🏠 Everyday Routines
Narrate It
Say out loud every step you take, then let your child narrate a step.
5 min🟢 Early Communicator
Goal
Flood your child with language attached to real actions.
🌿 Kai is here today
Kai is listening closely with you, stop and name three sounds before you start.
💡 Why this matters
Routines repeat, so the same words come around again and again. That repetition is what makes new language stick.
How to play
- 1Talk through what you're doing, step by step.
- 2Pause and let your child narrate one step.
- 3Repeat their words back with one extra word added.
Example conversation
You: I'm pouring the milk.
Child: Stir! → You: Yes — stirring the milk.
Extra questions
- What comes next?
- What am I holding?
- Can you say it with me?
Skills practiced
- ✔ Vocabulary
- ✔ Following directions
- ✔ Sequencing
Materials needed
None — just you and your child.
❤️ Parent tip
Fold this into a moment you already have. Do not add a new one.
Try it during
- 🍳 Making breakfast
- 🧺 Folding laundry
- 🛒 Grocery shopping
- 🧼 Washing up
- 👕 Getting dressed
- 🌱 Watering plants
Same activity, many moments — pick whichever fits your day.