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- Page 12 and 13: Gain control of head and body as th
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- Page 18 and 19: Finger Play Seat the infant in a
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- Page 59 and 60: Baby Faces Ask parents to give you
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86 Begin to relate to other childre
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88 Making Music Together Set out a
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90 One year olds have a short atten
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92 Self-awareness Mirror Image Sit
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94 Let your one year olds begin to
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96 Self-control Name Game As childr
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98 Toddlers’ experiences lay the
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100 Self-expression Scribble Away!
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102 Offer simple art materials to o
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104 Begin to show curiosity in the
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106 Shape Sorter Sit with a child w
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110 Respond to spoken words as they
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112 Who’s in the Barnyard? Find a
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114 Begin to express self freely an
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116 Saying Yes, Saying No Meals are
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118 Tips About Bilingual Developmen
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120 Foundations for reading Activit
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122 Clap Your Hands Enjoy simple fi
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124 Foundations for writing Activit
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128 Explore basic shapes as they:
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130 Foundations for math Lots of Do
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132 One to One Collect empty egg ca
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134 Actively explore the environmen
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136 Those Falling Leaves On a fall
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138 Dig It! Prepare a few science t
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140 Recognize significant family an
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142 My Own Space When parents drop
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146 Control body movements as they:
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148 Rainy Day Workout Read a book s
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150 Control hands and fingers as th
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152 Pat-a-Cake, Cut-a-Cake Add safe
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154 Children develop motor skills a
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156 Self-help skills How Do You Lik
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158 Yucky’s Down the Drain Before
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160 Pay attention to safety instruc
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162 Healthy Habits Gather a few per
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164 Check licensing standards to be
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166 Build relationships with adults
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168 Boo Boo Cream Ahead of time, ma
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170 Just Say No! At circle time, ma
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172 Personal relationships with chi
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174 Friendship Fort Set up a cozy a
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176 hand eyes nose foot Self-awaren
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178 Let your two year olds begin to
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180 Self-control All Aboard Make a
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182 Next, Please! Create a game dur
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186 Delightful Drums Show the child
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190 Show curiosity in learning new
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192 Oatmeal Puzzle Blocks Put out a
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196 Respond to spoken words as they
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198 That Doggie in the Wondow Read
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200 Communicate without words, usin
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202 Expresses thoughts with sounds,
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204 Who’s Calling, Please? Make a
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206 Begin to follow what happens in
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208 Notebook Gather several sheets
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210 When you find a book that the c
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212 Foundations for writing Activit
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214 Different Strokes for Different
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216 Begin to identify basic shapes
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218 Foundations for math Activities
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220 Grande y Pequeño (Big and Litt
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222 What’s Missing? Gather a few
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224 Actively explore the environmen
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226 Smelly Sacks Get some inexpensi
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228 Give twos lots of opportunities
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230 Foundations for social studies
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232 Doggy Day Care Create a new the
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234 You can help support toddlers
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236 Control body movements as they:
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238 Bean Bag Throw Find a place out
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240 Control hands and fingers as th
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242 Fine Motor Fun Set up some inde
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244 Puzzle-mania Select assorted pu
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246 Self-help skills Activities and
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248 Wheels to Go Encourage the chil
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250 Health and safety skills Activi
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252 Mail Box Prepare a set of envel
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254 Build relationships with adults
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256 Eye-to-Eye At Circle Time, sit
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258 Demonstrate social skills with
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260 Feeling Faces Read a book such
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262 Show behaviors that reflect the
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264 “I Can” Can Collect cardboa
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268 Here Is the Way Make up a song
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270 Self-expression Paint Pizzazz H
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272 The Magical World of Make Belie
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278 Take Flight Show the children p
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282 3Three year olds Respond to spo
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284 You Guessed It! Gather a small
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290 Please and Thank You Read a boo
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292 Acquire story sense as they:
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294 My Family Foundations for readi
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296 Lots O’ Logos Collect empty c
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298 Scribble as they: • • •
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300 Copy Cat Cut out several cardbo
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302 Foundations for writing include
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306 Foundations for math Name That
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308 Chips Ahoy! Gather five large i
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310 Plenty of Patterns Here are dif
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314 Creepy Crawly Place hula hoops
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320 Table Top Neighborhood Have you
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