Teaching Aids for Ages 1-3
Hasbro Busy Gears
• Cause and effect – your child pushes
the button to turn the toy on
• Requesting- hold
the gears and have your child request to put on
“more”
• Concepts-
on/off – model the words “on” and “off”
Hasbro Playskool
Busy Ball Popper
• Cause and effect – your child
pushes the button to turn the toy on
• Requesting-
turn the toy off using the switch in the back and
have your child request for “more” or “ball” or “on”
• Concepts-
up/down- model the words “up” and “down” as the balls
go up and down the chute
All About Baby - Baby’s Bath
time
• Pretend play skills
• Sequencing skills
• Body parts (“wash head,” “wash tummy”,
etc…)
• Action words (“wash, dry”)
• Following simple directions
(“put baby in,” “take her out,” “wash hair”)
My First
Bubble Blower
• Cause and effect- model words “ready,
set go!”
• Requesting- ask for “more” or “bubble”
• Model action
words “blow” “pop”
• Perfect for toddlers who haven’t
mastered the hand/eye coordination necessary for
a bubble wand
Echo Microphones
• Encourages imitation skills
• Try imitating what your
child says
• Make different sound combinations for
him to imitate such as car and animal sounds
Brightly
Colored Stacking Cubes
• Cause and effect- have two
sets of cubes, you each build your own towers and
knock them down
• Requesting- you hold the blocks
and your child requests a “block” or “more” from
you one at a time
• Concepts- up/down- model the
words “up” and “down” while building the towers
Laugh
and Learn Cookie Shape Surprise
• Cause and effect-
plays music and sounds and says phrases each time
something is placed in or on top of the jar
• Requesting-
you hold the shapes and your child requests
a “shape” or “more” from you one at a time
• Verbal imitation-
you say “wee” or “wow” each time your child drops
a shape in
• Concepts- in/out- say “in” each time
a shape goes in and then ”out” when you take them
all out again
Amazing Baby Sound Balls
• Cause and effect-
The balls play sounds when you roll and play with
them such as chime, jingle, and crinkle sounds
• Turn
taking skills- roll the ball back and forth with
your child while modeling the phrases “your turn,”
“my turn.”
• Requesting-
roll the ball, stop the ball and wait for your child’s
reaction to ask for “more”
• Requesting- hold the ball
before rolling it, model “ready, set” then pause
to see if your child will request the ball to “go.”
Teddy
Bear in a Box
• Cause and effect- turning the crank
makes the bear pop up
• Requesting- give the toy
to your child with the lid closed, if he can’t turn
the crank see if he will give it to you to ask
for “help” or “more”
• Verbal imitation- model greetings
“hi” when the bear pops up and “bye” when you pus
the bear down
• Concepts- up/down- model the words
at appropriate times during play
The Farmer Says -
See and Say
• Cause and effect- pushing the lever
activates animals sounds
• Verbal imitation- work
on imitating animal sounds and also songs
• Turn taking-
model words “my turn” and “your turn” while you
take turns playing the animal sounds
• Vocabulary-
work on learning some early animal names, you
say the name of the animal after imitating the sound
Laugh
and Learn Piggy Bank
• Cause and effect- the pig
plays music or counts when the coins are dropped
in the bank
• Verbal imitation- push the pig’s nose
and model the “oink oink” sound
• Turn taking- model
“your turn” and “my turn” while sharing coins to
put in the bank
• Requesting- you hold the coins and
see if your child will request for “more” or “in”
• Concepts-
in/out- model the word “in” as he drops the coins
in and “out” when you dump them out
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