Teaching Language with Cereal

Posted by Lynn Moore Oct 26, 2006

When my child was just a toddler we were shopping for groceries. We had gone the length of the cereal aisle without a hitch when a slightly older child went to a particular cereal and pleaded with his mom to buy it. At that point, the power of cereal hit my child. . . He ran to find the same type of cereal and brought it to me.

How can you use cereal and its engaging qualities to teach your child language and other skills?

• Talk about those big, bright letters in the name.
• Talk about who or what is on the front of the box.
• Practice cereal talk. More please. All done.
• Sort cereal pieces by type (marshmallow, cereal, nuts), shape, and color
• Which group of pieces has the most? the fewest?

What kind of cereal is on your table this morning? Thank you, Charles Post and other cereal creators for one more way to teach kids language!

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