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Babble Talk
Get up close and engage in babble talk conversations with babies. Babies practice sounds by lip-reading, so let them watch your mouth as you talk.
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.
Bathtub Science
Have your child explore water at bath time with plastic containers of different shapes and sizes.
Bear Snores On #1
Read aloud Bears Snores On by Karma Wilson to children. Focus on the sounds in the story, and talk about the sounds animals make.
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.
Block Percussion Center
Invite children to become percussionists like the little girl in My Family Plays Music. Have them tap the blocks lightly with wooden spoons.
Book Time
Engage babies in reading right from the start. Read to babies, but let them explore books with their eyes, mouths, and fingers, too!
Build a Bay
Place a bin of water in the Block Area to represent a bay. Have children build a coastline around the bay.
Build a Castle
Have children build sand castles to size for a group of toy figures.
Build a Family House
Have children build their own house after looking at pictures of different houses.
Build a Garden
Have children build a block garden using craft foam as the dirt, blocks for a wall, and plastic flowers.
Build a House
Provide children with toy dump trucks and bulldozers so they can excavate in the sand and build a house.
Build a Letter (“Nn”)
Invite children to make the letter “Nn” with blocks. Draw outlines of each letter for children to refer to as they work.
Build a Letter (“Qq”)
Invite children to make the letter “Q” with blocks. Draw outlines of each letter for children to refer to as they work.
Build a Library
Encourage children to use blocks to build things they might find in a library.
Build a Word (up)
Encourage children to use large outlines of the letter “u” and “p” to build the word “up” with blocks.
Building It
View and discuss the video of an actual construction site.
Building Site
Visit a construction site and talk with your child about the tools and machines used by construction workers.
"But, Mama, But . . ." #2 (BTL Show)
As children watch a Between the Lions video, have them describe Leona Lion's feelings.
Changing Textures
Explore how the texture and consistency of foods can change as you make a snack with children. Expand the exploration to include dry/wet sand or mud.