The Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides may - gapitc

Personal relationships
with peers
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Peek-a-Boo, Where are You?
Sit on a mat or carpet with two or three infants facing each other.
Play peek-a-boo starting with you. Hold a small scarf or cloth in front of
your face and say “Where is Ms. Ruthie?” Take the scarf down and say “Here
I am. Peek-a-boo!”
Take turns playing peek-a-boo with each baby. Hold the scarf in front of one
of the baby’s faces and say “Where is Elena?” Take the scarf down and say
“Here she is. Peek-a-boo!”
Repeat with each baby, saying each of their names in turn. The game should
call the babies’ attention to each other.
Have a few extra small scarves for infants who want to take one and play
peek-a-boo with it. Supervise carefully and put the scarves away when the
game is over.
Let’s Make Music
On a mat or carpet, set out a few simple musical instruments appropriate
for infants. Look for maracas (or other shakers), tambourines, bells, and
drums that are the right size and safe for infants to play.
Sit on the mat and play one of the instruments.
As children crawl over to you, help them choose instruments and try to
play them.
Each time another child joins the group, say the child’s name to help the
children become aware of each other. “Here comes Riley to help us play
music together.”
Once the children are familiar with the instruments, set them out at other
times when the infants can crawl over and play with them.
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