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Floor Pictures

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From: Aussie Childcare Network

Floor Pictures Liz

Encourage baby to crawl to identify objects and familiar people.

Materials Needed:

  • Magazine with coloured pictures
  • Flashcards of animals, numbers, objects OR
  • Family photos
  • Tape
  • Plastic sleeves for flashcards/family photos

What to do:

  • Sit with your baby and flip through a magazine with brightly coloured pictures.
  • Pull out the ones, your baby points or responds to. OR
  • Choose a set of flashcards that you would like to teach your baby OR
  • Select some family photos.
  • Put either of these options into a plastic sleeve to protect them from baby (dribble, dirty hands etc).
  • Start off with 5 different pictures in each plastic sleeve.
  • Tape each plastic sleeve to the floor, where baby crawls. This area needs to be tiled in order for the tape to stick to the floor.
  • As baby crawls to each picture, name and describe what baby can see in the picture.

Hints and Tips:

  • Replace pictures with new ones, if your baby gets bored.
  • Contact the pictures on the floor, so your baby can't destroy the pictures easily.

Additional Info

  • Appropriate Age: 6 to 12 months
  • Number of Children: Individual (1), Couple (2), Few (3), Small Group (4)
  • Developmental Milestones:

    - Produces a variety of sounds when “talking”..
    - Plays for 2-3 minutes.
    - Says 1 or 2 words.
    - Pokes at object with index finger.
    - Looks at pictures.
    - Is able to crawl.
  • Play Based Learning: Exploratory Play
  • Interest Areas: Home Corner
  • Games Categories: Cognitive Development, Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, Indoor Games, Language Development, Learning Games, Social and Emotional
  • EYLF Outcomes: Learning Outcome 1, Learning Outcome 2, Learning Outcome 3, Learning Outcome 5
  • Sub Outcomes:

    LO1 - Children Have A Strong Sense Of Identity

    1.1 Children feel safe secure and supported

    1.2 Children develop their emerging autonomy inter-dependence resilience and sense of agency

    1.4 Children learn to interact in relation to others with care empathy and respect

    LO2 - Children Are Connected With And Contribute To Their World

    2.1 Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation

    LO3 - Children Have A Strong Sense Of Well Being

    3.1 Children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing

    LO5 - Children Are Effective Communicators

    5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes

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