The Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides may - gapitc

Understands spoken words
(receptive language)
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Talking Hand
Find a friendly looking hand puppet that has eyes and a mouth.
Sit on the floor in front of the baby.
Put the puppet on your hand.
Call the infant’s name to get his attention.
Say, for example,“Cooper, look who came to see you!”
Make the puppet move around and change your voice, pretending to be
the puppet.
Have the puppet talk to the baby,“Hi, Cooper, can you wave hello? Can you
give me a hug?”
If the infant smiles and reaches, continue to play using the puppet, calling the
baby’s name often.
Welcome Wagon
Put two older infants in a small wagon with high sides.
Pull the wagon slowly around the classroom.
Each time you come to another teacher or a parent, stop the wagon.
Say to the adult,“Hello, Mr. Danny, we’re going for a ride in our wagon. Bye-bye!”
Tell the children in the wagon to wave “bye-bye” to Mr. Danny!
Rocking to the Music
Put on one of the children’s favorite CDs.
Choose a recording with “follow along songs” such as Baby Songs and Play Along Baby
Songs by Hap Palmer.
As the infants hear the music, they are likely to respond with movement, rocking,
or bouncing.
When the song includes some action, like clap or pat your tummy, model how to
respond to the words.
Encourage the infants to participate in the movements. Help them clap their hands
together if they are interested. Other infants may prefer just to watch.
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