Cognitive
Number Two
Directions: Point to the number 2. Say "two" and have your child repeat after you. Count the number of buses together: "One, two". First have her trace the number 2 with her ...
Health & Care
Fruit Salad
Directions: Cut fruit into bite-sized pieces. Have child put in a bowl. Yum!
Physical
Find The Fish
Directions: Using green construction paper and the fish shape below as a guide, cut out five fish. Place cutout fish in various places around a room. Ask your child to crawl ...
Physical
Walking
Directions: Give your child a beanbag. Ask her to place it between her legs and try to walk around the room without the beanbag falling to the floor. Give cues by telling you...
Health & Care
Fly Little Bird
Directions: Lay on your back on the floor, bounce your baby securely on your shins holding on to her body. Make sure your legs are moving, not your pelvis, as you bounce. Whe...
Physical
Toss The Ball
Directions: Give your child a ball and ask him to toss it to you. Toss the ball back to your child. Repeat the process several times. Have him use different colored crayons t...
Creative
Doggy, Doggy
Directions: Read the rhyme below to your child. Give her crayons of different colors. Have her color the dog.
Creative
Bird At Sea
Directions: Read the rhyme below to your child. Tell her together you will fill in the words that are missing. All of the words rhyme with knee (sea, bee, me, be, see).
Social Emotional
My Turn, Your Turn
Directions: Take turns with your child playing on the computer and clicking on the mouse. For example, "Jenny, it's your turn! Here is the mouse for you to use."
Creative
Little Kitten
Directions: Read the rhyme below to your child. Have her color in the kitten in the basket using brown, gold, and maroon crayons.
Physical
Fly Around
Directions: Get four boxes. (Shoe boxes work well). Number the boxes 1 to 4. Spread out the boxes on the ground. Explain that you will shout out a random number. When your ch...
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 he may have learned.
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