12-18 Months
FromActivities for Responsive Caregiving,
Jean Barbre
What to have
– Wood blocks
– A medium-size box
– An assortment of different-size, too-large-to-be-swallowed round and circular objects (such as balls, stacking rings, cups, and bottles)
Suggested Books
– ABCDrive! by Naomi Howland
– Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo
– Gray Rabbit’s Odd One Out by Alan Baker
– Opposites by Sandra Boynton
What to do
Show children the round objects in the box and begin to describe them. Encourage the children to feel the objects and roll them on the table or floor. Use wood blocks to create a ramp for items to roll down. Read the suggested books, introduce the vocabulary words, and sing and chant with the children.
Why
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Social-Emotional Development
– Relationships with adults
– Sharing
Physical Development
– Perception
– Fine-motor skills
Cognitive Development
- Spatial awareness
- Connecting experiences
– Cause and effect
– Memory
– Imitating others
– Progression of play
Language Development
– Receptive language
– Expressive language
– Connecting words with real-world knowledge
– Concept words
– Using language in play
For more activities check out
Activities for Responsive Caregiving: Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
By Jean Barbre Copyright 2013 12-18 Months