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
Self-Feeding
Directions: Cut up half of a banana into very small pieces. Encourage her to eat with her hands by modeling first and then letting her try.
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...
Cognitive
Blocks
Directions: Say, "Blocks, let's play with blocks". Place four to five blocks in front of your infant. Let her handle, pick up, put down, and explore the blocks freely. Follow...
Creative
Brown
Directions: Help your child count the cats and say the number: 5. Have your child color each cat using crayons of brown, black, orange, gray, and white.
Creative
Coloring
Directions: Give your child a blue and green crayon. Have him color the planes below, praising him for using both green and blue, regardless of the end result.
Health & Care
Sitting Upright
Directions: Have your child sit on the floor next to you with his legs and arms straight in front of him and his back straight upright. Have him take three deep breaths and t...
Social Emotional
Talk About Feelings
Directions: Use pretend play as a chance to talk about feelings. Using a doll or stuffed animal in your play say to your child, "Kitty is sad because he fell down and got a b...
Creative
Finger Painting
Directions: Give your child red and blue finger paint. Have her color the boats below, encouraging her to paint the entire picture.
Creative
Little Fish
Directions: Read the rhyme below to your child. Give him crayons of different colors. Have him color the fish.
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.
Creative
Pointillism Painting
Directions: Set out black and brown finger paint in small cups with two Q-tips. Have your child dab the Q-tip with the paint onto the picture.
Cognitive
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Physical
Health & Care