Hello around the world

Ages 0 to 2 A grown-up reads and plays along · about 5 minutes

Read together

Hello! Hola! Kumusta! Bonjour!

People all around the world say hello.

Do it

1. Wave and say hello in a different way each day: hello (English), hola (Spanish), kumusta (Filipino), bonjour (French), jambo (Swahili), konnichiwa (Japanese).
2. Say it to your child, to a toy, to the dog or to a neighbour.
3. Add a friendly face and wave. Smile!
4. Hang a small paper map or a globe where your child can see it, and point to where each word comes from.

Talk about it

• Which hello do you like best?
• Who can we say hello to today?

For the grown-up

Greetings are a gentle first step into other languages and cultures. Use the words with a smile. A child who learns that people greet each other in many ways learns that the world is full of friends.

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.