This document provides guidance on ways to teach children ages 1 to 3. It outlines activities appropriate for each age group, including scribbling, singing, stamping, and painting for 1-year-olds. 2-year-olds can start putting words together but may also have temper fits. Suggested activities include alphabet games with animals. 3-year-olds discover their own interests and likes to imitate people and animals.
2. • Kids in this age are better able to comprehend what is said to them and express what they
want through words and gestures. They take joy in their ability to understand directions — and
won't hesitate to give directions of their own.
How Toddlers Communicate : Most kids say their first words around the time of their first birthday.
Your child may repeat what they hear or mix a few words with jargon (babbling with sentence-like
intonations)
• EXAMPLES: mama, tete.
ONE YEAR OLD
3. • In this age toddlers start scribbling, singing and naming
• They copy sounds, actions, more and better.
• These fun activities for one year olds will encourage your tot to explore her
surroundings.
• Hands stamping
• painting
ONE YEAR OLD
5.  In this age toddlers knows words and puts them
together
 Has temper fits and may grab/bite/hit
 Wants more freedom- tests, but wants and needs limits
 Alphabet with animals
TWO YEARS OLD
6. • ACTIVITIES FOR THREE YEARS OLD
Discovers own
interests and want
Walks/ runs/ climb-
Gets into everything
Sand Numbers
Octopus
Activities
7. Likes to imitate
people and animals
Drinks from sup,
eats with spoon
and helps dress
and do chores.