Push, pull and roll

Ages 0 to 2 A grown-up reads and plays along · about 10 minutes

Read together

Push the ball. It rolls!

Pull the box. Here it comes!

Do it

1. Roll a soft ball back and forth on the floor. Say “roll”.
2. Tie a soft string to a light box and pull it along. Say “pull”.
3. Push a toy car or a box with a few soft toys. Say “push”.
4. Try a pillow ramp. Does the ball roll faster down the slope?

Talk about it

• What goes fastest?
• What does your child like to push?

For the grown-up

Push and pull are the first lessons in how things move. Keep the string short, and remove it when you finish, to avoid any risk of strangling.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

This is a play and practice activity with no factual claims to source.

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.