Learning English: Games for children. The Nibble Monster. 6m+
1. In advance, create a friendly-looking sock puppet, by sticking/sewing something to act as eyes onto an old, long sock.
1. In advance, create a friendly-looking sock puppet, by sticking/sewing something to act as eyes onto an old, long sock.
Answer by John Lambie, Reader in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, author of My First Emotions.
First, lightly shake a small bell next to your child, and then do the same with a larger bell.
Talk about what might happen next. Questions like this will make your child feel that you yourself are making up the story, and will help them to understand it better.