Clothing Texture
Here's What To Do
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Show your child the clothing and cloth items.
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Tell them you’ll touch the items together and describe their texture or how they feel.
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As you touch them, help your child to describe how they feel by naming the texture using words like “soft,” “rough” or “silky.” They can repeat the new word after you.
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Ask them to name or point to the textures they like to wear.
Put PEER Into Action
P
Pause:
- Warm up by taking a few deep breaths together while you hug something comforting like a cushion or stuffed animal. After, ask your child how that item felt.
E
Engage:
- “Let’s talk about our clothes’ textures or the way they feel.”
- “We can see which texture we like best.”
E
Encourage:
- Encourage your child to describe the texture using words like “soft” or “rough.” They can repeat these new words after you too.
- They can also use gestures to show if they like the texture or not, giving a thumbs up or down, or nodding or shaking their head.
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Reflect:
- “Do you like soft or rough clothes?”
Not quite ready?
Introduce one type of texture at a time. For example, touch soft textures. Then, play again another time with rough textures.
Ready for more?
Go on a texture hunt and ask your child to describe how different things feel as they touch them.
As your child masters this skill...
They will independently express their thoughts about clothing.