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Week 19: Things we do हम क्या-क्या करते हैं

Verbs are the words that make sentences work. A child who knows lots of nouns but few action words says "ball" instead of "throw the ball to me". This week is all doing words — and doing them with the whole body is how they stick.

For grown-ups बड़ों के लिए

Ten words to use this week

run jump climb throw catch push pull sit stand wash

Use them in your home language first. A word heard twenty times in real moments — at the sink, on the road, at dinner — sticks far better than a word drilled twenty times in a row. You do not need to teach; you only need to talk.

Three things to say

  • "What am I doing?" Mime brushing, cooking, swimming — let them guess.
  • "You are climbing! Now you are sliding!" Narrate their play with verbs.
  • "Can you walk like a tired person? Now like a happy person?"

This week on the site

Golu's Day picks from these automatically, one short session a day. If you would rather choose yourself, here is everything for the week.

Picture books (4)

Games (9)

The same theme at different ages

A two-year-old is collecting names: point, say the word, wait, and celebrate any attempt to say it back. A three- to four-year-old is ready to sort and compare — which is bigger, which go together, which one does not belong. A five- to six-year-old wants reasons: ask "why do you think…?" and "what would happen if…?", and let them explain it to a younger child or a grandparent. If you have two children at different ages, the older one teaching the younger is the best lesson either will get this week.

A simple rhythm for the week

You do not need a timetable, but a loose shape helps on tired days. Here is one that fits around school and work; move anything anywhere.

  • Day 1 — open the theme. Read I can! together, twice. The second reading is where the words go in.
  • Day 2 and 3 — play. Let Golu's Day choose, or pick a game from the list above. Fifteen minutes, then stop while it is still fun.
  • Day 4 — sing and move. Pick one song and learn it well enough to sing without the screen — in the bath, on the stairs, in the car.
  • Day 5 — hands. Do one off-screen activity. Expect mess; mess is the lesson working.
  • Weekend — the real world. Try a game of "Golu says" in the park: run, hop, freeze, crawl, climb, all on command. This is the day the week's words stop being screen words.
  • Last day — tell it back. Ask your child to tell someone what they did this week. Retelling is how short-term memory becomes long-term, and it costs nothing.

Missed three days? Nothing is lost. The themes come round again, and a relaxed week with two good conversations beats a full one done through gritted teeth.

What to notice

Does your child use action words in sentences (three), talk about what they did in the past with "-ed" words — "I jumped" (four), and follow a three-step action instruction (five)?

These are things to notice, not things to test. Children develop in bursts and at very different speeds, and a skill that is missing this month often appears overnight the next. If a worry stays with you for a few months, that is reason enough to mention it to your child's doctor or teacher.

If this week is hard

Mistakes like "I runned" and "I eated" are a good sign: your child has worked out a grammar rule and is applying it everywhere. Say it back correctly without correcting them: "Yes, you ran so fast!"

The other weeks

This is week 19 of 24 in the weekly plan for parents. The weeks run in a loop and each age band meets different games inside the same theme, so the second time round — three months later — your child is doing harder things with familiar words. Next week: Shops and money.

Now do it for real

When the screen goes off, do something with your hands. Try ☁️ Water that disappears — an easy science experiment for ages 4-6, with every step read aloud in your language. You will need two saucers of water, a sunny spot and a shady spot; nothing that needs a trip to a shop.

There are 56 more on the things to do at home page, and free printable worksheets if you would rather have something on paper. Ten minutes on a screen and twenty minutes off it is a good shape for a day at this age.

Week 19: Things we do: questions parents ask

What should my child learn about things we do?
Does your child use action words in sentences (three), talk about what they did in the past with "-ed" words — "I jumped" (four), and follow a three-step action instruction (five)?
How much time should we spend each day?
About fifteen minutes on the screen with Golu's Day, and as much real-world talk and play as your day allows. For children aged 2 to 5 the WHO suggests no more than an hour of screen time a day, with a grown-up alongside.
Do we have to follow the weeks in order?
No. The order is a suggestion. If your child is mad about vehicles this month, start there; interest is the best teacher there is.