The simple act of listening

Activity Type Setting Cost Time
Discussion
Indoor,Outdoor
No Cost
10m

Activity

Listen. Invite your child to be very quiet and use their ears for listening. What sounds are in the room? What sounds do we hear outside if we open the window? Can we stay totally quiet for 10 seconds and listen? For 20 seconds? For 60?! Describe the sounds you hear – like beeping cars, vrooming buses, and barking dogs – to help your child learn new words to describe the
world. (Source: NYC Department of Education)

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