The Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides may - gapitc

Give one year olds opportunities to safely look at, listen to, smell, touch, and
taste new things. Supervise them carefully as they explore.
Talk, talk, talk about everything the children see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.
Encourage them to begin using words to name and describe.
Activities for one year olds work best with one or two children at a time.
One year olds have a short attention span. Some may join you at the beginning
of an activity and then wander off to do something else they find interesting.
Then others may come over and participate.
One year olds love to push and pull. Have some larger toys with wheels and
handles that they can move around your classroom. They will learn how things
“work” by pushing and pulling them around.
Have board, cloth, plastic and sturdy paper books that show pictures of things
children see in the world around them. Include books with realistic and colorful
pictures and photographs.
Water play introduces children to concepts of measurement and cause and
effect. Put a small amount of water in a tub with different objects for them to
explore such as funnels, cups, and strainers.
Recycle paper and other products whenever you can. Model ways to re-use
items to avoid being wasteful. Talk with the children about keeping the earth
clean and healthy.
Children are curious about living creatures. They enjoy watching “bugs” and
other creatures such as ants, roaches, snails, caterpillars, worms, butterflies,
birds, and squirrels. Help them learn the names of what they see and hear.
Have a class pet and let the children help take care of it (be sure the pet is
healthy for children to handle).
Have safe plants in your classroom and let the children help take care of them
(be sure the plants are not harmful if eaten or cause rashes if touched.)
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