GODDARD at home

F.L.EX.® DAILY ACTIVITY PLANS

INFANT

IT’S DRAMA TIME WEEK 8 • DAY 5

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Greeting

ACTIVITY Greet your baby with a warm smile and make eye contact with your child before taking your little one from her or his sleep space. Talk to your little one about their night and what you are doing as you prepare for the day.

LEARNING SKILLS Responds with emotion to stimulus

Materials N/A

Gathering Time

ACTIVITY Once personal care needs are met, you and your child are ready to start the day. Read or listen to Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae. Allow your infant to hold the book and help your little one turn the pages.

LEARNING SKILLS Demonstrates beginning book-handling skills

Materials Book or read aloud

ACTIVITY Sing, this handwashing song with your child as you wash her or his hands to the tune of “This is the Way.” This is the way we wash our hands, wash our hands, wash our hands, this is the way we wash our hands so early in the morning. You can insert the appropriate time, morning, afternoon or whatever is applicable.

LEARNING SKILLS Participates in fundamental practices for good health

Materials Lyrics and tune for reference

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Processing Activity

ACTIVITY Place your little one in a soft, comfortable area and provide a variety of dolls for him or her to explore. Point out body parts on the doll, such as eyes, ears, nose, mouth and hands. As you name it, touch each part on the doll, on your baby and on yourself.

LEARNING SKILLS Identifies basic body parts

Materials Dolls or stuffed animals

CONNECTION Activity

ACTIVITY Read and explore a story of your choice with your baby, but bring a baby doll or stuffed animal to storytime with you. If your child is able, he or she might want to hold the toy while you read and interact with the story.

LEARNING SKILLS Engages with an object in more than one way

Materials Book, doll or stuffed animal

personal care interactions

ACTIVITY At bath time, use words like “sink” and “float” with bath toys to incorporate new vocabulary.

LEARNING SKILLS Explores cause and effect

Materials Bath toys

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ACTIVITY Model the word more by saying or signing it when your child wants more of something at mealtime. This promotes both math concepts and communication skills.

LEARNING SKILLSUses basic sign language to communicate needs

Materials See image for sign

mealtime

Enrichment provided by Time to Sign™

ACTIVITY As you transition, have fun finding objects of different sizes and using dramatic language to emphasize. “Let’s find something humongous.” “Let’s find something tiny.” “Let’s find something really, really, really big and tall.”

LEARNING SKILLS Uses new vocabulary in everyday speech

Materials Various objects

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outside time

ACTIVITY Read Peek-a-Who? by Nina Laden while outside. Encourage your little one to make the different sounds that the animals make in the story. Add soft puppets to illustrate the animals as well. Pretend to make the animal sounds. Say an animal sound, pausing to give the infant time to imitate the sound. If you don’t have this book or puppets, feel free to use any book and stuffed toys to tell a story and make appropriate sounds.

LEARNING SKILLS Categorizes familiar sounds

Materials Book, puppets or stuffed animals

ACTIVITY Follow a consistent rest routine with your baby. Talk with your child about the day’s activities as you lull your little one to sleep.

LEARNING SKILLS Responds to sensory stimulus

Materials N/A

rest Time

transition

ACTIVITY As you are moving to the next activity, your movements and the sound of your voice can be soothing to an infant. Hold your baby in your arms, and walk around the room. While walking, tell him or her what you are doing. Describe the surroundings to the infant. Be sure to pause and speak softly. Watch for indications that the infant is responding.

LEARNING SKILLS Responds positively to familiar sounds and words

Materials N/A

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child’s choice

ACTIVITY Sit with your infant as he or she explores a ring stacker. Show your little one how to remove the rings and put them back on. Your little one will be able to remove them before he or she can put them back on, so you may need to assist with this. Say, “You are taking the rings off. Let’s put them back on again.”

LEARNING SKILLS Stacks and unstacks objects

Materials Ring stacker