ASQ Helpful Learning Activities for Toddlers
20-24 Months Old
Focus on: Social-Emotional Development
ASQ Helpful Learning Activities for Toddlers
20-24 Months Old
Focus on: Social-Emotional Development
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Finding the Noise.
Hide a loudly ticking clock or a softly playing transistor radio in a room and have your child find it. Take turns by letting him hide and you find.
Playing Dress-Up.
Give your toddler some of your old clothes (hats, shirts, scarves, purses, necklaces, sunglasses) to use for dress up. Make sure your toddler sees herself in the mirror. Ask her to tell you who is all dressed up.
"Dress up" clothes offer extra practice for putting on and taking off shirts, pants, shoes, and socks.
Toddlers can fasten big zippers and buttons.
Playing Near Other Children.
Playing beside or around other children the same age is fun but usually requires adult supervision. Trips to the park are good ways to begin practicing interacting with other children.
Talk about Old Pictures.
Toddlers enjoy looking at old pictures of themselves. Tell simple stories about him as you look at the pictures. Talk about what was happening when the picture was taken.
