Skill· 16mo–18mo· 2 min
What's That Sound?
Parent and child listen for or imitate animal sounds together, focusing on sound recognition and early categorization. The agent coaches the parent to observe how the child connects sounds to animals, follows simple rules of the listening game, and demonstrates emerging understanding of object properties through auditory discrimination.
Free to do together whenever you like.
What you'll need
Parent and child in a comfortable, relatively quiet space where they can focus on listening. Ideally outdoors or near a window to hear natural sounds. No physical materials needed — focus is on auditory attention and imitation.
How it works
The 3-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneRecognizes familiar environmental soundsMind· 12mo–2y· core
- MilestoneImitates animal or environmental soundsMind· 18mo–2.3y· stretch
- MilestoneCopies sounds or wordsMind· 10mo–20mo· core
- MilestoneUnderstands simple spoken instructionsMind· 14mo–18mo· stretch· Step 2
- MilestoneNames referents from soundsMind· 23mo–2.9y· stretch
- MilestoneResponds to a few appropriate boundaries, with encouragement and support.Heart· 8mo–20mo· stretch· Step 2
- MilestoneUnderstands no or prohibitive wordsMind· 9mo–18mo· stretch· Step 2
Visual example
Coming soon