Staying With an Adult in Public
Staying With an Adult in Public
Adults fully arrange and supervise safety in public places; responsibility does not belong to the toddler. The aim is connection and response, not a performance task.
Today's Approach
Amara is about 1 year 10–11 months old. Keep each activity to 3–8 minutes. Looking, pointing, making a sound or saying one word, staying quiet, pausing, or declining all count. Use only the poster and audio; do not require objects, answers, repetition, performance, touch, or eye contact.
A4 Teaching Picture
Open the teaching picture to download or print
Goals
- Communication: hear and see “The child stays close to the adult.” and “The adult keeps the child safe.” in natural descriptions.
- Understanding: A poster cannot replace close holding, carrying, or continuous supervision.
- English: understand two short descriptions with picture support, without repeating.
- Quantity: the adult points one-to-one through one bird, two fish, and three balls, without requiring an answer.
Materials
- Only the A4 teaching picture above, printed or displayed full-screen.
- The English audio below at a comfortable volume.
- No cards, toys, food, containers, or any other physical objects are needed.
1. Chinese Picture Talk
Time: 5–8 minutes.
At a mall entrance and park gate, an adult stays close to the child; a familiar meeting adult is shown, not a location-memory test. Say slowly, “孩子跟在成人身边。” and “成人保护孩子的安全。” once each, then pause to notice what Amara actually attends to.
Amara may look anywhere, point, make a sound, say one word, stay quiet, pause, or decline. Do not ask “What is this?” or “Who is doing it?” Do not correct, score, or request a retelling.
2. English Time
Time: 3–5 minutes.
Download today's English audio
Transcript: English time. Listen, look, or point. The child stays close to the adult. The adult keeps the child safe. One bird. Two fish. Three balls. All done.
Play it once. The adult may gently point to the matching picture as the audio plays. Repetition, movement, and looking at the adult are not tasks.
| English | Chinese | Possible response |
|---|---|---|
The child stays close to the adult. | 孩子跟在成人身边。 | Look, point, make a sound, or say one word |
The adult keeps the child safe. | 成人保护孩子的安全。 | Listen quietly, pause, or decline |
3. Early Quantity: 1, 2, 3
Time: 3–5 minutes.
Use only the three separate bottom boxes: one bird, two fish, and three balls. The adult moves one fingertip one-to-one and says “one, two, three” once. Do not count the main picture, words, or border, and do not ask Amara to identify numerals.
4. Adult Response and Boundaries
Time: 3–5 minutes.
The adult can say, “I noticed your signal.” Describe the place Amara looks toward. If she turns away, pushes the screen, becomes quiet, or says no, respond promptly: “You want to pause. We will stop.”
Safety and Development Note
A poster cannot replace close holding, carrying, or continuous supervision. The poster and audio support shared looking only; they never replace real supervision. Adults are responsible for real safety, hygiene, feeding, body care, and necessary boundaries. Do not use quizzes, correction, rewards, scores, forced repetition, or comparison.
Gentle Bedtime Recall
Time: 3–5 minutes.
Say “The child stays close to the adult.” and “The adult keeps the child safe.” once, then point through the bottom groups of one, two, and three. Looking, pointing, a sound, one word, quiet, pausing, or declining may all end today's recall.