If you are an Early Childhood Educator, by now you should have begun collecting and gathering evidence of each child's learning to begin making up their Portfolios. To help you along, we will start creating ...
From the portfolio templates we have here in our website, I have now created the next set of MS Word templates which includes two Family Input forms, "Family Life" and "All about My Child". I thought I’d ...
Use a squeaky toy to encourage baby to turn to where the sound came from.
Materials Needed:
A blanket (or) mat for your baby to lay on.
A squeaky toy.
What to do:
Place your baby on their ...
A touchy feely sensory activity for baby without the mess.
Materials Needed:
Variety of sensory materials: such as oil and water, mud, raw rice and lentils, water, hair gel, sand, paint, shaving ...
Introduce different genres of music to baby with this simple activity.
Materials Needed:
Stereo/Musical toys.
A selection of different genre of songs (classical, pop, rock etc) – Use radio station. ...
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Encourage baby to respond to familiar animals through this game.
Materials Needed:
Stuffed animals OR animal figurines Or animal flashcards
Animals books/magazines
What to do:
Collect ...
This activity prepares an infant for rolling over onto their tummy.
Materials Needed:
A rattle or a squeaky toy.
What to do:
When baby is on their back.
Hold the rattle or squeaky toy ...
A colourful game which encourages an infant to grasp, reach and show excitement.
Materials Needed:
A variety of colourful ribbons (length depends on the height from the ceiling to the floor)
Blutak ...
An activity to begin identifying animal sounds.
Materials Needed:
Individual animal pictures.
A box (to fit animal pictures inside).
What to do:
Place animal pictures inside the box. ...
A hand print keep sake which includes a poem.
Materials Needed:
Colourful paints (red, yellow, purple etc.)
A piece of A4 white cardboard/thick paper
Bowls (required for each paint colour) ...
Familiarize baby with loved ones through pictures.
Materials Needed:
Family photos (individual family photos are best if possible)
Blu Tak / masking tape
Frames (optional) OR
Digital photo ...
Use a scarf to encourage baby to sit, grasp and vocalise.
Materials Needed:
Assortment of lightweight scarves of different colours and patterns.
What to do:
Sit on the floor with baby ...
Using bubbles to interact with baby.
Materials Needed:
Bubble Mixture (this is available at your local variety store).
Bubble wand (normally comes with the bubble mixture).
DIY – soapy water, ...
Pregnancy is typically broken into three periods, or trimesters, each of about three months. While there are no hard and fast rules, these distinctions are useful in describing the changes that take place ...
Shopping for your new baby is very exciting but it also can be overwhelming by the number of products available to you. You will be told that almost all of them are “essential” and you may find it difficult ...