Toys I Make, Trips I Take

Week 11

Dear Imagine That! Parent:

What’s the train going to do next? It depends on where you are in our Train-Is-A-Comin’ activity.

This game—purchasing a ticket, leaving the station, going faster—gives your preschooler the notion that some things happen in order. It’s a concept called sequence of events. Like turning pages of her favorite book, she can predict what happens next in the sequence. And simply knowing what happens next gives your preschooler a sense of confidence and control about her world.

At home this week, look for other sequences, such as what happens from the time she gets up to when she goes to school to how she ends her day.

And I predict I’ll see you both next week.