Health & Care
Monthly Development Log
Directions: Every month use the chart below to record your child's height, weight, hairstyle, favorite colors and songs, and any new words she may have learned.
Social Emotional
About Me
Directions: Point to the hair on the girl below and say, "brown hair". With your child look in a mirror and ask her to point to her hair. Tell your child the color of her hai...
Creative
Finger Painting
Directions: Give your child black and white finger paint. Have him blend and mix the paint colors together to see the new color: gray. Paint the dog gray.
Social Emotional
Social Network
Directions: Network with other parents in your neighborhood or join a parents' group. Invite them over for a baby day, take a stroll in the park, or have a parent-baby outing.
Physical
Walking While Balancing
Directions: Tie a string around a toy train. Place the toy train on the floor. Have your child walk around the house pulling the train behind him. Have him walk slowly and th...
Cognitive
Number One
Directions: Have your child look at the number 1 and say "one". Ask her to count how many trains she sees: one. Ask her to follow the arrows 1, 2, 3 to trace each number 1 us...
Cognitive
Rectangle And Heart
Directions: Ask your child what shape she sees on the fish: rectangle. Then ask what shape she sees under the fish: heart. Starting at the black dot have her trace both recta...
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...
Physical
Balance On A Road
Directions: Lift your foot while standing on the other foot. Ask your child to imitate you. If you need to, grab and hold your shoe for more balance. See who can balance the ...
Physical
Walking
Directions: Have your child close her eyes ("Don't peek!"). Then hide an object (the "bone") in the room. Tell her when she opens her eyes to walk around and look for the obj...
Physical
Throwing
Directions: Give your child a ball and ask her to throw it to you, and then throw it back. Start off a foot away from her, and then gradually increase the space up to three f...
Cognitive
Rectanges And Hearts
Directions: Have your child use blue, yellow, and red crayons to color the rectangles and hearts according to the color of the fish to the left.
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