Resources / Activity
Write each child's name on a piece of paper and place it around the classroom. Have all the children find their names. Have pictures next to their names until they begin to recognize their names without seeing the picture.
Provide up to three counting bears. Hide the bears under a small bowl. Quickly remove the bowl then immediately re-cover the bears. Ask the children, “How many are there?” Change the number of bears and play again.
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Hide objects under a blanket or scarf. Encourage the infant to move the blanket or scarf to find the hidden object.
Place stuffed animals around the classroom for the children to find. As they search, model by asking, “Where's the bunny?” Encourage them to repeat the question.
Play hide-and-seek, and have the children count out loud when they are the seeker.
Recite the chant using the children's names and clap out each of the syllables.
Under direct supervision, while the infant is in his/ her high-chair or at the table, provide him/her with a bowl and a variety of large pom-poms.
Play this game with a partner. One child holds a hand behind his/her back and then brings it back in front, with one to five fingers extended. The second child counts the fingers, gently touching each one.
Show the children how to “high five.” Explain that is what to do if you want to congratulate someone or let someone know he/she has done a good job. High five the children when they have accomplished a task. Encourage them to high five each other.
Place several infants in highchairs next to each other. Give each a small amount of fingerpaint with nontoxic shaving cream on their tray. Encourage the infants to blend them together and rub them around.
Give the children a selection of grocery ads and highlighters. Have them highlight the healthy foods they find throughout the grocery ad. This can be done in small group.
Have the children use highlighters to find specific letters or words in print materials such as newsletters and magazines.
Provide highlighters for the children to find specific letters or words in print materials such as newsletters and magazines.
Give the children a line of printed text from a familiar book or a sentence about a recent field trip or class experience. Provide different colors of highlighters or light colored markers.
Tell the children you are going down the “word trail.” During outdoor time, draw footprints on the ground. Read a phrase or sentence, and have a child take one step for each word that was read in the sentence.
Read Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Talk about the different body parts that allow the children to hop and jump. Have the children demonstrate. Secure hula-hoops and blocks to create an obstacle course in the classroom or outdoors.
Read the book Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton.
Give a music stick to the infant and encourage him/her to hit the drum. Model the movement with the music stick, then give the infant the stick to explore and use to hit the drum. Play music with a drum beat during the activity.
