Sesame Street Podcast

Talk to your child about what it means to be a good loser and a good champion. A good loser congratulates her opponent and plays again another time. A good winner, or champion, does not brag, and she tells her opponent that he did a good job. Practice being a good loser and a good champion with your child so that she knows what to do when she is playing a game with friends.

Talk to your child about what it means to be a good loser and a good champion. A good loser congratulates her opponent and plays again another time. A good winner, or champion, does not brag, and she tells her opponent that he did a good job. Practice being a good loser and a good champion with your child so that she knows what to do when she is playing a game with friends.

Be Patient! The next time your child is waiting for something, try singing a song together or playing �I Spy� to help her stay patient. Find something around you that is a certain shape or color. Say �I spy something yellow� and encourage your child to guess the object. Give her clues if she�s having trouble. Then, switch and have her spy something around you. The wait will be over before you know it!

Be Patient! The next time your child is waiting for something, try singing a song together or playing "I Spy" to help her stay patient. Find something around you that is a certain shape or color. Say �I spy something yellow� and encourage your child to guess the object. Give her clues if she�s having trouble. Then, switch and have her spy something around you. The wait will be over before you know it!

Make faces! Describe an event that might make you grimace, such as eating a really yucky food or stubbing your toe. With your child, make a grimace to show how you would look if it happened to you. Then, come up with other events when you might feel surprised or angry or happy, and make faces to show your emotions. How many different expressions can you make?

Make faces! Describe an event that might make you grimace, such as eating a really yucky food or stubbing your toe. With your child, make a grimace to show how you would look if it happened to you. Then, come up with other events when you might feel surprised or angry or happy, and make faces to show your emotions. How many different expressions can you make?

Nibble new food! It can sometimes take several tastes before your child will like an unfamiliar food. When introducing a new food, encourage him to take a small bite, or nibble, first. If he doesn�t like it, encourage him to try it again another time. He may learn to love something new!

Nibble new food! It can sometimes take several tastes before your child will like an unfamiliar food. When introducing a new food, encourage him to take a small bite, or nibble, first. If he doesn�t like it, encourage him to try it again another time. He may learn to love something new!

Find the letter Y! The letter Y is at the beginning and end of many words that you see every day. With your child, see how many times you can spot the letter Y in your neighborhood. Is there a yard sale sign? A building with the word library on it? Talk about the different sounds y makes when it is at the beginning or end of a word.

Find the letter Y! The letter Y is at the beginning and end of many words that you see every day. With your child, see how many times you can spot the letter Y in your neighborhood. Is there a yard sale sign? A building with the word library on it? Talk about the different sounds y makes when it is at the beginning or end of a word.

X marks the spot! Go on a letter x scavenger hunt. Make a list of things around your house or in your neighborhood that include the letter x in their name such as a cereal box, sandbox, the number six, a taxi, or an exit sign. Each time your child finds something on this list, ask them to draw the letter x next to the word. At the end of your scavenger hunt count up all of the x�s and see how many things you found all together!

X marks the spot! Go on a letter x scavenger hunt. Make a list of things around your house or in your neighborhood that include the letter x in their name such as a cereal box, sandbox, the number six, a taxi, or an exit sign. Each time your child finds something on this list, ask them to draw the letter x next to the word. At the end of your scavenger hunt count up all of the x�s and see how many things you found all together!

Go on a W walk! As you walk through your neighborhood talk with your child about the sound W makes. Look for things that begin with the letter W such as wheels on a car, wings on a bird, water, windows, or watermelon. When you get back home, try to remember all of the things that you found and write a story about them starring a character whose name begins with W such as Wendy the Witch or Waldo the Wizard.

Go on a W walk! As you walk through your neighborhood talk with your child about the sound W makes. Look for things that begin with the letter W such as wheels on a car, wings on a bird, water, windows, or watermelon. When you get back home, try to remember all of the things that you found and write a story about them starring a character whose name begins with W such as Wendy the Witch or Waldo the Wizard.

Make a letter V book! With your child, think of some things that begin with the letter V such as a violin, vest, and volcano. Together draw pictures of each thing on separate pieces of paper and help her write each word underneath. When you're done, ask your child to make a cover by writing the letter V on another piece of paper. Stack all of the pages together and punch three holes along one side. Then string a piece of yarn through each hole and tie a bow. Voila you have a letter V book!