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Trade or Share
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DOMAIN(S)Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
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INDICATOR(S)CD-SS4.1a
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AGE GROUP(S)12-24 months
Read the book Sharing Time by Elizabeth Verdick. Provide small toys for the children and have them practice trading with a friend. Comment often on what they are doing. "Thank you, Carlson, for trading with Meredith. You are taking turns." Set up an area to be a store. Give the children tickets they can use to trade for a toy. When the children are done playing with a toy, encourage them to come and trade it for another one.