What’s Different About This Scene?
Here's What To Do
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Place three different toys or objects in front of your child.
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Tell your child to look carefully at them to remember what they see because you will change something to make it different.
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Then, have your child close their eyes. While their eyes are closed, add a toy or take one away.
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Ask them to open their eyes and identify what’s different. Allow your child to take the lead too!
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Take a few toys and line them up together; then pause and settle in before you begin.
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Engage:
- “Look at the toys in front of you and try to remember what you see. Now close your eyes.”
- “Open your eyes. What’s different now?”
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Encourage:
- Give your child a clue to help them notice what might be different.
- For example, “I took one of the toys away, which one is missing?” or “I added something new, what did I include?”
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Reflect:
- “Was that game challenging or easy to play? Why was it ___?”
Not quite ready?
Practice either taking an object away, or adding an object to a scene with just two initial objects first.
Ready for more?
Create more complex scenes using more objects; or vary other things, like their placement.
As your child masters this skill...
They will shift their attention on many qualities of objects, tasks and people.