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Math in the Bath
Once your baby can sit up, bathtime becomes a great time to play and learn.
More . . . More . . . Too Many
Hand a baby more objects than she can hold to help a baby develop a strong sense of numbers. Play the game as you use lots of math vocabulary—here’s one toy, here’s one more, let’s count how many, and so on.
Move to the Groove
Music is a great way to get your baby moving and sets the stage for later fitness.
My Family Book
Create a book of favorite people for each baby. Use photos of their families and friends. “Read” the book together by talking about the pictures.
Peek-a-Boo!
Playing Peek-a-Boo is not only fun, but helps your baby make an exciting discovery: things are still there when she can’t see them!
Play and Explore
Guide a baby’s exploration—or just follow her lead—as she learns about her world with her eyes, ears, hands, mouths, and actions.
Putting the Pieces Together
Help your baby figure out how things fit together with toys that nest or stack.
Reading and Rhythm
Rhyming books are not only appealing to your baby, they help him learn, too!
Reading Gestures
Tune into a baby’s gestures and imitate them. Give her the words to go along with the gestures and when she’s ready, she’ll be able to use the words on her own.
Ready, Set, Squeeze!
Holding objects in his hands and squeezing them is good practice for when your baby eventually holds crayons, markers, and pencils.
Sing a Lullaby
Sing lullabies to soothe and comfort babies. Encourage families to teach you favorite songs or have them record songs they sing at home.
Songs for Routines and Transitions
Play or sing simple songs during daily routines or transition times. Babies will begin to recognize the songs and connect them to specific routines or transitions.
Talk It Up
What does your baby respond to? Talk about his favorite toy or whatever grabs her attention.
Tell Stories
Engage babies with stories during your daily routines. Use interesting words and longer sentences as you create your stories.
Touch and Feel
Babies love to reach, grab, and touch everything! Help him safely explore his sense of touch.
Tummy Time
Get down on your baby’s level and enjoy fun times stretching, reaching, listening, and looking.
Use Your Hands
Play hand and finger games with babies during regular routines to help them strengthen small motor muscle and learn to use their hands.
Water, Water, Everywhere
Let babies explore water. Join in as they explore and help them build their science vocabulary by giving them words to describe their actions.
What’s That Sound?
Your baby likes to hear a variety of sounds, and he will be amazed to discover that he can also make sounds happen.
Word Power
Your baby loves hearing your voice! Help him give meaning to the sounds he makes as “da” becomes “da-da.”