1. Sing nursery rhymes. Role play what’s happening with dolls and teddies
Talking Calendar - December 2016
Compiled by Claire Hattersley, North Coast Region. Information gathered from ‘Oral Language Everyday’ (Bryan R Ward), ‘Language at Home’ (Bryan R Ward), ‘Talking: On the way to school’ (Sanchia Hopper)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1 2
3 Talk about what
has been happening - in the garden, at
preschool, on TV. 4 5 6 7
Ask ‘when’ questions when reading stories 8 9
Talk about the functions of things e.g. You cut with
a … 10 11 12
Talk about books, including print and illustrations. 13 14 15
Count as many different things as you can today 16 17
Accept and praise your child’s attempts
to read 18 19
20 Talk about topics with the expectation that your child will listen and respond. 21 22
23 Ask your child to help you sort the washing before you put in the machine. 24 25 26 27
28 Allow your child time to play during bath time. Encourage them to tell you what they are doing.
29 Get into the habit of saying out loud what you or your child are doing in the kitchen 30 31
Play ‘I spy with my little eye’’
Talk about shapes and sizes of things
Sing nursery rhymes. Role play what’s happening with dolls and teddies
Talk about signs you see
Make a
shopping list together
Show your child how to use the telephone and encourage them to call their grandparents
Write as your child dictates
Ask ‘where’ questions when reading stories
Talk about why you like your Christmas presents!
Talk about body parts during bath time

2. Talking Calendar – January 2017
Compiled by Claire Hattersley, North Coast Region. Information gathered from ‘Oral Language Everyday’ (Bryan R Ward), ‘Language at Home’ (Bryan R Ward), ‘Talking: On the way to school’ (Sanchia Hopper)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1
Play ‘Simon Says’ 2 3 4 5
6 Encourage children to brainstorm items’ names from particular categories. 7 8 9 10
11 Do a range of activities and ensure your child has a wide range of experiences to talk about. 12 13 14 15
Involve your child in hanging out the clothes. Give them directions 16 17 18 19 20 21
Talk about colours today 22 23 24 25
26 Talk about the steps you take in cooking activities, like making a sandwich 27 28 29 30 31
Talk about the steps you take in cooking activities
Create an
Outside environment that
encourages
exploration
Encourage
your child to
talk with
other
children
Cut out pictures of fruit, people, transport, clothing from magazines and glue them in groups in a scrapbook
Talk about
what things
are used for
in the kitchen
Write a letter
to someone
in your
family
Prep
Break up longer words into syllables/ beats. Clap once for each beat (eg. el-e-phant)
Talk
about the
groups of food
in your kitchen
Talk about how clothes are different.
Compare them e.g., ‘A shirt has short sleeves, a singlet
doesn’t have any sleeves’