Language2–4 yrsAt home

Hunt the page

Turns any book you already own into a game.

Prep

0 min

Mess

None

How to play

Instead of reading it straight, call things out: find something red, find something that flies, find two of the same. He hunts the page with his finger.

  1. an open picture book with shapes on both pages
    1

    Open any picture book.

  2. a finger pointing at a red shape circled on the page
    2

    Instead of reading it, ask for something red.

  3. two matching shapes circled on facing pages
    3

    Then two of the same. They hunt with a finger.

What you need

Any picture book.

What it secretly builds

Language

He's learning that pictures carry meaning you can search — and every word you name is one more word he owns.

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