Getting Dressed Game

Ever have those days when your child will not get dressed? Today, you can find out how to make getting dressed fun.

1. Get a brown grocery bag and put in the clothes you want your child to wear. (Do not put your child's shoes in the bag until they have picked their socks and pants. Or have a second bag with two pair of shoes in them and have them pick which pair they are going to wear for that day.) You can even put a brush inside the bag and when they pick the brush it is time to fix their hair. Have your child choose one item at a time by closing their eyes and reaching into the bag. Once they get an item, they get to put it on. Teaching Tips: 1. Have your child feel the item and guess what it is before they pull it out. 2. When your child pulls the item out decide what letter that item starts with by sounding out the first letter sound. For example, your child pulls out the pants. Say "What letter does pants start with?" "p, p, p, p, p, p, p, pants." "P"
You will have to introduce the "sh" sound for shirt and shoes. Two letters that makes one sound.

If you already got dressed today you can play the game for fun or start bedtime a little earlier tonight and do the same thing with their bedtime clothes.

2. Get clothes for all different seasons and put them in a brown grocery bag. Play the game the same as above but this time, they have to guess what season the article of clothing is for. Teaching Tip: Create pictures of the 4 seasons with each season on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure to print the name of the season on your season pictures. Then continue to play the getting dressed game. Each time they pull out a clothing item in the bag, they put it on the the picture of that season. For example, your child pulls out a stocking cap they place it on their winter picture they drew.