Many 13-month-olds are beginning to get interested in mimicking their parents as they do house chores and playing games. An artist may even be budding in your house. This curriculum package helps you identify and encourage these craft and colouring skills.
Throw in chunky crayons and encourage the baby to scribble on paper. The child will also enjoy songs with counting that will help her visualise things. This curriculum is designed to help you improve child development in all areas including; sensory and cognitive skills, numbering skills, fine and gross motor skills and more.
Stand in front of a mirror with infant and point her hand to parts of her body. Ask her “what is this?” Tell her the answer if she does not know and ask her again.
Fill a bottle with water, place a cup beside it. Let baby fill the cup with water from the bottle. Let her empty the cup and fill it again. Show her how the bottle is being gradually emptied.
Place infant in a sitting position and ask her to stand up, sit down, come here, go there, close your eyes, open your eyes, show me your (hand, mouth etc.). Demonstrate what you are asking her to do so that she imitates you at first. Gradually, she will learn to follow instructions.
Stand in front of a mirror with infant and point her hand to parts of her body. Ask her “what is this?” Tell her the answer if she does not know and ask her again
Show infant a picture or drawing of a person, point to their body body parts and ask her to name them.
Lay infant
down on a large cardboard paper. Use a marker to trace around her to produce her silhouette.
Let her get up and with her help, draw her eyes, ears nose etc. onto the silhouette. Tell her as you draw each part of her body what the part is used for.
Place a small toy or object in your hand and open the hand so infant sees the object. Close the hand and ask her where it is. Show her the object. While she is watching move the object to the other hand. Close both hands and ask her where it is. Repeat the game and also let her try and hide the object from you.
Using 3 plastic cups or plates of different colors( eg red, yellow green) with matching color of spoons or straws. Show infant how to match spoon or straw to cup or plate. Let her do the same.
What is your name? Do this by asking the questions and then, pointing at the child and clapping out the syllables as you say the name. encourage the child to clap along. You can also incorporate the name into a simple a song or rhyme (e.g. twinkle, twinkle little star) that the child is familiar with.
Pick a toy from one corner or end of a room. Give it to the infant. Making sure she is facing the direction of a table. Point to it, ask her to take toy to the table. Introduce the sound “da, de, di, do, du”
Point to familiar objects and ask the toddler “what is that?” wait for her to make attempts to say what it is. Then say the name of the object several times after she tries.
Using emoji’s that you find on your phone as guide, draw happy, sad, grumpy etc faces. Show the toddler the drawing, then demonstrate with your face and encourage her to do same.
Sit at the table with toddler and hand her a stuffed toy to play with. Ask her to give it to you saying “please”. Say thank you when she hands it to you. Return the toy to her and ask her for it again. Repeat till she loses interest. Remember to reinforce all the ‘magic’ wards at every interaction.
Role play: various animals. Act like various animals and encourage reaction to them e.g a lion is scary, a dog is friendly, a cat is cuddly, a monkey is funny etc
How to use Handkerchief to clean the nose. Demonstrate by blowing into the handkerchief loudly so that she know what you are doing and ask her to do the same.
Lay four or more cushions and/or pillows up in a line on the floor. Get on your knees and start crawling on the cushions encourage baby to join you. It is a fun activity for bonding which also helps motor skills.
Lay out three or four toys on the floor, and let toddler choose one of them to play with by herself.
While playing music, dance along with toddler. Wave and shake different colorful scarves to the music and let her imitate you. You may also hide behind the scarves to play peekaboo. Let her have a go with the scarves too.
Make a fist and fold your right thumb into it while baby is watching. Show her how to do the same. Repeat with the left hand, then both hands at the same time.
Clap after Teacher Activities: Clap one time and let her to do the same. Then gradually increase the number of times you clap and encourage her to clap the same number.
Let toddler play with water color and brush or marker on a piece of paper.
Clap to the tune of a nursery rhyme and encourage her to do the same.
With your shoes and the toddler’s shoes off, sit on the floor and let her sit beside you. Stretch out your legs and make different movements with your, legs, feet and toes. Encourage her to do whatever you do.
Show baby how to roll play- dough back with a rolling pin or small empty bottle back and forth. First hold her hand and do it then let her do it herself.