A good first listening activity can begin with a single scene. Pick a short English audio story with a clear voice and a picture your child can look at while listening. In a story about a dog at the park, the picture might show a bench, a tree and a ball. Play the scene once from start to finish and let your child point to what the story is about or tell you in their own words.
On the second listen, give your child one detail to catch. If the narrator says “The dog is under the bench,” pause there and let your child find the dog in the picture. Replay the sentence if they need another chance to hear it. You can repeat the phrase together after they point, while the picture still gives “under” a clear meaning.
Then put the picture aside and bring out a toy and a chair. Say “Put the dog under the chair” and let your child move it. Try “on the chair” when they are ready for a contrast. The new instruction shows whether they can use what they heard in a different setting, and they can take a turn giving you the instruction too.
