Games to help your toddler understand he vs. she

Does your child call everything a he or everything a she? 

Let's look at some easy diy games that you can try at home to boost your child's ability to properly produce the correct pronoun.

Guess who:

If you have the game already great! If not here's a printable version below.
You will play this game a little differently than you would usually play guess who. Basically you and your child will just guess one by one which person is the chosen one. (you may want to make sure there is only 5 or so people total, so the game goes quickly) This way it is more toddler friendly, and is just luck that lets you win the game.

When it is your child's turn they can point to the person they want, and you will ask them if it is a boy or girl. Then ask them whether they say he or she. That can be the end of the turn, if your child is at that level, or if they have more of an understanding of the game have them ask if that is the person using a personal characteristic and he/she.
Example.
Child "He has brown hair. Is it this one?

Make sure they identify whether they are talking about a boy or girl first before asking them whether to say he or she, to help them have the most success. (You can fade out the boy/girl question once they are fairly consistent with getting it right after identifying gender, and just ask them if they should say he or she.)

Dialogue should go like this...
Parent "Is it a boy or girl"
Child "Boy"
Parent "Then do we say HE or SHE?"
Child "He!"

Easy right, and playing the game you can have lots of chances for them to practice identifying boys/girls and associating them with the proper pronoun.

For even more success on your turn model how you want each turn to go. (or for a maximum amount of opportunities, have your child help you identify gender and he/she on your turn as well, because you aren't quite sure ;)

Dialogue Example:
Parent "I want to guess this person" 
"It is a boy"
"I should say he"
"He has a hat. Is it him?
Child: "Nope"

Guess who or Matching Printout

(You may want to cut it, so there is only 6 people to guess from)
(Bonus: colour the images, either some or all, to make them more exciting, or let your child colour them!)

Matching:

Use people matching cards. Here's a print out below if needed, and have your child identify EVERY card that they flip over. Then basically just play a typical game of matching cards.

Dialogue example:
Parent "Is this a boy or girl?"
Child "Boy"
Parent "Do we say he or she for a boy"
Child "He"

Remember depending on your child's ability to process language you might have to simplify your language to make sure your child understands the question you are asking them.
A general rule of thumb, is if your child is saying a 2-3 word utterance, you should respond with a 3-4 word utterance.

There you have it! Have fun playing (while teaching I might add!)

(Print two copies, and cut out. Best if mounted on card-stock, so you can not see through the paper.)

Any Questions? Just leave a comment :)