Social Emotional
Stay Close
Directions: Introduce your baby to new people from the safety of your arms. Ask the person or family member to approach your baby slowly. You can give them one of your baby's...
Health & Care
Fruit Car
Directions: Slice the apple and choose one slice. Cut the grapes in half. Push 2 toothpicks through the bottom of apple, front and back, then add half a grape to each end of ...
Physical
Walking
Directions: Hold your infant's hands or place your hands under her arms and help her take steps around the room. While you are walking chant the rhyme below.
Creative
Brown
Directions: Have your child start at the number 1 and connect the dots to complete the rest of the cat using a brown crayon. Next have her color the entire cat brown.
Cognitive
Number One
Directions: Have your child use a pencil to circle one cat in each box. Ask her to trace and write the number 1 on the line below, following the arrows 1, 2, 3.
Creative
Coloring
Directions: Give your child a brown and an orange crayon. Have her color the cats below. Praise her for how well she colors the entire picture regardless of whether she stays...
Creative
My Kittens
Directions: Read the rhyme below to your child. Have her color the cat picture with different color crayons.
Social Emotional
The First Signs
Directions: When you anticipate that your baby is hungry, ask him, "Do you want some milk? Are you ready for some milk?" Sit your baby on your lap so that he is facing you an...
Cognitive
Rectangle, Square, Heart
Directions: Say the name of the shapes on the cat: "rectangle, square, and heart". Have your child trace the lines of the rectangle, square, and heart on the cat using a brow...
Social Emotional
Sign Language
Directions: With your child point to and look at the picture of the sign for family. Say the word family out loud while showing your child the sign.
Social Emotional
Angry
Directions: Explain to your child the cat at the top has an angry face. Talk about why he might be angry; maybe somebody pulled its tail. Have your child show you his angry f...
Social Emotional
Sign Language
Directions: With your child look at and point to the picture of the sign for toy. Say the word toy out loud while showing your child the sign.
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