
PracticemakingBIGcirclesandthenlittleones,BIGsquaresandlittleones,etc.
MathWalkandTalk.
Takeamathwalkonthewaytothebus.
Asyouwalk,playagamewhereyouandyourchildneedtotake"fourbigsteps,"find"sixpebbles"ortouch"sevengreenleaves.
"Askandworktogethertosolvehowmanyquestions,suchas"Howmanystepsfromthefrontdoortothesidewalk"WhatComesNextYoucanusesnacktimetomakepatterns:placeastrawberry,acracker,andasliceofcheeseinarepeatedlineacrosstheplate.
Onawalk,useaBIG-step,little-steppattern.
Askyourchild,"Whatcomesnext"Let'sBuild!
Giveyourchildsafe,everydaymaterialslikecardboard,tubes,string,fabricandtape.
Youcanalsoprovidesimpletoolsandmachineslikescissors,rulersandwheels.
Allowyourchildtogetcreativeandworktogethertobuild,engineerandproblemsolve!
Afteryoufinishbuilding,talktogetheraboutwhyyoubuiltthedesignthewayyoudidandwhattoolsmadeiteasier.
Youcanfindmoretipslikethese—aswellasvideos,information,andmore—atTooSmalltoFailandLet'sTalkaboutMath.
OtherearlychildhoodSTEMresourcescanbefoundattheEarlyChildhoodLearning&KnowledgeCenter.
Trackyourchild'sdevelopmentbyusingtheMilestonesMomentsBooklet.
Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutyourchild'sdevelopment,includingtheirlanguagedevelopment,talktoyourchild'sprimarycareprovider.
Formoreinformationondevelopmentalandbehavioralscreening,visitBirthtoFive:WatchMeThrive!
andLearntheSigns.
ActEarly.
Formoreinformationonearlylearning,pleasevisittheNationalCenteronEarlyChildhoodDevelopment,Teaching,andLearning(NCECDTL),HeadStart'sCenteronQualityTeachingandLearning,EarlyHeadStartNationalResourceCenterandtheU.
S.
DepartmentofEducationearlylearningwebpage.
Formoreinformationonworkingwithyoungchildrenwhoarelearningmorethanonelanguage,pleasevisitHeadStart'sNationalCenterforCulturalandLinguisticResponsivenessandtheNationalClearinghouseforEnglishLanguageAcquisition(NCELA).
Formoreinformationonmakingthelanguageenvironmentricherforchildrenwithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesordelays,pleasevisittheCenterforEarlyLiteracyLearning,andFactsaboutDevelopmentalDisabilities.
Forresourcesonbuildinglanguage,seetheTalk,Read,andSingTogetherEveryDay!
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