What is communicating?

Communicating is when you share your thoughts with someone else so they can understand what you're saying.

Imagine you have a favorite toy, maybe it's a red ball that bounces really high. You want to tell your friend about it, but you can't just think them into knowing. So you say, “Look! My ball is red and it goes super high when I throw it!” That’s communicating using words.

Sometimes you don’t use words, maybe you point at the ball or make a noise like boum! to show how it bounces. That’s also communicating, just with actions instead of speaking.

When you talk or act out your ideas, you're giving clues to someone else. They use those clues to figure out what you mean. Like when you draw a picture, even if you don’t say anything, your friend can still know it’s a ball because of the round shape and red color.

So whether you’re talking, drawing, or making sounds, communicating is just a way to help others understand what's in your head!