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Our Favorite Toys
Find pictures of toys familiar to your one year olds. Look through toy and school
supply catalogs and colorful newspaper and magazine ads to find them.
Cut out the pictures and glue them onto cardboard “pages.” Glue one or two
pictures per page. Laminate or cover with clear contact paper.
Punch three holes on the left side of each page and tie the pages together with
shoe laces. Tie a lace through each hole to make a “loop.” Make double or triple
knots to keep little fingers from untying them!
Make books with different themes such as animals, toys with wheels, and food.
Look through the books with the children, and encourage them to point to the
toys as you name them.
Put the books in the Book Nook.
Story Boxes
Collect boxes large enough to hold a book and a few small toys.
Put a book, and one or more small toys that go with the book, in each box. For
example, if the book shows pictures of animals, put plastic animals in the box.
Make a photocopy of the cover of the book, and glue it to the top of the box.
As you look through the book with the children, show them the real objects and
let them hold them.
Afterward, put the Book Boxes where the children can look at the books and
the toys on their own.
Invite parents to borrow the Book Boxes to use at home.
Note: Be sure all “small toys” are suitable for one year olds. They must be large and sturdy
enough to avoid a choking hazard!
Special Needs Tip
Give one of these boxes to a child who needs some “quiet
time” alone.
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