House & Kitchen Center

Promoting Oral Language

Through Intentional Play-Based Learning

Goals:

Encourage children to speak to on

e another
Encourage children to speak loudly
and clearly
Develop confidence in speaking sk
ills
Develop a vocabulary for naming a
nd describing people/objects
Encourage children to describe the
ir feelings, efforts, and ideas

Children can:

ill s w h ile e n g a g in g in p la y w it h p e e rs
Develop their oral language sk p la y ce n te r
e , cr e a te , & d is co ve r a t th e h o u se /k it ch e n
Explore , w o n d e r, im a g in
Learn with joy
Get ideas when they play
Teacher can:

Promoting Oral Language Development in Young Children (Audrey W. Prince, M.Ed.) by

Talking with the students
Getting close & listening
Responding to the children and expanding the conversation
Engage in play with the children, and talk about what your doing
Use an appropriate level of vocabulary
Tell stories, oral and written connected to the play
Model writing grocery lists
Provide prompts that promote oral language

Documentation & Assessment Opportunities:

Using a checklist and anecdotal notes, observe the use of vocabulary, &
sharing, turn taking, and problem solving skills
Take photos for Class Dojo to share the learning with families

Materials:
ki tc h en u te n si ls , w o o d en & m et al b o w ls
y ki tc h en , li tt le ta b le , ch ai rs ,
wooden pla o o d en p ai n te d p la y
b as in et , ta b le cl o th , d re ss u p cl o th es , w
and pla te s, b ab y d o ll s,
o n e, p en ci l & n o te p ad fo r g ro ce ry li st s
food, flow er s, b as ke ts , cl o ck , ro ta ry p h