Activity Flow

Materials: Cardboard or paper, crayons, picture storybooks, scissors.

First, draw a large picture of lips and an ear on the cardboard, color them, and cut them out. Explain to your child that the lips symbolize "speaking" and the ear symbolizes "listening." Sit comfortably side by side and choose a storybook your child loves. The person holding the lips card starts telling the story by looking at the pictures, while the person holding the ear card listens quietly and carefully. After a page or at a specific point in the story, swap the cards so the roles of the storyteller and listener switch. At the end of the game, decide on a house rule (for example, putting toys in the basket) and draw a simple symbol representing this rule together to hang on the wall.

In conclusion; this activity strengthens your child's communication skills and vocabulary while developing cognitive and social abilities such as turn-taking, visual reading, and understanding symbols through play.