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Foundations for reading
Puppet Storyteller
Use a hand puppet to tell the infants a short story. A puppet helps get the
babies’ attention.
Sit where the children can see and hear you easily.
Activities and Strategies
for Development
You can tell a real story or make one up. Keep it simple and short.
For example, let “Moo, the Cow” talk to the children. Moo could say,“Hi, my
name is Moo. I am a cow and I live on a farm. I like to eat grass and make milk for
you to drink. Let’s see who is here today. Here’s Callie. Hi, Callie. Here’s Randall.
Hi, Randall.´ When Moo finishes saying “hi” to the babies, she could say, “I hope
you can come see me at the farm sometime. You could see my friends Horace
the Horse and Penny the Pig too. I better get back to the farm now. Bye, bye!”
Show the babies how to wave “bye, bye” to Moo.
Books and Books
Have two areas in your classroom where you keep books. One should be a basket
or a low shelf where the infants can see the books and crawling babies can
reach them. The other should be a box or closet for storing more books to be
put on the shelf at a later time and other books for adults to read to the infants.
The low shelf should be in a quiet, cozy area with a rug.
Put a few books on the shelf at a time. Choose board, cloth, plastic, and other
sturdy books with large pictures of children, animals, and familiar objects.
Put an adult-sized chair in the area so you can hold a child in your lap to read.
Change the books from time to time.
Special Needs Tip
Books with large pictures are good for infants, especially children
with visual impairments.