Talk with Me!

Learn about soil and animals that live in it! This toolkit will help you get to know bugs, insects, worms, and other animals that live in soil and have fun with related activities.

Talk with Me Toolkits provide caregivers chances to talk with their children to improve thinking, vocabulary, and language development. Talking with your child is great—and research shows that the quality of words children hear matters more than how much you talk.

Talk with Me Toolkits give caregivers ideas to begin conversations that are organized around a theme. They feature videos, photographs, paintings, and artworks along with questions to talk about with your child. At the end of each toolkit there are more activities to do and books to read together. Go through this toolkit with your child and see how many topics there are to talk about!

This toolkit was adapted with a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

Links to third-party websites and videos are included in this toolkit for informational purposes only. They do not indicate the Smithsonian’s endorsement, sponsorship of, or affiliation with the third party or content of the linked site, including any advertisements that might be posted.