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Shake It Up, Baby!
Collect plastic drink or shampoo bottles. Choose bottles that will be easy
for the children to grasp with one hand.
Put some beads, pebbles, or jingle bells in the bottles and hot glue the top
on securely. Make enough for each child to have one. (Look for bells in a
craft store.)
Play music and invite the children to sit and shake their shakers with you.
Stand up and walk around shaking them, too!
Beginning to Pretend
Set up a Dramatic Play area in your classroom with items that help your one
year olds begin to “pretend” such as:
• Child-sized, sturdy kitchen equipment and child-sized or lightweight full
size pots, pans, plastic dishes, empty food boxes, and cooking spoons
• A baby bed or boxes with stuffed animals and ethnically diverse dolls
• Doll-sized combs, brushes, and blankets
• A toy shopping cart or stroller
• Purses and bags
• Clothing that is easy to put on such as large shoes and plastic hats
• Telephones and remote control “clickers” which are no longer in service
(remove all wires and other loose pieces)
For younger one year olds, offer only a few items to play with at one time. Add
more items as they have more experience in the Dramatic Play area.
Let the Dramatic Play area be a place where children can freely express themselves
as they begin to engage in pretend play.
Note: Look for many of the above items at garage sales!
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