Clothes First Words for Toddlers

16 pieces of clothing: socks, shoes, boots, hat, coat, dress, pajamas and more, each with its name underneath.

Words you say every morning

Clothes first words are the names of the things a child puts on every day: socks, shoes, hat, coat. They are said out loud several times a day already, during dressing and undressing, so a coloring page simply gives the same word a picture to sit next to.

Socks, a dress and a pair of boots, exactly as they appear inside the books.

Socks, a dress and a pair of boots, exactly as they appear inside the books.Socks, a dress and a pair of boots, exactly as they appear inside the books.Socks, a dress and a pair of boots, exactly as they appear inside the books.

Every clothing word, book by book

Color the socks in the morning, then name the real ones at bedtime. The page and the drawer say the same word.

Little Max, Book 1 10

  • T-shirt
  • Pants
  • Dress
  • Socks
  • Shoes
  • Boots
  • Hat
  • Coat
  • Pajamas
  • Glasses

Little Max, Book 2 6

  • Cap
  • Top hat
  • Sombrero
  • Sandals
  • Flip-flops
  • Tank top

First words

  1. 1

    Color

    Hand the page over and let the child color. One object, thick outlines, nothing else on the sheet to get lost in.

  2. 2

    Say

    Name what is on the page while they work. Cat. A cat says meow. Where are the cat's ears? Nothing to prepare, you already know the words.

  3. 3

    Notice the word

    The word is printed under the picture in hollow letters, so it can be colored too. Point at it, read it out, move on. No drills, no testing.

Where these pages come from

The clothes come from Little Max Book 1 and Book 2, one drawing per page with the word underneath.

Questions Parents Ask

Why are clothes useful first words?

Because getting dressed happens twice a day, every day. The word is already being said out loud; the page just gives it a picture.

Which clothes are in the books?

Socks, shoes, boots, hat, coat, pajamas, glasses, T-shirt, pants and dress in Book 1. Book 2 adds a cap, a top hat, a sombrero, sandals, flip-flops and a tank top.

My child will not sit still to color. Is that a problem?

Not at all. If the page lasts two minutes and the word gets said twice, it did its job.