Neighborhood Picture Book

Teacher and toddler reading a book together at day care

This activity promotes development and learning by encouraging children to listen to, understand, and respond to communication from others.

Materials Needed:

  • Pictures from neighborhood (house, family member’s house, school, park, church, firehouse, school, toy store, farm, etc.)
  • Sheet protectors or clear contact paper
  • Masking tape
  • Hole punch
  • String

Participants: This activity is intended for adult/child interaction.

Directions:

  1. Take or find pictures of buildings or places your child might be familiar with. If you can’t get out to take pictures, try the city website.
  2. Print out 4” x 6” pictures and cover each with contact paper or place them in a sheet protector and cut to the size of the picture. If you use a sheet protector, you will need to use masking tape to tape the sides that are open.
  3. Punch a hole through the pictures on the left side and tie them together with the string.
  4. Read the book with your child.

See PDF for photo examples.

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Teacher and toddler reading a book together at day care