🧩 Nursery · Thinking & feelings · Ages 3–4 · about 2 weeks Dates: to

Listen and Remember

Goal: Follow two-step instructions and remember a short list of things.

For parents: Holding a small amount of information in mind is called working memory. Try one short instruction first, then two familiar steps together. Repeat or show the steps when your child needs help.

Do together

  1. Two-step errands

    You need: Nothing

    Give two-part jobs: 'Get your shoes and put them by the door.' When that is easy, try three parts.

  2. Kim's game

    You need: A tray, four or five objects, a cloth

    Look at the objects together, cover them, and take one away. Which one is missing?

  3. Going shopping

    You need: Nothing

    Play 'I went to the shop and bought an apple.' Your child repeats it and adds one thing. How long can the list get?

Talk about it

  • What did I ask you to do first?
  • Which thing was missing?
  • What helps you remember?

Words to use

  • first
  • then
  • remember
  • missing
  • listen

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