Language6–18 moOutdoors

The naming walk

The same walk you already take, out loud.

Prep

0 min

Mess

None

How to play

Turn him to face you or the world and narrate: red car, big dog, cold wind. Stop when he looks at something and name that instead of what you planned.

  1. a stroller on a path with a tree ahead
    1

    Your usual walk, nothing added.

  2. the tree circled, the stroller stopped beside it
    2

    Stop at one thing and name it properly.

  3. two things circled along the same path
    3

    Same route tomorrow, same names.

What you need

Your usual walk.

What it secretly builds

Language

Words attached to something he's actually looking at stick far better than words from a screen. Following his gaze is the whole technique.

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