Books should be the main focus of language arts lessons for toddlers. Toddlers enjoy listening to a story and will respond to questions about the storyline or pictures. Reading every day will develop the vocabularies of the children and also will help them to identify words. Working the space theme into a language arts lesson is simple when you choose themed books.
Children support their own interest in the subject matter when you supply numerous materials in the book center. Removing all other books from the area guarantees that the toddlers will be exposed to the specific theme. Toddler-focused fiction stories about the moon, planets, stars or other parts of outer space attract children. Satisfy young curiosities with nonfiction science-based books.
Songs improve language acquisition and make learning entertaining. The classic "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" teaches rhyming, develops memorization and can be an excellent way to introduce the concept of stars to toddlers.
Words and pictures hung in the language arts center further enhance the learning experience. Laminate colorful photos depicting space-themed items, such as galaxies and planets, and hang them at eye level for the children to observe and discuss. Bold labels help the kids learn the word that describes the image.
Tasks for toddlers that are concentrated on cognition include basic introductory math skills such as matching, counting and identifying shapes. Using an outer space theme to assist with learning these standard arithmetic abilities is a distinct and exciting approach for young children. Homemade card games as well as premade materials are useful for teaching cognition.
The planets are ideal for cognitive tasks. You can easily create a set of useful planet cards using construction paper and a laminator. You can use them to practice a variety of math skills, such as counting. Children can improve their hand/eye coordination and circle identification by drawing planets. Develop toddlers' fine motor skills by having them cut out the planets using safety scissors. If you make the planet cards in sets of varying sizes and colors, you can use them to improve classification skills by sorting sizes or colors. Drawing patterns or designs on the planets is a higher-level sorting skill and is ideal for more advanced students. You also can use the planetary cards for matching or memory games.