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Crawl
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Peek a boo (with hands/blanket/clith, etc)
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Games and activities (duck, duck, goose, etc)
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Gross motor
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Play with toys
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Mirror Play
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Make funny faces
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encourage movement
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patty cake
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follow the leader (e.g. clap, flap arms, etc)
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Role play (play tea party, etc)
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Where did it go?
Take objects out of sight and put back
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Directions
Give 1 step directions "Give me..., put the ____ in the ______"
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Imitation Games
Cough, sneeze, make animal sounds and let baby imitate
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Put toys out of reach and have baby retrieve them
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In speech, introduce and develop the following concepts:
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soft/hard
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fast/slow
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under/over
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wet/dry
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up/down
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in/out
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empty/full
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stand/sit
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big/little
This is a__________. Tell baby what it is used for.
Cause/Effect.
When talking with baby, say "If we_____ then _________."
Colors/Adjectives
Mention the colors of items as you talk about/use them. "I like this blue shirt."
Pronouns
Use a name in a sentence, then repeat the sentence with a pronoun |
Junk box:
Place items in for baby to feel, poke, squeeze (tissue paper, socks, measuring ups, scarf, egg cartons, etc).
Put and Take Toys
Have baby place objects in containers and take them back out.
Containers with lids to open and close
Blocks
Shape sorters |