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Back and Forth, Up and Down
Move a baby’s arms up and down and back and forth or count his fingers and toes as you use songs, chants, and nursery rhymes to introduce patterns and counting games.
Bigger and Bigger
Support babies as they figure out how to fit smaller boxes into larger ones or stack objects on top of one another.
Figure It Out
Play games to help toddlers use and strengthen their reasoning skills and to help them put their reasoning into words.
Hide and Seek
Play hide-and-seek games with babies to help them learn that things and people exist even when they can’t be seen.
Light Show
Go outside and explore light on a sunny day. Play shadow games and explore what happens when light passes through colored water.
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.
Path Games, Board Games
Build a child’s strong sense of numbers and a foundation for math learning in later years by playing simple board games together.
Play Together: I Have a New Friend Toss
Toss a stuffed animal around in a circle while singing a chant about new friends.
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.
Word Play: Guess the Animal
Play a guessing game with children to help them review the letter sound /h/. Give children clues to help them guess the name of the animal.
Word Play: Rhyming Game (zip)
Invite children to play a rhyming game with you. Have children identify pairs of rhyme words.
Word Play: Simon Says: /s/
Play Simon Says using words that begin with the /s/ sound.